The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-07-01
pervision.
Constructions outlined by the Inspector.

Constructions Outlined by the Inspector.
Sec. 10 Every owner. leasee or pro
prietor of premises that shall desire 10
remodel old plumbing or fixtures i nu,hS
on shall inform the Inspector OF PLUMP
Ing as to the kind and location OF such
plumbing and fixtures. before any WORK
Of Installation i sha, be provide him
with a plan or written statement OF INT
arrangement of soil. waste anu veh'
er doing work in any building or out
building and every drainlayer before 10
ing any drain construction except n
cases OF repairs consisting Of such WORK
as the stopping of leaks In supply, drain
soil, waste vent pipes snail perioln
such work as nearly as pos ssr,ctinns us is
sued by the Inspector of plumbing Tor
such construction.
Permit to Connect
With Public Sewer System.
Permission Is hereby granted to-. =.
800 ....and connect the
name street or alley
house sewer of premises situated U"
rear or front or north or south side OF
lot NUMBER. ,ji an n,ot ta the Town Of
i lamar. with the public sewer in said
-. at a point. feet
alley or street
Instant from the manhole. . .o,;;,,
Signed. .... $50. Plumbing Inspector
800 -
inspection.
Sec. 20. No outside or inside drains,
soil or waste pipes shall Dc so ,,,. uorI
has been tested, examined and approx,
ed by the the Plumbing Inspector. Al
plumbing h shall 6s nspe INSPECTOR before
thesame shall be connected with the
public sewer system; There ,,,i sha', s
sewer. after it is laid and tointed and
before 1t Is covered Second: nne
house drain. soil. waste and vent pipes
in accordance with Section Twenty OF
this Ordinance. Third: The whole sys-
TEN OF plumbing when completed Win
all fixtures set and eonnee. tta WIN rue MAY
one of this Ordinance. All tests shal,
be superintended by the inspector. All
tors shall see that a certificate of in
spection Is attached to all plumbing De-
fore accepting the same.
Water Test.
Sec. 81. Immediately upon the com,
pletIon of the roughing in of the SOL
and waste pipes of every system OF
plumbing the same shall have It's open
ings closed and md subjected to ROM wa ,Se
highest ventilation stack. All lower
stacks shall be tightly plugged at their
II no water shall leak out of the sys-
tenn through the material or through
the Joints during the next succeeding
OF the test, that portion OF the system
shall be considered acceptable. II shall
not be accepted until 1t has shown the
ability to stand an eight hour water
test
Peppermint Test.
Sec. %. After the fixtures of any job
of plumbing shall be set and In opera
system shall ali be filled with water.
Two ounces of the oil OF peppermint
shall be mixed with six gallons OF water
outside of the building and poured into
the top of the main stack. II more
than one main stack shall exist a sim,
liar mixture of oil of peppermint and
water shall be poured into each stack.
II within the next thirty minutes no
the exterior of the plumbing. pipes OF
fixtures the system shall be considered
acceptable. II the odor shall be detec,
and corrected. THE plumbing firm oil
corporation performing the work tested
shall furnish the peppermint required
grade
Certificate Of inspection.
Sec. 20. Whenever the Inspector OF
Plumbing shall find plumbing construc-
spicuous place. his certificate OF inspec
ton, which certificate shall be In the
following form;
SSFhhtSAto tUbpoCtsoU
No.. go. go. 49,. $50.
This is to certify that such plumbing
construction In this building as Is re.
corded In the Lamar Plumbing Record
under the entry NUMBER: has been
to Comply with the plumbing ordinance
governing the construction of the same
80. -. 80. Plumbing Inspector.
House Sewers.
Sec. "a. Every building shall have Its
IDENTIFY from any other house sewer and
without connection Herewith except
when there are two or more houses so
situated SO as to necessitate COM
mon house sewer. in which case such
sewer shall not be less than six inches
In diameter. All house drains and ON
good hard. sound, well glazed stoneware
whole socket pipe of not less Internal
diameter than four inches Al oonm ,',,n
another shall be made with ~ bran
ches and eighth bends Every connee-
system shall be made with an increaser
unless the house sewer shall be six
inches Internal diametr An drains
three feet below the surface OF the
ground with fall OF not less than one
quarter inchper foot.N The pipe shaii De
with concrete composed OF one part
Portland cement to six parts sharp clear
sand The interior , OF each ,h. length a io,n o
shall be made perfectly smooth before
the next length is laid
House Drains.
Sec. rs. All house drains shall be ex-
tended to n point four feet outside OF
the building and there connected with
the house sewer and shall have fall
OF not less than one quarter inch per
foot They shall be constructed OF what
is known to commerce standard cast
iron soil pipe and standard fittings I'M
less specified heavier, and shall be firm
iy bedded in the earth or securely fast
ened every five feet either by heavy iroT
asphalt painted iron anchors to walls or
by strong asphalt painted iron hangers
from floor timbers. They shall be pro-
vided with "Y"s and sanitary "T's to
connect with soil and waste pipes dis
charging into them and whenever posi-
bile shall be provided at each change In
direction with cleanouts placed that
the pipe may be roded. All cleanouts
shall be accessible when practicable. In
no case shall tile drains be allowed I'M
der or through any brick, stone or ce-
ment wall. or under the floor of any
building.
Soil Pipes.
Sec &c. Soil pipes receiving the dis
charge from one or more water closets
shall be cast Iron pipes OF hub and spi-
got pattern OF not less than four inches
internal diameter. They shall be OF stan
dard weight unless specified heavier.
Whenever such pipe shall be extended
for main stack ventilation purposes a
hove the point nj intake from the cios-