La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-06-25


tacscd 70 the n" branch shall b. curved and
set 80 A. 10 give good faI into ths sewer
The pipe shall be laid on nm even 9rade Of
not iess than one fourth Of an inch to the foot.
unless ny special permit OF tl,e superintendent.
IN which case provision must b. made for
regular and efbctcnt nushinx.
Curtesi pipes shAii BE- used for every defec-
tion from straight line Of more ihan sig
inches In two feet
The joints OF the eartbenvarc pipes shall be
and pure cement OF nr>s quality: the joints OF
the iron pip-s shall be OF nakum and LEAD "
The ends Of ali private sewers not immed.
lately connected With the plumbing fixtures
shall DO securely eias-d by water.tisht imper-
he soiderci;if cast iron pipe = cast iron plug
must be caiked In with the lead.
See. IL All materials used must be of good
quality and free from defects: the work must
be eiecatcd Ia thoro gh and workmanlike
manncr.
FnDm point three feet outside the fouuds-
ton walls of building no material msy be
used within the building and connecting with
the sewer for >oil. waste or vent pipes, other
leaded Joints, or lead pipes with soidersd or
wiped joints. Cement or putty Joints. tin or
sh, = l IRON pipes; whether galvanized or not.
No soil or waste pipe shall have fall of les
than one inch In ten feet.
See -. All cast iron pipes must be anupd.
free from holes cracks and OF the grade
known In commerce as standard or extra
heavy. coated with tar or asphaisum.
All wrought iron pipes must be OF standard
weight
All fittings used In connection with .nch
gusi,y. where lead pipe Ia used ta connect
fixtures with vertical soil or waste pipes. or TO
connect traps with vertical vent pipes IT unuss
not be lighter than the light pipe"
The arrangement OF the soil and waste pipes
must be As dir,ct as possible. The drHin. coil
and waste pipes aud traps should. II practics.
BILE, b. exposed to view mt all times for ready
Inspection and for convenient repairing
wb.n necessarily placed -ithin partitions or
should BE- covered with wood work 40 fastened
wifh screws ~ To be readily removed.
sc. ~ main wasts~pipe Into which wash
basins bath tubs or Kitchen sinks discharge
ipns, b. az least two inches In diameter. with
oo.- aud ouc-haif inch branches
The mai pipe from the sewer connection TO
tbe no - trap must BE- at least four y Inches
Ia interior diameter At every point No trnp
or any manner OF obstruction TO the free How
Of air through the whole course Of the main
house sewer or soil pipe ~ II be allowed.
This may be secured by an untrarped main
house sewer and soii pipe. or II n trap is
placed in tho main soil pipe. by u vcntiiatipg
pipe leading To the roof from the lower side Of
III. trap and "a fresh air inlet connecting with
tbe fooi of the main soil pipe just above the
trap.
Ever, vertical soil and waste pipe must hc
eStrndcd nj icast two feet above the highest
diminished size, without return bend. with
open basket end IL must not be open near n
window nor an air shaft which veniilntes liv-
Ing rssOns
SOIL. waste and vent pipes In an extension
must be extended above the roof OF the main
sithin senty feet OF the windows OF the main
house or The adjoining house
sec % All joint, or iron drain pipes. eI
cept where screw Joints are uSsi. must he sn
filled with oakum and lead aud hand cilked as
Ia make them gas tight.
All connection ot lead pipes with iron pipes
must be made with q brass or ]. ad sleeve or
ferruic of the same size as The lead pipe. put
~ the hub of the iron pipe and caiked with
lead The lead pipe must be- attached to the
y "a
All connection OF lead, vent or waste-pipes
shall be made by mean. Of wiped jciuts.
Sec q. Before the futures placed in
connection with the plumbing Ia any house or
building. and before the soil pipe Is connected
nil openings into IL below the top. shall he her
medically scaled: the pipe shall then Is. nied
with wafer To u, top. and every Joint b. care
fnlly examined for leaks. Work already In
place will he examined by the peppermint
other test. Defective pipe discovered must be
removed and replaced by sound ones, and all
defective 1oipts made tight. aud every part OF
tn. work be made 10 conform 10 these r les
ard regulations, aud subject to the approval
of the superintendent
Ia cases where plumbing work has been
Completed in n building before thts~s, rules aud
nsi,iat.uns cstne In fore. IL the plumbipx
has been ionc In uessordance with these rules
knu fexli Itions. permits will he granted for
with the newer An In new
work. but in case the plumbing is not done in
accordance with these rules and regulations.
s0Ch attentions shall be made as the superin.
tcndeni may di'ect tn make the plumbing
t~ANt ~ ptr-put IN tns nOuke. anu
such ns TO be- no sourvc Of injury or stoppaRe
to the sewer. In all cases the soii-pipe shall
pase through and above the roof Traps are
to he ventilated. fixtures and pipes clean, and
waste and ,oii pipes are To have sufficient fall.
Sec. e. Every water closet. urinaI. sink.
wash tray. bath-tnb. and every tub or set of
Trapped Traps must be placed ms near the
fixtures as practicable. la no case shall water
from bath-tubs or uther fixtures be connected
with the water closet trap.
sinks and all packing houses. butcher shops,
lard rendering csta blishments. hotels. rcs,aur-
anis. boar ding houses and iaandrics shall be
provided With suitable grease trap. WASH
rooms for carriages must bc provided with
proper means for intcrceptiDg mud.
Ss-c- -. Traps must be protected from
syphonaGe or the waste pipe leading from
them vcntil tied by special air pipe. taken
than two inches In diameter for water closet
trnps. and one inch aud quarter for other
in length. when 1t shall not be less than one
and u half inches In diameter. The vertical
vrnt-pipe for trap, of water closets In build
inss more than four stories IN height, must he
at least three inches In diameter, with two
inch branches to each trap. and for trips for
other dxturs hot less than two inches In
diameter. unless the trap IL smaller, In which
case the diameter of branch veut-pipcs must
b. Of cast or wrought iron and connected to
traps with brass or lead fcrruie.
yentpipes must extend two feet above the
CHEST part of the roof or coping. The exten-
sion not Ia he less than three inches in diane
ter To avoid Ob1ti uction frbIn frost. or they
must he brAnched into soil-pipes above the
inlet from the highest fixtures. They may bc
combined by branching together these which
serve several traps. These air pipes must AL
ways have . continual slope To avoid collect
ing water by condensation.
No trap yeuf-pipe shall be used rs = waste
or sotlpipe.
No hrick. sheet metal, carthcnwnre or
chimney due shall be used rs q sewer ventiia-
tor. nor 10 ventilnfe any trap, drain, soil or
waste pipe.
Sec. -. Every lead safe under wnsl,-trny.
urinal. refrigerator or water closet must be
drained by = special pipe not directly con-
nected with any waste-p pipe. soil-pipe or sewer.
The drip pipe frum rcfftRerstors shall not be
connected directly with the soil. or waste
ptpes or with the sewer.
kain wnter conductors shall not be con-
nected with the sewers without . special
permit.
Sec. =. Overnows from fixtures must, In
each case. be coz necfed on the inlet side OF
the trap
see. Y. Water closets must be Of an ap-