HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-11-10 Board of Public Works Minutes ' NOVEMBER 10, 1969
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OPENED AT
7:30 P.M. IN ROOM 16, MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
PRESENT WERE CHAIRMAN FLORENCE, SECRETARY WHITE,
BOARD MEMBERS HODGKINS AND WATT AND SUPERINTENDENT LOUANIS.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING READ AND APPROVED.
READ REPORT OF PROGRESS ON THE PROPOSED TOWN IN-
CINERATOR TO BE PRESENTED AT THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING ON
NDVEMBER 13, 1969. IT WAS AGREED TO AMEND THE REPORT TO
READ THAT IT IS HOPED THE INCINERATOR WILL BE COMPLETED
AND OPERATIONAL BY EARLY 1971.
' READ LETTER TO MR. JAMES L. DALLAS, DIRECTOR,
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL, REQUESTING APPROVAL OF METCALF
EDDY'S SPECIFICATIONS, AND ASSURANCE THAT HE WOULD BE
WILLING TO ASSIST THE TOWN OF READING IN THE EVENT ANY
STATE FUNDS MIGHT BECOME AVAILABLE TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION OF
THE INCINERATOR. THE CHAIRMAN WAS INSTRUCTED TO SIGN AND
SEND THE LETTER. COPIES WILL BE SENT TO THOMAS COLLINS,
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND NILS NORDBERG, STATE REPRE-
SENTA TIVE. THE CHAIRMAN ALSO INSTRUCTED THE BOARD TO GIVE
SOME THOUGHT TO COLLECTION OF RUBBISH ONLY STARTING IN
JUNE OF 1970.
READ NOTE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT REGARDING TWO
ARTICLES IN THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT COVERING LAND
ON MILL STREET AND HIS SUGGESTION THAT THE BOARD SUPPORT
THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION ON THESE TWO ARTICLES. MR. ,
WATT MOVED, MR. HODGKINS SECONDED AND IT WAS VOTED.
READ NOTE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT REGARDING THE
ADOPTION OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING USE OF
COMMON SEWERS PRESENTED LAST WEEK TO BOARD HEMBERS FOR RE-
VIEW. HR. WATT MOVED, MR. HODGKINS SECONDED AND IT WAS
VOTED TO ADOPT THE RULES AND REGULATIONS TAILORED TO MEET
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TOWN OF READING AND SUBJECT TO RE-
VIEW BY THE TOWN COUNSEL.
READ LETTER TO RICHARD C. EVANS, CHAIRMAN,
RECREATION COMMITTEE, OUTLINING PARK CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM.
THE CHAIRMAN WAS INSTRUCTED TO SIGN AND SEND THE LETTER.
READ LETTER FROM H. F. LIBERTY, CAPTAIN, BOSTON
NAVAL SHIPYARD, REGARDING THE FEASIBILITY OF THE SHIPYARD
UTILIZING THE READING DUMP. IT WAS ACCEPTED AS A POINT
OF INFORMATION.
COPIES OF CHAPTER 834 ACTS OF 1969 BUREAU OF
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
WERE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD HEMBERS. THE DATA WAS AC-
CEPTED AS A POINT OF INFORMATION.
THE BOARD SIGNED BILLROLL DATED NOVEMBER 7 AND
PAYROLL FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 3 THROUGH NOVEMBER 9, 1969.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:30 P.M. 1
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
SECRETARY
REGULATION OF SEWER USE
RULES AND REGULATIONS
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SEWERS
AND DRAINS, THE INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION OF BUILDING SEWERS, AND
THE DISCHARGE OF WATERS AND WASTES INTO THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM:
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF: IN THE TOWN OF
READING, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Be it ordained and enacted by the Board of Public Works of the
Town of Reading, State of Massachusetts, as follows :
ARTICLE I
Definitions
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the mean-
ing of terms used in this ordinance shall be as follows :
Sec. 1 . "BOD" (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand) shall mean the
quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic
matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5) days at
200C, expressed in milligrams per liter.
Sec. 2. "BUILDING DRAIN" shall mean that part of the lowest
horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the dis-
charge from soil , waste, and other drainage pipes inside the
walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer,
beginning five (5) feet 0 . 5 meters) outside the inner face
of the building wall .
Sec. 3• "Building Sewer" shall mean the extension from thebuild-
ing drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal .
Sec. 4. "Combined Sewer" shall mean a sewer receiving both surface
runoff and sewage.
Sec. 5. "Garbage" shall mean solid wastes from the domestic and
commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and
from the handling, storage, and sale of produce.
Sec. 6. "Industrial Wastes" shall mean the liquid wastes from in-
dustrial manufacturing processes, trade, or business as distinct
from sanitary sewage.
Sec. 7. "Natural Outlet" shall mean any outlet into a water course,
pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or ground water.
Sec. 8 "Person" shall mean any individual , firm, company, associa-
tion, society, corporation, or group.
Sec. 9. "pH" shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the
weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
Sec. 10. "Properly Shredded Garbage" shall mean the wastes from the
preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been
shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried
freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public
sewers, with no particle greater than one-half (''I) inch (1 .27
centimeters ) in any dimension.
Sec. 11 . "Public Sewer" shall mean a sewer in which all owners of
abutting properties have equal rights, and is controlled by
public authority.
Sec. 12. "Sanitary Sewer" shall mean sewer which carries sewage
and to which storm, surface, and ground waters are not inten-
tionally admitted.
Sec. 13. "Sewage" shall mean a combination of the water-carried
wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions , and
industrial establishments , together with such ground, surface,
and storm waters as may be present.
Sec. 14. "Sewage Treatment Plant" shall mean any arrangement of
devices and structures used for treating sewage.
Sec. 15. "Sewage Works" shall mean all facilities for collecting,
pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage.
Sec. 16. "Sewer" shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Sec. 17. "Shall " is mandatory; "May" is permissive.
Sec. 18. "Slug" shall mean any discharge of water, sewage, or in-
dustrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent
or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer
than fifteen (15) minutes, more than five (5) times the average
twenty-four (24) hour concentration or flows during normal
oprrra t i on.
Sec. 19. "Storm Drain" (sometimes termed "StormaN Sewer") shall
mean a sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drain-
age, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than
unpolluted cooling water.
Sec. 20. "Superintendent" shall mean the Superintendent of Public
Works of the town of Reading, or his authorized agent, or
representative.
Sec. 21 . "Suspended Solids " shall mean solids that. either float on
the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other
liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
Sec. 22. "Watercourse" shall mean a channel in which a flow of
water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
ARTICLE II
Building Sewers and Connections
Sec. 1 . No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections
with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer
or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written per-
mit from the Superintendent.
Sec. 2. . There shall be two (2 ) classes of building sewer permits :
(a) for residential and commercial service, and (b) for service
to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case,
the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form
furnished by the town. The permit application shall be
supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information
considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A
permit and inspection fee of twenty-five ( $25.00) dollars for
a residential or commercial building sewer permit and fifty
($50.00) dollars for an industrial building sewer permit shall
El be paid to the town at the time the application is filed.
Sec. 3. All costs and expense incident to the installation and
connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner.
The owner shall indemnify the town from any loss or damage that
may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of
the building sewer.
Sec. 4. A separate and independent building sewer shall be pro-
vided for every building; except where one building stands at
the rear of another on an interior tot and no private sewer is
available or can be constructed to the rear building through an
adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the buUding sewer
from the front building may be extended to the rear building
and the whole considered as one building sewer.
Sec. 5. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new
buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by
the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this ordinance.
Sec. 6. The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a
building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing
of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall
all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing
code or other applicable rules and regulations of the town. In
the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof the
materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications
of the A.S.T.M, and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
Sec. 7. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought
to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In
all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit
gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by
such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and
discharged to the building sewer.
Sec. B. No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exter-
ior foundation drains„ areaway drains, or other sources of sur-
face runoff or ground water to a building sewer or building
drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a
public sanitary sewer.
Sec. 9. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer
shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing
code or other applicable rules and regulations of the town, or
the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the
A.S.T .M. and the W.P.C.f. Manual of Practice No. 9. All such
connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation
from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved
by the Superintendent before installation.
Sec. 10. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify
the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspec-
tion and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall
be made under the supervision of the Superintendent orhis
representative.
Sec. 11 . All excavations for building sewer installation shall
be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to
protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, park-
ways and other public property disturbed in the course of
the work shalt be restored in a manner satisfactory to the
town.
Sec. 12. In streets in which a public sewer is available for con-
nection, owners of any building or structure existing upon
land abutting thereon, shall within five (5) years from the
date of the completion and availability for connection of
said building sewer, connect such building or structure with
said building sewer.
Sec. 13. In streets in which a public sewer is in existence and
available for connection, at the time of the erection of any
building or structure, said building or structure therewith
shall be connected with the public sewer.
Sec. 14. Sections 12 and 13 of the above regulations shall not
apply to any building or structure which has no water service
or supply of water therein.
Sec. 15• Every owner of an estate, who enters his building sewer
into a public sewer, shalt pay for the use of such sewer a
rental fee established from time to time by the Board of Public
Works. Such charges shall be billed and collected semi -
annually and if remaining unpaid shall constitute a lien upon
[ the real estate using the sewer, to be collected in the same
�r manner as taxes upon real estate, or in an action of contract
in the name of the Town of Reading.
ARTICLE III
Use of the Public Sewers
Sec. 1 . No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any
storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, sub-
surface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted
industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
Sec. 2. Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be
discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as
combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural outlet
approved by the Superintendent. Industrial cooling water or
unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of
the Superintendent, to a storm sewer, combined sewer, or natural
outlet.
Sec. 3. No person shalt discharge or cause to be discharged any of
the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers :
(a) Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil , or other flam-
mable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.
(b) Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids,
liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly
or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere
with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard
to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, or create
any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant.
(c ) Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than (5. 5),
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing
damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and per-
sonnel of the sewage works.
(d) Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such
size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers,
or other interference with the proper operation of the
sewage works such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders,
sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal , glass, rags, feathers,
tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch
manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes,
cups, milk containers, etc. either whole or ground by
' garbage grinders.
Sec. 4. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the
following described substances, materials, waters, or wastes
if it appears likely in the opinion of the Superintendent
that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment
process, or equipment, have an adverse effect on the re-
ceiving stream, or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public
property, or constitute a nuisance. In forming his opinion
as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Superintendent
will give consideration to such factors as the quantities of
subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the
sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of
' the sewage treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment
plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treat-
ment plant, and other pertinent factors. The substances
prohibited are :
(a) Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one
hundred fifty ( 150) of (65°C) .
(b) Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, or oils,
whether emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100)
mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or
become viscous at temperatures between thirty-two (32 )
and one hundred fifty (150)OF (Q and 650C).
' (c) Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The in-
stallation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped
with a motor of three-fourths (3/4) horsepower (0.76 hp
metric ) or greater shall be subject to the review and
approval of the Superintendent.
(d) Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickl -
ing wastes, or concentrated plating solutions whether
neutralized or not.
(e) Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper,
zinc, and similar objectionable or toxic substances; or
wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement, to
such degree that any such material received in the com-
posite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds the
limits established by the Superintendent for such mater-
I ials.
M Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste
or odor producing substances, in such concentrations ex-
ceeding limits which may be established by the Super-
intendent as necessary, after treatment of the composite
sewage to meet the requirements of the State, Federal ,
or other public agencies or jurisdiction for such dis-
charge to the receiving waters.
(g) Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or
concentration as may exceed limits established by the
Superintendent in compliance with applicable State or
Federal regulations.
(h) Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of (9. 5).
(i ) Materials which exert or cause:
(1 ) Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids
(such as , but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime
slurries, and lime residues ) or of dissolved solids
(such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride and
sodium sulfate ) .
(2 ) Excessive discoloration ( such as, but not limited
to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions ).
(3 ) Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine
requirements in such quantities as to constitute a
significant load on the sewage treatment works.
(4) Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes
constituting "slugs" as defined herein.
(j ) Waters or wastes containing substances which are not
amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treat-
ment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment
only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant
effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies
having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving
waters.
Sec. 5. If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed
to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain
the substances or poses the characteristics enumerated in
Section 4 of this Article, and which in the judgment of the
Superintendent, may have a deleterious effect upon the
sewage works, processes, equipment, or receiving waters, or
which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a
public nuisance, the Superintendent may :
(a) Reject the wastes,
(b ) Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for
discharge to the public sewers,
(c) Require control over the quantities and rates of dis-
charge, and/or
(d) Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and
treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or
sewer charges under the provisions of Section 10 of
this article.
If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment of equal -
ization of waste flows, the design and installation of the
plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and
�� approval of the Superintendent, and subject to the require-
ments of all applicable codes, ordinances, and laws.
Sec. 6. Grease, oil , and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary
for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in
excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, or other
harmful ingredients ; except that such interceptors shall not
be required for private living quarters or dwelling units.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by
the Superintendent, and shall be located as to be readily and
easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Traps or
separators must be kept in good condition and shall be cleaned
frequently. Grease, oil , etc. , from such traps or separators
shall be disposed of in a safe manner. Failure to comply with
the provisions of this section will be cause for revocation of
the license.
Sec. 7. Where preliminary treatment or flow-equalizing facili -
ties are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be
maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective
operation by the owner at his expense.
Sec. 8. When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any
property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial
Lwastes shall install a suitable control manhole together
with such necessary meters, and other appurtenances in the
building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling, and
measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required,
shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be con-
structed in accordance with plans approved by the Super-
intendent. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at
his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe
and accessible at all times.
Sec. 9. All measurements, tests, and analyses of the character-
istics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in
this ordinance shall be determined in accordance with the
latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water and Wastewater, " published by the American Public Health
Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole
provided, or upon suitable samples taken at said control man-
hole. In the event that no special manhole has been re-
quired, the control manhole shall be considered to be the
nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the
point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling
shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to
C reflect the effect of constituents upon the sewage works and
L to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb, and
property. (The particular analyses involved will determine
whether a twenty-four (24) hour composite of all outfalls of
a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples
should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended
solids analyses are obtained from 24-hour composites of all
outfalls whereas pH's are determined from periodic grab
samples. )
Sec. 10. No statement contained in this article shall be construed
as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between
the town and any industrial concern whereby an industrial
waste of unusual strength or character may be accepted by
the town fortreatment, subject to payment therefore, by the
industrial concern.
Sec. 11 . No exhaust from an engine, and no blow-off from a boiler,
shall be connected with a common sewer through any particular
sewer or otherwise except in a manner approved by the Board
of Public Works.
ARTICLE IV
Protection from Damage
Sec. 1 . No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or
negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper
with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a
part of the sewage works. Any person violating this provision
' shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of dis-
orderly conduct.
ARTICLE V
Powers and Authority of Inspectors
Sec. 1 . The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees
of the town bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes
of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and test-
ing in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
The Superintendent or his representatives shall have no
authority to inquire into any processes including metal -
lurgical , chemical , oil , refining, ceramic, paper, or other
industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the
kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or
facilities for wastes treatment.
Sec. 2. While performing the necessary work on private proper-
ties referred to in Article V, Section 1 above, the Super-
intendent or duly authorized employees of the town shall
observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established
by the company and the company shall be held harmless for
injury or death to the town employees and the town shall in-
demnify the company against loss or damage to its property
by town employees and against liability claims and demands
for personal injury or property damage asserted against
the company and growing out of the gauging andsampling
operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or
failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as re-
quired in Article III, Section 8.
Sec. 3• The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees
of the town bearing proper credentials and identification
Lshall be permitted to enter all private properties through
which the town holds a duly negotiated easement for the pur-
poses of, but not limited to, inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any
portion of the sewage works lying within said easement.
All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement, shall
be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly
negotiated easement pertaining to the private property
involved.
ARTICLE VI
Penalties
Sec. :1 . Any person found to be violating any provision of
this ordinance except ARTICLE VI shall be served by the
town with written notice stating the nature of the violation
and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory
correction thereof. The offender shall , within the period
of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
Sec. 2. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond
the time limit provided for in Article III, Section 1 , shall
be guilty of a misdemeanoV and on conviction thereof shall be
fined. in the amount not exceeding twenty ( $20.00) dollars for
' each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall
continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
Sec. 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall become liable to the town for any expense, loss,
or damage occasioned the town by reason of such violation.
ARTICLE VII
RULES FOR LICENSING PERSONS
TO INSTALL SEWER HOUSE CON-
NECTIONS IN READING, MASS .
1 . Persons licensed to lay Sewer House Connections shall be called
Licensed Drain Layers, and shall be referred to herein as
Drain Layers.
2. All persons wishing to become Drain Layers shall apply, in
writing, to the Superintendent of the Board of Public Works
r stating their name and address and giving a brief resume ' of
their experience, equipment owned, personnel available, etc.
3. All applicants will be interviewed by the Superintendent of
the Board of Public Works. After the interview, the Super-
intendent will report to the Board, giving his recommendations.
The Board will then decide whether or not to issue the license.
4. Prior to issuance of a license, each applicant must post a
bond in the amount of $5M.00. The bond shall guarantee the
financial stability and the performance of the Drain Layer and
shall apply to each and every connection. The bond shall run
to both the Town and the Owner in each and every case. The
'.bond shall guarantee that in each and every case the work has
been done in a workmanlike manner and that the connection will
function properly and efficiently.
5. All Licenses shall be issued annually as of April 1 . A fee
of $25.00 shall be charged annually for each license. If any
Drain Layer fails to renew his license prior to April 10 in
any year, his license will be considered automatically revoked,
b. Licenses may be revoked for cause by the Board of Public Works
at any time.
ARTICLE VIII
Rules and Regulations for the Issuance of Permits for the
Installation of Sewer House Connections by Licensed Drain
Layers.
Sec. 1 . Only Licensed Drain Layers or Employees of the Board of
Public Works may install Sewer House Connections.
Sec. 2. The Drain Layer, in each case, shalt submit a written
request countersigned by the owner for a permit to install
a Sewer House Connection to a specified building. The
request shall give the address of the building, the name of
the Owner and shall be accompanied by a sketch showing the
proposed location of the connection.
Sec. 3. A fee of $25.00 will be charged for each permit and shall
accompany the request for the permit.
Sec. 4. After receipt of the fee and the request, the Board of
Public Works will issue the permit providing it approves of
the proposed location of the connection. Permits are not
transferable nor may the work be sublet. Unless the work
covered by the permit is completed in thirty (30) days, the
permit automatically becomes null and void and a new permit
must be obtained.
Sec. 5. Each Licensed Drain Layer shall be responsible for the
work done under each permit for a period of one ( 1 ) year
subsequent to the installation of the connection.
Sec. 6. In each case Drain Layers shall arrange with the Board
of Public Works ' Engineering Division for an inspection of
the pipe lines, grades, bedding, etc. If necessary, inspec-
tions will be made during installation but in each and every
case the Drain Layer shall arrange for a final inspection
prior to back-filling the trench either in part or in whole.
ARTICLE IX
Validity
Sec. 1 . All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with are hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence, or pro-
vision of this ordinance shall not affect the validity of
any other part of this ordinance which can be given effect
without such invalid part or parts.
LARTICLE X
Ordinance in Force
Sec. 1 . This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage, approval , recording, and publication
as provided by law.
Sec. 2. Passed and adopted by the Board of Public Works of the
Town of Reading, State of Massachusetts on the 10th day of
November, 1969.
Approved this tenth / day of November, 1969
(Signed) j-„� „ j� �'%/ !/ - Secretary
(Signed) hw-.GY � , Jae Notary Public