The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-10
NEW PLUMBING CODE +
IS NOW COMPLETE
Full Text Of the Provisions Adopted by
the Commission.
1T GOES TO THE MAYOR TODAY

All Cnsanitary or unwOrkmanlike
Plumbing Will Soon BE Things Of
the Past in This City..Many limo.
vations Introduced Which Must
Necessarily Immure to the General
Iieaithfuincss Of the City.
Master Plumber NJ. II. Howley, Arch
itect r. l.. Brown. Building Inspector
John Nelson and Health officer w. e
Allen. the commission appointed By
the board of health to draft code
of rules for the regulation Of plumbing
and drainage work, have completed
their task. the code has been approved
by the board and it will to-day prob
ably be presented to Mayor Bailey for
his approval. His signature will make
the measure a law and steps will be
taken to make it operative as soon
as the mayor gives il his approval
For the present the building inspector
will also act as plumbing inspector.
hut it is hoped that at the next meet
ing of the estimates committee a sutti-
cicnt appropriation will be secured t.
establish separate office of plumbing
inspector.
The full text of the code, which -
appended, win not only be OF interest
to the plumbers, whom it more directly
affects. but also every property holder.
Everyperson engaged inthe plumbing
business in the city of Scranton as u
master plumber. journeyman. or en-
plOyer of plumbers. and every person
coming from other places for the puf-
pose of doing plumbing work In the clty
Of Scranton, shall appear in person al
the Office of the board of health ana
register his name and business address
upon forms prescribed by the board
of health and receive certificate of
registry which may. at any time, be re-
voked. by the board OF health for viola
ton of rules made by the said board.
and no person other than registered
pluubr shall be allowed to carry ON or
engage in the plumbing, business. or
make any connection with any sewer,
drain. soil or water pipe, or any pipe
connected Herewith.
Every registered plumber shall give
immediate notice of any change in his
place of business. and upon his retire
ment from business shall surrender his
certificate of registry on license to the
board Of health.
PLANS MUST BE FILED.
Regarding inspection the code pro-
vid,s that the architect. owner or
agent of the property shall file with
the board of health suitable plans Of all
plu nbing and drainage worn. whether
reconstruction, construction, alteration
or repair. which plans shall be- drawn
to scale ana show clearly the loca-
ton OF every pipe fixture and trap
and also the ventilation of rooms in
which plumbing tlXures are to lac
placed. Plans will not be required
in cases of removal of stoppages. re-
Iairs of leaks. and repairs of broken
fixtures. tanks, 'range-boilerS or fau-
Gets When the buildings are situated
together on one street and the plumb
ing is the same in each one set q!
plans only will be Necessary gem
eral plan. however. must be submit
ted showing the location Of the main
house drain and sewer for each house.
Specifications must accompany the
plans Plans and specifications Will
be approved or rejected within twenty
four hours when practicable. A de-
lay Of ten days shall constitute an
approval Work must not be com
menced until the plans and specitica-
tons are approved Notice OF the
commencement of work must be given
the board of health and when the
work Is ready for inspection motto"
shall also be given. Work must be
left uncovered and convenient for exF
animation until inspected and APPROX
ed. Violation of this rule will entail
the revocation of approval and all
work will be stopped. The inspector
must examine the work within two
working days after notice is given.
WORK WILL BE TESTED.
Plumbing work will be tested by the
plumber in the presence of an inspec-
tor, first by the water test and finally
by the improved smoke-testing devic:
or peppermint test. Under the head
of materials and workmanship the fol-
lowing provisions are found:
All materials used i'm the work OF
plumbing and drainage must be of good
quality and free from defects. The
work must be executed in Il thorough
and workinanlike manner.
When house drain passes through
a wall it shall not be built in solid. and
shall have at least a two-inch clear
ance. and the opening shall be covered
by arch or Intel.
Every house Ga double house being
considered as one house) shall be separ-
ately and independently connected with
the city sewer except in cases were
there is building ON the same lot be-
tween the first building and the city
sewer which second building covers
the entire width of the lot. In that
case. the sewer connection of the first
house may be connected with that of
the second, provided extra heavy iron
pipe be used between the two buildings.
and a separate trap and fresh-air inlet
be inserted i'm each. Sewer connections
(by which is meant the pipe between the
city sewer and the point of connection
with house drain) shall in no case be of
smaller diameter than that of the
house drain 1t serves, and when Of ter
ra Gotta pine. not less than six inches
interior diameter: it shall have fall
toward sewer of not less than one
eighth of an inch per foot.
ABOUT LAYING PIPES.
Sewer pipes in yards may be of the
best quality vitrified pipe with cement
Joints. In no case laid nearer than four
feet to any exterior wall of u build
ing, nor in bad or made ground. and
when within four feet of any exterior
of u building shall be of iron. All such
pipe must be not less than three feet
below the surface of the ground.
All sewer pipes and house drains shall
be properly and firmly supported in
eery length of pipe.
A trap must be placed on the sewer
at an accessible point at or near where
1t leaves the building. This trap shall
have u clean-out. which shall be closed
by brass ferrule and trap screw.
Every house drain shall have a fresh
air inlet of not less than four inches in