The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-05-11
PROPOSED PLUMB
ING ORDINANCE
AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
CITY OF BRYAN, TEXAS.

business of plumbing or housedrain-
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 a bond
in the sum of 100000, which bond
shall be subject to the approval OF the
city council, and conditioned for the
faithful performance OF all work IN
trusted to him according to the re-
quirements 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 license
fee of $500; and provided further
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 De
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
fled the inspector OF plumbing as 10
his ability and experience and oD-
tanned from such inspector a license
allowing him to do such work within
the city of Bryan.
.eeFSec 3. Each plumber before DONG
ANY plumbing work in building, ana
every drain-layer before altering or
LAYING any drainage on private prop
erty. except in cases of repairs Cand
repairs to consist Of leaks in drains,
soil. waste or vent pipes), shall nile
with the plumbing inspector upon the
proper blanks to be provided "a luil
dissertation of the work to be done
and shall do no work without per-
nit from the plumbing inspector au-
thorizing same.
Sec. 4. Every residence, store build
ing. business building, saloon, hotel,
rooming house, boarding house, par
Der shop or other establishment, OF
property on which any of the ABOVE
are located, that is within three nun
dred feet of the city sewer, snail De
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 be
used or maintained with any such
buildings or establishments. Said con-
nections to city sewer to be made
within sixty days after being notlfed
by inspector.
Sec. 5. All drains shall be formed
of good, hard, sound, salt-glazed, Vltrl-
fed stone pipe, and the connection OF
one line of drain pipe with another
shall be made with "Y" branches and
one-eighth bends; all drains shall
when practical. be laid with fall not
less than one-fourth of an inch to the
foot, and as much more as possible
the pipe to be put together with TWO
parts sharp sand, one part cement IN
terror of each length of pipe and last
length of joint inside are to be made
perfectly clean before the next length
is laid. The back filing to be fixed
and hacked with care and then well
rammed to prevent the slightest set
fling of drain. Permits for the con-
struction or repair of private sewers
in or through private property snail
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 ordl'
nance before connection shall be made
to the city sewer.
Sec. 6. That portion of the house.
drains within and to a distance OF
nYtnriOr 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 it shall be construct
ed OF what is known TO commerce as
extra heavy cast iron soil pipe" laid
in trenches of uniform grade and
where above ground it shall be sus-
pended to flooring by strong iron
hangers, or fastened to walls by strong
iron hooks. They shall have a fall OF
not less than one foot to one hundred
feet toward outlet. All changes in line
of nine shall be made with regular
fittings, and connections with horizon
tai pipes shall be made with ~
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. 7. 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 hlgh
est fixture, and in no case shall a
vent pipe terminate or run through a
chimney or flue; they shall run as dl
rect as possible and 45fo 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 Each
and every fixture having a waste pipe
shall be separately and independently
framed eXcept as hereinafter provid-