The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-31
inches for sixty additional feet and thre,
inches for eighty additional feet.
TRAPS

TRAPS.
Sec. IL Every sink. bath tub, water
closet, urnal, wash tray and every fixture
having a waste pipe shall be separately
and independently trapped with a water
sealing trap placed as near the fixture AS
practicable, and in no case shall a tran be
more than two feet from the fixture. un-
less permitted by inspector. A grease
trap should be constructed under the
sink of every hotel. eating house and
restaurant of an improved pattern. All
packing houses, butcher shops, lard rem
derlng establishments and laundrieS. shall
be provided with suitable grease trans
All livery stables and hack barns shall be
provided with suitable catch basin. All
traps shall be protected from syphonage
ana air pressure by u special air prevent
pipe OF size net less than one size smaller
than the waste Dipe up to and including
s-inch over two (2) inch and not exceeding
Tour ~ inch. not less than two co inch
vent shall lie used. Such connections
shall be made on crown of trap as near as
practicable, and extend above the fixture
IL serves before connecting with other vent
pipes.
Traps must be placed above floors or in
accessible locations. No trap shall be
placed at the foot of a soil trap.
SEWER CONNECTIONS.
Sec. II. Every house or building here
after connected with the sewer must have
the house drain Constructed of cast or
wrought iron; it must extend at least
three feet outside of the foundation wall
OF the building and must have fall of mt
least one-fourth % inch to the foot; it
should run along the cellar wall wherever
practicable and should be hung in iron
straps securely fastened to the joists. IL
shall be laid In as straight line as possible.
All changes in direction must be made
Win curved pipes and all connections with
branches or sanitary Ups or one
eighth % bends.
VENTILATION
Sec IL. No brick, sheet metal or eartben-
ware fiue shall! be used as a sewer yeutiIa-
tor, nor shall any chimney fiue be used for
that purpose, and the terminals for all
vents must be at least 5 feet from all fiues.
water tanks or air shafts, and in no case
shall they terminate at lower distances
than feet above the gutter windows or |
other openings. When two fixtures con-
meet with one vent, such connection shall |
be made with not less than one and one
nan 40 inch pipe, and for three fixtures |
not less that two 81 inch pipe: for water |
closets between couplings and main vent |
not less than one and oue-half NI0 inch |
pipe shall be used; all main vent pines |
shall he two ~ inch for 60 feet or less: and |
three to) inch pipe may be used for auy |
helgtt above 90 feet, provided that vent /
pipes Tor three or more fixtures with |
waste pipes or inches in diameter
shall not be less than 3 inches for 40 feet |
or less; over ~ feet inch vent pipes shall |
be run straight and direct as Practicable. |
with gradeto prevent trapping by con-
densatior; but In all cases where vent
pipes connect waste pipes, such connec-
lions shall be made six TO- feet above the
highest hXtures In the building, but NAV
be run out separately through the roof |
where one building is attached to or Joins
another OF greater height having windows
Or openings overlooking the lower build-
ing, the terminals of all soil or vent mines
Of the lower building must be at least ten
leet distant from said windows or opeu-
ngS or Carried up above the caves or fire |
wall OF the higher building uudimiuished
N size.
WATER CLOSETS.
Sec. Il Water closets must never be
laced IN AN unventilated room or COM
oartment. In every case the compartment
must be opened 10 outer air or be veuti-
ated by means OF shaft or air duct with
IL least Jour square ieet of area To every
DOM opening into said shaft. No nan |
,loset. pluager closet, direct pressure
hopper closet or any direct pressure closet
hail hereafter be placed in any building
n the city o. Wichita. Pluuger closet
may NC uSsu bS special permit or city |
nglneer and sewer inspector All water
!o>ets Ia The house must be supplied with
water from tanks. Interior water closets
must never be supplied directly from the
ATTY supply pipe. a groop of closets NAV
&c supplied from one tank, but water
ioset> on different floors will nos be per.
;iit'ed TO be flushed from one tank ANY
outside vaults now erected and being used
or water closets IL Rear OF business build
ngs, restaurants ar hotels, shall be sun
lied with sanitary fixtures as described In
hls ordinance or cease to be used for
'ater closets within thirty days after the
a>sage OF this ordinance upon owner.
gent or occupant being notified by in
pector Of sewers
SAFES
sec 10 Every sale under basin water
Io>et or other fixture except Urical Shall
drained by special pipe of lead or iron .
OF less than one 81 inch in SIZE, and not
lreetly Connected with any soil pine.
rain or sewer Snd shall be made 10 dis
barge on hoor 81 cellar or over sink. All 7
rinal safes shall be of the same material
I'D must be made to discharge in
iniiar manner 10 above. No waste
pc from refrigerator or
her receptacle in which provisions are {.
sred shall DC connected with any drain. I,
VI or Waste pipe, suSa waste pipe shall I,
50 arranged a. 10 admit frequent q