[Amended 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485]
The Superintendent of Public Works shall perform the duties as herein set forth and shall make monthly reports to the Borough Council of permits issued.
[Adopted 5-4-1926 by Ord. No. 162 (Ch. 90, Art. I of the 1975 Code)]
[Amended 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485]
Plans and specifications for outside drainage shall be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Works for approval. "Outside drainage" shall mean from a point three feet outside of a building to the Borough sewer.
[Amended 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485]
Plans will be approved or rejected within 24 hours when practicable, and under no circumstances will a delay beyond 10 days be permitted. A certificate of approval will be issued in writing by the Superintendent of Public Works when a plan is deemed satisfactory. The work covered by said plans must be performed by a registered plumber or by a person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of installing sewers and approved by the Borough Council or Board of Health.
The entire drainage system of each lot or building must be separate and independent of that of any other lot or building and shall be separately and independently connected with the public sewer in the street.
No building or premises shall be connected with any sewer without a permit being first obtained from the Borough Clerk. Permits so obtained shall be kept on hand during the progress of the work to which they relate and shall be exhibited whenever required.
[Amended 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485]
Accompanying the permit the applicant shall receive from the Superintendent of Public Works the distances and dimensions locating the Y-branch or T-branch in the street sewer nearest to the desired point of connection.
House drains shall be connected to the street sewer only at such Y- or T-branch as may be designated in the permit, except as hereinafter provided for. In making the connection a one-eighth or one-fourth bend shall be used next to the Y- or T-branch, as the case may require.
A.
Where no Y- or T-branch is present in the sewer or the same cannot be located, the connection shall be made in accordance with the following method: After a hole of the proper size has been carefully cut into the top of the main sewer, a terra-cotta special, known as a "short hub," shall be inserted. The opening between the special and main sewer shall then be carefully filled with still cement mortar to which 10% (by weight) of hydrated lime has been added. Care shall be taken that the space between the special and main sewer pipe on the inside is also filled with mortar and wiped smooth. Following the preceding, a collar of 1:2 inches cement mortar, four inches thick and 24 inches wide, shall then be formed about the joint and main sewer pipe, completely encircling the latter. Cotton ducking shall be wrapped about the collar and tied tightly into place. In no case shall the pipe inserted into the opening be plain straight pipe.
B.
No sewer shall be opened or connected without first obtaining special written permit from the Borough Clerk, for which a fee as set forth in Chapter 213, Fees, will be charged. The work of making connection shall be under the immediate supervision of the Superintendent of Public Works, and the same shall not be covered or concealed until inspected and passed.
[Amended 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485[1]]
[Amended 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485]
The size of the main house drain shall not be less than four inches in diameter. In damp soil, soft or made ground, the main drain from the building to the street shall be of cast iron with leaden joints. Where soil is well drained, dry and suitable to afford a good foundation for the pipe, the same may, upon permission of the Superintendent of Public Works, be constructed of salt-glazed, vitrified terra-cotta pipe. The same shall be of the best quality, free from flaws, splits or cracks, perfectly burned and well glazed over the entire surfaces, both inner and outer.
[Amended 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485]
Where connections are to be made to existing house drains, the latter shall be carefully examined by the Superintendent of Public Works. If the same is found to be in good condition and free from infiltration, it may be connected to and used as part of the main drain from the house. If, however, in the judgment of the Superintendent, the existing house drain is not in good condition or free from infiltration, it shall be relaid and approved before connection is made. Furthermore, it shall be unlawful to have connecting with main house drains any drainage from roof or cellars.
A.
In laying terra-cotta pipe, directly or indirectly connected with the public sewer, the trench shall first be excavated along the line and to the exact depth desired. It shall be of sufficient width to provide ample room for making the joints. Bell holes shall be dug beneath each joint and pipe allowed to rest along its entire length on the bottom of the trench.
B.
All joints shall be made by first inserting a gasket or packing of the best quality oakum or hemp fiber. The packing shall be caulked into place at the bottom of the bell, leaving a space of not less than 1 1/2 inches from the same to the face of the joint. Care shall be taken that none of the packing is allowed to enter the inside of the pipe. The remaining portion of the joint shall then be filled with cement mortar composed of one part cement and two parts of clean, sharp sand to which 10% (by weight) of hydrated lime has been added. The cement covering shall be held in place by a strip of cotton ducking or muslin (not cheesecloth) having a width of at least six inches greater than that of the bell and a length sufficient to lap the bell and allow for tying at the four corners.
A.
After the pipe has been laid, the trench shall be backfilled by the placing of loose, fine earth, free from large stones, brickbats, etc., under and around the side of the pipe, up to the distance of one foot from the bottom of the trench, thoroughly tamping the same in not less than six-inch layers. From this point to the top of the trench, the earth may be placed and tamped by hand or settled by flushing, as the case may require, except any portion of the trench as shall be within the property line of the street.
B.
Any portion of the trench which shall be within the property line of the street shall be tamped to a depth of one foot from the bottom as aforesaid, and from that point to the top of it shall be flushed with water and tamped in six-inch layers. Within the curbline the surface of the street shall be promptly restored to its original condition.
C.
No trench shall be backfilled nor the pipe in same covered from view in any manner until inspected and passed by the Superintendent of Public Works to do so.
[Amended 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485]
No plant or system for the disposal of sewage shall be constructed or maintained within the limits of the Borough either by means of broad irrigation, subsoil irrigation, wells or otherwise except that it be shown that the proposed system can be maintained without nuisance or danger to the public health and that detailed plans of said system are submitted, approved and permit issued by the State Board of Health for its construction.
No privy vault or cesspool for sewage shall hereafter be constructed in any part of the Borough where a public sewer is at all accessible, nor shall it be lawful to continue a privy vault or cesspool on any lot, piece or parcel of ground abutting on or contiguous to any public sewer within the Borough limits for a period longer than one year from the completion of the sewer system. No connection from any cesspool or privy vault shall be made with any sewer; nor under such circumstances shall any water closet or house drain empty into a cesspool or privy vault. All discontinued privy vaults and open cesspools shall be cleaned or filled up within three months from the date of such discontinuance.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Drainpipes in buildings and three feet beyond.
The main or principal line of drainpipe connected with a cesspool or sewer and to which branch pipes are connected.
Sewers that are not constructed by the Borough.
Public sewers in the streets constructed by the Borough.