Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-10
COMMON COUNCIL PRoCEED1NGs.

Regular meeting, Oct. 5. 1888.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the building of sidewalk on Franklin
street from the south side of Winona
street to Bridge street.
A committee was appointed to consid-
er the advisability of putting in foot
bridge of the Milwaukee tracks.
The committee to whom was referred
the Subject of the city plumbing made
the following report:
AUSTIN, Mlnn, Sept. Is, 1883.
To Your Honorable Body, City Council r
Austin.u
Gentlemen: By request of one of yo
members, Mr.. L. E. Day, came to you
city to inspect the sanitary and work
manship condition of some of the build
ings wherein plumbing work has been in
serted.
After an examination, I hereby SUBJ
nit my report on the four ~ named
buildings visited;
School House.
TrYon's Hotel,
Mr.. Weisel.
Windsor Hotel.
SCHOOL HOUSE"
Waste pipe to sinks as now in, is not in
sanitary condition.
1st. No stone or tile pipe should come
inside of building. Same should be cast.
iron pipe properly caulked with hot lead
5 feet out side of wall.
end. Waste pipe should be larger, and
run direct through roof of building. Each
sink should be properly trapped and ven.
ted with separate pipe from crown of
trap to sink on first floor, and carried up
above the highest sink, then connecting
with waste pipe and increasing waste
pipe at point of connection equivalent to
both-carrying same through roof. This
would prevent espionage, and. give pro-
lection to each trap.
Now the question comes in of surface
water at times in the building and for
that reason the tile or stone pipe is put
in so as to drain said surface water. In
this case the proper course to pursue
would be to build catchbasin in cellar,
run inch iron pipe to 5 feet outside the
wall, as before mentioned, with trap on
same, then you could run your waste
from sinks direct into same and have no
! traps on sinks at ALL This would give
you good job and would answer for all
purposes:
you, with regard to the workmanship:
It is far from being 1st class or even 4th
CloSS. xOuA ouppAy pAPSo w oAAAs>
have a good air-chamber on top, in fact
there should be an airchamber over each
faucet for if same is not performed, the
supply will eventually burst, even though
1t was an inch thick.
TRYoN HOTEL. .
With regards this building I will say
that the workmanship is not of an infer
lor character. I must say that the venti-
lation is far from being what it should
for the protection of the house and It's
customers. the party who did the plumb
ing losing sight of the backalring of the
smaller traps, which are more easily
broken of their seal than the larger ones.
There is also much carelessness displayed
on part of the plumber who performed
said work, both with regard to his con.
nectiOns and proper supporting OF soil
pipe which runs through roof. ~
| MIR. wE1sEL's HOUSE.
As far as the sanitary condition Of said
| building is concerned, it comes very neal
being perfect, the only objection being.
inch soil pipe should have gone open and
! undeminished in size through roof. still
there is much room for protection % the
sink, tub and bowl are separately back
/ aired through roof. Then there Is q run
ming trap and fresh air inlet which espec
tally protect and supply the fixtures, and
| / have no doubt siphonage will not take
place unless said pipes should freeze on
roof. Would recommend that vent
globes on top be removed, less liable te
| freeze when Oh. !.
With regard to the workmanship, will
saw the plumber has fully served his time
and is superior in his craft to the average
! in fact. can hold his own in any city ht
may apply for work.
! WINDSOR HOTEL.
| With regard to the Windsor Hotel, th.
bowls have Bowers trap to them, ant