The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-29

. lwhere sewer comes nearer surface
use iron pipes), nor nearer any brick
wall or pier, nor nearer the point OF
i entrance to line Of building wall than
5 feet. From this point on to 2 feet
above the roof. pipe must be iron. No
sewer pipe shall be less than 4 inches
inside diameter.
"a All sewers must be run In a
separate ditch from the water pipe,
and a reasonable distance theTefrom,
In the judgment OF the Manager.
When water pipe crosses sewer pipe,
a coupling must not com nearer than
4 feet of the latter, eyen II pipe must
be cut to avoid the same.
49, Every premises shall be sep
arately and independently connected
with the main sewer.
(9) Stop sinks in yards are to be
built according to directions of the
Manager. No refrigerator or recepta-
Gle for food, or drinking or cooking
water shall be connected with the
sewer, but must have a separate sink
in the yard, well trapped and with a
s~trainer.
(l0) Hand-hole traps will not be
allowed except in yard sink, and then
must be well buried in cement. Stone
traps are prohibited, and must be re.
moved when changes or additions are
made.
(11) Alterations and additions to
old work must be remodeled according
to these rules.
(l2) At bottom of vertical cast iron
pipe there must be set a Y and one
eighth bend with brass clean-out. All
iron pipes and stacks must be put up
straight and well fastened with iron
straps or pipe hooks. If offsets or
bends are used in the stacks, they
must fit up well under caves of houses,
or any distractions to be passed.
(l3) If two or more fixtures are on
a stack, all lower fixtures must be
back vented an deacb vent must en-.
ter stack three or more feet above top
fixture, or must go through roof.
Double hubs shall be used only
from the top fixture up.
No fitting shall be used backward.
In all horizontal lines of cast iron
pipe, a brass clean-out must be left
every 25 feet.
t14) All fixtures must be well
trapped before entering iron stack.
Any fixture more than s feet from said
stack must have a separate vent
through the roof.
tl5) All traps for closets must be
within ID inches of same. No hand.
hole traps shall be used. All traps
must enter main stack with a Y and
one-eighth bend, or a 4-inch sanitary
t, or a sanitary Sway fitting. From
trap to floor must be a brass or com
blnation ferule. If brass, 1t must be
put together with a wiped joint. and
the lead must be left long enough to
be well Hanged on floor.
(16) If stack from yard closet Is
within 10 feet of main building, it
must extend two feet above main
building.
90 Wastes from bath tubs, wash
stands, urinals or sinks, must be lead
pipe not less than IA inch, with traps
the same size. All traps for such fix.
lures must be close up to same. All
traps must be in place when work is
tested, with end tightly sealed or sol.
dered up.
, (l8) All traps must be put in per
fectly straight, and will not be al.
lowed pulled out of shape, because of
danger of breaking the seal. No black
iron or galvanized pipe will be al.
lowed for waste pipe.
t19) Waste pipes for wash stands,
bath tubs and sinks, must not enter
the main stack under the closest fit.
ting. Openings for these fixtures
must not be less than two inches.
They must be in a good sanitary loca.
ton, and be connected to iron pipe
with a 2-inch brass nipple or combina-
tion ferule. II lead, it must be wiped
on to the lead waste pipe and well
caulked into the iron fitting at the
bottom Of the stack.
, (2O) All cast iron pipe shall be put
together with well caulked okum and
molten lead poured in and caulked so
as to stand a test of filing the pipe
with water above the roof.
CID The master plumber must no
tlfy the Manager in writing that the
work is ready for inspection. and not
before he has a test on it. The Man.
ager will then have the water turned
on the entire system and it must stand
full OF water for Is minutes. No paint.
putty or cement shall be used until
after all pipes and joints have been
tested and passed by the Manager.
No inspection will be made after s
o'clock p. m.
CID All supply pipes, when con-
nected with cast iron mains, must
have a lead "goose-neck" next to
main, wiped at one end to brass ferule
and at the other to brass stop cock.
h lead pipe must be bent into S
shape to allow of movement due to ex-
pansion and contraction in pipe. All
service pipe under ground to be lead
or galvanized iron. Lead pipe to be
what is known as extra strong" and
weigh, per foot
For &-inch pipe .....2 pounds
For h-inch pipe ....,21s pounds
For %.inch pipe .....3 pounds
For A-inch pipe ...,.34 pounds
For Inch pipe ... Az pounds
For lA-inch pipe .....6 pounds
A curb cock shall be placed at the
curb line, with a curb box over same,
having tpn of how Rrcb with r,,re,ou