The record-union., 1898-01-19
Continued from last week)

Continued from last week.
Section 80. Water closets or urinals must
not be placed in an unyentilated room or
compartment. In every case the room or
compartment must have proper opening
to the outer air, or be ventilated by means
of airshaft or duct, with an area OF
not less than IA square inches, said shaft
or duct not to be used for ventilating any
habitable room or comoartment.
Section 81. No SOIL waste. leader or vent
pipe of any kind shall be built into brick,
stone or concrete walls. When necessary
to conceal pipes of this class they must
be run in suitable reveals or receSses.
Section 80. No closet soil pipe shall be
less than four inches in diameter. When
six more closets are connected to one
soil or drain pipe said soil or drain pipe
shall not be less than six inches in diam
eter, and shall be continued up to and
througl the roof two feet. Branches for
closets shall not be less than four inches
in diameter. Vertical or horizontal lines
of waste pipes with four or more fixtures
connected thereto, shall be not less than
three inches in diameter, extended full size
two feet through the roof: lines with three
fixtures may be two inches in diameter.
Section SO. When plumbing work is suf-
ficiently advanced in any building for in
spection, all soil, waste, drain or air pipes
before being covered I'D. must have all
openings stopped up and be filled with
water The plumber rbe having nFg tb charge OF the
Inspector that such building is ready for
inspection, and said Plumbing Inspector
shall. within eight s working a hoors aI1er ute
if by him found free from leakage and
the work done as prescribed by this ordi-
Board of Health of the City of Sacrament
to, shall Issue certificate to that effect
to the plumber, when the work may be
covered I'D. After all the fixtures in the
building are finished and complete, and
the drains are connected with the ceSSpool,
tn plumber having charge of the plumbing
that such building is ready for. final in
spection. The plumber shall make pep
permint test of such work in the presence
of the Plumbing Inspector. If upon such
test, the Plumbing Inspector is satisfied
that the work has been done in a. thor
ough and workmanlike manner, and no
leakages occur, he must issue a final GER
tificate of acceptance. If any defects are
found in the work. then the Plumbing In
spector shall order them remedied, and
shall cause the plumber to retest said
building. Said Inspector shall not pass
building unless he has previously receiv-
ed plans and specifications for said build
ing.
Section 81 ventilating pipes must be run
with as few bends as possible, and the
branches must be connected to main vent
at an angle not less than forty-five de-
grees and be increased in size every thirty
feet When combined the vent pipes must
be increased in size according to the fol-
In all buildings of four stories or less.
Not more than four water closets shall
be vented into two-inch vent pipe.
Not more than eight water closets shall
be vented into two and one-half-inch vent
pipe.
when nine or more water closets they
shall be vented into three-inch vent pipe.
Not more than six baths, wash basins,
sinks. wash trays or urinals shall be vent
ed into two-inch vent pipe.
Not more than twelve similar fixtures
into two and one-half-inch vent pipe.
More than twelve similar fixtures into
three-inch vent pipe.
Single one and one-half-inch traps shall
be vented by one and one-half-inch vent
nine when the vent does not exceed twen-
ty-five feet When it is in excess of TWEEN
ty-five feet then the entire main vent shall
be of tvro-inch pipe. When one and one
haf-ineh branch vents are used on fixt-
ures the said branch vent shall not ex-
ceed five feet. In the calculation of the
relation of basins, baths and similar fixt-
ures toward water closets, it shall be reck-
oned at four basins, or baths or similar
fixtl res shall equal two water closets, and
so on at that ratio.
Section 80. Every person violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction. shall be fined not to ex-