The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-06-29
Ordinance No. 400.

An ordinance to regulate plumbing and
gas and steam fitting In the city of Nortf
Yakima, Washington. and to provide FOL
testing and inspecting the same, and pro.
vding a penalty for the violation thereof
| The City Council of the City of North
Yakima do ordain as follows:
Section l. All plumbing and gas and
steam fitting hereafter constructed. put
| in and installed within the city of North
Yakima, Washington, shall be made
done performed in the manner and shall
be made. constructed and installed of the
materials, as hereinafter stipulated and
provided, and the same. before use for the
purpose for which IL Is constructed or in
stalled. shall be inspected and approved
by the Plumbing Inspector of the city of
North Yakima.
Section 2. The Plumbing Inspector
shall be notified when any work is ready
for inspection; and all work shall be left
uncovered and convenient for examina
notice shall be sent for any inspection
until the work is entirely ready.
Section g.. The Plumbing Inspector shall
examine the work within one working
day after receiving notice that it is ready
for inspection.
Section 4. Plumbing work shall be test =
ed by the water or five, pound air test,
tor. Such test shall include all sewer.
soil. waste and vent pipes. the lead
branches and ferule joints within build
ings. Weather conditions or construction
permitting, the choice of test may be
made by the plumber; otherwise the test
shall be decided by the Plumbing In
spector.
Section 5. When the work is complet-
ed. final inspection shall be made by the
Plumbing Inspector; and no plumbing
work shall be used until this inspection
shall have been made and a certificate
in triplicate that the work has been ap-
proved has been issued by the Plumbing
Inspector, one to the master plumber do
ing the work. one to be filed with the
city clerk and one to be retained by the
Plumbing Inspector and filed as a record
of his office.
Section 6. Sewer pipes in yards shall
be of the best quality vitrifed pipes
with cemented joints. They shall not be
laid nearer than two feet to any exterior
wall of a building. and shall be laid al
least one foot below the surface of the
ground at exterior of the building. Nc
sewer pipes shall be laid in bad or made
ground; but in such cases sewers be-
meath the ground shall be of cast iron
pipes.
Section I. All sewers. soil or waste
ported by substantial piers. or properly
secured to walls or suspended to floor
timbers by strong iron hangers: When
sewers are necessarily laid below the
floor. man holes shall be constructed tc
give access to all clean-outs
Section s. Rain water leaders shall
pipes; nor shall any soil. waste or vent
pipe be used as a leader. Where the
leader is within the building, it shall be
iron pipe PEGded i in se stss
metal with slip joints and If connected
with the sewer, it shall be trapped: the
trap being arranged so as to prevent
| freezing. In every case. where a leader
opens near a window or light shaft. IL
shall be properly trapped near its base
| The joints between inside iron leaders
and the roof shall be made tight by means
of caulking ferule, and lead or copper
pipe. properly connected to rainwater in
| lets on roof.
Section g. All iron soil and waste pipes
shall be Of cast iron dipped in coal tai
pitch while hot so as to form a good
| hard uniform coating. All cast iron
pipes must be sound and free from holes
or cracks tcracked hub pipes or fittings
will not be accepted). and all soil pipes
as extra heavy. The following weights
per lneai foot will be accepted as com