The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-22
AN ORDINANCE.

h4"Hthlh6 ihspeClOFs flNlng ms SAl- ary; defining his duties and regulat- Ing the construction, alteration and repairing of all plumbing in the city of Hot Springs, Ark, and providing penalties for violation, etc., and re- pealing all ordinances in conflict l Be it ordained by the city council of Hot Springs, Ark:
 Section 1. That there is hereby created the office of Plumbing h. spector of the City of Hot Springs, Ark.
 Sec. 2. Said Plumbing Inspector shall receive as full compensation for his services as such inspector the sum of $1OO per month. That said Plumbing Inspector shall have his of- flee in the city hall building.
 Sec. g.. Said Plumbing Inspector shall be practical plumber of at least ten years experience. and snsu stand examination by an examining board. and said inspector shall have supervision of all the plumbing and house drainage done within the city of Hot Springs, Ark, as defined herein.
 Sec, f, Such Plumbing Inspector shall not during his continuance in office, either directly or Indirectly, he interested in any contract or public work in which the city is interested, or in any way bound or interested in any contract or public work for any contractor for such work, or in aLx work or contract for plumbing or drainage work which would conflict with his duties as such inspector or which might tend to influence him Tn passing on the same unless by per mission of the city council
 Section 5. That such Plumb ing Inspector before entering upon the duties of his of- flee shall take the oath Of or i flee as prescribed by law, and shall execute a bond to said city in the penal sum of twenty-five hundred dol lars to be approved by the city coun- cil, conditioned for the faithful per- formance of his duties as said in- spector, to properly preserve and ac- aH lyu plans, maps, instruments and all oth- CT property of whatsoever kind or character which may come to him or be in his care, control, charge or GUS tody belonging to the said city. Sec. 6. It is hereby made the duty of all persons before doing any ! plumbing work in any building in said city except in case of repairs; and lrepairs are defined to consist of leaks in drains, soil, waste, supply and lead pipes; repairs on faucets valves and water pipes), shall file with the inspector of plumbing a stat ment showing the work to be per formed and no part of such work shall 1 be commenced or executed until said inspector of plumbing has executed or issued permits authorizing the sams to be done. And any person or per sons before connecting house drains with sewer shall obtain a permit from the inspector of plumbing to make such connections.
 Sec. z. Every dwelling house, ho- tel, apartment house, tenement house factory, store or other building with lin three hundred feet of a public lsewer shall have plumbing installed therein with sewer connections as provided ill this ordinance.
 Sec. s. The following rules are thereby established and shall govern all plumbing. drainage and sewer con Inections herein made and installed in this city and it is hereby made the duty of such plumbing inspector to enforce the same.
 Rule 1 The plumbing and yentila- ton in every building shall be sep arate and independent from the roof to outside foundation walls.
 Every apartment house, flat, hotel, factory, church, hall, opera house and Istables shall be constructed as one building, provided that private stables may be connected with the house Idrans.
 Rule ?. That portion of the sewers (which is inside the walls and under meath the building and three feet outside the area of foundation walls, Ishall be constructed of cast iron soil pipe and heavy fittings.
 Rule 8. Sewers and soil pipes shall have a uniform fall of not less than one-eighth of an inch pr foot towards the sewer. When such grade cannot be obtained a special permit may be obtained from the plumbing inspec-