Putnam patriot., 1911-07-07
Regulations for Plumbing and Laying and Use of Private Sew
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 iadepepdeufly connected with the public sewer, or ffhere is no sewer, with sufficient snd proper cespool located mol nearer than twenty feet to building oceupiel as dwelling house, and satisfactory to the Board of dealth. All uiombinQ systems hereinafter installed 10 either old or new buildings where on the liue of the public sewer, shall be connected herewith. No yaults or cesspOols will be all wed on any loi Of land abutting on any street where there is A pubic sewer without written permit from ti.e Board of Health All old vaults and cess pools shall be emptied and properly filed up within one month after being discontinued.
 Sec 2 No private sewer shall be laid for the purpose of connecting any building with me public sewers and no excavations ol same m pnhlic streets and no connection with the pubilc sewer shall be made without written permit jssued by the Highway Committee and counter signed by the Engineer of Sewers or soml other uerson duly authorized by said committee or en- giheer. Said permit shall be issued only after application has been filed with said committee noon the prescribed form by the owner or the property from which the sewer IS laid or by his aufhorized agents. Such prescribed form may be obtained al the office of the Engineer oi Sew es.
 Sec Every connection of private sever with the public sewer shall be made at such place and in such manner AS said eBginee. or other person duly authorized by him shall dir- eet, and such private sewer and connection made As aforesaid must not be covered uniil the same shall have been inspe ted and approved by said engineer or by person duly authorized by him, and the expense of any inspection shall be borne by the owner of the estate connected.
 Sec. The material of all private sewers con meeting with the pubic sewer shali be 1t hard burned salt glazed vitrfed pipe not less than five inches in dialaeter. or tf ettA heavy iron soil pipe not less than four inches Tn diameter
 Sec. i Ali pipes shall be had 10 true lines and grades and shall bc properly bedled and j9inted
 #Hs4l fsIs outs or mauh0lcs must be furnished. Attention must be paid 10 the tgbtness ol the ioins in pt- yate sewers to prevent leakaRe of ground wafzr igio the same.
 scc. { Tn opening fl nfcs on any street or public way pavin fHud ballast musi bc removed vifh care and replaced In the best condition and fo the satisfaction of the engineer. All pipes ln fhe street must be protected from injury. ihe trench must be enclosed aud Hzhted al night and every pfecautlou taken to prevent any in- jury 10 tho p8bir during the progress Of the work. Any settlement over a pfFate sewer tn any street thin year shall be repaired at the expense of the owner Of the property from which such sewer Is laid.
 Sec. Each building must be separately con neeted with the public sewer except where there is more than one building a lot when, by the consent of the HighwaY Committee, they may be permitted to enter the public teweg through one private sewer
 Sec. 8 No sewer from any building shall pass beneath another building unless made of extra heavy iron pipc with leaded joints.
 Sec. 9 All drains within, and 10 distance oi three feet outside of building. shall be of cast iron pipe at least four inches in diameter for the main drain with tight calked lcaded joints. All drains, both inside and outside of buildings, shall have fall of a quarter of au inch or more to the foot if possible
 See. 10. No surface or roof water an1 no drainage from any eessPoo or yarlt will be permitted to enter private sewers except by special permission of the Highway Committee or the EngIneer of sewers.
 Sec II. No exhaust pipe from steam engines or blow offs from seam boilers will he allowed to connect directly with the sewers. Such exhaust pipe or blow of must discharge into tank or condenser from whic a suitable outlet to the sewer may be provided.
 Sec. f2. Waste pipe from refrigerators and ovel flow pipes from house tanks and ali waste pipes must be properly trapped before connect ing with the sewers.
 Sec l3. The Highway Committee will stop and cnt of all private sewers from discharging substances liable 10 injure the public sewers or obstruct their flow.
 Sec II. Whenever repairs necessary on private sewers permit to rcpair such sewerg must be obtained before any work Is done.
 sec. i5. All private sewers shall be under the control of and be maintained and kept clean by the city. The expense of cleaning apd re- pairing any private shall be paid by the owner Of the premises connected by he public sewer, and the owner will be required to deposit an amount neces sary To cover such expense be- fore the cleaning or repairs arc undertaken, provided, however, that any labor on private sewers oecasioned by defects or obstructions in sn the pubie sewer shall be paid by the city.
 Sec. l6. No plumbing work by or through which waste water or sewerage is to be used or earned shall be placed in any building except in sslanw xuaNa tha al hk Ina Board of Health.
 Sec. E. No plumbing shall be done in any building. except to repair leaks, except permit shall first have been issued therefor by the Board of Health. No such permit shall be issued unless description of the work to he performed shall have been submitted to said board on blanks provided for the purpose.
 Sec. ls Every vertical soil and main waste pipe must be of iron and shall extend undimia nis5ed in size two feet above the roof and not loss than five feet above the top of any window situated within fifteen feet, but vent pipes may be connected with soil pipe above the highest 8iNture. Changes in direction shall be made with curved pipes and aa connections with horizontal or vertical pipes with que eighth aud one sixteenth bends, Il possible
 Sec. l9 An drain, soil, or waste pipes shall oo exposed To slght wherever practicable, or, fl necessarily placed between floors or partitions. shall he covered WItt wood fastened with screws as to be readiy removed. They shall he laid ln the ground or properly secured to wall or floor lmhels by suitable non hangtrs. See. 20. Suitable clean outs shall he provi= ded at the loot of gli vertical Pipes. alsO in main drain ueat cvl ar wal on horizontal pipes sAd all runs ut fhctn feet in length, unless olherwi wise permitted. The clean out at cellar wall shaii hc in a, direct liuc as possible with spweT connection.
 Sec. 2l. All fixtures having waste pipe shall be separately and effectively trapped lhe t'ap shall bc placed as ueal as possible to the hNtule ii serves, except that when a hatbiub aud bowl or sets of wash trays or >els of hoNls are close together one trap may be used tos thenl. but the Trap must he wilma thtue feet ot the hSture itself
 Sec. %. Alpipc- must be protected iom syphonRge ot bacS pressure by Nelueal mr pspe Of cast or galvanized wrought iron Of ample size.
 Sec. a3 The diameter of vent connections sar tfaps shall not hc less than the waste psPcs they serve, except water closets, whleb >hali not ae less than t,vo inches, wAsch ~iaN bo taken 1rom the lead hcnt a. aear ta the water closet sls po shle. Vents for oshvt traps shall he sakea m the cruNu et itele the top ei the waste plpt usar the trap Al vent pHes irom siUuGes shall go up. Hhe vent rpc tor esch aixtgr1 shall connect with rho Walu NeHt pipe at pom above the highest HNtHee. lbt mala sent 1lpc may be Csrfed through rhg goat or is msy he c1uat cte1 Nl1a iae soil lile extension sshove ali iXtaTes.
 Sec. et Ia every bghJsg creete5 hereafter 1here shall he 8 separate water cleset tor each tenement and al least aut closet tar eYVfK ht- faen parsons lsiuE, aonFsttE ot emFoS e4 HAanin. saeh l0aet lo be conveniently ieeAted and constantly supplied MitA NsleE.
 See % Every water closet hereafter eon strnefed shall he suppiled with water taaEn