The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-06

closets shall not be flushed by direct
service from water pipes, but from
special tanks placed in such position
as to give at least a head Of six feet,
except where regular low tanks or ap-'
proved fushometers are used. The
overflow from the tank, if. any, shall
be discharged into the open air Or
basin Of the closet. In no case shall it
discharge directly in the soil pipe.
Sec. II. Water pipes from safes,
refrigerators, cistern overfiows and
water tanks from which water is
taken for drinking and cooking pur-
poses shall in no case be connected
with any soil, waste or drain pipe, but
must be discharged into sink or into
the open air.
Sec. Is. All exit pipes from plumb
ing fixtures, except water closets shall
be covered by strong, metallic strain
ers, securely fastened and OF such
mesh as to prevent any improper sub
stance from entering the sewers or
drains.
Sec. 10. All fixtures shall be wholly
exposed when possible or practical: All
pipes shall be connected as much as
possible and so placed as to be readily
examined and inspected. Where they
are necessarily placed within walls
or partitions they shall be left expos
ed until they are thoroughly tested
and inspected and in buildings OF
more than two stories the soil stack
must be Of extra heavy iron, especial
" In first or bottom stories and en-
irely If required and necessary. They
should when placed within walls be
covered with wood work fastened by
screws and hinges so as to give reaos
access for repairs. All cast iron SOIL
or waste pipes placed under concrete
floors shall be extra heavy iron.
Sec. 20. All materials must be OF
good standard quality and the Work
must be done in thorough and work
manlike manner. :,
Wooden wash trays and sinks shall
not be allowed unless they are hneo
with non-absorbent metal ana such
lining shall fold over the edge and ex-
tend 8 inches down the outside OF the
sink or tray so that the wood will De
free from contact of water or liquids.
No wooden lined bath tubs or urinals
shall be allowed. :,
Sec. 81. No person or persons shall
injure, break, remove or obstruct any
portion of any manhole, lamp hole
lush tank or any part Of the pubic
sewer. Any person violating the pro,
visions of this section shall be hneo
s25. 90 or be imprisoned for a period
of not more than 80 days.
It shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to deposit any matter OF
substance in house or yard plumbing
which is liable to impair the sewers or
obstruct the flow Of the sewerage
Occupants Of premises which have
connections with the sewer system
shall be held accountable for any
abuse of the sewerage system. Depos-
ting kitchen refuse, fruit peehngs'
waste, rags, stiff paper or any such
matter i'm closet bowls is prohibited
! In all cases where stoppages are caus-
ed by abuse Of the system the prop
erty owners shall defray the expenses
iof remedying the trouble.
The sewer department. shall nave
the power to prevent or. discontinue
any connection with the public sewers
which discharges any substance liable
to injure the sewers or obstruct tne
flow Of the sewerage. :,
Sec. %. No exhause steam shaii
be allowed into the public sewer.
Sec. %. At the foot Of every line o.
soil pipe and kitchen waste pipe shall
be left a clean out hermeticaily seal
ed, and plug Of solid brass screwed
in so as to. make q perfect seal, and
accessible for cleaning out purposes.
Combination plugs Of brass and IRON
are prohibited. Plugs must be OF brass
and substantial.
Sec. "a. Water closets having traps
above the floor using adconnectlons
must have cast brass fange or other
improved pattern. All brass fioor
fanges for water closets must ee
made from a pattern similar to the
rerten fanges with graphic asbestos
gasket or the hygienic ground JOINT
connection and the fange shall be
securely soldered to the lead and bolt
ed to the trap or closet
Sec Is. A running trap four inches
internal diameter may be placed in the
sewer line near the foot Of the main
soil pipe with a fresh air inlet con-
nected to the house side Of the trap,
with opening not nearer than twenty
FIVE feet of the foundation walls OF
the house, and a inch stack connect
ed with the sewer line Of said trap and
extended vertirally four feet above
the roof.
Sec. 26. The connection at proper
ty line between 4 inch and 8 inch pipe
shall be made by a inch by a inch
reducer.
Sec. 27. Brass ferrules where re-
uuired by the rules shall, fulfill the
following specifications, to-wit:
Four inch ferrules shall be not less
than four inches long nor weigh less
than one and one-half pounds.
Two inch ferrules shall not be less
than three inches long. nor weigh less
than three-quarters Of a pound and
must be Of good quality and free from
sand holes.
Sec. %. All matters pertaining to
sanitary plumbing not covered by this
ordinance, or any slight diversion
from this ordinance which is in ac-
cordance with or improvement in san
itary conditions will be left to the de-
eision if the Plumbing Inspector and
sewerage department.
Sec. 20. All ordinances or parts OF
ordinances conflicting with this ordi-
.nonce are hereby repealed.
Violation Of this ordinance shall be
deemed a misdemeanor and punish
able by a fine Of not less than one dol
lar and not more than $500 or i'm
prisonment for not more than 80 days
at the discretion of the Mayor.
Done and ratified under the corpor-
ate seal of the town Of Manning, TINS