Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-03
PROPOSED PLUMB
INC ORDINANCE
AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
CITY OF BRYAN, TEXAS.

Section /. No person, firm or cor
poration shall carry on or contract
business OF plumbing or house-drain-
ing or connecting house-drains to the
sewer system of Bryan until he or
they shall have obtained a license
from the city clerk of Bryan, provided
that no license shall be issued unless
such applicant shall have regular
established plumbing business, and
shall have properly executed BOND
in the sum of 100000, which bond
shall be subject to the approval OF tho
CITY council, and conditioned for the
faithful performance of all work in
trusted to him according to the re-
ouirements of this ordinance, and TO
protect the city of Bryan from any
damage by reason of opening any
trench in any street or alley in the
said city. and shall have paid to the
said city of Bryan an annual Incense
fee OF $500: and provided furtner
that no such license shall be issued
except in the discretion of the city
council OF Bryan.
Sec. 2. No individual employed by
any plumbing concern or contractor
in the capacity of plumber shall be
allowed to install or supervise the In
stallation of any plumbing fixtures or
connect the same to the city sewer
until such individual shall have salts
fed the inspector of plumbing as TO
his ability and experience ana op-
tanned from such inspector license
allowing him TO do such work within
the city of Bryan.
Sec. 3. Each plumber before dong
any plumbing work in a building, and
every drain-layer before altering or
LAYING any drainage on private prop.
erty. except in cases Of repairs tand
repairs TO consist of leaks in drains,
soil. waste or vent pipes), shall ille
with the plumbing Inspector upon the
proper blanks to be provided "a full
description of the work to be done
and shall do no work without per-
NIT from the plumbing inspector au'
ithorizing same.
Sec. a. Every residence, store build
ling. business building, saloon, hotel
rooming house, boarding house, bar
her shop or other establishment, OF
property on which any of the above
are located. that Is within three hun
bred feet OF the city sewer, shall DC
connected to said sewer; and every
owner. tenant and occupant in charge
thereof shall be subject to the pro
visions of this ordinance. NO privy
closets, vaults or cess pools shall DC
used or maintained with any sucf
buildings or establishments. Said con
nections to city sewer to be made
within sixty days after being notified
by inspector.
Sec. 5. All drains shall be formed
of good, hard, sound, salt-glazed, vitri
fed stone pipe, and the connection O
one line OF drain pipe with another
shall be made with "Yp branches ono
lone-eighth bends. all drains shall
when practical, be laid with fall no
less than one-fourth Of an inch to th'
foot. and as much more as possible
1.-The pipe to be put together with tw'
lparts sharp sand, one part cement, IN
terror of each length of pipe and las
length of joint inside are TO be mad.
lperfectly clean before the next lengtl
lis laid. The back filing to be hxe.
and packed with care and then wei
lrammed to prevent the slightest sci
ltling of drain Permits for the cor