The Tupelo journal., 1905-01-27


paoy the completion the rest Of the work. rendering second
necessary All collected shall be turned into the city
treasury according All work be left uncovered and
venen for inspection until approved by the Sanitary Inspector No
plumbing house fixtures Of kind shall be used nor shall
water be turned except for test until the Sanitary inspector haL
inspection approval Before approval all
plumbing old and shall be tested by the plumber IN the presence
Of the Sanitary Inspector with the Sanitary Inspector
direct the water test shall be applied from the ROOF oil e
and all the pipes filled to the end the iron pipe where connection Is
made with the erthenw pipe and must show no leakage; the ar test
shall applied the of pipe and with - pounds pressure
square for feet less of vertical pipe 20 pounds per
square inch so feet and shall show the loss OF pres
for minutes
Sec 49, All materials used in connection with the
shall be non-absobn OF good quality and free
from defects and the work shall executed thorough and workman
manner subject approval the Sanitary Inspector Every
fixture shall be furnished with ample supply water Wooden box
ing under around fixtures shall be allowed No pipe used except
supply pipes shall be less than "a inches in diameter All dan
soil supply pipes shall be direct and compact as pe
tabe protected from freezing and readily accessible for repairs Pipes
inside buildings shall be covered except by woodwork fastened with
(neer ns) easily removed In horizontal
line pipe the slope shall be least a inch foot Whenever 1t Is
improbable lay the main house DRAIN other horizontal line
pipe with sufficient Slope to insure selfeansng How special pro-
vision shall be made for flushing the house system by automatic hush
tanks or otherwise as approved by the sanitary inspector pu
sucton the ends of all pipes shall be kept closed to keep out ou
pipes other work. shall be placed the outside
wall street alley in such manner to form an obstruction
be subject damage by passing vehicles
H. All earhenware pipe and fittings used IN connection
with the quality hard vrifed clay pipe
free from cracks and bsters to nominal size ana o
whether straight curved uniform thickness with deep sockets INTO
spgo without chipping and leave all around at least
space joint shall be made by inserting gake
filing the remaining annular space and beve
ing consisting of best
Portland cement parts sharp sand Each joint shall be
of protrudng within and the pipe line left clean as the
Sec IS The house drain shall be of e-nc cahenware pipe
the reuccr with long, straight taper within the
property line and of finch ehnware pipe from there nraPped to the
end of the soil pipe at the entrance to the building but cast iron pipe
equal shall be substituted for such G the house dram as
building within four feet Of the walls OF
any building within distance of six
feet solid clay feet made ground from well or ctern
No ethenware pipe shall within ~ feet or less OF the surface OF
the ground.
Sec from the street other public
shall be piled to occasion the least practicable inconvenience
public traffic and proper precautions shall be taken such brc
erecting barbados around the trench embankcnt
other obstruction to travel placing signal lanterns etc. o prevent
ing accidents injuries property at or about the work.
drains pipe and other property distractions shall be properly pro
teced and when necessary to remove them the owners OF agents s
consulted the and place of removal All paving and
surfacing materials carefully aside; the backfing shall be
well tamped and the other public property with all paving OF
suracng materials drains and other property restored to the good
condition found when commencing the work and kept IN like good
thereafter All connections with the street mann
shall be made and Is bends with branches and "A
bends shall be located set before pipe
laid to connect with it. The any branch already in
the sewer shall of the applicant fer connection and with
permit Sanitary Inspector the location and
kind Of branch. and the Sanitary inspector or his
shall be present whole operation of opening the and
setting the branch Earthenwore pipe shall be laid both for alignment
grade straight practicable all changes in alignment beng
made with pipe with branches The slope shall be at least
per The trench shall not other lot than that on
which house width shall be least ~ feet for one line OF
pipe 2 for two lines When the street sewer has sufficient
depth shall be at feet below the surface at
gutter least W feet deep at other point and at greater
under water other obstruction
In all trenches from made
ground vaults filled marsh ground etc. the 1ound-
eahenwre shall be made safe by the Of concrete
otherwise pipe shall be used Water pipe shall not be LAID IN
the same trench drain The bottom OF the
brought carefully grade with straight edge or cord
pipe given full firm bearing throughout and LAID
true to grade and straight edge the balng shall be amped
to at least foot above the pipe.
Sec H. All cast iron pipe fittings connection with the
shall be least Is inch thick in every part sound free
other defects of the hub and pgot pattern
with shape and strength allow properly ean every
Joint thoroughly with approved coating The
use extra heavy pipe and fittings be required at the
Inspector for in large buildings and It's use
when not REQUIRED strongly recommended Each joint to be made
inserting Of oam and then pouring filing the JOINT
to depth ~ inches with molten lead which is to be well
caked with cang and left calked till tested All
connections shall and changes OF direction by
one curves Instead pipe standard hpwdd wrought
IRON sm nine and fittings used sound and free from defects,
covered throughout with an approved ruproo coating and the
fittings smooth surface continuous with
the ordinary steam fittings may be