The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-08-16

Soil, waste and vent pipes IN an cx-
tension must be extended above the
roof OF the main buildlag. when 9TH
erwise they would open within twenty
feet Of the windows OF the main or
adjoining ho1se.
Joints.
Sec % All joints in iron drain
pipes. soil pipes and wacte pipes except
where screw joints are used, must be
so filed with oakum and lead. and
hand caulked as to make them gas
tight
All connection Of leaj pipes must
be made with a bra,3 or lead sleeve
lead pipe put in the hub Of the branch
OF the iron pipe and oaulked with lead.
The lead pipe must be attached to the
;errule by a wiped joint.
All connections Of lead. waste and
vent pipes shall be made By means Of
wiped joints.
Sec. "a Every waite closet. urinal.
sink, wash tray, bath tuo aad every
tub and set Of tubs must be separately
and effectually trapped Drum traps
shall be used for all bs'h tubs. Traps
must be placel as nea: the fixtures
as possible, and properly ventilated.
except in water closets outside Of
houses. in such closets the trap aad
flush valve shall be placed below frost
line and no flushing tank TO be used
In connection Herewith except auto
matic flush tank. In no case ihall
water from bath tubs Jr other fixture
be connected with the water closet
trap. Sinks in all packing houses.
butcher shops. lard rerlering estab-
'ishments. hotels. rest1u ants, beard
ing houses and laundies shall be
provided with 81 itabl4 greas, trap.
Wash rooms for carriages must be
provided with proper means for in
tercepting mud.
Vent Pipe.
Sec 25. Vent pipes from al. 6xt-
iIss, except water closes ard slop
hoppers shall not be of less size than
one and one-f0Trth inches in diameter
and when two fixtures connect in the
seme vent. It shall not be less ;haa
one and OF half iches in diameter,
when three or four fixtures are con
nected to the same vent, it shall not
be less than two inches in diameter
all above four fixtures the vent mus.
be four inches in diameter. All water
closets must be back air vented with
not less than two-inch pipe in diam
eter from closet TO main vent or stack
which must not be less than four
inches in diameter, except syphon Jets
and approved pattern wash down clos
cts, and they not over six feet from
main stack and vent pipe.
Sec 26 Rain water conductors
shall not be connected with the sew
ers without a special permit.
Sec. 27 Overiows from fixtures
must. in each case, be connected on
the inlet side Of the trap.
Water Closets.
Sec. 2S. Water closets must be
made Of iron enameled inside or glaz-
ed earthenware. all exposed, the
woodwork to consist OF seat, tank and
back only. In no instance will any
wood casing be allowed. No pan
closet, long hopper, or plunger closet
with direct supply OF any kind will
be allowed except in prisons or asy-
lums, then the latest improved prison
or asylum closet must be used. No
closet not having walls flushed at each
discharge or ventilating space shall
be used, except syphon jets. Each
water closet shall be supplied with
an individual tank and no flush pipe
lhl HuAh nhdAi w ANo0 AAeA 'AN eAN
one-fourth inches in diameter, no tan
shall be used OF smaller size than
the standard FIVE gallon tank, and
shall be set to flush no. less than four
gallons OF water at each discharge. A
stop cock shall be placed next to the
floor on all closet supply pipes.
Sec. 20 Exit pipes to all fixtmes
except water closets shall Le furnis
ed with suitable permanently attach
ed strainers. No person shall place
or suffer to be placed, any bulky sub
stance in any sewer opening, or In the
house connections, or private drains
connecting with any public main OF
lateral sewer or any substance hav
ing a tendency 10 obstruct the free
nowage Of said sewers, or to damage
them in any way.
Penalty