The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-03-06
ORDINANCE NO. 1ss.
THE PLUMBING CODE OF
PLEASANTXuIE CITY

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this State Boards of Health and a Bureau of
Vital Statistics, and to define their respective
powers and duties" approved March 81.
ments thereto and of the other acts, doth
ordain:
Master aud Foreman Plumber to Register and
Obtain License.
Section /. That every person, firm or cor
poration engaged in business or doing work
as a master and foreman plumber shall be-
fore doing any plumbing work whatever with
in the city Of Pleasantville City appear in
person at the office of the Board of Health
and register his, their or it's name and place
of business upon blank forms to, be fur
nished by said Board, make and execute unto
the city of Pleasantyille City a bond in the
sum of Two hundred dollars ($200) with
sufficient security to be approved by said
Board of Health conditioned for the proper
observance and faithful performance, in ac-
cordance with the ordinances, rules and reg
~ulations of said Board of Health, by said
plumber of all the plumbing work done by
him, them or 1t within the said city of Pleas
antvflle City, and obtain from the said Board
a plumbers license. No person, firm or corr
as a master and foreman plumber within the
said city without having first obtained a
plumbers license from the Board of Health.
Plan, DTdtoings aud. Written Description of
Drainage of Building to be Filed.
Sec. 2. That before any portion of the
plumbing and drainage system of any build
there shall be filed in the office of the Board
of Health, on material furnished by the
Board, a plan or drawing Tin ink and writ
ten description thereof signed by the owner,
showing the said plumbing and drainage sys-
tenn entire, from its connection with the sew
er or cesspool throughout the entire building,
together with the location of all : fixture,
traps, ventilation pipes and other parts of
system and a permit issued therefor.
Inspector to approve Plans, Etc.
Sec. 8. That no portion of plumbing or
drainage work shall be executed until plans
and drawings and written description thereof
shall have been approved in writing by the
Inspector of plumbing and a permit issued,
and before approval said plans. drawings and
descriptions shall be signed by the plumber.
The work must be executed strictly in aceor-
dance with the approved plans and drawings
and descriptions and after a plan has been
approved, no alteration or change of the same
shall be made except upon the written appli-
cation of the owner. approved by the 1nspec-
tor in writing.
Sec. 4. No opening shall be made in, or
connections made to the public sewerage sys-
tenn, without a permit first had and obtained,
and no permit shall be issued for a connec-
ton to the public sewer without a certificate
of inspection by the Inspector of the Board
of Health of the drainage system to be con-
nected.
Cost OF Permit.
Sec. 5. When the plan Of any plumbing
and drainage system is filed in the office of
the Board of Health, a fee of fifty cents for
each of the first ten fixtures and twenty-five
cents for each additional fixture will be
charged, the word fixtures being here meant
to include all openings left for waste pipes
whether fixtures are set or not to defray the
expenses of inspection. the filing of plans and
experimenting the testing of the work.
Inspection.
Sec. 6. No drainage work shall be cover
ed or concealed in any way until after it has
been examined and approved by a Board of
Health Inspector, and notice must be sent to
the Board of Health in writing, when the
work is sufficiently advanced for such inspec-
ton and Immediately on the completion
of the work, application must be made for
final inspection and test.
Any portion of a drainage system put in
and covered up or concealed, without first be-
ing inspected and approved, must be uncov-
cred and exposed for inspection and examina-
ton when required by an Inspector.
Testing.
Sec. Z. Under no circumstances shall SAN
itary plumbing work be used until the same
has first been tested in the presence of the
Inspector with air at a pressure of not less
than five 30 pounds to the square inch, and
if said test is satisfactory he shall issue a
certificate to that effect. = The Inspector shall
carry a properly tested gauge.
The Water Department for the purpose of
testing shall temporarily turn on the water
when the certificate of the Inspector is pre-
sented.
When defective pipes are discovered, they
shall be removed and replaced by sound
pipes defective pipes shall be made tight,
and every part of the work in which defects
are found shall be made to conform to the
requirements of this ordinance.
All tests shall be made by the master or
foremen plumber, under the directions of and
in the presence of the Inspector. The In
spector shall forthwith give notice of any
defects in either material or labor, unautho-
rized changes or alterations, and such de-
fects shall be forthwith corrected by the
master or foreman plumber or owner. All
materials and labor must be approved by an
Inspector of the Board of Health before a
fnal certificate will be issued.
No drainage system shall be used until
after an Inspector of the Board of Health
shall have made a final inspection and issued
p certificate of approval.
Coating Of Pipes.
Sec. s. NoTE-After the test has been
approved by the Inspector, iron drain or soil
pipes may be tar coated. But in no case
shall any coating be applied to cast iron soil
or drain pipes until test has been applied and
approved by the Inspector.
Dwellings, to be Separately Connected.
Sec. 9. Every house or building shall be
separately and Independently connected with
the street sewer or main drain on a private
alley, and every house shall be separately
vented.
No cold air box for furnace shall be so
placed that it can by any possibility draw
air from this inlet pipe;
Sec. 10. Where there is no sewer in the
street on which the building faces. and it is
necessary to construct a private sewer to
connect with a sewer on an adjacent street
or avenue, must be laid outside the property
line and not through yards or under houses
without a special permit from the Board of
Health.
When and where public sewers are laid in
he street adjacent to the property, the drains
of all buildings on said property must be CON
utCLcu WIFI SuCn pdDlit
Material of House Drain.
Sec. II. All horizontal drains within the
walls of the buildings shall be of cast iron
with caulked lead and joint, for wrought iron
screw joints, and shall be so located as to be
/ readily accessible for inspection. The house
drain within buildings shall be securely hung
On brick piers 9 inches thick and not more
han 7 feet apart, unless this is impracticable.
In which case it must be laid in a trench cut
at the grade. The house drain shall have a
fall Of at least one-quarter of an inch to the
foot, and more, If possible.
Relieving Arch.
Sec. 12. When a pip passes under a wall
Of a building there shall be a relieving arch
to prevent the pipe being broken by the set
Ting Of the foundation. Said drains shall be
provided with openings for cleaning purposes,
the same to be closed with a screw plug. All
traps shall be placed below frost line.
All other drains or soil pipes connected
with the main drain, or where the main pipe
is above the cellar floor. shall be of plain
cast iron pipe, or of wrought iron pipe or
screw joints made viii a paste Of red lead
and treated to prevent corrosion.
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