The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-12-30

be thoroughly sound and Of a uniform
thickness throughout. All cast iron
pipes shall Je covered inside and out
side with a coating of asphaltum vr
other preparation equally as good.
Changes in direction shall be made
by Y branches and bends. Sanitary
It's may be used in vertical runs. Brass
clean-out connections located in aces
sible places must be put in a house
drain at the foot Of each vertical riser.
and at every change in horizontal di-
rection Of the drain. Tin pipes ami
pipes made from sheet metal shall not
be used.
Traps.
Section IL Every fixture having an
open end shall be separately and indie
pendently trapped as near the opening
as is practical. and in no case more
than twenty-four inches away from il
The form of the trap is to be APP
proved by the Inspector of Plumbing.
II shall be placed above the floor il
some easily accessible place approved
by the Inspector Of Plumbing, and Is
so to be constructed that it can BE
readily cleaned. The size of the trap
shall be the same as the waste pipe
it serves, but in no case is it to be
less than IA inches in diameter.
Pantry and kitchen sinks are to De
provided with an approved grease trap
10 be placed as near the sink as is
practical, but in all cases a grease trap
shall be placed Immediately under
the sink Of every hotel. eating house.
restaurant, market or other public
cooking establishment; the form If
said trap to be approved by the Plumb
ing Inspector.
Joints in Traps.
Section Is. All the joints and con-
nections in cast iron pipe shall be
packed WIN picked oakum and run
with molten lead and shall be well
calked, joints and connections in lead
pipe shall be made with wiped joint;
connection of lead with iron pipe shall
be with a brass ring or soldering nip
pie "calked in and wiped joints"
joints in galvanized wrought iron
pipes shall be by screw couplings. the
thread being first covered with lead.
Water Closets.
Section IA. The use of pan closets.
hopper closets and plunger closets is
prohibited, except in isolated out
buildings special permission may re
granted to use the low hopper closet.
The size of the vent pipe to the trap
Of the closet shall not be less than
two inches in diameter, and this must
be increased in size if more than four
closets are vented through one pipe.
All closets or groups OF closets must
be supplied with water from tanks
holding not less than four gallons for
zach closet flushed. and the flushing
pipe must not be less than Ia inches
n diameter TO each closet No water
closet or urinal shall be placed or
in room in which there
S not window opening direct to the
external atmosphere. Where the sup
bly, of water is not ample or regular
or the purpose of flushing Of water
closets, the Inspector of Plumbing
nay require the erection of suitable |
ank as a reservoir from which water |
nay be drawn for this purpose
All urinals or groups of urinals u |
,e supplied with water for flushing |
rom automatic flush tanks or continu- /
,us stream. The floors and sides !
Iround the urinal or urinals shall I've |
overed with non-corrosive and non !
material No safe wastes !
re 10 be used about urinals. Safe
dStcS iIOki oeuri uAtuicS dtc hot ~ .
Ne connected directly or indirectly |
rith any sewer
Waste Pipe.
Section Is The last portion Of Sec
ion Is is amended to read as fol-
ovs:
The waste pipe from refrigerators
r other recepticai IN which provis-
ons are kept shall not connect direct
= with the sewer. but IT shall be trap i
ed and the discharge allowed 10
rip into a sink in daily use. or be
onveyed to the ground away from the
'uiIding. The open end Of waste i
ipes must in all cases be covered /
nth metallic screen not easily re-
loved, that has q mesh not exceeding
4 Of q square inch In area
inks, Stop Hoppers and Wash Trays
Section Is. Sinks. wash trays ane /
lop hoppers Of wood shah not be per
fitted Stop hoppers may be used in /
pen courts and yards when they are
,ade Of mortar masonry at least four
lches In thickness and covering =