Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-02
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

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Cancel that portion, of section 1s,. following
stitute therefor the Following Ing ~ N 49,
| AS condition precedent to the issuance OF
this permit and in consideration thereof. the
holder hereby agrees to comply with all Its
terms and conditions, and at his risk and e1-
pense. to keep any trench or excavation made
alley or sidewalk or any public space in q safe
condition until the District Of Columbia shall
OF me e same to save We ns
| trlct OF Columbia from any injury. cost. loss
or damage occasioned by reason or failure to
dition during the execution Of the work and
| thereafter until repaired resurfaced afore-
cost loss or damage occasioned BY work beyond
said permit or by any failure to observe and
comply with the terms and conditions of said
Change first paragraph, section %. to read:
Each registered plumber shall, before being
granted permit to make a cut in any paved
Of 5000 with the Collector Of Taxes. D. c.,
which amount shall be used in repairing pave
and which amount shall be kept good as re,
qulred In section 30 The following rates shall
be charged for repairs to cuts:
Cancel present section 80 and substitute there
| for the following:
| Statement of account will be rendered to each
plumber monthly. and each plumber must pay
., ana BRING his balance with . the - Col
l
! ever application is made to make cuts in any
| improved street. the estimated cost OF the re-
shall be required to make a deposit of the esti-
mated cost OF such repairs before the permit
Cancel present paragraph FALL" section s.,
and substitute the following:
FALL.
| No house sewer shall be laid in q roadway be-
a point four feet 90 therefrom with a less fan
tnan one-quarter CD inch per foot nor with .
greater n,sdt fail than non one-haf 6 inch per foot
connection with the public sewer and the curb
! line and between the curb line and the building
slope not greater than forty five (l5) degrees
| at one point between the curb line and the
building line.
! The house sewer must be run as direct as
possible.
AL changes in direction must be made with
proper fittings and all connections made with
| bends.
Add after present section 90:
And no vent line shall be connected to a
soil or waste line in such manner that any Dor
ton of the vent line is below the top Of the
soil or waste line to which it Is Connected
And shall be located within the building, in
sueh manner as to provide thorough protection
Cancel the following words in second para
graph, section ITO:
And provided with approved alright air
| chambers not less than eighteen Qs) inches
long"
Cancel present section liz and substitute there
for the following:
urinal shall be located within room arranged
exclusively for use as a toilet room which room
snail be inclosed in a tight partition and shall
ar by means OF glazed window. having an
area sash size equal to ten per centum u01Q
being arranged as to provide an opening OF
at least fifty per cent 5000 Of its area Tor ven
tiiation purposes: Provided. however. that no
nH 1Anc fhoVp
four ~ square feet, being SO arranged as to
provide an opening Of at least fifty per cent
rectly into public or private space open from
ground to sky and within the lot lines Of the
in to a, Within
the meaning of this paragraph shall open into
any closed porch or covered area driveway or
directly opposite any lot lines or structure nearer
than three C3) feet.
OBJ Toilet rooms on the top-most floor Of q
building may be indirectly lighted and ventilated
dissection than two (2) feet BY two ~ feet
| in the clear. which airshaft may be covered
sides extended above the Root and there provided
with hinged glazed sash having q combined area
OF four ~ square feet in the clear, which sash
snail De provided with approved metal sash
openers; or the skylight may be arranged with
metal louvred sides with the specified area Of
yided at the ceiling line Of the room.
&c, Not more than two ~ toilet rooms may
De Lighted d.. and ventilated through twostory
less than fifteen Q5J square feet and no al
mension less than three 81 feet. either open at
the top or provided with q full-size glass top
skylight with sides extended above the roof, and
containing metal louvres having a combined area
cross section of the shaft, each toilet room
opening into the air shaft through window as
provided PROVE for externally lighted and ventilated
toilet rooms in paragraph by means OF a
skyiight conforming to paragraph B.
tdl Toilet rooms on moro than two floors may
be lighted and ventilated as prescribed in para.
e.. eycpDttnQ mil fmnu, hnrf1 oil
cross section shall be increased to twenty-four
l2D square feet with no dimension less than
floors in height, and to forty (4O) square feet
and four a. feet, respectively. for shafts six
10 or more floors in height.
(e) Toilet rooms in buildings Of the first class
erected to the limit Of height allowed by law
may be lighted artiicially and ventilated by
means OF nues, provided the following require
ments are met in each case:
The fues shall be Of metal, or of masonry
built to form, and shall not be directly or in
directly connected with any living. sleeping or
Main nues shall be vertical. straight and with
total effective area at all points Of not Less
than one square inch for each square foot Of
floor surface;
The vent hues shall be provided at the roof
with mechanically operated exhaust fan which
shall maintain at all times air velocity in
the ducts OF not less than three hundred 900
feet per minute;
Water closet and nrinal fixtures shall be pro-
vided with an approved type of local vent;
The toilet room shall be for the service Of not
| the doorway therefrom shall not open into any
public space hallway.
% All toilet rooms, and water closet and
urinal apartments shall be provided with suit
able means for artificial lighting.
tg) All the existing water closet and urinal
apartments or toilet rooms shall conform to the
above requirements when the plumbing in the
| essary by the Commissioners.
Cancel present section lisa and substitute
therefor the following:
Section 113a. Interior water closets shall be
flushed from siphOn-acting flush tank, with
a capacity OF not less than six gallons CON-
than twelve ounces per square foot, and with
sufficient air space to prevent the formation of
condensation, or Of glazed earthenware; and q
lead, brass or galvanized iron flush pipe not less
Ql) inches. All flush pipes shall have a metal
to earthenware bowl connection. Rubber flush
couplings are prohibited All metal parts Of
flush tanks including the operating devices. sup
ports. etc, shall be Of copper, brass or gal
yanized iron. In every case where the copper
lining is Hanged over wired or otherwise
edge Of single thickness of copper, the makers
name and the words guaranteed full weight.
| twelve az ounce copper shall be stamped into
the copper at the top Of the rear Of the lining.
An approved fushometer valve may be used in
lieu of water closet urinal tank. Incl0sed
metal pressure, or approved composition tanks
lined tanks. in rooms where the entire door
space, and the walls to q height of four feet,
covered with slate. marble tile, or other
approved water prOofng material. No water
ometer valve shall be used for any other pur-
pose. Every supply to the water closet tank,
or to fushometer valve. shall have separate
stop cock placed in an accessible position i'm
mediately adjacent to the fixture
Flush tanks for urinals or slop sinks shall
conform to all requirements for water closet
Change paragraph B, section 11s. to read as
follows: