The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-09-20
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dHludtIou, tue L lumDlHS 1uSptCtoI may
recommend in writing to the Health
Officer such deviations from the re-
quirements and regulations herein pro-
vided as in his judgment the conditions
demand; and thereupon the City Health
Officer may in his discretion, issue a
permit in triplicate for such work, one
to be attached to the recommendations
of the Plumbing Inspector and filed
with the City Clerk, one to be given
to the master plumber in charge of such
work, and one to be filed by the Plumb
ing Inspector as record of his office.
Section 30. All plumbing in process
Of construction, alteration, or repair,
shall be under the supervision of the
Plumbing Inspector, who is hereby au-
thorized to. stop further work when he
shall decide that it is being done con-
trary to the provisions and regulations
Of this ordinance. The Plumbing In
spector is hereby empowered and au-
thorlzed to enter into or upon any build
ing or premises in the City of Kenne-
wick for the purpose of examination
or inspection Of the plumbing fixtures,
sewerage and plumbing ventilation
within such building or premises; and
when, in his judgment, the plumbing
fixtures, sewerage and plumbing venti-
lation of any building or premises are
defective, incomplete, or unsanitary,
he is hereby empowered and author
lied to order the removal, repairs, or
substitution of the plumbing fixtures,
or to require the sewerage and plumb
ing ventilation of such building or
premises to be placed in sanitary
eOn6Ifinp. on1 ha thororno, cbo1
the owner, agent or tenant, or person
occupying such building or premises,
notice i'll writing, specifying the time
when such defect, incomplete or I'M
sanitary plumbing fixtures, sewerage or
plumbing ventilation shall be removed
or repaired and placed in a sanitary
condition, subject to any and all re-
quirements of this ordinance. The
Plumbing Inspector shall make a copy
of all such notices in book, which
shall be kept in his Office and open for
inspection by the public during his
Office hours. If said agent, owner ten
ant or person occupying such building
or premises, fails, neglects or refuses
to comply with said notice within the
time specified, he, she, or they shall
be liable to a fine as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 80. Every factory, work
place or other place where a number of
people are permanently employed, must
be provided with suitable closet ac-
commodations. one for every sixteen
persons or minimum thereof or either
sex, and in all cases closets for female
employees must be entirely separate
from those of male employees. Hotels
and lodging houses should have one
closet for every fifteen rooms. Closets
for opposite sex must be separate as
stated above; and in case Of private
dwellings or tenements, each family
consisting of five or more persons must
be provided with one closet and one
sink
Section 81. No wooden washtubs or
sinks shall be placed in any building,
and all such are hereby declared a nui-
sance and dangerous ito health.
Section 80. When urinals are placed
in any public building, the floors, sides
and partitions must be covered with
marble, slate, extra heavy glass, con-
crete properly enameled or heavy sheet
lead (not less than four pounds to the
square foot), with tightly soldered
seams, or with cast iron enameled.
Floor drains shall have combination of
Floor drains shall have combination or
backwater valve trap of at least two
inches in diameter. Traps to be sup
piled with water drip, and no gall
vanized sheet iron or other sheet metal
trough urinal will be permitted.
Section 49,, All boilers to be set or
placed permanently in any building,
public or private, shall not be placed
upon wood or other combustible ma
terial; and no combustible material
shall be used as flooring within four
feet of said boiler. All smoke connec-
lions between boiler and chimney shall
not be less than twenty inches from
the ceiling, unless the ceiling is con-
structed of fireproof material.
Section "a. No steam exhaust,
blow-off or any heated water from any
steam or hot water apparatus shall be
discharged into the sewer until the
temperature thereof has been reduced
to at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Section 35. No safety valve, stop
valve, or any other obstruction shall be
placed in the expansion pipe, or on
the expansion tank of any hot water
apparatus anu uO ucNlCc Shall NC uS0u
to increase the pressure of any hot
water apparatus other than the static
head of water contained therein.
Section SO. No steam pipe, fitting
or any other heated metal in connec-
ton with any steam apparatus shall
be placed in contact with any COM
bustible material either at rest or when
its position is changed by contraction
or expansion, and where steam heated
metal is placed within one inch of
combustible material, the heated metal
shall be insulated with asbestos or
sheet zinc.
Section 81. For making connections
with sewer for condensed water, a soil
"T' with screw side outlet shall be
provided.
Section 3S. The Plumbing Inspector
shall receive compensation for all in
spection required under this ordinance
as follows:
For inspection of any plumbing in
house or building the sum of $1.OO, and
for each additional fixture above seven,
the additional sum of ten (1O) cents,
and for each connection with main, the
sum of fifty (50) cents.