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<br />Sec. 491 (15). Kind of closets prohibited.
<br />No direct water supply closet of any kind except with an ap-
<br />proved flush valve will be permitted and when any such closet
<br />is taken out, it shall be replaced with a tank closet and shall be
<br />vented to conform to these rules.
<br />Sec. 491(16) . Kind of closets permitted.
<br />No water closet shall be placed within a house except earthen-
<br />ware or iron enameled inside with rolled flushing rim.
<br />All interior water closet compartments shall be ventilated by
<br />' windows into the open air or into air shafts of not less than
<br />three square feet in area, or acceptable artificial light and venti-
<br />lation.
<br />All brass supply pipe to fixtures are to be full weight iron
<br />pipe size and with malleable pattern beaded fittings. No slip
<br />joint connections will be permitted on fixture supply pipes, ex-
<br />cept on combination supply fittings furnished as a part of the fix-
<br />ture.
<br />Supply to any fixture shall not connect below over -flow of
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<br />same, known as bell or bottom supply.
<br />Closets in yard will not be required to be vented, provided that
<br />they connect with sewer within ten feet thereof with vent pipe
<br />in house or on same lot. All closets in yard shall be of an ap-
<br />proved anti -freezing type, having bowl enameled inside, pro-
<br />vided with proper size flush tank. The door of the closet room
<br />shall be of sufficient size, well jointed, tight fitting, and self-
<br />closing. The house enclosing closet shall be constructed of good
<br />close fitting material and thoroughly fly -proof. For light and
<br />ventilation there shall be near the top of the house at least one
<br />opening not less than two square feet which shall be covered with
<br />wire "fly screening."
<br />Sec. 491(17). Supply pipes.
<br />All water pipes within any building and through premises to
<br />curb line must be of best grade galvanized wrought iron or gal-
<br />vanized mild steel. No water pipe placed in ground shall be
<br />smaller than three-fourths of an inch inside diameter and must
<br />be clear of and above sewer pipe. Trenches for water pipes in
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<br />ground, outside of building shall be not less than twenty inches
<br />deep.
<br />Sec. 491 (18) . Terra cotta pipe.
<br />The terra cotta pipe from where it joins cast iron pipe to pub-
<br />lic sewer at property line, must be of best quality number two or
<br />better salt glazed and of following sizes:
<br />1 to 4 Water Closets .............................4"
<br />5 to 16 Water Closets ............................6"
<br />Terra cotta pipes to be laid with uniform grade, joints to be
<br />connected with a mixture of two parts clean sharp sand and one
<br />part of best portland cement with oakum gasket or approved
<br />sewer joint material and inside of pipes to be swabbed to remove
<br />any mortar which might work through the joints.
<br />Sec. 491(19) . Sewer pipes through or under buildings.
<br />All sewer pipes through or under buildings must be cast iron,
<br />medium or better, except terra cotta pipes may be used where the
<br />pipe line is below the foundation of the building. This subsec-
<br />tion shall apply where buildings are constructed over or across
<br />existing sewer lines.
<br />Sec. 492(l). Sewers—how designated.
<br />For the purpose of this Chapter, all sewers running in streets
<br />of the City with which the sewers running into the lots abutting
<br />on the streets connect, shall be called main or lateral sewers; all
<br />' sewers leading from the main or lateral sewers to the property on
<br />either side shall be called house sewers.
<br />Sec. 492(2). Sewer connection—application for—how
<br />cost paid -deposit required.
<br />The property owner shall pay costs of running connecting lines
<br />from City sewer to their property line. The work shall be done
<br />by the City as heretofore and the cost thereof to be paid by the
<br />property owners. The said costs shall consist of the actual costs
<br />of material and labor, plus 10% for collection, supervision, and
<br />the overhead costs. Such connection shall be made only upon ap-
<br />plication in writing on a form provided by the City Manager to
<br />whom application shall be made. A deposit must accompany the
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<br />application. Where excavation is to be made in hard surfaced
<br />street, the deposit shall be $50.00. In all other cases the deposit
<br />shall be $20.00. The deposit will be applied on the cost of the
<br />work. If the cost be less than the deposit a refund of the differ-
<br />ence will be made. If the deposit proves insufficient td cover the
<br />costs as above stated a bill will be rendered the property owner
<br />for the balance.
<br />Sec. 492 (3) . Sewer connection outside of Clity--appli-
<br />cation—how made—contracts—charges.
<br />The owners of property outside of the City limits desiring to
<br />connect with the City sewerage system shall make written appli-
<br />cation to the City Council. If the Council approves such applica-
<br />tion, the City Manager shall grant a permit for such connection
<br />subject to the provisions of this Chapter, providing the following
<br />contract is duly executed by the property owner and recorded at
<br />the expense of the property owner:
<br />"THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this ......
<br />day of ............... 19 .... , by and between the CITY OF
<br />CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, hereinafter referred to as
<br />the City, and ............. hereinafter referred to as Owner.
<br />WITNESSETH:
<br />"That for and in consideration of the rental payments and
<br />agreements on the part of the owner, hereinafter specified and re-
<br />ferred to, the City grants unto the owner for a term of ......
<br />years, commencing on the date of this agreement, and ending
<br />January 1, 1950, the right to connect a ...... inch private sewer
<br />with the City sewer, as is indicated on the attached plat, and the
<br />further right to use said City sewer for the disposal of such sew-
<br />erage as may be incident to the use and occupation of the prop-
<br />erty hereinafter referred to, subject however, to such general reg-
<br />ulations, restrictions and charges as the City may now or hereafter
<br />impose or prescribe relative to the use of City sewers by County
<br />resident and property owners, including those hereinafter spe-
<br />cifically set forth.
<br />The consideration for the aforementioned right is as follows:
<br />(1) The owner agrees to pay the City quarterly, in advance,
<br />the sum of $3.00.
<br />(2) The owner agrees to construct and maintain said private
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<br />sewer under the supervision of the City and in accordance with
<br />such regulations and requirements as the City may prescribe, said
<br />construction and maintenance to be entirely at the owner's ex-
<br />pense.
<br />(3) The owner agrees that the City shall make connection of
<br />the private sewer with the City sewer, at such place as the City
<br />may designate and agrees to pay the City such sum as may be
<br />necessary to cover the cost of making said connection.
<br />(4) In the event the owner does not properly maintain said
<br />sewer, the City after reasonable notice to the occupant of said
<br />premises shall have the right to maintain the said sewer at the ex-
<br />pense of the owner, and the owner hereby agrees to pay the City
<br />such sums as may be expended in maintaining the same.
<br />(5) The owner agrees that all sums herein specified or which
<br />may hereafter be charged by the City shall be paid promptly and
<br />that if same are not paid within ten days after the same become
<br />due, the City shall not only have the right to collect the same by
<br />the ordinary legal remedies, but the owner, as additional security
<br />for the payment of said sums, hereby gives the City a lien on said
<br />property for all sums which may become due hereunder, together
<br />with all costs, and attorneys' fees incident to the enforcement of
<br />said lien and the collection of said sums.
<br />(6) The owner agrees that the private sewer shall not be used
<br />for the disposal of surface water; that unless the City shall give
<br />its consent, in writing, no sewerage shall be emptied into said pri-
<br />vate sewer other than that incident to the use and occupation of
<br />the property which was conveyed to the owner by deed from
<br />..........I recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court
<br />of Albemarle County in D. B. ........... p. ...... ; and that
<br />upon violation of this paragraph of this agreement, the City shall
<br />have the right to forfeit and terminate all rights of the owner
<br />herein granted, and prevent the owner from using the same by
<br />such means as may be necessary.
<br />It is mutually covenanted and agreed that the rights and obli-
<br />gations herein created shall enure to the benefit of and be binding
<br />upon the owner's heirs, successors and assigns.
<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City has caused this agree-
<br />ment to be executed by its City Manager, ........ , and its cor-
<br />porate seal to be hereto affixed by the Clerk of its Council, . . . .. .,
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