Evening journal., 1889-06-06
ORDINANCES.
n oRDTSANCE

| BE IL ordained by "The Council" Of VIII
mington;
SECTION / On the last stated meeting Of I
| "rhe Council'' in the month Of May, A. D.,
| 1899 and at the same stated meeting in each |
and every third year thereafter The Coun-
| ell" shall appoint some suitable person 10 fill |
( the office OF Plumbing Inspector for the city |
| OF Wilmington, who shall possess all the |
/ qualifications hereinafter provided and whose |
/ duty II shall be to see that all the rules and |
| regulations by this ordinance prescribed are |
properly carried into effect. The Plumbing |
| Inspector hereby appointed shalt hold |
commencing on the first day Of july next |
| ensuing after his appointment. All vacancies |
/ caused by death, resignation or otherwise |
| pointee who shall be appointed to FIJI such va |
1 cancy shall only hold during the residue ~ |
| the term in which such vacancy occurs
! SECTION 2. No person shall be eligible for |
| the office OF Plumbing Inspector, unless he is a |
/ citizen or wilmington, and a practical
| plumber OF five years experience. the PIurnh-
/ Ing Inspector before entering on his duties
/ shall give bond TO THE Mayor and Councilr
Of Wilmington in good freehold security
for the faithful performance of his duties
as prescribed by this ordinance He shall re-
ceiye for ms services salary OF fifteen hun
dred dollars Isl 500 per annum. payable
monthly he shall be charged with the
| inspection OF all Plumbing in all Buildings
and the ventilation of all water closets cess /
| pools and soil pipes and the drain and waste
| pipes from all sanitary fixtures that may be
placed IN any house or houses building or
| Wilmington after the passage Of this ordf
/ nance. He shall make monthly returns To the
city Auditor of All fees collected by him in
/ pursuance or his duties; such returns ehall-be
itemized and sworn to. He shall as far as may
| be necessary for the performance OF his duties
nave, nave sne right 10 enter any building or
/ shall interfere with him in the performance
/ or such duties shall be liable TO fine or not
| less than ten nor more than twenty dollars for
| each offence. The Plumbing Inspector shall
| not engage N the occupation of plumber while
| holding this Office.
| SECTION g. Every person, firm or corpora-
| ton engaging IN the plumbing business or lay
ing OF drains or sewers IN the city of Whining
| ton after the passage of this ordinance shall
| appear in person or by their duly authorized
| representative ut the office Of rhe Plumb
Ing Inspector and register their names and
that purpose, and receive from the Plumbing
Inspector a certificate of such registration and
tPr for SAID sban certificate ,S Of registration
tor for the use of the city the sum of
one dollar sd and no person other than a
| registered plumber shah be allowed to carry
en- OF engage in the plumbing business. or
mike any connections with any sewer drain,
soil or waste plSe, or any pipe connected
ness due notice must be given to the Plumb
ing Inspector.
sRcT5oE 4: Before any portion Of the plumb
ing and draining system OF any building shall
be constructed or Re reconstructed there shall be
furnished to the Plumbing Inspector de-
scription or statement OF the proposed work,
signed by the plumber and giving the number
and kind OF fixtures required, 1he size and
! quality Of drain, waste and supply pipe to be
used, and such other information as will give
hin a complete knowledge of the work to be
e done; the said statement to be made in dupli-
cate upon blanks to be provided by the Plumb
. ing Inspector and when approved by the said
| Inspector, such approval shall bo endorsed on
; one copy OF the statement and returned to
the plumber as his authority for executing
the work. The other copy to be retained by
the Plumbing Inspector. The work must be
executed strictly in accordance With
| the approved statement and descriptions
any alterations must receive the approval OF
| the Plumbing Inspector The regulation also
appiiys ". ~ any iy extension or ALTERATION of old
work, but docs not apply to such work.as may
be classed under the heado repairs
SECTION 8. When the plan ofsany plumbing
or drainage system which includes water
closets or soil pipe leading from water closets
Is filed lin the Office of the Plumbing Inspec-
tora fee for the use OF the city Of 50cts must
be paid 70 defray the expenses Of inspection OF
filing and experimenting the testing OF the
work provided in section "a
SECTION g. The Plumbing Inspector shall
be notified promptly by the plumber when
the plumbing and drainage work Of building
or any portion thereof is completed and ready
for inspection and testing. All inspections
and testings shall be made by the Inspector
within twenty working hours from such noti-
flcatiOn. Any such systems put in and COW
cred without due notice to the Plumbing In
spectOr must be uncovered for examination al
the direction Of said Inspector. II the Plumb
ing Inspector should fail TO make the inspec-
tion within twenty working hours the uncov-
ering shall be done by the Inspector himself
NktIiON q. W ncn TIE water closets or 2
building are 70 be connected to sewer, cess
- pool or vault they must be connected twith
soil pipes not less than 4inches in diameter for
vertical pipes or inches in diameter for hori-
2onta pipe; the latter to havoa fall OF not less
than II Of en- inch to the foot. III horizontal
drains within and TO q distance Of feet be.
yond the wallis Of buildings shall be of cast
or wrought iron, and shall be so located as II
be readily accessible for inspection. Drair
pipes commencing 3 feet beyond and outside OF
the wallis of buildings and con ectlnl
with sewer, cesspo0l or vault, may
be Of salt glazed vitriied pipe not less thar
five inches in diameter. to be laid with fal
of not less than one-quarter Of an inch TO the
foot and to have the Joints well cemented anC
thoroughly swabbed inside so thas no cement
mey be LETT in the drain to make an obstruc
ton
SECTION 3. A running or half IS" trap mus
be placed on ali drains connecting with a pub
lic sewer at an accessible point, either JUS
within the front wall or in n front yard, i
there be such near the building line. Sais
trap must be furnished with a hand
hole plate as an opening for conven
ience in cleaning this hand hole plate or open
ing must be properly stopped and fitted so a
to be air tight. An inlet pipe for fresh air no
less than inches in diameter shall be pro
vided to enter the drain on the house side o
the tran and leading to the outer air at leas
10 feet from any window.
SECTION o. An cast or wrought iron pipe
must be sound, free from holes, and when laii
: under ground shall have a uniform thicknes
Of not less than a Of an inch; when plaee'
t. above ground said pipes shall have uniform
,r thickness OF net less than Il of an inch
" Where the building is over go fee
- high above the curb, pipes Of the followin
ne weishts shall he used with extra heavy fiji
rs tings; two inch. five and one half pounds pc
q lineal foot; three inch, nine and one hal
Il pounds per lineal foot; four inch, thirtee
fh pounds per lineal foot; five inch, seventee
ay pounds per lineal foot; six inch, twent
is pounds per lineal foot; seven inch, twenty
I'd seven pounds per lineal foot; eight incl
thirty three and one half pounds per linea
n foot; ten inch, forty-five pounds per linea
e foot; twelve inch, hfty-four pounds per linea
n foot
~ SECTION TO- All drain. soil, waste, vent an
supply pipes shall be as direct and concen
trated as possible, protected from frost an
readily accessible for inspection and cor
- venience IN repairing. When necessaril
placed within partitions or in recesses in WALL
N | soil and waste pipes must never be covere
" | except with woodwork. said woodwork to 1
NJ so fastened with screws never nails) as to
- readily removed.
SECTIoNll Every vertical soil pipe, vast
pipe and vent pipe must be of cast or wrOugl
- | iron or lead and il must extend full size
least two feet above the roof, except in th
| case OF Hat roof tenement houses, in whic
| case il shall extend at least six feet above II
! roof, and in all cases such pipes shall termiI
| Plumbing Inspector. Each length shall I
securely fastened and in case Of each line
| soil pipe IL shall rest at its foot q
| q pier or foundation TO preveI
settling All joints in case Of cast iro
| drain, soil or waste pipes must be
filled with oa'gum and lead and hand caulke
as to make them gas tight, and the amount
lead used shall not be less than twelve ounce
| to each inch diameter Of the pipe so connecte
| All wrought iron pipe shah have gas tigl
5 screwed joints. All soil pipe shall be at lea'
~ | four inches in diameter.