The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-15

said traps. In no case shall the waste from a
path-tub or other fixture be connected with a
water closet trap.
Sec. %. Traps must be placed a. nsar the
MIXTURES as practicable. Each and every trap
shan be ventilated either by a special vent
pipe OF suitable size extending at least two
rect above the highest part OF the roof of
the mouse Tor into a special pipe erected for
yentilating purposes only, In which case the
area OF the special vent must be increased
as u passes upward 50 as to correspond to the
combined area Of all branch vents passing
approved mechanical traps may be substituted
Wnere IT Is necessary or advisable. but only
on special permit from the Board Of Health.
sec. y. The vent pipe for each water
closet trap shall be at least two inches in
diameter, and for traps under other fixtures
not less than one and one-half inches. When
more than one water closet. the ventilation
pipe shall be three inches with pinch branches.
2 az cases vertical vent pipes must be of
Sec % Vent pipes must extend two feet
ABOVE the highest part of the roof or coping,
IN diameter, to avoid obstruction from snow
or frost, except in cases where the use of
smaller pipes is permitted by the Boaxd OF
Health: These vent pipes must always have
q continuous slope, to avoid collecting water
by condensation.
Sec. 2s. No trap vent pipe shall be used
as a waste or soil pipe.
sec. 2. Overflow pipes from fixtures must
IN each case be connected on the inlet side of
the trap of the same fixture.
sec. z. Every safe under any fixture shall
oe PROVIDED with q waste pipe not less than
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connected with the sewer pipe. The waste
pipe from refrigerators shall in no case be
directly connected with any soil or waste pipe.
the ground.
Sec. %. The sediment pipe from kitchen boil
ers may be eopnected on the inlet side of any
trap.
Sec. 30. Water closets must never be placed
In an unyentilated room or compartment. In
every case the compartment must be open to
the outer air. or be ventilated by means of
a shaft or air duct.
Sec. 81 All wafar a1ouafr u;fbtn t1a bo.,ca
must be supplied with water from separate
tanks or %eisterns, the water of which is used
the same floor may be supplied from one tank.
Pan closets and hollow plunger closets are
Sec. 30. Water closets when placed in the
yard, must be SO arranged as TO be con-
venlently and adequately flushed and their
water supply pipes and traps protected from
freezing. The compartment Of such water
closets must be properly ventilated and light
Sec. SO. Rain water leaders when placed in
side of any building. must be of cast iron
with loaded joints. wrought iron screwed
FONTS or OF copper with soldered joints;
with the drain it must, IL Of sheet metal with
slip joints. be trapped beneath the ground or
Just inside Of the wall, the trap being ar
ranged so as to prevent freezing. In every
case where a leader opens near a window or a
light shaft. it must be properly trapped at its
base. The joint between a cast iron leader
and the roof must be made gas and water
tight by means of a brass ferrule and lead
W SVpPei pPcI properly AcOliiccleO-
Sec. "a. Rain water leaders must never be
used as soil, waste or vent pipes, nor shall
any soil, waste or vent pipe be used as a
leader.
Sec. IS. No steam exhaust. blow-oT or drip
pipe from a steam boiler shall connect with
the sewer or with amy drain. soil pipe or
waste pipe. Such pipes must discharge into
a tank or condenser from which a suitable
outlet to the drain may be provided.
Sec. SO. Every new plumbing system. in
Guiding those altered or extended, must be
tested by the plumber by the air or water
test. in the presence Of the proper officers of
the Board of Health: all defective POINTS must
be made tight and other openings made inn
pervious to gases. Defective pipe must be
removed and replaced by sound pipe.
Sec. 81. Sub-soil drains must be provided
when necessary, and in no case shall these
drains have a direct connection with the sewer
or the drainage system of any building.
Sec. IS. Yards ard open light courts must
always be properly graded, cenented, tagged
or well paved. and properly drained; when
the drain Is connected with the house drain
it must be effectively trapped.