(A) All sanitary drains and plumbing arrangements hereafter constructed within the limits of the city shall be done under the personal supervision of the City Engineer.
(Prior Code, § 10-3-2)
(B) (1) The City Engineer shall have authority to enter upon any premises at reasonable hours and examine any drains or plumbing; and if any substances are discharged therein liable to injure the drains or stop the flow of sewerage, or if the plumbing or drains are defective, the City Engineer shall notify the owner or occupant, or the plumber if the work is new and has not been approved, and, if within reasonable time, not to exceed ten days, the wrong is not remedied, the City Engineer may employ any other licensed plumber to remedy the wrong caused by the one who did the original work, if the plumber was at fault.
(2) Upon the completion of such work, the City Attorney shall commence suit in the name of the city before any court having jurisdiction thereof to recover the entire amount of expense of such plumbing and costs of suit of the owner or occupant or of the plumber and his or her bondspersons, if the plumber is at fault.
(Prior Code, § 10-3-3)