The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-02
LEGAL.

pcI IHiLS therefor issued Dy IN city eng1-
neer. The conditions of such permits must
be strictly complied with part of the
rules and requirements governing plumb
ing. All work must be done by the
under this ordinance is issued. The pro-
visions of this ordinance shall apply to
all sewers. whether the. same are on pri-
vate property or on public streets or al
Sec 8. Plumbing as herein regulated is
hereby defined to include the use of all
thereto and all connections Herewith.
and the laying the same underground and
placing the same in buildings or struc-
turs, for the purpose of conducting ana
distributing water in any premises or
building, or conducting or carrying. of
any. water, gases, vapors or wastes Into
drains, fixtures or traps in any building.
and all connections made for such purpose
with water pipes laid in the streets, ave-
city, or with any public or private sewer
or drain.
Sec. 8. The inspector of plumbing, or
his duly authorized agent, shall have the
right to enter upon any premises contain
ing plumbing or drains, at all reasonaoie
hours, to ascertain whether the provisions
of this ordinance have been or are pelng
complied with.
Sec. 10. No material shall be used in con-
structing sewers, or drains to be con
ers, or with natural water courses, or
lying wholly or in part on the pupnc
street, alley or highway, except such as
are approved by the inspector or his duly
authorized agent. In connecting private
sewer or drain with a public district. or
private sewer, the junction pieces
be used for such connections, unless a
special permit to make a new Junction
shall be first granted by the inspector OF
been b set in ni building I'M the sewer, a con-
nection shall be made by inserting into
the sewer a junction piece of the size
ff~I f1aa
same to be borne by the city, or by cutting
a smooth round hole in the sewer pipe and
inserting a short factory hub piece there-
in, but in this case the connecting pipe
shall not be over one-half the diameter
of the main sewer and shall in no case be
inserted in pipe less than IL inches in
diameter and must not extend beyond the
inside of the sewer and must be cemented
smooth inside and outside, and such con-
nection shall be made under the direct
supervision of the inspector of plumbing.
Sec. II. All outside drains shall be form
ed of good, whole, sound, well glazed,
whole s9ok o daP Pss pae with
and one-eighth bends. All drains. where
practicable, shall be laid at least two reef
below the surface of the ground with q
fall of not less than one foot in one nun
dred feet and as much more as possible.
The pipes shall be put together with s oe5
meut and shall be made water, gas ana
air tight. The interior of each length OF
pipe, and the last joint inside, are to De
made perfectly smooth before the next
Sec. p. Plumbing in old buildings shall
be properly trapped and Ventilated, &C
cording to this ordinance. before connec-
ton is made to the sewer.
Sec. 49, Waste pipes from kitchen sinks
in any hotel, restaurant, or other PUBIC
eating establishment, shall run separate
ticable, and, when not practicable to put
it in yard, a grease trap of approved pat
tern must be placed below each sink
n
the city covered by established sewer dis
tricts. In outside districts the sink
wastes shall be run separately to GRAINS
in yard. and in no case snail waste from
kitchen sinks conect to house drains or
soil pipe except the same be properly pro
tected by grease trap tn,d below SINK as oes-
Sec. IA. Grease traps In yard snail pc
of the best hydraulic cement,
or of earthenware or brick; and IN case
plastered on inside and bottom with ce-
ment mortar, at least one inch tnick Win
eight inch walls. Grease traps s ~ u nave ave
less than twenty-four inches IN diameter
and three feet in depth:
side of the walls and underneath the
buildings and for three feet outside the
area or foundation walls, shall be con-
of what is known to commercs
as extra heavy cast iron soil pipe ana
extra heavy fittings. House drains snall
be securely anchored to walls not less
than Ave feet apart, and laid IN t trencn mes
floor timbers by strong iron hangers.
Drains and soil pipe shall have a uniform
fall of not less than one-fourth inch TO TO
direction shall be made with Y" branch
es and one-eighth bends. and all drains to
be accessible when practicable. 81
Sec 16. Soil pipes, receiving the dis
charge from one or more water closets,
shall be extra heavy cast iron pipe. same
as specified for drain, and not less tnan
full size inside of building to. point above
roof and to height of not less than SIX
inches above the edge OF the - hf re- wall tan.
above or ten feet away from any WINDOW
or opening of the adjoining buildings. All
vertical soil pipe shall be supported ny
Soil and vent pipes below
rafters on gable roofs only when two one
eighth bends are used to reach EACH the h his he
made with picked oakum and run with
molten lead thoroughly calked. All vent
pipes to be increased one size below roof
drains shall be made with extra heavy
brass ferrules and properly wiped joints
and calked to iron pipe. A r run trap az,
access; the trap shall have four inch
fresh air inlet brought six inches above
grade, and to have four inch cast ron
provided with strainers. and shall have
not less than a two-inch trap.
Sec II. Vent pipes shall be carried up
inside Of house and supported the same as
soil pipe. Where more than one closet
is used on one stack the water closet
traps, except the type known as jet pat
tern, shall be vented with not less than
two inch pipe. The traps of all other
fixtures shall be vented with pipe the
same size as the waste pipe. Pine vents
from two or more fixtures shall be con.
nected at least one foot above the high
est fixtures. Vent pipes must increase In
size according to the number of fixtures
at least one-fourth inch for each addition
al fixture The vents may be connected
TO soil pine not less than five feet above
the highest opening All vent pipes shall
be run as direct as possible and As degrees
elbows shall be used at all times when
practicable Not more than thirty feet
of one and one-fourth inch pipe can be
used for one fixture. Not more than thir-
can be used for two fixtures. Not more
than thirty feet of two-inch pine can be
used when venting closets. Galvanized