Evening journal., 1889-06-07
ORDINANCES.

from syphonage and be ventilated by an air
pipe taken out Of the crown of the trap and
branched into the soil pipe above the highest
fixture, or connected with a special pipe
erected for ventilating purposes, only said ven
tilating pipe TO extend at least TWO feet above
the roof In which case the area of the special
vent must be increased as II passes upwards
so as 10 correspond TO the combined area of
all branch vents passing into II, or by some
approved automatic vent. Approved mechan-
l. al trap may be substituted where il is neces-
sary or advisable, but only on special permit
from the Plumbing Inspector.
SECTION Is. Overflow pipes from fixtures
In each case must be connected on the inlet
side of the trap of the same fixture.
SECTION 10. No safe under any fixture shall
be provided with any drip, waste or notice
pipe connecting with any. soil or waste pipe.
The waste-pipe from refrigerators shall in no
case be directly connected with any soil or
waste pipe or with any drain or sewer.
SECTION 20. Water closets must never be
in an unventilated rOOmor compartment IL ID
can be avoided. In every case the compart-
ment must be open to the outer air, or be ven
tilated by means of shaft or air duct Pan
closets and hollow plunger closets are pro-
SEcTIoN 2l Water closets when placed in
the yard must be SO arranged as TO be conven-
iently and adequately flushed, and their
water supply pipes and traps must be pro-
tected from freezing. The compartment of
such water closets must be ventilated.
SECTION p. Rain water leaders must never
be used as ,sOil, wa te or vent pipe, nor shall
any soil waste or vent pipe be used as a
leader
SECTION. % No steam exhaust, b1ow-off or
drip pipe from a steam boiler shall connect
with the sewer or with any drain, soil pipe or
waste pipe. Such pipes must discharge into a
tank or condenser frOmwhieh asuitable outlet
to the drain may be provided.
SECTION "a. Every plumbing system which
/ cludes water cloeets, and soil pipes leading
from water closets, including those altered OF
extended must lie tested by the plumber by
the air test, in the presence of the Plumbing
Inspector; all joints must be made tight
and other openings made impervious to
gasses. Defective pipe must be removed
and replaced by sound pipe.
SECTION % Any person or persons or cor
poration offending against or violating any OF
the provisions Of this ordinance shall upon
conviction thereof pay a penalty Of five dollars
for the first offence, and for the second and
each subsequent otfense the sum Of ten
dollars.
SECTION 90 The Plumbing Inspector may
at any time be removed from Office for negli.
gence or malfeasance and such removal shall
be effected by a two-third vote of The
Council"
Passed at the City Hall May %. 1882
Returned, vetoed by the Mayor, June 4th
1889.
Passed over the veto by the following two.
thirds vote of the Council, June 5th 1889.
Yeas Messrs. Ayars, Baugh, Beale, Davis.
Dilln, Forrest, Mcbride, McGonigal, Me
Kenny, McMenamin. Quinn, Ryan, Sawdon
Sharkey, Shea, White and President Farra.-i7
Nays-Messrs. Bowers Chambers COley
Hawkins johnson, Mccall, Moore and Rob
erts.-S.
Attest, J. G. FARRA,
A. +. MEssICK. President of Council
Clerk.
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