The Washington herald., 1911-01-09
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District Of Columbia. Washington. d. C.. January
3. 1911. Ordered: That the Plumbing Regulations
! OF the District Of Columbia hereby amended As
follows. to take effect and after February /,
1911: Section lisa is amended by adding after the
word Condensation in the eighth line ..'or Of
glazed earthenware'' in the twentieth and tNen-
ty-frst Inns. that the regulation q amended
shall be Section liza Interior watefciosets shall
be flushed from . siphon-acting flush tank. with
capacity Of not less than six gallons. completely
lined with pure copper Of not less weight than
twelve ounces rcr square fo0, and with sufficient
air sIace 10 prevent the formation Of coudensation
or OF glazed earthenware; and lead. brass or gal
vanized iron flush pipe not less in internal diane
ter than cne and DefOurth QkD inches AL
flush ripes shall have metal to earthenware bowl
connection. Rubber flush couplings Prohibited
All metal parts Of flush tanks. including the oper
ating devices. supports, etc, shall be Of copper,
brass or galvanized iron. An approved fusho-
meter valve may be used in lieu Of water-cloaet
Or urinal tanks if separate roof tank is pro-
yided for their supply. Enclosed metal pressure
or approved composition tanks without lining may
be used in lieu Of copper lined tanks. in rooms
where the entire floor space. and the walls to a
height Of four feet. covered with slate marble
tile. CT other approved erIroofng material. No
water-cicset flush tank nor service tank for flush
Ometer valve shall be used fer any other purpose.
Every supply to the water-cioset tank. or to
fiushometcr valve shall have . separate sopcock
placed in accessible position Immediately ad-
jacent to the fixture. Section l8 is amended BY
striking out the words when an existing bath
is rcnodelled and the wastes from which
connected to an existing outside soil stack Or
being in the eighteenth. nineteenth. twentieth and
twenty-frst lines. that the third paragraph
shall rcad:-When a new toilet room ID added to
existing outside soil stack. the lower vents
must be reconstructed and all exposed soil and
waste pipes below the waste Connection Of the new
fixtures must be protected from the action OF hUst
by enclosing in a tight wooden box from the ah
waste connection to the ground; the wooden bon
shall be covered with q water-tight covering Of
galvanized sheet metal and shall be tightly packed
inside with mineral wool. Section los is amended
by striking out the word not in the first line
of the third paragraph 50 that the sid third para
graph shall ead:-Outside Of the buildings and
less than for % feet from an exterior wall, not
less than three 81 feet deep. except that in small
protected areas. two q feet will be deemed sufi.
cent depth Section ll3 is amended by adding
after the word building in the eleventh and
vided in section ll9' 80 that paragraph "a" Of
the said regulation shall rad foTlows:-Sec-
ton lB (a). Every new building for which pub
he sewer and water main are Available shall be
provided with an approved watercloset located
within the building. for each suite Of fanly apart
ments therein. Every tenement, hotel. lodging
house. structure used for human hhitatiQ.
constructed or divided otherwise than into family
apartments, shall be provided with not less than
one watercioset, located within the building. for
each four ROOMS therein, and general dosmitory
rooms shall be provided with not ldB than one
water-coset to each loo square feet Of superficial
floor surface. and not less than one water-3oset
to each domitory. Every store. warehouse. manu-
featuring establishment. other structure where
woriunen work women are, Or viii - employed.
shall be provided with one waterc3oset for every
fifteen persons or lcsA The wat9-lossts shall be
located within the building. except - provided
in section 1ls, and in separate rooms for each SEX
Section 1I3b is amended BY striking out the words
soft brick WALL in the ninth line and inserting
in lieu thereof the words brick wall other than
vitrified glazed brick and BY emitting the word
cement" in line eleven, 50 that the said section
will read:-Section 1l3b. Urnals shall be Of ap
proved form and constructed Of material impervious
to moisture and non-cDnosive under the action Of
urine. II Of metal. they shall b hnizhed inside
and outside with hard baked enamel surface.
No urinal shall be set against any plastered or
wooden wall or wainscot, against any brick wall
other than dtrifed glazed brick. but the backs
and sides Of the urinal stall or setting slrall b
lined with slate. marble. other apUOved ma
terial and the door shal be similarly covered for
the fun width Of the aall or setting and with .
depth of not le0 IL twenty-fow CD iDchea. All
regulations applying to the isht and Ventilation
Of water closet enclosufes Or apartmentA and of
remodetng work applying to vater eoees. shan
Apply equally to winalA .CUN0 b RUDOIPH.
JOHN A. JOHNSTON, WILLIAM ". JUDSON,
Cbuminiouen q the District of Coluha.