Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-30
SANITARY PLUMBING RULES
TIE Board Of H.slth Acts on Mr..
EdTlrdS Draft.
All Buildings Must Be Connected With
Sever or CesSpOOl -SD Cial Rules
fur Particular Cases.

Sanitary plumbing regulations pre-
pared by Mr.. Edwards, superintendent !
of sewerage construction, were con- |
sidered and passed with amendments, |
section by section, by the Board of |
Health yesterday afternoon.
Sec. 1. Boundary of District Ii |
makes the district take in all the habi- |
table territory from Diamond Head to
the north boundary Of Kalihi valley, |
and from the seashore in front to the |
mountain tops in the rear of the city !
Sec. 2. Sewer Connection Required,
passed with an amendment to desig-
nate the Boards rules as those pro.
mulgated on January %. The section
requires that plumbing fixtures in
every building shall be connected with
the public sewer where such is accessi-
BILE, and where there is no sewer acces-
sble with cesspool constructed in ac
cordance with the rules of the Board of
Health. 1t also requires that the
plumbing and ventilation of every
building be separate and indepen-
dent from the roof to five feet outside
the area occupied by the building.
Sec. 8. Plans of House Plumbing to
Be Filed, provides for such filing with
the Inspector of Plumbing.
Sec. 4. Disposal of Plans, passed with
amendments.
Sec. 5. Defective Work, requires that
defective WORK shall be corrected to the
satisfaction of the inspector.
Sec. 6. Access to Buildings, gives the
inspector the right of access to build.
| ings at proper hours.
Sec Z. Previous Plumbing, provides
| to extend the time for full compliance
with these rules, in the cases of build
ings having plumbing and drainage
| fixtures in use when these rules take
effect, If the Board Is satisfied the work
cannot be done earlier. Deferred un-
| til other sections were considered.
| Sec. s. House Sewer, defines the term
as that part of the drain between the
sewer or cesspool and to within five
feet of any building. The rest Of 1t is
technical description, which the Board
did not profess to understand.
Sec. 9. House Drain, defines the term
as that part of the drain under the first
floor of the building and extending five
! feet outside of the walls. 1t also tech
nically describes the kind of drain to
| be used.
Sec. 10, Soil Pipe, and Sec. II, Iron
Pipe, describes the style and material
of these things.
Sec. ~, Traps, and Sec. 10, Vents, de-
scribes the requirements in those fix
lures.
Secs. IA to II inclusive give descrip-
tions, respectively, under the titles
Joints in Pipes. Water Closets, Waste
Pipe and Stop Hoppers.
Sec. IS, for Manufacturing and Sta
bles, provides that places for the manu-
, facture of poi and for washing car
riages and stalls in stables shall not
| be connected with the sewer except
| they are provided with floor OF wood,
asphalt or cement mortar masonry.
| It also contains provisions for screen
ing the drain mouth and catching dirt.
Sec. 10, Object of Sewers, is all OF
public interest, viz: THE sewers are
designed to provide an outlet for wa
| ter fouled by domestic use. No steam
exhaust or rain water leads or surface
drain shall be connected with any sew
err or with any drain that connects
with any sewer"
Sec. 20 REQUIRES fixtures to be two
| feet above tide level.
Sec. q says 1t is desirable that pipes
and fixtures be left exposed to view as
much as possible, and when covered to
have easy means of access to all parts
of the work.
Sec. 22, Final Inspection, requires all
plumbing to stand either the water or
air test.
Sec. 20, Penalty, makes any person or
corporation violating any OF these rules
liable to a fine of not less than ten or
more than one hundred dollars, each
days failure or refusal to comply with
the rules constituting separate Of
| Tense.
Sec. "a, Interpretation of Rules.
makes such a function of the Inspector
of Plumbing. The Board made 1t sub
| ject to the approval of itself.
Sec. % makes the rules take effect
one day after publication in daily
paper in Honolulu. 1t also contains
four sub-sections defining Duties OF In
spector Of Plumbing. This last part
was not approved.
Sec. 7 was reverted to and transfer
red to the end of the rules, amended to
make the time OF extension subject TO
circumstances in individual cases.
The rules were passed as whole, the
sections to be remembered as required.
:
A splendid pair of anti aIS,