The herald., 1893-05-04
Ordinance No. 1856.
fNEw SERIES,

ulations in regard to plumbing in the city Of
Los Angeles are hereby adopted;
1. The board OF health shall appoint an ex-
amining board to decide upon the competency
of any person to practice the art Of plumbing
in the city OF Los Angeles said board TO consist
OF four members consisting Of. The puilding
inspector, one master plumber one journey
man plumber and the health officer. This
board shall serve during the pleasure Of the
board OF health and without compensation. lt
shall examine each applicant for registration
as master plumber or journeyman plumber,
the board shall issue its certificate TO him
through its secretary, and no person shall pc
entitled to registration as plumber until no
presents such certificate TO the health officer,
2. Upon presentation Of this certificate to
the health officer he shall, after registering the
name and residence or place of business OF the
applicant, issue 20 him certificate OF rcgistra-
tion, which certificate shall entitle the person
to whom ii is issued 20 practice the art Of
plumbing within the corporate limits Of tho
city OF Los Angeles. Notice Of any change in
tered plumber SHAH be Immediately given to
the board OF health, under penalty Of the re-
voking OF his certificate
3. The words "master plumber" in contra-
distinction to lourneyman plumber, in these
rules and regulations shall mean any regis
tered plumber who has a regular place or
stand of business, and who, in addition, may
be the employer Of labor for the purposes Of
doing plumbing work. The words Journey
man plumber" shall mean any registered
plumber who works for a master plumber.
4. on and after the passage of this ordinance
no person shall conduct plumbing business
within the city Of Los Angeles without having
obtained from the board OF health certificate
of registration and permit TO practice ns n
master plumber. All certificates shall expire
on the lst day of July of each year, unless 9th
erwise revoked. No certificate shall be valid
for period longer than the year or part of the
year for which said permit may be granted.
NO muster pinnper shall allow or eilpl9y
Any violation of this provision shall be suth-
cient cause for the revoking or suspension OF
board OF health. and prosecution under this or
dinance. Nothing In this article however,
shall be held prohibiting the employment OF
regular apprentices as helpers, drain pipe lay
ers, or sewer contractors undcr the supervision
of the registered plumber.
q. Every plumber before doing any plumb
teration of drains sewers, or plumbing within
the property lines surrounding the
building erected or in the course OF
except in case OF repairs, and repnirs are de-
fined TO consist of leaks in draii soil, waste
and vent pipes, and repairs on faucets, valves,
NIT TO do so from the superintendent OF build
ings and no part of such work Shall be exc
cuted until the superintendent Of buildings
has issued permit authorizing the same TO be
done according to the following specifications.
In case That general building work. other than
plumbing, is being done in any building, no
plumbing permit shall be granted until the
general building permit has been issued.
z. Every dwelling house. hotel apartment
house, tenement house. factory, or other build
ing in which plumbing arrangements are to be
placed, shall be connected with the city sewer
when such sewer is provided; but should such
city sewer not be provided, then shall connec-
tons be made with cesspool OF size and depth
as determined by tho superintendent of build
ings, and placed where directed by him All
covers OF cesspools are TO be made stnunch and
firm, capable OF supporting safe load OF 300
pounds per square foot and shall be sunk IS
inches below the surface OF the ground Each
and every cesspool must have a draught hue,
made by causing vitrihed ironstone pipe to run
from the highest part of the cesspool to the
building, and on the southerly or westerly side
thereof, with the end Of vitrined pipe turned
up foot above surface of ground, and from
thence properly cementcd to yitrihed pines
SHAH vertical gnly. ppe made OF No 20 gav
iron well soldered be conducted to an altitude
equal to feet above the highest commence
ment OF sloping portion OF roof. The size of
this pipe shall he inches whore but two clos
cts drain into the cesspool, q when two to six
closets drain, and Inches when the number
OF closets drained therein exceed six
8. No sewer or running traps QSnown here
tofore as fresh air inlet trap9 are TO be placed
IN the main drains before connecting with
cess-pools or street sewers
.. All buildings ARE 10 have the wastes Of
general hNtures run down to below the build
Ing separately and Independently from those
soil pipes draining water closets. All buildings
which cover the entire area OF the lot belong
ing thereto may have fixtures such as sinks
wash basins, baths, and wash trays combine
their wastes with those OF the water closets at
points beneath the building and thus con
noctod with the drains, but all other buildings
not so occupying the entire area of the lot he
longing thereto shall have the wastes of all
sinks, baths, wash basins and wash travs en-
tlreiy disconnected from the drains through
the medium OF iron intercepting hoppers-
made OF size adequate for the receiving the
discharges from such wastes All such hon
pers are to have wnter supply placed above
the same. In the event that it Is required TO
place such hoppers below the level OF ground
as may be the case for basement fixtures then
shall the same be placed within brick or
cement well, y larger in area than hopper
though not by tight cover. The floor of well
to be cemented level with top OF hopper The
water supply to be operated from above the
top OF well BY having pipe run to above the
hopper, All hoppers are to be approved pat
tern and never placed so that any overflow can
enterbeneath the building.
10. All soil and waste pipes within the
building and all drains beneath the building
or in the ground within three feet OF the out
side of the building shall be constructed as
what is known to commerce as extra heavy
castiron soil pipe and fitting, the weight OF
pipe to average as folluws:
2inch, pounds per foot
3-inch, pounds per foot.
4-ineh, 12l9 pounds per foot.
5-inch, 16lS pounds per foot.
6tnch 19]S pounds per foot.
7-inch, 26l9 pounds per foot.
Sineh, 3D. pounds per foot.
l0-inch, 44la pounds per foot.
12-inch, 53le pounds per foot
Standard weight pipe is permissible in de-
tached dwellings OF one or two stories high.
and is also permissible for waste 2ipe eXtsn.
sions and trap vent extensions above waste
usage In all cases. The Durham system OF
Durham pipes and fittings may be used in any
case. All iron pipes and fittings shall be
sound, free from holes and other defects, Of a
uniform thickness, they shall be securely
droned TO walls, laid In trenches to a uniform
grade, or suspended to floor timbers by strong
iron hangers as the superintendent OF build
1ngs may direct All fittings and pipe to be
coated outside and inside with coal tar var
nish, or oXidized by the BNur-Barff process or
any other coating equally good. In MI cases
brass clean-out connection shall be placed in
all horizontal accessible wastes, drains or soil
pipe. Drain and soil pipes shall have uni
form fall of not less than one-fourth of an inch
per foot, towards the sewer or cess-pool; when
such grade cannot be obtained, n special per
nit may be obtained from the superintendent
of buildings for less fall per foot No privy
or cess-pool shall be connected to the street
sewer. Changes in directions shall be made
with regular fittings and connections shall be
made with Y's or sanitary Tvs.
No privy, vault or cess-pool shall be main
tained or allowed in any part of the city where
y sewer exists IN the street or alley upon which
the property abuts.
The connection from the main sewer to con-
meet with the house drain shall be constructed
either OF extra heavy cast iron soil ri pc or salt
glazed vitrified clay pipe and of not less than
five inches internal diameter for drain from
house to property line, nnd laid on grade OF
even descent not less than one-fOurth inch To
the running foot, all joints cemented, and all
pipes left uncovered ntilinspected Nodrains
within property lines outside OF the building
shall be less than five inches and hrgn cb ps
therefore less than four inches, ana when laid
within three feet OF the building they must be
OF cast IRON No horizontal pipes below cell
lar floor shall be less than four inches
H. All soil pipes are to be extended up to n
point six inches above the highest point OF roof
with iron pipe corresponding i'm size to soil
pipe. ln the event that there are two or more
closets, and they are more than 30 feet distant
apart horizontally, then must each additional
SOIL pipe be extended up to the same distance