The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-16
LOOKING OUT FOR HEALTH.
CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERED SAM
TATION IN HOUSE DRAINAGE.

Decided Soil Pipes Must BE at Least
Four Inches in Diameter and That
They Must Extend Two Feet Above
Roofs Fifteen Feet From
window or DOor-The Health Off
Ger. MIR. Chapman and Members of
the Plumbing Board Gave Their
Views Upon the QuestiOn-Plumb-
ing in Houses Already Built VIII
Not Have to BE RemOdelled If the
Chief Plumbing Inspector Regards
II as Not Necessary.
The ordinance for the regulation of
house drainage and the house drainage
system was passed by the City Council
yesterday afternoon. More than an hour
was spent in the meeting of the Commit
tee of the Whole where the discussion of
the ordinance took place. When the doors
were opened that those who listed might
enter, everything had been settled, and
the vote upon the measure was prompt
and unanimous.
Two amendments to the ordinance were
offered and adopted. On account of the
many publications of the ordinance it is
probably familiar to householders, to all
OF whom it is of interest. Section is an
important one, and reads as follows:
Connections of primary drains with the
house drainage system of Savannah shall
be made only under the supervision of in
spectors to be designated by the Mayor
and after all plumbing connected there
with shall have been found by the plumb
ing inspector to fully comply with the re-
quirements of this and other ordinances.
A complete record shall be kept in the
Office of the director of public works show
ing their location. date and under whose
supervision made"
To this section, the amendment, insert
ed JUST after land other ordinances"
was as follows: provided that this Sec
tfon shall not be so construed as to re-
quire the remodelHng of the plumbing in
buildings already erected if, in the judg-
ment of the chief plumbing inspector,
such remodeling is not necessary"
The blanks in Paragraph ., of Section },
of the regulations, were so filed by
amendment as 10 make the paragraph
read as follows:
1.-THE soil pipe shall be extended fun
size above the roof of the main house,
and the opening must be at least two feet
above the roof or fifteen feet from any
window or door of the building ld-
joining building. No main soil pipe shall
be jess than four inches IN diameter.
al inH meeting were mayor -ANeES. Al
dernen Bacon. Schwarz Dixon. Tiede-
man. Haas, Graham. Thomas, Mills ard
Doyle. DR.. w. f. Drummer, health officer,
Mr.. w r. Chapman, supervising engi-
neer of the house drainage construction,
Mr.. W. H. Welch, Mr.. John Halligan and
Mr. Frank Campos, members Of the
plumbing board, were present during the
committee meeting, and all We're called
upon to give the aldermen the benefit of
their views and experience in sanitation
and plumbing.
The testimony of all agreed with that Of
Mr.. Chapman, who, in last Wednesdays
meeting of Council, declared that the soil
pipe should be four inches in diameter
and should extend two feet above the roof.
In fact. it was the opinion of some that
the pipe should be even larger for the
carrying away of gases. The plumbers
submitted drawings of various styles of
plumbing bearing upon the question, ard
their evidence was regarded as valuable
by the aldermen.
Householders may begin putting In their
connections as soon as they please. The
work will be subject to the approval of
the plumbing inspectors. No clause in the
ordinance provides an ultimate limit for
the completion of the connections with tie
main system. and. for the present, the
owners of property may put them in when
they please.