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ORDnIAi'!CE NO. 459.
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l"I:\ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF 1'HE CITY JF ARChDIA
A;,iENDING S~CTION 4 OF OiWn;AHCE NO. 126 OF S1i.ID CITY, ADOPTED SEPTE:.;B;;;R
19, 1923.
THE CITY COillTCIL OF THE CITY or JlRC",DIA DO~S OR))"\Il{ AS
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S~CTION 1. That Section 4 of Ordinance No. 126 of the City of
Arcadia, adopted September 19, 1923, be and the same is hereby amended
to read as follo~s:
SJ!lCTION 4. Every house or buildin~ in v'11ich plumbing
fixtures are installed and which is not connected crith a sewer, shall be
connected with a cesspool, or septic tank. Said Cesspool shall be not
less than five (5) feet from any property line and not less than ten (10)
feet from any building.
Every cesspool shall be dug to a ,depth of not less than thirty
(30) feet from the surface of the ground; provided that where a strata
of gravel tbree (3) feet in thickness is found, the depth need not be
more than t~elve (12) feet from the surface of the ground. All cess-
pools shall be not less than four (4) feet inside measure.ment vlhen
finished.
All cesspools shall be walled up and arcbed over with first Brade,
full size common brj,ck, or wi th approved concrete blocks.
The arch s.hall be turned in not less than thirty (30) inches, and
the top of the arch shall be thirty (30) inches beloVl the surface of the
ground.
In bri ck (:es spools. the brick shall be laid flat and spaced not
more than one ( I) inch apart. Bottom course of brick shall be laid
headers, touchinE5 eHch other. Brick in the arch shall be laid tisht
and in cement mo:t't aI' , and well plastered over the top. Mortar shall be
mixed one (I) pa:t't (:ement to three (3) parts sand.
Every cesBpool of brick or rectangular cement blocks shall have
a binder course conBisting of not less than three (3) courses laid tight
together in every ton (10) feet of \JaIl heiGht.
In concrete block lined cesspools, the concrete blocks must be
of a qual:1.ty to withstand a minimum compression test of one thousand
six hundred (1,600) pounds per square inch. Seepage openin~s in concrete
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blocks shall be not less than ten (10) square inches to each square foot
of wall surface, and no opening shall be larger than one (1) inch by four
(4) inches.
Concrete radial segment blocks used in cesspool construction
shall be of a thickness of not less than two (2) inches, a heighth of not
more than twelve (1:<:) inches, and a length of not more than twenty-four
(24) inches. The ends of the blocks shall be laid tiCht together so that
they nill key one vlith the other. Vertical joints shall be broken in
each course. Bottor>, course shall be laid in such a manner that it \7ill
provide support not less than that required for brick cesspools. Each
such cesspool shall have a suitable arch, satisfactory to the Inspector,
laid in cement mortar.
The Buildine Inspector shall have the authority to require a
material test made uhenever he shall deem it necessary. The Contraotor
shall pay all costs of said tests if the material fails to meet the
requirements of this Ordinance.
SECTIO~ 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Ordinance and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days from
the passage thereof, shall cause the same to be published once in the
Arcadia Tribune and Arcadia Mens, a ne~spaper of general circulation,
published and circulated in the City of Arcadia, and thirty (30) days
from and after the final passa~e tcereof said Ordinance shall take
effect and be in force.
I hereby certify that the forecoin~ Ordinance nas adopted
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at ayregular meetinc: of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, held
on the 22d day of
ADril
, 1941, by the affirmative vote of at
least three Councilmen, to-wit:
AYES: COULcilmen,Adcock, Bolz, Leeper, Ormsby and Perkins.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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Si;;ned and approved this
22d day of ADr1l , 1941.
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