Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-31
BY AUTHORITY
AMENDMENTS TO PLUMBING
REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD
OF HEALTH FOR HONOLULU
DISTRICT.

REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD
OF HEALTH FOR HONOLULU
DISTRICT.
At meeting Of the Board Of Health
held on the 26th day Of December,
1900, the following Plumbing Regula.
lions of the Board of Health for Ho
nolulu District were revised and
amended SO that the said sections
shall read as follows:
Disposal OF Plans. Section 4.-when
"A permit is issued the application
signed by the Master Plumber, TO.
gether with the plans and speciflca.
tons, shall be filed with the Inspector
Of Plumbing. and shall thereafter re.
main in the custody of said Inspector.
when II is desirable to make any
changes in the plumbing work from
that specified in the permit therefor,
the plumber shall give notice to the
Inspector of Plumbing, presenting the
original permit for changes and alter.
atoms The Inspector shall be mott
fed when work is ready for inspection
and test, and all work shall be left
uncovered for examination until such
test has been completed.
HOUSE SEWER.
Section Z. The term house sewer
is here used to designate that part q
the drain between the sewer or cess.
pool and to within b feet OF any build
ing. It shall not be less than inches
or more than inches in diameter, and
may be Of cast iron pipe or salt. glazed
vitrifed sewer pipe. and shall be laid
to true grade. Changes in direction
shall be made by "Y" branches and
bends. II vitrified pipe is used II
snail have fall of at least one-quarter
of an inch to the foot, the joints shall
be made Of mortar composed of equal
parts of Portland Cement and clean.
screened sand; said joints to be cov-
cred with cloth in laying; a disk en-.
tirely filling the pipe shall be kept IN
the pipe and drawn forward as each
length is laid. II cast iron pipe Is
used 1t shall be OF the quality known
as EXTRA HEAVY. and 1t shall have
a fall Of not less than three-sixteenths
Of an inch to the foot. There shall he
no obstruction to the free flow Of air
in the house sewer when connected
with the public sewer.
HOUSE DRAINS.
Section 8. The term house drain is
here used to designate that part of
the drain under the first floor Of the
building and extending five feet out.
side Of the walls of the building. The
house drain shall be of iron pipe not
less than four inches in diameter and
shall have a fall of not less than 3-l6
of an inch to the foot In buildings
OF one story the grade of cast iron
pipe commercially known as STAN.
nARD may be used above the ground
only. In buildings of over one story
the grade of cast iron pipe CONNER.
cially known as EXTRA HEAVY shall
be used. 1t shall be securely ironed to
walls or laid in trenches OF uniform
grade or suspended to floor timbers
by strong iron hangers as the Plumb
ing Inspector may direct. The house
drain must be continued unobstructad
and undiminished in size, to at least
two feet above the highest line Of the
roof, and the open end must be ct
least ten feet from any opening in thu
building and from any adjoining build.
ing.
SOIL PIPE.
Section Q. The term soil pipe is
here used to designate the vertical
pipe to which one or more water clos
cts and other fixtures are connected.
1t shall be OF iron pipe not less than
four inches in diameter, and II of cast
iron, in buildings of over one story,
shall be of EXTRA HEAVY grade. it
shall be continued unobstructed and
mdiminished in size through the roof
the same as the house drain. Horizon.
tai soil and waste pines are prohibited.
A wire guard shall be put at the top
Of the soil pipe.
IRON PIPE.
Section 10. Iron pipe may be of cast
iron or Standard wrought iron pipe
galvanized. All cast iron pipes must
be thoroughly sound and Of uniform
thickness throughout All cast iron
pipes shall ne covered inside and out
side with coating of asphaltum Ut
other preparation equally as good.
Changes in direction shall be made
by Y branches and bends. Sanitary
rs may be used in vertical runs. Brass
clean-out connections located in acces.
sible places must be put In a house
drain at the foot OF each vertical riser,
and ut every change In horizontal di.
reCtiOn OF the drain, Tin pines an I