The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-29

ing, and Regulating tho Drainage and Plumbing
OF Buildings"
tApprovcd December 2s, 1891
1t is ordained by the City Council OF the City Of
Providence as follows:
SECTION l. Sections 8, T. 8, 16, 81 and % OF chap
ter DVI OF the City Ordinances entitled ',n ordi-
providing for the election OF an Inspector OF
and Tegnlsihng the arsnSss "a and plumb
as follows:
sEc 5. Soil ard waste pipes and their branches
shall be OF iron lead or brass, except In manufac-
turing establishments where acds are sed, in
which case such material shall be used as shall be
approved by said inspector Wooden spo9ts or
carrying sewage. All soil pipes and all
waste-pipes not connected with soil pipes. shall be
extended full bore above the roof without return
bend TO such height as the inspector may desig-
nate when lead-pipe is used for waste.pipe it
shall be tighter than the following weights per
iineal foot, viz ore and Cno-quarter inches, two
and one half pounds; one and one-hais inches,
three pounds; two inches. four pounds; three
inches ave pounds; and four inches, eight pounds
sEc a. iron pipes before being put in place
shall be coated inside and out with coal tar pitch
applied hot, or with paint or with some equivalent
substance Joints shall be run with molten lead and
thoroughycalked and made tight connections oflead
pipes shall be made with fcrrules, OF any material
satisfactory TO the said INSPECTOR which ehall be
Joints where practicable shall be wiped joints In
ali iron and earthern- ware pipes changes In direc-
tions with horizontal pipes shalt be made with Y
branches and suitable bends.
. SEC. v. Every truln tnall ne lfuppeu WIN n rum
ming trap OF the same size and material as the
drain, and II within building such trap shall be
provided with hand-hole for convenience
made with The drain on The street
side q said trap. There shall be fresh air inlet
pipe entering The drain the house side OF and
close TO said trap, OF diameter OF not less than
four inches leading to the outer air and opening at
any convenient place satisfactory TO said Inspector
Clcanouts OF pattern 10 be approved by the In
spector Of plumbing, mus; be located where neces-
sary.
SEc. rs. All rain water conductors which nrc car
ri,d up within the walls building must be OF
iron as required for soil pipe; rain water conduc-
tors below windows within ten feet OF them must
be trapped; connections with such rain water con-
ductors along their vertical course for the discharge
Of sewage waste water therein shall not be per-
mittcd
SRc. 81 Every water closet OF line OF water
closets on the same floor shall be supplied With wa
ter n ON tank or cistcrn, and thal have flushing
pipe of not less than iuch In damctcf but this
requirement shall not apply TO water closets
substituted for vauits. where the same
located outside Of the building proper and
such water closets may be arranged es 10
ceive their supply directly from the main. with
proper fixtures approved by the Inspector Of
Plumbing and Commissioner Of Public Works
Farthen or iron water closets, having traps above
the floor using lead connections. must have a east
brass DANCE, Oiiercd to the lead and boted to trap
OF closet
src ~ Plumbing work shall not he used unless
the has been FIRST tested at The expense Of the
specor with the wafer test or N that Il not practi-
cable, with the ''aiT PRESSURE peppermint other
reliable test, and by him approved IN writing.
A true copy. Witness:
WILLIAM e. CLARKE,
Dcc2e-3t City Clerk.