Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-31

The Board of Trustees of the City of E Centro do ordain as follows.
 Section l. The office of Health Officer in the City of El Centro Is hereby crC- ated.
 Section 2 1t shall be the duty of the Health Officer to grant permits for plumb ing in said city, to inspect the same, and to require that all plumbing conform to the laws and regulations of the State of California and of the City of El Cen tro relative thereto. and also to care for the sewer system of the City of Fl Cen tro and to do and perform such other acts as may from time to time be re- required of him by the Board of Trus- tees of said City.
 Section 8. The salary of the Health O1icer shall be $1OO.OO per month.
 section 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry on the business of plumb ing or labor as a master plumber or journeyman plumber in said city until he has fully complied with the provisions of an Act of the Legislature of the State of California entitled An Act to Grant to Boards of Health or Health Officers, in cities, the power to regulate the plumb ing and draining of buildings ana to pro- vide for the registration of plumbers. '" approved March 3, 1885, and all amend ments thereof.
 Section D. It shall be unlawful for any person to do any plumbing work in or about any public or private building in said City, or in or about any sewer or cesspool without first obtaining a per init so to do from the Health Officer of said City; provided. that u shall not fr nh case of the following repairs: leaks in drain, soil, waste or vent pipes but should it become necessary to remove and replace in whole or in part any trap, drain, soil pipe, waste or vent pipe, such permit must be obtained.
 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to uIaKe any connec- tions. changes or repairs in soil or waste pipes or to install or lay same ill the City of Fl Centro without having an es- tablished place Of business and display ing sign with his registered name to show that he is qualified master plumb CT.
 Every master plumber before he shall register must give d bono approved by the City Board of Trustees in favor of the City of Fl Centro for the sum of 
 duties as a master plumber, also pay to the city of Fl Centro one years City License Tax in advance.
 Section G. It shall be the duty of the Health Officer of said City upon applica- tion, to issue a permit to do any plumb ing or house draining work in said City to any person carrying on the business of plumbing or laboring as a master or
 -1,o piled with the provisions of said Act of the Legislature above referred to, and with the provisions of this article.
 Section '. All plumbing or house drain age work hereafter done in said City shall be done in accordance with plans previously approved in writing by the Health Officer of said City and according to general specifications for plumbing work herein contained.
 Section s. All work under a permit granted as aforesaid shall be done under the supervision of the Health Officer. The Health Officer shall be notified when any such work is ready for inspection, and the same must be left exposed to ex- animation until inspected and approved by him. He may apply the water test or any test he may deem necessary, and the plumber who has done the work shall furnish tools. labor and assistants necessary to such test; ana he shall re- move or repair any defective material or work when so required by such Health Officer.
 Section g. The Health Officer shall charge and collect twenty-fiv cents for each permit issued by him; and in ad- dition thereto the sum or sevenry-f1ve cents per hour for each hour or fraction thereof necessarily spent in inspecting any plumbing work under this Article He shall give a receipt for all money paid for inspection work and shall pay same into the Treasury.
 Section 10 The City Clerk shall fur nish to the Health Officer appropriate blank permits and blank receipts for use hereunder and shall charge him with the same.
 Section H. The following general speci- fications for plumbing work in the City of Fl Centro are hereby adopted:
 Section 1. Every soil pipe and private drain within any house or building, in cluding three @ feet outside the build ing line Of any and all buildings con nected with the sewer, or connected witt any pipe or private sewer that is con nected with the public sewer or cesspool shall be Of cast iron, lead or brass, an' must be sound and imperyious in al it's parts and joined in the best man ner. All lead pipe connections must b' made with a wiped joint. No solder O hange joint will be allowed. All cas iron pipe and fittings for waste. ven or soil pipe must be coated both insid and outside with a coal tar pitch or as phaltum dip. applied hot All connec tions Of lead with iron pipe must b made with brass ferrule of same six as the lead pipe and caulked into tn iron pipe and connected with the lea pipe by wiped joint. Reduced ferrule are permissible. Every line of ven and soil pipe must extend full bor to four inches below the highest ridg Of the roof. as herein provided, except il