The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-07-10
LEGAL

caulkef in with lead. The lead pipe shall be
attached to the ferrule by a wiped solder
joints
Solder Joints.
Section 49, All connections of lead pine
shall be wiped solder joints, and in no case
will bill or cup joints be permitted. Every
fixture shall be separated and effectually
trapped Where a series of two or three
wash basins shall come together in a range
but one trap shall be required for the three.
All sheet iron vent pipes now in use must
be- removed and replaced with iron soil pipe,
upon notification from the Board of Health.
No basin waste shall be connected In a bath
waste, separate connections either to the lead
end qnder closet or in soil pipe will be re-
branched into the heel of the lead bend under
clbset.
Drips or OuerfIoto Pipes.
Section 40. All drip or overflow pipes
from safes under wash basins, baths, urinals.
water closets, or other fixtures shall be by a
house, or some conspicuous point. and in no
case shall any such waste pipe be connected
with a soil drain OF waste pipe.
Refrigerator Waste Pipe.
Section Al. No waste pipe from a refrig-
orator or other receptacle in which provis-
ions are stored shall be connected with any
pipes shall be so arranged as to admit of. ire
quent flushing, and shall be short as possible,
and shall run into an open sink properly
trapped.
Namber of Water Closets.
Section AZ. Each dwelling house. shall
have at least 1 water closet dwellings pro-
iNAh6 v Z VI D ldIIllItS nuSJ nave at tedSL
2 water closets. Hotels, Boarding Houses
and buildings where operation of both sexes
are employed, separate water closets shall be
furnished for men and women.
Water Closets to be Supplied Nth Water
from Flushing Tanks.
Section AZ. All water closets within bull
dings shall be supplied with water from
less than eight (S) gallons of water when
up to level of the overflow pipe for each
lcloset supplied. A group of closets may be
| supplied from one tank hut Watar aIocafe on
different floors shall not be flushed from one
tank, except where a special valve device is
used on flush pipe of each water closet, said
device shall insure a sufficient water supply
and not subject to syphonie action. On high
buildings a house tank shall be erected of
sufficient capacity to supply an fixtures when
so required by the Board of Health. The
use of wash out closets is prohibited.
Section A. No closet, except those placed
In the yard, shall be supplied directly from
the water supply pipes, unless controlled by
an authorized flush meter system. All clos
cts placed outside must be equipped with a
johnson valve or its equal.
Yard Water Closets Enclosure.
Section As. The enclosure of the yard wa
ter closet shall be ventilated by Slated OPEN
ings and there shall be a trap door in the
floor of sufficient size for access to the hop
per trap.
Water Closets Shall Not be Located.
Section 46. Water closets must not be
located in the sleeping apartments of any
building nor in any room or apartment which
has not direct communication with the exter-
nal air either by window or by air shaft
having an area to the open air of at least
4 square feet.
t Water Closet Within a Building.
section A. All water closets within q
building, using lead connection, shall have a
r cast brass fange not less than three SIX
! teenths of an inch in thickness. solder to the
f lead bend, Gifted with a rubber gasket Of
sufficient thickness to insure a tight ioint)
bolted to the closet.
II Rain Water Conductors.
Section 4s. Rain conductors shall not be
connected to any sewer or drainage system
nor used as soil, waste or vent pipe nor
shall any soil, waste or air pipe be used as
r a rain conductor and if placed within a bull
ding, shall be cast iron pipe with loaded
joints.
Exhaust or Waste.
Section 40. No steam exhaust or waste
from steam pipes shall be connected with any
house drain, soil pipe or sewer. No sedi-
!. ment pipes from kitchen boilers shall be con-
nected to the sewer.
Section so. No privy vault or cesspool for
sewerage shall hereafter be constructed in any
part of the city where a sewer is at all ac-
: cessible.
t Section 81. No connection from any cess
pool or priyy shall be made with any sewer,
nor shall any water closet or house drainage
empty into eesspool or privy well where seWs
er is accessible. T..
!. may be issued by the Board of Health for
waste pipes from buildings to be connected
with c%esspools constructed for that special
purpose, the sides and bottom of the same
to be constructed of brick of at least 8 inches
thick laid in cement and water tight so that
the contents cannot escape therefrom and to
i have tight covers vented and so constructed
e as to be readily and easily cleaned out. same
receiving vault must have a holding capacity
Of at least fifty (50) gallons for each person
and must be connected to a separate cesspool
|. constructed of loose laid bricks, grease in
terceptors shall be placed in house drains
!. between house and receiving vault whenever
required by the Board of Health all receiv-
. ing vaults or ~cesspools to be not less than
twenty (20) feet from building.
oecsI9H % when prdSy wen, Nauit or
!. ed out by having its contents removed and
. thoroughly disinfected. and it shall be filled
!. in with fresh earth, and in no case shall a
privy, well, or cesspool be filled in until its
d contents have been entirely removed and have
S been inspected and approved bv the inspector.
S Section "a. In case plumbing or drainage
work of any kind shall be constructed or
. done in violation Of the provisions of this
!. ordinance, the same shall be removed or per.
fected in accordance with this ordinance
within five 90 days after notice In writing
to that effect to the owner or plumber.
S PrtuieS for W0rkmen.
Section So. During construction or build
S Ing, the contractor shall provide for work.
= men a privy to be constructed in a sanitary
manner and in accordance with a permit to
be issued therefor by the Board of Health.
Section 56. In case where a building Is
found to be in an unsanitary condition
through defective plumbing or otherwise. the
direction of the Board of Health concerning
: changes and repairs shall be complied with
within a reasonable time as may be desig-
mated.
Section 81. If any section of the above
ordinance shall be declared illegal, it shall
not affect any other section thereof.
Penalty for Violation.
Section So. Any person, persons or corpo-
ration violating the provisions of any sec
ton or sections of this ordinance, shall upon
conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a penalty
Of not less than Ten ($10.o0) Dollars nor
more than One Hundred (S1o0.00) Dollars
for each and every offense.
Section SO. The Board of Health may for
cause and upon written complaint and after
a public hearing revoke. suspend or cancel
any plumbers license or permit issued by
the Board of Health provided however. the
person or persons, against whom complaint
is made shall have at least three (5J days
notice of the time and place Of hearing and
a copy Of the written charges.
Section so. All ordinances or parts of or
dinances, supplementary or amendatory
thereof, inconsistent with this ordinance be
and the same are hereby repealed and this
ordinance shall take effect Immediately.
Section 81. The Board of Health of the
City of Pleasantville shall elect a suitable
person, resident of the City of Pleasantville.
to do the plumbing inspecting in the said city
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