Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-12
Ordinance No. los.

Lake county, Idaho.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
ell OF Montpelier, Idaho:
Section l. Every building in which
plumbing arrangementsa are constructed
shall be separately and Independently
connected with cess-pool in a location
and with capacity to be approved by
the board of health; and every plumber,
before doing any plumbing work on any
building, or before any additions are
made, excepting old repairs and re-
pairs are defined to consist of mending
leaks in drain, soil, waste and vent
pipes and repairs on faucets, valves and
water supply pipes, and Of forcing out
waste pipes shall submit a plan and
description OF the work to be done, to
the building inspector, which shall be
fled in the Office Of said inspector, and
no such work shall be done until such
plans have been approved and writ
ten permit to do the work, issued by
said inspector. provided that in bu Id !
ings which are condemned by the board
Of health, because of unsanitary condi-
tions, no plumbing shall be considered
as coming under the head Of repairs,
bat all plumbing shall be done as in the
case of new buildings. All work done
on such plans shall be subject to inspect
ion. and no alteration ehall be made in
any plan, or in the work without first
obtaining a special permit in writing
from the building inspector. And for
such permit issued to any person or
corporation, the building inspector
shall collect from such person or cor
poration, one dollar which shall be paid
into the city treasury, by him. Under
no circumstances, shall any mechanic
doing the work of plumbing or house
draining, or aay employee of such me-
chanic, act as agent Of the building
inspector, to perform the duties describ-
ed In this chapter.
Section 2. All pipes from the cess
pool to the top of the soil pipe which
must be carried to point at least twelve
inches above the highest point of the
! roof, shall be fully four inches in inter
: Tor diameter at every point; and no vent
/: pipe shall terminate nearer than fifteer
: feet to any door or window opening.
Section 3. No cap nor any manner
of obstruction to the free flow OF air
through the whole course Of the drair
and soil pipe will be allowed; and any
= plumber who shall directly or indirect
v " place or make any trap, contraction
: or other obtacle anywhere in the couri'
" OF such drain or soil pipe, shall in add
= ton 10 the penalty prescribed in section
seven hereof, forfeit his license ant
:. shall be ineligible to relicense for on
= year and any other person offending a
= above shall be subject to the penalt
above mentioned, and shall in addition
: pay the costs of rectifying the wron
done.
Section 4. Every sink, urinal, waite
= closet, bath-tub, basin safe or other fix
lures, shall be separately trapped
near the fixtures as possible, and a
flow from kitchen sinks or any greas
flow whatever, shall be caused to pas
through suitable grease trap, approx
ed by the building inspector.
Section 5. All details of plumbin
work, such as water closets, sinks, et'
must be of kind and quality to
approved by the building inspector.
Section 6. The discretion of ii
building inspector in approving plaI
and accepting work as above shall
limited by the following requirement
viz:
LIST. No water closet shall be set up
any house or buildingin which the wal
are not fully and freely washed by Il
normal discharge Of the closet ut ear
operation, nor shall any hopper clos
ms be set up which has trap with lie
than one and inches seal.
End Every trap which is so situat'
: as to be subject to espionage by nome
i tum or suction, shall be of kind tn
= cannot have its seal broken by sip
: onage and shall be vented.
Sd. All soil pipe and Fittings shall
of cast iron of the grade knoW n to COZ
merce AZ extra heavy, and shall be
the following weight per lineal foe
wit: inch, 1s lbs per lineal foot;
inch, II lbs per lineal foot; 8 inch,
= lbs per lineal foot; and shall be CARR
a full size land in no case less than fo
: inches) up through the house, and
a least twelve inches above the high
4 point OF the roof and left without {
q or bend.
Q 4th. No fixture shall be trapped
q having its outlet connected with
. trap of another fixture.
A 9TH. No connection may be made
! any part of the house drainage syst
A with roof cutters or any other chan
: for the conveyance of rain water; q
3 3 that plumbing fixtures NAV be suppl