Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-09

ameters as follows:
Size Tap. Diam. Pipe. Weight per IT.
8 inch. Z inch. 3 lbs. 10 OF.
Nor shall any pipe be laid between
the malE and curb larger than such
sizes as are used respectively in con-
nection with corporation cocks. The
service pipe used for interior plumb
ing may be of the kind known as
strong lead pipe, but no pipe of light
er weight than this, shall be used un-
der any circumstances. The weight
of this class of pipe to be as follows:
Diam. Pipe Weight per Lin it.
inch. ..............2 lbs. 8 OF.
Z lnch-..........-......3 lbs.
inch. ...............4l lbs.
Sec. 7. There shall be one or more.
stops and waste cocks attached to
every supply pipe at a point in or
near. the building so as to admit of
water being shut off in frosty weather
and the pipes being emptied.
SEC. 8. Streets must be opened in
the manner which will occasion the
least inconvenience to the public, and
admit the uninterrupted passage of
the water along the cutters. No ex-.
cavation in any public place shall be
left open over night and every pre-
caution shall be taken to insure the
public safety, In reflling the trench
the earth shall be put back 10 one foot
layers and thoroughly tramped and
settled with water. The street and
pavement must be restored to as good
condition as previous to making the
excavation, and all dirt, stone and
rubbish must be removed Immediate
ly after completing the work Should
any excavation in a street, alley or
high way be left open or unfinished
tor the space of twenty-four hours or
should the work be improperly done.
or the rubbish not removed, the Water
Commissioner shall have the right to
finish or correct the work, and the ex-
penses incurred shall be charged to
the plumber whose work is finished
or corrected and said expenses shall
be payed by said plumber previous
to his receiving another permit.
SEC. 9. Stop cocks and other ap-
purten ances must be sufficiently
strong to resist the pressure and run
of the water. ALI plumbing shall be
skillfully done and in a manner re-
CURED by the Water Commissioner,
and shall be subject to his inspection
and approval; the quality and pat
tern of all appurtenances shall in a
like manner be subject to his appro-
val
Sec. 10. When an attachment is
made to supply water for building
purposes, the service pipe shall be
carried to the inside of the curb-stone
where a proper stop cock shall be
placed, which shall be kept covered
and locked when not in use, when the
building is completed the service pipe
shall be taken up and the plumber
employed notified to draw the tap
and plug the main, unless it be in
tended to extend the pipe for the sup
ply of the buildings, in which case
application must be made in the usual
manner for attachment.
SEC. IL. Whenever new attach
ments are to be made in place of old
ones, a permit must be made in the
usual manner and the plumber en-
ployed notified to draw the old plug
and insert the new. Only one house
shall be supplied from one tap, unless
by special permission from the Water
Commissioner.
SEC. II Within forty-elgnt hours
after the completion of any plumbing
work, the plumber shall make full
returns to the Water Commissioners
In writing stating the ordinary and
special uses to which the water is to
be applied giving description of the
apparatus, arrangements used and all
other particulars the case may call
for, and shall state the distance in
feet and inches and the direction from
the nearest corner to where the tap is
made, and distance from street line
where stop cock is located, so they
may be located on diagram of taps
and cocks. For any misrepresenta-
ton or omission in these returns the
plumber shall be liable to forfeiture
of license.
Sec. Ii. Before any permit is
granted by the Water Commissioner
for making attachments larger than
one inch, the application must be ex-
amined by him, and he shall mark
thereon his approval or his objections
to the granting of the permit, and re-
fer the same to the Council.
Sec. IA The boring of the pipes
and the insertion of the taps shall be
done under the direction of the Water
Commissioner, who shall be given at
least six hours notice by the plumber.
The main pipe must be tapped on the
top, and in no case nearer than ifteen
inches to either end of the pipe, nor
nearer than four feet to any other
tap.
SEC. 15. No plumber shall put il
any extension of attachments or APP
plance for the use of water IN any
premises within the city without first
obtaining a permit therefor, and with
In forty-eight hours after making any
new attachment or appliance for the
use of water IN any premises, shall
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