The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-11-05

wall or pier. nor nearer the point OF
entrance to line II building wall than
5 feet, From this point on to 2 feet
above the roof. Pipe must be iron, No
pipe shall be less than 4 inches
diameter.
Ia All sewers must be run In q
separate ditch from the water pipe,
and q reasonable distance theretrom,
In the Judgment OF the Manager.
When water pipe crosses sewer pipe,
a coupling must not come nearer than
4 feet of the latter, ever II Pipe must
be cut to avoid the same,
(Sl Every premises shall be sep
arately and independently connected
with the main sewer,
gl Slop sinks in yards are to be
built according 10 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
strainer.
(101 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 ara
made.
t1ll Alterations and additions to
old work must be remodeled according
to these rules.
(l2) At bottom Of vertical cast iron
pipe there must be SOS a Y and one
eighth bend with brass clean4out. All
iron pipes and stacks must be put up
straight and we'll fastened with iron
straps OF pipe hooks. II Offsets OF
bends are used in the stacks, they
must Rt up we'll under ave OF houses.
or any distractions to be passed.
(l3) II two or more fixtures are on
a stack, all lower fixtures must be
back vented an deach vent must on
ter stack three or more feet above top
fixture, OF must 30 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, q brass cleau.eut must be- left
every 25 feet,
(14) All fixtures must be well
trapped before entering iron stack,
Any fixture more than 5 feet from said
stack must have IA separate vent
through the root.
Cl5) All traps for closets must be
within IA 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
7, or a sanitary away fitting. From
trap to floor must be a brass or com,
binatfon ferule. II brass, it must be
put together with a wiped joint, and
the lead must BIO left long enough to
be well Hanged on floor.
(lG) II stack from yard closet liz
within 10 feet Of main building. It
must extend two feet above main
building.
(17) 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.
(18) All traps must be put in per.
fectIy 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.
(19) Waste pipes for wash stands,
bath tubs and sinks, must not enter
the main stack under the closest At,
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 Finch brass nipple or combina,
ton ferule. If lead, it must be wiped
on to the lead waste pipe aud well
caulked into the iron fitting at the
bottom of the stack.
(20) All cast iron pipe shall be put
together with well eaulked okum and
molten lead poured in and caulked SO
as to stand a test of filling the pipe
with water above the roof.
t2ll The master plumber must no,
tify the Manager in writing that the
work is ready for inspection, and not
before he has a test on 1t. The Man,
ager will then have the water turned
on the entire system and 1t 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
o'clock p. nj,
(22) All supply pipes, when cor
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
This lead pipe must be bent into S
shape to allow of movement due to ex
pansion and contraction in pipe. AL
service pipe under ground to be leat
or galvanized iron. Lead pipe to be-
what Is known as extra strong" and
weigh, per foot
For %lnch pipe .....2 pounds
For h-inch pipe .....2h pounds
For %-lnch pipe .....3 pounds
For Minch pipe ....3k pounds
For finch pipei.....4A pounds
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