Imperial Valley press., 1909-07-24
ORDINANCE NO. 9s.

An Ordinance Creating the once or
 Health Officer; Fixing the Salary There
 Of and Regulating the Plumbing in the
 City of El centro.
 The Board of Trustees of the City of Fl Centro do ordain as follows:
 Section 1. The office of Health officer .n the City of El Centro is hereby cre- 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 Gen. tro relative thereto, and also to care for the sewer system of the City of El Gen. 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 g. The salary of the Health Officer shall be $10O.0O 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, 7" approved March 3, 1885, and all amend ments thereof.
 Section 5. It shah 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 It shall not be necessary to obtain such permit in 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 make any connec tions. changes or repairs in soil or waste pipes or to install or lay same in the City of Fl Centro without having an es- tablshed place of business and display ing a sign with his registered name to show that he is a qualified master plumb CT.
 
 register must give d bono approved by the City Board of Trustees in favor of the City of Fl Centro for the sum of $5O0 for the faithful performance of his duties as master plumber also pay to the city of El Centro one years City License Tax in advance.
 Section 6 It shall be the duty of the Health Officer of said City upon applica- to tn do ,,I,, ing or house draining work in said City to any person carrying on the business of plumbing or laboring as a master or journeyman plumber who shall have com 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 8. 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-five cents for each permit issued by him; and in ad- dition thereto the sum or seventy-ti live 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 II. The following general speci- ffcations for plumbing work in the City of El Centro are hereby adopted:
 Section 1. Every soil pipe and private drain within any house or building, in- cludng three (S) feet outside the build ing line of any and all buildings con- nected with the sewer or connected with any pipe or private sewer that is con- nected with the public sewer or cesspool shall be of cast iron, lead or brass, and must be sound and imperyious in al its parts and joined in the best man. ner. An lead pipe connections must be made with q wiped joint. No solder oi fiange joint will be allowed All cast iron pipe and fittings for waste, veni or soil pipe must be coated both inside 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 a brass ferrule of same size as the lead pipe and caulked into thu iron pipe and connected with the leat pine by wiped joint Reduced ferrulel