Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-01-01


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 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 II 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
each closet flushed. and the flushing
pipe must not be less than IA inches
in diameter to each closet. No water
closet or urinal shall be placed or
maintained in room in which there
is not a window opening direct to the
external atmosphere. Where the sup
ply Of water is not ample or regular
for the purpose Of flushing Of water
closets, the Inspector Of Plumbing
may require the erection Of a suitable
tank as a reservoir from which water
may be drawn for this purpose.
All urinals or groups of urinals 70
be supplied with water for flushing
from automatic flush tanks or continu.
GUS stream. The floors and sides
around the urinal or urinals shall he
covered with non-corrosive and non
absorbing material. No safe wastes
are to be used about urinals. Safe
wastes from other fixtures are not to
be connected directly or indirectly
with any sewer.
WASTE PIPE.
Section IS. The last portion OF Sec
ton Is is amended to read as fol.
lows:
The waste pipe from refrigerators
or other receptical In which provis.
ions are kept shall not connect direct
ly with the sewer. but 1t shall be trap
ped and the discharge allowed to
drip into a sink in daily use. or be
conveyed to the ground away from the
building. The open end OF waste
pipes must In all cases be covered
with metallic screen not easily re-
moved. that has mesh not exceeding
IA of a square inch in area.
SINKS. SLoP HoPPERs AND WASH
TRAYS.
Section 16. Sinks. wash trays and
slop hoppers Of wood shall not be per.
mittei. Stop hoppers may be used In
open courts and yards when they are
! made Of mortar masonry at least four
inches In thickness and covering a
surface at least three feet on all sides
from the place of discharge. The sur
face Of floor shall slope at least two
incncs to the foot toward the center
, where the discharge pipe is located
Tho CG:cr edges shall be level and
shall he at least two inches above the
, slope Of the floor proper. The whole
surface shall be covered with a thick
coat OF mortar made of one part Port
, land cement and one and one-half
parts of clean.screened sand, the sur.
face troweled smooth. The discharge
pipe shall be covered with heavy
metal screen at least Ia OF an inch in
thickness, the meshes not exceeding
Ia OF an inch in diameter, and SO
secured in place that it cannot be re-
moved The discharge pipe shall be
: trapped and the trap vented II within
five feet of any building. n the In
spector of Plumbing deem necessary
an approved dirt.catcher shall be con
structed upon the sewer side OF the
trap. The dirt catcher shall be CT
!, iron or mortar masonry, and shall
be covered with a tight fitting iron
) cover large enough to afford access
' for removing the intercepted dirt and
properly secured in place. Sinks ri
!, faucets for supplying water for do
nestle use. located in open yards
must be placed over a slop hopper
Pantry and kitchen sinks are to be o.
galvanized or enameled iron, provided
however, sinks of wood may be lined
L with either lead or copper, and wher
said lining Is of lead It shall not bt
u less than Ave pounds per foot, ant
: when OF copper not less than sixteeI
u OF. Planished or eighteen OF. sheet
l. They must have strong metallic strain
ers over the outlet to prevent obstruc
y tion Of the waste pipe.
. TRAPS ON MAIN DRAIN AND
FRESH AIR INLET.
Section IS. There shall be trap /,
!, the house sewer whenever 1t Is to 81
connected with the cesspool. The
. style Of trap to be approved by tn
Inspector OF Plumbing. and it shall b,
placed as near the cesspool as prac
ticable.
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