Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-03

struction or repair OF private sewers
in or through private property shall
be issued by the plumbing inspector
to plumbers or drain layers licensed
by the city OF Bryan. Plumbing In old
buildings shall be properly trapped
and ventilated according to this ordi-.
nance before connection shall be made
to the city sewer
Sec. g. That portion Of the house.
drains within and to distance OF
three feet outside the exterior walls
of a building shall be Of what Is
known to commerce as standard cast
iron soil pipe for buildings one or
two stories high; for buildings higher
than two stories 1t shall be construct
cd OF what Is known to commerce as
extra heavy cast iron soil pipe" laid
in trenches Of uniform grade and
where above ground 1t shall be sus-
pended to flooring by strong iron
hangers, or fastened to walls by strong
iron hooks They shall have fall OF
not less than one foot to one hundred
feet toward outlet. All changes in line
OF pipe shall be made with regular
fittings, and connections with horizon.
tai pipes shall be made with y"
branches and one-eighth BENDS All
soil pipe and soil pipe fittings in build
ings must be tar-coated inside and out,
free from holes and other defects, and
must extend at least one foot above
roof. ten feet away and five feet
above any window or opening OF adj
Joining buildings. The joints shall be
hacked with oakum and run with
molten lead, thoroughly calked-
! Sec. Z. All vent pipes must be ex-
tended not less than one foot above
roof. or may, in case OF no independ-
ent vent pipe, connect into soil pipes
not less than one foot above the high
est fixture. and in no case snail a
vent pipe terminate or run through
chimney or fiue; they shall run as d.
rect as possible and 45To ellis used
where practical
Sec. 8. All connections of lead to
iron shall be made with brass furreles,
brass solder nipples, or brass solder
unions. calked or screwed to iron pipe
and wiped to lead pipe No soldering
or sweat joints shall be allowed on
any supply. waste or vent pipe. No
combination furreles or push furreles
shall be allowed.
Sec. 9. All lead traps, lead bends
or lead soil pipe shall conform to the
weight specified for cast iron soil pipe,
namely, standard or extra heavy. Eacn
and every fixture having waste pipe
shall be separately and independently
trapped. except as hereinafter proyid-
ed for. placed as near the fixture as
practical, and never more than TWO
feet from the fixture 1t serves, ex-
cepting that a continuous battery OF
layatories or wash trays, consisting
of not more than four lavatories or
three wash trays, may be served by
one tran of not less than one and one
half inch for lavatories and not less
than two inches in size for the WASH
trays. and the traps to be separately
vented. Each and every trap shall be
separately and Independently protect
ed from espionage and air pressure by
special vent pipe, except when using
half IS" traps by a circuit vent branch
ing into the vent pipe above the high
est fixture or taken at least one foo'
above the roof No waste from the
fixture shall be connected to the tral
or any water closet Vent pipes IRON
water closets shall be connected az
point directly below the floor. All IN
tersections OF lead pipe shall be on
angles of not less than 40 degrees
Wooden bath tubs or bath tub cases
with wood or wooden rim or inside
painted bath tubs are prohibited. Fhey
shall be OF non-absorbent material
Sec. 10. Iron body cleanouts with
brass trap sewers shall be placed on
ALI horizontal soil or waste pipes
where 1t is practical, and must be OF
the same size and weight as the hori
zontal soil or waste pipe. Where Two
fixtures using half IS" traps waste
into sanitary cross from Opposite
sides of the wall or any NUMBER OF
water closets are connected into az
octopus soil fitting, so long as salo
fixtures or closets are not more thaI
four feet from the main stack ano
} each one wastes Independent INTO tnt
main STACK, then each fixture neee
not be separately vented. The size o.
vent pipes for all fixtures having
threeinch traps or over must not ot
less than two inches. All other vents
must not be less than same size az
trap 1t serves and increases one slze
up to two inches for the addition o
every two fixtures. vent pipes mus
, In all cases be of cast iron, lead O.
brass, or galvanized iron pipe. Biaci
!, wrought iron pipe shall not be uset
: for vent or waste. No rubber vent
/ rubber slip joint or rubber fusn pip'
} connection shall be used. Waste pip
! from all fixtures shall be of cast Iron
i lead or brass and not less than tn
| following sizes: Water closets.
: inches; bath tubs, 11/2 inches; sinks