The sewer system of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson consists
of:
A. Main and lateral pipes of either salt-glazed, vitrified earthenware,
asbestos cement or cast iron with the necessary accessories. They
are designed to carry off all house and industrial waste, provided
that they meet the state health requirements. These are known as "sewers."
B. Pipes of salt-glazed, vitrified earthenware, asbestos cement or cast
iron, with the necessary accessories, designed to carry stormwater
from the surface of streets and roof drainage, known herein as "stormwater
sewers."
All construction, operation, connection or repairs to public
or private sewers or plumbing work in the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson
shall be done under and in accordance with these rules and the State
Building Code, and all sewers, public or private, are understood to be
a portion of the sewer system of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson.
No person, firm or corporation shall construct, alter or repair
any house sewer or plumbing work or make any connection whatever with
any sewer belonging to the sewer system or do any kind of work connected
with the construction, alteration or repair of any house sewers or
plumbing work connected or designed to be connected with the sewer
system, unless regularly licensed by the Board of Health, which shall
also act as a Board of Examiners.
Any person desiring to do business as a plumber in connection
with the sewer system of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson shall be
required to submit to an examination before the Board of Examiners
as to his experience and qualifications in such business, trade or
calling, and after the first day of October 1936, it shall not be
lawful for any person to conduct such trade, business or calling unless
he shall have first obtained a certificate of competency from the
Board of Examiners of said Village.
No license will be granted for more than one year, and all licenses
will be granted to expire the first day of January in each year.
Before commencing business every employing or master plumber
carrying on his trade or calling shall register his name and address
at the office of the Board of Health; provided, however, that such
employing or master plumber shall, at the time of applying for registration,
hold a certificate of competency from an examining board, but such
registration may be canceled by such Board of Health for a violation
of the rules and regulations of plumbing and drainage laws of the
Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson upon a prior notice of not less than
10 days, served upon the person charged with the violation of the
aforesaid rules and regulations.
Permits to make connections with the sewer system will be issued
only when the plan for the plumbing work within the building has been
approved or when the owner agrees in writing that the connections
shall remain sealed until such plan is approved. Old sewers, drains
or plumbing to be connected with the sewer system must first be inspected
and approved by the Superintendent of Public Works.
All permits will be given upon the express condition that the
Board of Health or the Superintendent of Public Works may, at any
time before the work is completed, revoke and annul the same if deemed
for the best interests of the Village.
No sanitary sewer shall be connected with or discharge into
any manhole or catchbasin therewith.
No person, firm or corporation shall injure, break or remove
any portion of any manhole, flush tank, catchbasin or any part of
the sewer system or throw or cause to be deposited therein anything
whatsoever.