The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-03-16
ORDNANCE NO. .A13o4.

prescribed by the Board of Health
of the. city of Spokane. Washing
ton and inspection of the plumbing
and sewerage placed in or in con-
nection with any building. in said
city of Spokane, and repeating Sec
ton So of ordinance No. A3S5. en-
titled "An ordinance to regulate the
construction, alteration, repairs and
gemoval of buildings IN the city
Of Spokane. Washington" passed
March 7th. 1898: and the first and
second sub-sections or subdivisions
of Section of ordinance No. A4S6
entitled AN ordinance relating to
sewers and drainage passed Au-
dinances in conflict with said rules
and regulations, and providing a
penalty for the violation of said
rules and regulations, passed Feb
The city of Spokane does ordain as
follows:
Section /. That Section 16 of ordin-
ance No, ASH be amended SO as to
read as follows:
Section 16. There snail be a clean
the foot of each vertical line of soil
pipe. Immediately inside of the foun-
dation wall and in Ill sink waste
pipes. All clcan-ours shall be closed
kept accessible.
Section 2. That Section 10 of or
dinance No. ASH shall be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section 10 When fifteen or more
fixtures discharge INTO line of soil
pipe, said soil pipe shall not be less
than five inches in diameter: in all
other cases the soil pipe receiyinS the
discharge of water closets shall not
be less than four inches in diamete
and all soil and waste pipes shall
have a fall of At le"st one-qnarter
a of an inch pc: 1.ot No double
n Sln oil 10 ir,S oil
or waste pipes below the highest fix
ture. All openings in soil. sewer
waste. or vent pipes. left for future
use, shall be closed by plugs. screwed,
caulked OF soldcre,l in.
Section $. That Section p of or
dinance No. ASH shall be amended
so as to read As follows:
Section - Joints in cast-iron pipes
shall be made with pure lead. well
caulkcd and no pal.!t, varnish or putty
will be allowed until the Joint has
been tested; joints i'll wrought-iron
pipes shall be screw joints; joints in
load pioss shall he in all cases WHIP,
ed: joints between ,ead and wrought
iron pipes shall be made by east or
drawn brass s,iew nipples. hetween7
lead and clst-iror pipes. with brass
the iron pipe. All trap screws shall be
wiped
Section 4. That Sec.ion % Of or
dinance No. ASH shall be amended so
Section %. Each and every trap
shall be ventilated by an air or vent
pipe. In cases where the trap Is two
g. inches or less the vent pipe shall
away from the water line of the
trap. In cases of large sized traps.
vent pipes shall start from the lead
bend. except slop sinks on trap stand
ards. All vent pipes shall be of gall
vnnized iron. brass. lead. or cast-iron.
The branch tee Of vent pipes shall be
set at least three go feet above the
floor All vent pipes shall se provided
with trap screws. watch shall be ac-
cessible. No rubber couplings or SOL
der unions shall be used to connect
vent pipes.
The highest water closet. when To-
Gated within two CD feet of the main
soil pipe. and when there are no fix
lures above it. need not be separately
ventilated. when ventilated fixture
empties into lead bend. There shall
pipe used above the floor in all vent
connections. Sanitary fittings used
to connect vent pipes shall be either
reversed or inverted.
dinance No. ASH shall be amended so
as to read as follows:
Section %. All vent pipes exceeding
thirty 800 feet in length shall be in
thirty $500 feet or minimum thereof
The size of vent pipe connection ex-
| cept for water closets and slop sinks.
shall not he less than that OF the
| trap which 1t serves. The size of
| vent pipe connections for water clos
| cts and slop sinks shall not be less
| than two CD inches Vent pipe con-
nections from not more tnan two ca
| q Il inch waste pipes. may be com
| bined and vented into a one and one
quarter ak inch vent pipe. Vent
pipe connections from not more than
] txaA fxft lao
half Il " inch waste pipes. may be
| combined and vented into a one and
one-half q " inch vent pipe. Vent
| pipe connections from not more than
! seven ca fixtures having two (D
inch waste pipes or less may be COM
binod and vented into n two CD inch
Vent pipe. Vent pipe connections
from not more than six (6) water
" combined and vented into two
| CA inch vent pipe. Vent pipe con-
uoctions from not more than eight (Sl
fixtures may be combined and vented
two feet above tho highest fixtures.
Combined vent pipe connections from
more than eight (Sl fixtures shall
be carried separately through the
roof and properly flashed with lead
Section t. That Section "a of or
dinance No, ASH shall be amended so
as to read as follows;
section 81, All sewers. soil and
waste pipes shall be as direct as pos
stble; changes I'm direction of horizon
tai pipes shall be made with a Y or
half branches, or one-eighth bends /;
off sets shall be made with As degree
bends or similar fittings: sanitary
tees shall be used In vertical lines
only; no one-quarter bends shall be
used unless unavoidable. and shall be
especially set forth IN the plans and
specifications.
Section Z. That Section 25 Of or
dinance No. ASST shall be amended so
as to read as follows;
| Section %. All main sewer, soil or
waste pipes shall be carried undi-
minished In size, to height OF at
least eighteen inches above the main
roof. properly flashed with lead or
copper flashing. In cases OF roofs
OF tenement houses. or roofs used for
seven 60 feet above the roof ard be
roofs, when within fifteen feet OF
diminished In size above the nearest
cowls. ventilators. or return bends
put ON the ends of the pipes above
the roof.
Section 3. That Section 81 OF or.
dinance No. ASH shall be amended 50
as to read as follows:
Section ~. Traps and branch waste
pipes shall be OF the following sizes;
Inches.
For basin and pantry sinks. ..1H
STOP SINKS .................2