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BUILDINGS . [ 15 of 1889. ) 1137

Drain - connexions with Government Vain Severs.
74. All private house -drains shall be laid as may be directed Drain
by the Sanitary Board under the provisions of Ordinance 24 of with Govern .

1887, and on their completion within private premises, such ment main sewers .

private house-drains shall be connected with the Government
main sewer upon a permit being obtained for that purpose from
the Surveyor General, and every drain -connexion shall be carried
out subject to the conditions endorsed on such permit for secur
ing their satisfactory construction. The holder of such permit
shall be responsible for any damage to persons or property
arising out of any negligence or non -compliance on his part
with the conditions of the permit and he shall at his own
charges defray the cost of restoring to its former condition any
public street, place or thoroughtare that may have had to be
opened for the purpose of such drain -connexion.
Powers and Duties of the Surveyor General as to Entry
and Inspection .
75. Upon receipt of notice of the commen or res
cement or ump- rtoenter Powe
tion of any building or work , the Surveyor Gen eral officers and inspect
deputed by him for the purpose shall, as often as may be neces
sary for securing the due observance of the provisions of this
ordinance, enter, inspect, and survey every such building or
work during its progress, and in the event of his discovering
during the course of such inspections that the provisions of this
ordinance bave been contravened in respect of any detail thereof
the Surveyor General or officer whom he may direct on his
behalf may stop the continuance of building operations until
such contravention has been rectified . Every person in charge
of the erection of a building shall provide, planks , ladders or
other reasonable means of access to every part of such building
to facilitate the inspection of the Surveyor General or his officers.
76. Whenever it sliall be necessary for the Surveyor General Cases in
or any officer whom he may direct on his behalf to enter any may be made.
house, building, or tenement, in the following cases, viz . : --
1. Whilst any houses, buildings, or tenements are being
constructed under the provisions of this ordinance, or
2. Where upon or after the completion of any houses,
buildings, or tenements it is necessary for the Surveyor
General to inspect such houses, buildings or tenements
for the purpose of ascertaining whether the require
ments of this ordinalice have been carried out in rela
tion to such construction , or