Amending Ordinance No. 1808 with Reference to a Plumbing Code

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-40- may be situated. Section CLV. When the public sewer is not accessible as herein provided the said building or buildings may be connected with a cesspool located not less than twenty -five (25) feet away from any building used for human habitation, or within 50 feet of any watertight cistern or within 100 feet of any source of any water supply, and same must be built under permit from the Plumbing Inspector. The cesspool shall be built to receive a cast iron or steel cover of not less than fifteen (15) inches in diameter. No cesspool or privy vault or similar means of sewerage disposal shall be used in connection with any apartment house or tenement, but every such house shall have its plumbing system directly connected with the public sewer. When cesspools are built they shall be constructed or erected under a permit granted by the Plumbing Inspector, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, and with reference to permits issued for plumbing or house drainage work, so far as same may be applicable. Brick or other material equally as good, shall be used in the construction of all cesspools; provided, such other material shall not be used unless specially authorized by the Inspector in a special permit therefor, issued in the same manner as herein provided for the regular permit for cesspools. Provided, that the person signing and filing said statement shall deposit the sum of One ($150) Dollar and fifty cents for each cesspool described in said statement. Section CLVI. In any case any cesspool is allowed, because of inability to connect with a public sewer, then, or as soon thereafter as it becomes possible to make such sewer connections, such cesspool shall be cleaned out, and filled with fresh earth and the sewer connection made. All cesspools shall be left open for inspection as herein pro-