Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-26
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Ordin nnce No. 1885


Ordinance No. 1885
(New Series.)
No. 1o,415 New series), entitled IAN
Ordinance establishing fire limits, reg
ulating the construction, repair, moving
for the condemnation of buildings
and other structures dangerous to prop
erty life or limb, and regulating, the
mable or explosive substances" ap-
proved December 81, 1904, by adding new
sections thereto providing for the inspec-
tion of gas fitting work.
The Mayor and Council of the City of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section I. That ORDNANCE No. 10, 415
establishing S iris''i fire limits, regulating the
construction, repair moving and demoll-
ton of buildings. providing for the con-
demnation of buildings and other struc-
limb, and regulating the storage and use
of dangerous and inflammabe or explos
isoI. oI be-. and the same is hereby amended
by adding a new section thereto, to be
designated Section 300, and to read as fol-
lows
Sec. 900. The plumbing inspector shall
have supervision Of the installation of all
gas fittings and gas fixtures and gas con-
nectlons and gas lighting or gas heating
apparatus in or about any building in the
City of Los Angeles
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation, except for service
pipes, meters and meter connections. to
place or install in any building any gas
pipe gas fitting or gas fixture for gas
lighting or gas heating. or to make any
any gas pipe, gas fittings or gas fixture
installed In any building or to do any gas
fitting or work without first notifying the
plumbing inspector in writing and OBJ
tanning from him a written permit to do
such work. Such permit shall state the
kind Of work to be. done and shall author
fyn naIxr hA II Ind nf Cfn fnd ND
designated therein. Said permit shall
also state the location, by street and num-
Der, of the building where such work is
to be done and shall be valid only for the
location so stated.
Sec. @ That said Ordinance No. 0,415
(New Series), be. and the same is hereby
to. to be designated Section $40, and to
read as follows:
Sec. $40. All gas fitting work done un-
der permit shall be subject to the inspec-
tions and tests hereinafter prescribed, and
notice must be given to the plumbing in
spector by the person doing said work or
causing the same to be done Immediately
after said work is ready for inspection.
Such notice must be in writing, and no
inspection shall be made by the plumbing
inspector until such notice has been filed
In his office and, If the work consists,
In whole or in part, in the installation
of gas pipe the notice filed in the office
of the plumbing inspector must be ac
companied by a complete plan of the
work done, with the lengths and sizes of
pipes plainly marked thereon.
under es permit Shall be three, thlr VIZ. The
first inspection, a second inspection and
final inspection. The first inspection
shall be made after all the piping author
lied to be installed under the permit shall
have been installed and before any of
such piping has been covered or con-
taehed thereto. to The $ second sdr' inspection @
shall be made after the piping authorized
TO be installed under the permit is in place
pst pse9 coa Of paser Ths
shall include the application of an air
pressure pressure test by which the pipes shall be be
subjected to Of ten pounds
shall be made after all the gas fixtures
authorized by the permit have been at
tached, and said final inspection shall in
clude the, application of an air pressure
test by which the pipes and fixtures shall
be subjected to a pressure OF two pounds
to the square inch.
Up to the time of the first inspection
all work must be uncovered and con-
venient for examination. All inspections
shall be made by the plumbing inspec-
by him of the notice hereinbefore men
toned All the necessary tools, labor and
assistance for the requisite, tests in such
inspections shall be furnished by the
person or persons having control Of the
work to be inspected.
Sec 8. That said Ordinance No. 10. 415
New Serles), be and the same is hereby
amended by adding new section thereto,
to be designated Section 81, and to read
as follows:
Sec. S11. When, upon examination
by the plumbing inspector or his deputy,
II appears that any gas fitting work is
defective, either in construction or mate
rial, the same shall be altered or re-
paired to conform to the regulations set
forth In this Ordinance When any gas
piping, gas fittings or gas fixtures for the
installation or alteration of which a per-
nit has been issued shall be found on
inspection to conform to the rules and
regulations provided by this Ordinance
the plumbing inspector shall issue a GER
tihcate of inspection certifying that such
piping. fittings or fixtures have been in
spected and found to comply with the
certificate shall be granted until such
piping, fittings or fixtures respectively
are found to conform with said rules and
regulations 1T shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to use any gas
through or by means of any piping, Mt
furnish or supply gas to be used through
or by means of such pipes, fittings or fix
lures until the same shall have been In
spected and approved by the plumbing in
spector and the certificates hereinbefore
provided shall have been issued therefor.
Sec A. That said Ordinance No. 10, as
NEW Series), be and the same Is hereby
amended by adding a new section there
to- 10 be designated Section Sl2, and to
read as follows
Sec S12. The following rules and reg
ulations are hereby adopted for the con-
struct'on OF gas httlng work In the City
Of Los Angeles. and all such work must
be constructed IN conformity Herewith
before the plumbing Inspector shall grant
4 certificate OF inspection thereof as here
b provided, and It shall be unlawful ftr