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ORDINANCE NO.
AI~_ ORDINANCE R~QUIRTNG CONNECTIONS TO BE ~,~LDE WITH THE SEWER
SYSTE~ OF THE CITY O~ SOUTH SAN F?~ANCISCO, ~RESCRIBTNG THE PROOEED-
URE FOR MAKING SUCH CONNECTIONS AND THE NOTICE TO BE GIVEN WHERE
O~ CESSPOOhS, ~RI¥¥-¥~.'hUT8, OR WATER-C!~OSETS Iq'O~ CONNECTED WITH S~IE
THE ?~'1'.~¥ FO~ VIOLtTION 0~' SAID ORDI~ANCg.
~he Board of ~ru8%oos of the City of S~uth San ~ranoisoo do
ordain as follows:
Section, 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cor-
l~oration to make a connection with the sewer system of the City of
South San Francisco w~thout the permit hereinafter provided for,
Section E. Application ehall be made with the Superintendent
of Streets of said City of South San Prancisco fo~ permission to
make any connection with said sewer system.. Such application shall
state, among other things, the name of the applicant for s~Ch per-
mission, the name or names of the owner or owners of the land
ab~tttng upon the street or alley where the connection is proposed
to be~ made and the lot and bloc~ n~nnbers of 'such land, or other
description sufficient for the purpose of identification of said
land.
Section 3. Upon receiving such application, the Superintendent
of Streets shall issue a permit to make such connection, In such per-
mit said Superintendent of Streets shall enter the name of some
reg~larly qualified plumber whom said applicant may designate to
make such sewer connection. It shall then be unlawful ~r any
other person to make 'such connection, except upon receiving the
written consent of said Superintendent of S.treets. The Cost of
making such connection shall be paid by the a,.plicant or by
the owner of the property and said City of Sou~h San Francisco
shall in no way be 'liable therefor,
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Section 4. 7fherever the City of South San Francisco has
hitherto constructed riser-pipes or latterals in connection with
the construction of said sewer system, any applicant requesting
permission to make a sewer connection where such riser-pipes or
latterais exist shall reimburse said City for the actual cost of
the construction of the riser-pipe or latteral, or both riser-
pipe and latteral, as the case may be. The Superintendent of
Streets shall inform each such applicant of the amount of such
cost and the applicant shall deposit the same with the City
Treasurer before the permit hereinbefore provided for shall be
issued.
~ Section 5. It shall be unlawf~ll for any person, firm or
corporation to use or maintain, or permit to be used or maintained~
any cesspool, privy-vault, or water-closet not connected with said
sewer system, in the City of South San ~rancisco, except in such
places where connection with the sewer system is imp6ssible.
Section ~. In all cases where such cesspools, privy-vaults,
or water-closets not connected with said sewer system are in use,
it shall be the duty of the Health Officer to give to the occupant
of any land on which the same may be located a notice in writing
requiring proper sewer connections to be made. Such notice may
be made by delivery thereof, in writing, or posting in a con-
spicuous place upon the ~.remises or by depositing the sa~e in the
U. S. Post Office in said City with postage prepaid thereon and
addressed to such occupant. If connection shall not be made with
said sewer system within th~ thirty ~O) days next following the
date of the service of such notice or Trom the date of posting or
depositing the same in the U. S. Post Office, such occupant shall
be deemed to maintain a nuisance, and it shall be the duty of
said Health Officer to cause the arrest of such occupant for the
violation of this Ordinance. Each days's continuance of such
nuisance shall be deemed a separate offense under this 0rdinanee~-
and a separate prosecution may be maintained for each day's
violation thereof.
Section 7. Every person, firm or corporation who shall vio-
late any provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished .by a fine
of not less than Twenty-five Dollars C~25.00) nor more than One
Hundred Dollars [$100.00), or by imprisonment not exceeding one
month, or by both such fine. and imprisonment.
Section 8. This ordinance shall be published once in "The
Enterprise'', a weekly newspaper printed, published and circulated
in the City of South San Francisco, and shall take effect and be
in force from and after the expiration of thirty C30) days after
the date of its passage.
Introduced this /~/~day of September, 1914.
Passed and adopted as an ordinance of the City cf South San
Francisco at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees~Qf the
City of South San ~ranciseo this ~/~day. of .
1914, by the follo~A~.Evo~te:/7.,
Absent, Trustees
Presidez$ of the Board of Trustees of
the City~ of South '~an ~ranoisco.
Attest: