Mexico Missouri message., 1908-06-04


old buildings shall be tested by the
plumber under the supervision Of the
city engineer or his duly authorized
assistant by water. smoke or pepper
mint test AZ the engineer shall deem
best under the circumstances and to
his satisfaction.
Sec. %: Every building shall be
separately and independently con-
necied with the main or lateral sewer.
Sec. 30: The house drain shall be
six inches in diameter and laid on an
even grade Of at least one in forty
tthree-eighths to the footl un-
less provision for regular and
efficient flushing is made. Except
that In short connections having a
distance OF less than fifty feet be-
tween the base OF the soil pipe and
the main sewer a pipe OF four inches
in diameter may be used.
Sec. "a: The drain from the pub
lie sewer to within three feet OF the
foundation wall Of the house shall
be of salt glazed vitriHed earthen-
ware pipe with jolnts made OF the
best Portland cement mortar (1;i).
Care must be taken that the inside
OF the pipes and joints is properly
cleaned out.
Sec. %: All branches or extern
sions OF sewer connections whatever
use they may serve II more than sew
en- feet In length must be ventilated
by four inch pipe extending at least
six inches above the cave of the
house.
Sec. 90: The drain pipe within
the house and extending three feet
outside of the foundation wall shall
be OF iron and shall be carried up
through the house and at least six
inches above the roof and at least
four in diameter in all parts. II
shall be left open at the top without
cap, bend, or other obstruction. A
hand hole shall be placed just at the
foot of this pipe.
Sec. 81: At the foot OF the soil
pipe and between It and the main
sewer connection and beyond all
other connections to the house drain
shall be placed a trap and fresh air
inlet, the trap being on the sewer side
of fresh air inlet. The inlet shall in
/ all aacfIana hava an oraa 80 .octtor
for the flow of air at least seven
square inches.
Sec. 2S: All iron pipe must be
enameled or covered outside and In
with coal pitch varnish.
Sec. 20: All connections shall be
made with Y branches and all
changes in direction shall be made
with curved pipe.
Sec. 30: The drain pipe shall moi
be laid below the cellar floor except
where 1t is absolutely necessary. II
should be fastened along the cellar
wall or be hung from the floor tim.
bers and given a grade OF at least
one inch In forty or more II posi-,
BILE.
Sec. 81: All water pipes from
sinks. basins. bath tubs. etc, when
two inches or less In diameter shall
be of lead or iron; all over two inches
must be OF iron.
Sec. SO: Waste pipes from safes
refrigerators, clsteTn overAows and
water tanks from which water IL
taken for drinking or cooking pur.
poses, shall not be connected directly
with any soil pipe. waste pipe oil
drain, but must be discharged into
an open sink or In the open air.
Sec. SO: Every trap shall be sep
arately ventilated and protected
from espionage by proper vent pipe
Except as follows.) These vent pipe,
should enter the main vertical pipe
above all connections or be connect
ed with a special ventilating pipe
leading above the roof. the vent pipe,
must always have a continuous slop.
upward from the trap TO prevent the
accumulation OF the water that may
condense in them, except as follows
Exceptions;
In houses of less than three stories
the following exceptions to above rule
will be permitted:
Flrst.-water closets that are
within two and q half feet of the
soil and pipe and are separately and
independently connected therewltl
need not be vented.
second.-Wash stands, bath tubs
sinks and urinals that are within
seven feet OF their connection 10 tbs
soil pipe and are separately and in.
dependsntly connected Herewith By
a drain having an area OF cross sec,