306 SOME MUNICIPAL ENGINEEEING PROBLEMS IN THE TEOPICS 



General Liijyse of jycrniU to build 



Regulations 



fcotliiuei ) -■'■• ^ permit to build shall laj5se wheu the work thereby authorised has not been commenced within one 



year from the date of such permit. If the work authorised by any permit has been stopped or the completion 

 thereof unduly delayed the Municipal Authority may cancel such permit or may order any uncompleted building, 

 alteration or Work to be taken down, completed or otherwise dealt with, and the removal of any hoarding or 

 barricade and the restoration of the street. 



Streets, footpaths, etc., not to be opened without uuthorili/ 



22. No person shall make any hole or opening in any street or footpath except with the written consent of 

 the Municipal Authority. The duration of such consent shall be specified on the permit. All such holes or 

 openings must be properly barricaded and lighted from sunset to sunrise by red lamps. 



liepair of damage to streets 



23. Any damage done to any street by or in connection with the laying, altering, maintaining or removing 

 of pipes or the erection or removal of hoardings or barricades or otherwise shall be made good by the owner 

 interested in or the person authorising such operations, or may at the option of the Municipal Authority be 

 made good at the expense of such owner or person. 



irells 



24. No person shall open a well except with the written authority of the Bluuicipal Authority. All wells 

 must be provided with a properly built masonry steining extending at least 3 feet ('91.0 metre) below and 1 foot 

 (•305 metre) above ground level, and have a closely fitting cover to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Authority. 

 The Municipal Authority may order the filling up of any existing well and the provisions in section 18, " Removal 

 of dilapidated and neglected Iniildings," shall lie applicable. 



Waste-water pipes and channels 



25. All waste-water pipes from baths, sinks, and wash-hand basins and all waste-pipes not used for 

 receiving solid or liquid tilth shall be carried through an external wall and for a distance of at least lU feet 

 (3"05 metres) beyond such wall and discharged over an area of land properly prepared for the purpose, or into a 

 "percolation pit" or "waste-water pit" as may be ordered by the Sanitary Authority. All joints and 

 connections of pipes must be properly made. The portion of the pipe outside the external wall must be suitably 

 ventilated. An open masonry channel may be substituted for the portion of the pipe beyond the external wall 

 and such channel must be lined with a smooth impervious material and laid to a sufficient gradient. 



Trajys 



26. All sinks, baths and other water fittings shall be trapped, and trap shall have a water seal of at least 

 li inches ('038 metre). Each trap shall be fitted with a trap screw at the side or bottom for cleansing. 



Percolation pits 



27. Percolation pits shall be pits of sufficient size filled with brick or stone broken to pass through a 4 inch 

 ('102 metre) ring, and arranged so that the waste water is properly distributed throughout the pit. No 

 percolation pit shall be permitted near to any well. Proper ventilation must be provided. 



IVasterVjater pits 



28. Waste-water pits shall not be less than 2 ft. 6 in. ('75 metre) square and shall be constructed with a 

 cement concrete bottom at least 9 inches (-229 metre) thick, and walls brickwork or masonry in cement mortar 

 at least 9 inches ('229 metre) thick. The interior to be finished smooth with cement rendering. All waste- 

 water pits shall be water-tight, properly ventilated, and have a closely fitting cover, and shall be otherwise to the 

 satisfaction of the Sanitary Authority. 



Earth closets 



29. No dwelling house shall be erected on the first or second class land without a sufficient earth closet in 

 accordance with the requirements of the Sanitary Authority. Any and every earth closet shall be placed 

 in a building which is thoroughly ventilated and has no direct communication with any occupied building, 

 and shall be furnished with a moveable receptacle of a material and pattern approved by the Sanitary Authority, 

 and such receptacle shall be so placed on the ground floor as to admit of ready access from an outside wall. The 

 entire floor of all earth closets shall be of an impervious material, and in the case of native latrines the seat 

 or platform and any steps thereto shall also be of an impervious material. All earth closets are subject 

 to the approval of the Sanitary Authority. 



Water closets 



30. Water closets shall only be permitted under such conditions as the Sanitary Authority may direct. 



Electric wires 



31. All electric wires passing through or in proximity to any wood work shall be properly protected by being 

 cased in screwed iron tubing or by other means of insulation to the satisfaction of the Municipal Authority. 



