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Section 4—Fee 4—FeeF3 I of Before del tour ;
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ORDINANCE rC) NO. 19? 1
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In ordmsnce to protide for the ap ers a rn.pector of pionl�iii rh st-,t�_ j
e s 1 cY.ara and co lest fr 7 tee p
pu tment of an rn pectoi of ph n per,_; son, nun or o poratum pros a ing the
and Savers, and to define his potveis an,; same, tees for inspection and for a certi-
duties. ficate thereof as follows to-wit: a
Be it ordained by the city council of the clt. of lmcs, Iowa Sewer and water connections (one or
both) the fee shall be $1.00. }
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ti cEI.,n 1 etvr.i Insprrtpa 11 point- Buildings in ,v'hhcli the cost of plumb- i
mint The S w r commit oo and Water r n is less than $"a0.00 the fee shall be
Works committee shall appo nt ail iii rect- $1.00 '
or of piunibin; and s.,w•ea.,. who Shall Bulldogs in which the cost of 1
in ,,5ect and suI>erciti all work lion. or plumb-
ing ranges from {
autlori:a s d to be done, under pro lsion $0'0.00 to $1.G0.00 the fee
shall be
of this ordn a i e. Ile shall hold his office 1
durnag the pltasure of the S wen commit_ Buildingsin which the cost of plumbing
tee and « at�r Works conimntt e, and un- range from $100JA to $300.00 the fee
tit his successor is appointed and quali i
shall be $2.-0.
fled uiiless removed toy the city council: Buildin s in which the cost of plumbing 1
for cause. Ile shall denote such time) evreeds $31.0.00 the fee shall be $4.00.
to the duties of his office as defined byl If upon inspection it is found that the
ordinance now or hereafter passed, and construction, alternation or repair of the
shall not be directly* or indirectly. inter-
plurnbin drainage or ventilation does not -
ested as agent, employee or otherwise comply with the ordinances of the city,
with any person, firm or corporation en and changes are thcreaft�* made so as to �
gaged in installing o repairing plumbing conform to the nZuire nests of said or-
fire construction or 5 leer tins or dinanc s, only one fee h�li be collected.
Section —Inspection s?ne inspector
connections, or of an; 6 water or r
steam heating apparatus, or engaged in of plan um and sewers must be notified
rinn any oaten_ when worki br_gun, and when work is
dealing in, or n:anuacrir
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pal used for such purposes, and shall not , ready for inspection, by the plumber do-
directly or mt erectly, receive any profit, --red
salt work All work must be left
emolument or compensation. other than f ed and cu avenients or examination
is herein provided. on account of the 3 until Inspected an,l approved. No notice _
eroction, restoration or repair of any mat- shall be sent for inspection until work is
trial to be used therefor. Ha shall re- 1 entirely ready for thorough inspection. f
"lion G.—Te_4s. The inspector of
ceive as congocnsation for inspection and r
Plumbing and sewers will examine, the
Issuance of certificate; therefor, the f eF
as liereinatfer provided in this ordmane.. ' work within one working day after notice
Section ?.—Duties. It shall be the duty O that it is readv for inspection has been
of the inspector of plumbing and sewers] received must be
plumbing, when placed in
Position mu be tested by w m water or soke
to supervise the construction., rnainten
P test, in the presence of the inspector and
ante and use of the, plumbing, drainage _ all defective joints made tight. Defective
pipe must be removed and replaced with
and ventilation of all buildings in the city I sound pipe- When the entire plumbing
of Ames, and the connections made there- 1 work is completed, and before being used,
With from any sewer, drain, steam, water It must be tested by pepperminC, or other.
or gas mains, and t#ie inspection of the } practical test, in the presence of the in-
same under the direction of the sewer 1 speetor, and upon satisfactory completion
committee and water works committee of said work the inspector shall issue
arftt city engineer, and to enforce tine i ecrtific to of approval.
ordinances of the city of Ames, regulating r Section 7--Detective Plumbing. When-
the same; and the rules and regulations ever it shall come to the knowledge of
issued by the board of heath relating the inspector of plumbing and sewers, or i
thereto. Whenever necessary ha the per- a complaint in tvritifig shall be made by
formance of his duties, the inspector of any person, that the plumbing in any
plumbing and sewer's shall be entitled to building causes a nuisance, or is contrary
enter, in the day time any building or to the ordinances of the city, or is faulty
prenreses within the city of Ames. But in construction, or liable to breed disease
in order to inspect said building or prern- 'sickness, or injure the health of the cc-
esas, he must first produce his credentials, cupants, or upon request of any owner j
which shall be sig ned by the chairman of lessee agent or occupant of any building 7
the sewer committee water works corn- fitted with plumbing prior to the passage r
nnttee and the city engineer showing same of this ordinance, It shall be the duty of i
to the occupant that he is the proper said inspector to make all inspection of
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person to inspect such premises. it shalt the plumbing, drainage and ventilation
be the duty of the inspector of plumbing of any such building, and if found de- 1
and sewers to inspect all houses in the fective he shall make a report, In writing,
course of erecton, or undergoing altera- of his findings to the Sewer committee and 1
tioa r iepaits, as often as may be neces- r�,s eommIttec, acconrpanred by.
-;ary to see that the work of plumbing proper plans and drawings, where neces-
a.nd draimige or ventilation shall be done sa.ry, and suggest such changes as may in loci rdance with the provisions of the be required to make the saute conform to
i` ordinances of the city of Ames. the requirements of the ordinances of the 1
t t Section 3.—Certificate of Ins _pection. city of Ames, and the rules of the board
t-- Whenever the construction, alteration or of health. Upon the approval of the sug- 2
t repair of Nee plur: mg in any liu•ldmg changes by the sewer com- 1
shall t•e approved by the inspector of mittee and water works committee, the
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plumbing and sewers, after due inspec- city clerk shall thereupon notify the own-
tion thereof, lie shall make and deliver er, agent, lessee, or occupant of any such }
to the person, firm or corporation for building of the changes that are necessary
whom such inspection is made, upon pay- to be made in the plumbing, drainage or i
meat of the proper fee as herein Preserib- ventilation. Such changes shall thereup-
ed, a certificate of inspection, which shall on be made within the time fixed by the
contain the date of inspection, the name of sewer committee and water works cum-
the person, firm or corporation, for whom "mittee, and upon refusal, or neglect, to
such inspection was made, the result of obey such orders the aforesaid committee
the inspection, the name of the owner of shall all proceed to have such changes made
the premises, and number of the lot and I' and such nuisance abated, and the ex-
block, and name of bile addition also the pense thereof shall be recovered from the ,�(
amount of the fee paid for such cer tiff-l owner, lessee or occupant of said build- y-
ca ing.
Section S.—This ordinance to be of full t
orce and effect from and after its,passage
4 and publication as provided by law. Zen
iA. B. 'Maxwell Galen Tilden,
29-1t City Clerk 'Mayor. �
I. A.B.j1.T.axj7elj City clerk of the City of Arnes�1o%ia:,
i• hereby certify that the above and fore: oinC7 c
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Iao 198, V-Us gassed by the City Council of tY:a City of t>
A.nes, Ioz-:raj at a meetino- held Nov-InI)er 9 n.19G8.
approved by the ;'ayor and Publislied as required by {
1a17 ";bv:;"pees' l2th.1cPo8.