The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-18
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1875.

inspection of the same In public
and private property and buildings
in the City OF Lakeland.
Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City Of Lakeland:
Appointment Of Inspector.
Section 1. The City Council. shall
appoint some suitable person, to be
known as the inspector Of plumbing
and building connections to the
sanitary sewers Of the City OF Lake.
land. The said person shall not have
less than eight 49, years experience
at the plumbing trade or business.
He shall not be engaged in the
plumbing business during his term
of Office. And shall receive as COM
pensa ton for his services all moneys
collected under the provisions Of this
ordinance. with the exception of the
fines imposed in the police court.
DUTY Of Inspector.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the
inspector to see that all provisions
of this ordinance are concerned to.
Wherever in this ordinance the word
Inspector occurs, the same shall be
understood to refer to the Inspector
of Plumbing and Building Connec-
tiOns.
Inspection Fee and Office Hours.
Sec. 3. There shall be charged
and collected by the inspector an
inspection fee for all new. old. or
remodeled plumbing work inspected
by him in the City of Lakeland. The
fee shall be one and One-half- dollars
($l.5O) for the first fixture, or
waste opening. and fifty (50) cents
for each additional one. The said
fee shall be paid by the person, firm,
corporation, or association owning
the property on which the inspection
is made.
Shall Not Proceed With Work Except
Soc. 4. No person shall proceed
with any portion of any plumbing,
drainage or sewer wcrk, extend or al
ter old or new work except neccs-
sary repairs), until they have filed
at the Office of the inspector an APP
plicaton for permit. giving complete
description CT all the plumbing and
fixtures to be placed in the building,
and the location of the same, and the
name of owners and tho street num-
Der of building.
Plumbing Inspectors Authority.
Sec. 5. The Inspector Is to be the
judge of the quality of the material
and the workmanship.
Inspection Of Old Plumbing.
Sec. 6. The inspector shall have
the privilege Of at any time enter.
ing and inspecting the plumbing and
drainage Of any premises, and II the
same are found to be In an unsani-
tary condition. he shall order the
same altered to conform to the pro.
visions of this ordinance. Any firm.
corporation, person or association
failing or refusing to make said al
iteration for a period Of fifteen (15)
days after such notice shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor,, and upon the con-
viction thereof, shall be punished as
hereinafter provided.
To Connect Old Plumbing.
Article 1. Where it is desirable to
connect old plumbing with the City
sewers. the plumber contemplating
doing such work shall notify the in
spcctor, who will inspect said old
work and notify the plumber what
alterations will be necessary to
place the work In an acceptable con-
dition for connection with the City
sewers.
Quality Of Work.
Art. 9. All work shall be executed
in thorough and wOrkmanlike man
ner, to the satisfaction of the inspec-
tor.
When Ready for Inspection.
Sec. T. When work Is ready for
inspection, a notice must be sent to
the office of the inspector. and all
work shall be left uncovered until in
spected and approved.
Test.
Article /. All plumbing work in
buildings shall be tested by the
plumber in the presence of the III
spec tor. by the water or smoke test.
AS he may deem best under the cir
cumsiances. and to his satisfaction.
and when the work does not stand
the test prescribed. connection with
the city sewers will not be permit
ted. but the same shall Immediately
be put in such condition that it will
stand the said test.
Smoke Test.
Article >. On all old work where
ii would be inconvenient to apply
the water test, the smoke test will be
sufficient.
Tapning Not Allowed.
Sec. s. No waste or back air pipe
shall be tapped into soil pipe, but
shall be inserted with the proper
fittings.
Wiped Joints.
See. 2. All joints on lead, soil.
waste or vent pipes. shall be wiped
joints. properly made