The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-19
CITY ADVERTIsEMEyTs
WATER TEST on EARTHES DRAIN.


| lie cement and sand mixed in proper Quanti.
ties. Earthen. ware pipes inside OF a building
shall be OF the best hard burned vitrified
| clay, and all joints shall be made TO with.
stand the. water test
MAIN DRAIN TRAP
SEC Q. Every drain shall be trapped with a
running trap of the same size and material
as the drain. and ~ within building such
trap shall be provided with a hand hole for
convenience In cleaning. No connection shall
be made with the drain on the street side OF
said trap. There shall be a fresh air inlet pipe
entering the drain ON the house side OF and
close to said trap, OF a diameter OF not less
than four inches, leading TO the outer air and
opening at any convenient place satisfactory
TO said Inspector
CELLAR DRAINS.
SEC. TO- Tho inclination of water closet
kitchen and all other drains not over six
Inches in diameter, liable TO receive solid sub
stances, shall not be less than one-half an
inch in two feet; and of cellar and other
drains. to receive water only. one.omarter ~
an inch in two feet.
SEC. IL. The inside OF every drain nine.
after IL is laid, shall be left smooth and per
fectly clean throughout its entire length, and
TO insure the same a scraper Of suitable ma.
terial, OF the shape Of the pipe, and slightly
less in diameter, shall be drawn through each
laid.
SEC. IL. The ends of all pipes, not to be i'm.
mediateely connected with, shall be securely
stopped by brick and cement, or other water.
tight and imperishable material.
CATCH BASINS.
SEC. H. All pipes that must be left open TO
drain cellars, areas, yards or gardens, shall
be connected with suitable catch basins the
bottoms Of which shall not be less than two
and one.h half feet below the bottom of the
outlet pipe. the size, form and construction
OF which are to be prescribed by the officer
named in section three. When meat-packing
houses. slaughter houses, lard rendering or
other establishments, hotels or eating houses,
are connected with the sewers the dimen.
sions OF the catch basins shall be required TO
be OF "A size according 10 the circumstances Of
the case. When the end of the drain pipe is
Connected with a temporary wooden catch.
basin for draining foundations during the
erection OF buildings, the drain-layer shall be
hetd responsible for dirt sand or any other
substance getting into the drain or sewer
from such1temporary catch basins
ExHAUsTs AND BLow-orFs.
SEC. IA All exhausts and drips from steam
engines, and all blow-offs from steam boilers
shall hrst be connected with catch basin OF
such dimensions as the officer mentioned in
sectio1 three may prescribe, and in no case
shall they be allowed TO connect directly with
the private or public sewers, without special
permission from the commissioner Of public |
works.
MATERIAL OF vRNTILAToRs. |
SEC. l5. Sewer, soil-pipe or waste-pipe ven.
tilators within building shall not be con-
structed of bricks, sheet-m or eartben- !
such ventilators
RAIN WATER CONDUCTORS.
SEC. 10. All rain water conductors which |
ire carried mp within the walls Of a building |
y ust be OF iron as required for soil pipes.
ram water conductors below windows or
within ten feet Of them must be trapped con
iections with such rain water conductors
liong their vertical course, for the discharge
u sewage OF waste water therein, shall not |
Do permitted.
TRAPS AND BACK VENTS.
SEC IL. Every wash basin, bath.tub, sink,
irlnaI, water closet, or other fixture shall be
trapped close to the fixture as
'ossible. Water-sealing traps of any pattern
nay be used when separate air.pipe connec-
ions from the top OF the same provided,
where separate air-pipe connections are not
rovided, traps which will not unseal shall be
lsed such traps TO be first approved by the
Inspector OF plumbing. All branch lines of
s@aste,pipe, vast fifteen feet or more in length.
bove the roof, or into main soil.pipe above
he highest plumbing fixture.
SEC. 10; when separate air. pipe connections
re provided for back airing traps, they shall
Q OF size not less than the waste-pipe; but
ir-pipes Tor water-closet traps shall be of not |
ass than two-inch bore for thirty feet OF less,
nd OF not less than three-inch bore for
loro than thirty feet. Air.pipes shall be run
; direct as practicable, and shall be OF not
,ss than two'inch bore whore they pass
nrough the roof Two or more air'pipes |
lay be connected together. or air-pipes may
. connected with soil-pipe, such connec-
on shall be above the upper fixture of the
uilding.
DRTPs AND ovERFLows.
SEC. 10 Drip or overflow pipes from the
Mes under water closets and other fixtures, |
T from tanks or cisterns shall be run 20
'me place IN open sight, and in no one case
isii ,s any such pipe be connected directly
ith drain, waste-pipe or soil.pipe
RErRIoERAToRs.
SEC ~. No waste-pipe from any refrigera-
~ or other receptacle in which provisions
re- stored, shall discharge into the soil ofany
'llar bottom. or into the soil beneath any
oor OF any building; or into any waste,
rain or soil-pipe.
WATER CLOSETS.
SEC. Il. Every water closet or line Of water :
osets on the same floor shall be supplied with | !
ater from tank OF cistern. and shall have I
nushing pipe or not less than ono inch in di- a
meter, but this requirement shall not apply d
water closets substituted for vaults, where q
IN same located ottsida ~ tho buildiug | .