2192 ORDINANCE No. 24 OF 1887.
Public Health.
Slop-stones and 48. Every kitchen of a dwelling or tenement-house, shall be provided on every
dowa-pipes,
floor with a suitably dished and perforated slop- stone, and with a down-pipe securely
fixed , trapped , disconnected , and ventilated , to the satisfaction ofthe Board . [ Repealed
by Ord. No. 26 of 1890. ]
All works to 49. All works connected with the construction , disconnexion , trap
be carried out
by Board or ping, and ventilating of house -drains, shall be carried out at the cost and
by persons
approved by charges of the owner of the house, either by the Board or by persons
same.
approved of by the Board under the supervision of the Board or to its
satisfaction.
New house 50. The Board may, by a written notice, require the owners of
drains.
existing buildings, the drains of which are in the opinion of the Board
in a defective and insanitary [ " defective or insanitary " as amended by
Ordinance No. 26 of 1890 ] condition , to construct within a reasonable
time to be determined by the Board, new house-drains in accordance
with the provisions of this Ordinance , [ " or of any bye-law made in
virtue ofthis Ordinance " as amended: Ibid. ] or to make such other im
provements in the existing defective drainage of such buildings as in the
opinion of the Board may be necessary to meet the requirements of this
Ordinance [ or of any bye-law made in virtue of this Ordinance" as
amended by Ordinance No. 26 of 1890. ]
Groups of 51. If it appears to the Board that a group of contiguous tenements
drains.
may be drained more advantageously in combination than separately.
the Board may order that such group be drained upon some combined
plan to be approved by it, and the expenses shall be apportioned by the
Board between the different owners of such group of contiguous tenement.
Owners to
52. If any building be without a sufficient drain , and if a public
connect
drains with sewer of sufficient size be within one hundred feet of the premises or
main-sewers.
outermost boundaries of the lot on which such building is situated , and
if such public sewer be on a lower level, it shall be lawful for the Board
to require the owner of such building to connect with such public sewer
by means of a proper drain adequately trapped and ventilated , to the
satisfaction of the Board : Provided always that, if, after the passing of
this Ordinance, any owner, by order of the Board , connects his building
with a public sewer, he shall not be required to connect such building,
at his own expense, with any other public sewer.