The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-24
CITY ORDINANCES.

these rules applying 10 cast iron, except that the cleanout plugs shall be brass, tapered with not les than six threads
 " Supports and Fastenings = All wrought Iron sail and waste pipes shail be supported, hung and protected as pre- seribed for cast iron pipe in these rules.
 W--Prohlbited Fittings-No straight way wrought iron fittings will be allowed in soil or waste pipes.
 X-Wrought Iron Vents-All vent CT revent pipes vhen wrought iron pipe is used must be galvanized iron of stan dard size.
 Went Fittings-An vent or reyent fit tngs must be standard galvanized mal- leable or cast iron
 ZBrass Pipe-Brass soil, waste or vent pipes must be of standard iron pipe size, and all fittings to be of style and angles as prescribed for wrought iron soil, waste and vent pipes.
 Sec. IS. That the method of connect ing water closets and minor fixtures to the various kinds of soil and waste brances and vent pipes are prescribed i'll these rules:
 A-Water Closets-Water closets when connected to cast iron soil pipe must be connected to the same by the means of a lead bend wiped onto a heavy brass ferrule caull1ed in the stack fitting with a heavy brass floor fange soldered to the top of same above the floor line, or a long sweep cast iron quarter bend caullSed Into the soil pipe fitting, with a heavy cast iron floor flange either caulked or screwed into same above the floor line.
 Water closets Whe connected to wrought iron or brass soil pipe must be connected to same by means of a lead bend wiped onto an extra heavy brass solder nipple screwed into the stack fit- ting with a heavy brass floor fiange sol- dered onto the top of same above the floor line or by a drainage fitting screwed into the stack with a heavy cast iron fiange screwed onto same above the floor line.
 B-Minor Wastes--How Connected Where the wastes of minor fixtures are connected on the same floor where lead waste pipe is used they may be wiped into the lead bend at a point above the horizontal center line of same The waste of mnior fixtures may be connected into the heel outlet of a cast iron water closet bend or drainage fitting by the means of a heavy brass ferrule wiped into the end of lead waste and caulked Into the same or by a soldering nipple screwed into same in case of wrought iron pipe fitting.
 The wastes of minor fixtures may be connected into the main soil pipes or branch on the sewer side of closet bend in the usual manner.
 C-Waste Connections Allowed-Lead wastes may connect into lead cast iron, wrought iron or brass. Wrought iron wastes may connect into cast iron. wrought iron or brass. Cast iron wastes may connect into cast iron only. Where wrought iron pipe connects into cast iron pipe 1t must be done by a half sleeve screwed onto the end of pipe and caullSed into hub.
 Brass wastes or vents may connect into wrought iron or cast iron and where con- nected to cast iron must be done in the same manner prescribed for wrought iron cast connection
 These methods of connecting fixtures apply to all soil, waste, vent or revent pipes.
 D-Connections Prohlblted-No solder union, maleable, cast iron, flange, union. or slip joints made with union collar or otherwise will be allowed in any soil, waste. vent or revent pipes on the sewer side of traps.
 When stiff connections are made they must be connected with right and left fit- tings or running thread connections with couplings and concave followed, or brass ball joint union.
 E-Lead -Qualties-Within Parti- tlons-Lead pipe of a quality equal to extra light shall be used for water closet bends and as branches for vents, re- vents and waste pipe connections. Lead pipe used for vent or revent connections shall not extend into or be used within partitions except below the flow line of fixtures. All connections from lead to brass, or lead to lead shall be made with wiped joints. All branches in lead pipe shall be made with or TY wiped joints.
 F-Wastes of Fixtures-Sizes Of-The internal diameter of all wastes from single fixtures shall not be less than the following sizes. Water closets. inches; slop sinks, 2 inches; bath tubs, 11s inches; sizt bath. 11f inches; foot bath, 1la inches, shower bath, inches, each shower head shall constitute one fixtures: lavatory, Ia inches; laundry tubs, 11s inches, each two laundry tubs to count as one fixture; yard cesspool inches: floor drains in houses, inches; urnal wastes, 1h inches; pedes tai urinals same size as manufactured openings