The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-02-12
from Inspector of Sewers and Plumbing


to do so, and same subjected to Inspector
as prescribed under penalty of a revoca-
ton OF his license and fine of not more
than One Hundred ($Ioo) Dollars.
Sec. II. All permits to connect with
the public sewer shall be given upon the
conditions that the Mayor and Aldermen
may at tany time before the completion,
revoke and annul the permit when the
work is not being properly executed.
ana no party interested shall have claim
Oh damage In consequence of such permit
being revoked or annullcd.
sec. IL A licensed plumber who makes
any mouse connections with the public
sewer shall be held responsible for any
damage he may do to the sewer or street.
lie shall restore the streets to as good
condition as they were at the beginning
Of the work.
sec. I3. No person shall directly or in
directly connect any open gutter, cess
pool, Privy-vault, or rain water con-
ductors with the sanitary sewer.
Sec. ID. Every house or building to
be connected with the public sewer shall
be separately connected, unless special
permits is granted for combined connec-
tons in extraordinary cases.
Sec. IS. The house drains shall be OF
TOUR (4) inch, five or six inch diameter,
standard verified salt glazed sewer pine
of approved make from the public sewer
to within three feet of the point of en-
trance to the building, provided same is
not within ten feet of window or door.
The joints shall be made with oakum
gaskets, well corked, AID pure, fresh
ground hydraulic cement of standard
quality, laid in straight lines with a grade
of not less than one foot in fifty feet for
finch, one foot in sixty-fiv for s-inch,
and one foot in eighty feet for 6-inch
pipe. Connections with the public sewer
shall be made by one-cighth 90 bends
to Y branches; all other changes in
direction from straight line shall be
made by curved pipe. (Quarter bends
and tees prohibited.
Sec. 10. The soil pipe shall be of l. inch
diameter iron pipe, extending from the
connection with the house drain (three
feet from the building line) through the
entire height Of the building, and four
(4) feet above the roof at point remote
from any chimney or window when this
Is in the main roof, in case Of shed roof
stack must go to and above main roof
ewes as prescribed, or not within thirty
(3o) feet of window and five feet above
window, fiue or chimney wholly opened
at top and protected by wire basket.
The soil and vent pipe shall be of the
following weight and thickness approx
mately:
For cast iron 2.nch diameter pipe
three pounds per foot. For cast iron
3-inch diameter pipe four and one half
pounds per foot. For cast iron 4-inch
diameter pipe six and one-half pounds
per foot. For cast iron s inch diameter
pipe eight and onc-half pounds per foot.
For cast iron 6.inch diameter pipe ten
pounds per foot.
House traps and fresh air inlets are ad-
vised for secure perfect job and preven-
tation against sewer gass, but only per-
mittcd when they are vented in front of
trap, vent extending to top of house,
separate from house stack.
Sec. II. At at the foot of every line of
soil pipe and kitchen waste pipe and
whenever the soil pipe makes change in
direction in horizontal line there shall
be provided Y's 1.S or 1.16 bends hand
hold clean-outs with brass screw caps, at
everyIplacc where conditions will permit
All kitchen and pantry waste must con-
tinue to stack vent from trap, to enter
same above fixtures Tees and [ ne fourth
bends not allowed. The latter only in
extreme cases, and then only above all
fixtures, and by special permission from
the Inspector, wrought iron galvanized
pipe will only be permitted for back
vents when wholly exposed to view, and
when not exposed to outside atmosphere
and in no cases shall they be smaller
than IA inches.
Sec. IS. Waste and vent pipes from
bath tubs, wash bowls, basins, pantry
sinks, kitchen sinks, slow sinks and other
fixtures may be OF lead or iron of not
more than inches in diameter. The
diameter of lead pipe for the various
wastes shall be as follows, viz:
One wash bowl N inches,
Row OF basins - to ? inches.
One bath tub ~ inches.
Row Of bath tubs inches.
Pantry and kitchen sinks % inches.
Laundry trays inches.
Slop sinks ? inches.
The weight per foot Of lead pipe shall
approximate three pounds for II Inch
| diameter pipe, 4 pounds for ~ inch
diameter pipe, and pounds for 2-inch
diameter pipe. Wrought pipe cannot
| be used in any case for waste. All Joints
in lead pipe shall be wiped solder Joints.
Waste and vent pipes, if made OF iron,
shall fulfill same requirements as pre-
| scribed in section 10. In case where
| lead and iron pipes joins, the joint shall
be made by a brass or tined copper sleeve
| or fcrrule; the joint with the iron pipe
shall be either screw or lead cork with
the lead pipe by wiper solder joint.
Sec. I9. Every sink, bath tub, water
closet, basin, urinal, safe, or other fix
lures shall be separately trapped, and
! back vented. All kitchen and pantry
| sinks to have grease traps Of either brass,
iron or lead not less than inches in
diameter and not less than IL inches
high, with brass screw plates to clean
ont same. Bath tubs to have drum or
| some approved trap with hand hole
cleanout. Every Syphon trap shall have an
| air vent from crown leading into the main
vent or to be conducted separately four
| Cd feet above roof. Anti-Syphon traps
can only be used in extraordinary cases
| by special permission from the Inspector.
The main vent pipe shall be of iron,
generally Of 2 inches In diameter extnnd