Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-16
nected with the public or private Sc


mission is otherwise granted by tn,
: plumbing inspector.
Section 80. Where there is no Sc
wer in the street or avenue, and 1
is possible to construct a private Sc
wer to connect in an adjacent stree
or avenue, a private sewer must b,
constructed.
All private sewers must be lait
outside the curb under the roadwa,
of the street, and must be laid il
straight lines between manholes
whenever it shall be necessary t
change the direction of any privat,
sewer, the same shall be done by thu
construction of a manhole at sucl
point; such manhole or manholes t.
be sufficient in size for all proper us,
as a manhole.
Section S3. All sewer connection.
must be made to the sewer Y desig
mated in the permit.
No house shall be connected to 9
main or private sewer by cutting in
to same and cementing up the join
plumbing inspector, and such permits
sion shall not be granted where it IL
possible to connect to a regular Y in
otWSI
Section "a No plumbing or house
drainage system hereafter construct
ed in the City of Audubon, Iowa shall
be connected with any cess pool OF
private tank or vault where 1t is pos.
sible to connect same to main or pr1
vate sewer.
Section 80. All main soil or waste
pipes shall be carried full size to q
heighth at least ten inches above the
main roof. When any such pipe is
less than four inches in diameter
they shall be increased to four inches
at a point not less than one foot be-
'ow the roof by increasers.
No trap or other obstruction shall
he placed in or allowed in any house
drain, soil pipe, waste pipe or house
sewer.
Section SO. All side branches OF
soil or waste pipes extending fifteen
feet or more from the main line, must
extend through roof or revent into
the main soil pipe.
Section 81. All pipe lines must be
supported at the base on brick or con-
crete piers, or by heavy iron hangers
from the cellar ceiling beams, and
along the line by heavy iron hangers
at intervals of not more than ten feet
Section SO. The arrangement OF
all pipes must be as straight and as
direct as possible. Changes in direc-
ton of horizontal pipes shall be
made by Y branches or degree bends.
Offsets shall be made with 45 de-
gree bends or similar fittings. No q
bends shall be used unless unavoid-
able, and shall be specially set forth
in the permit.
All branches for waste pipes must
he made with Y branches or sanitary
T fitting. No straight T branch will
be permitted. Short a bends, doub-
lie hubs, short roof increasers, and
common offsets and bands and sad
dies are prohibited.
Section 80. All pipes and traps
should, where possible. be exposed
to view They should always be read
lily accessible for inspection and re-
pairing.
Section 40. All cellar and base
ment drains shall be at least two inch
es in diameter. When cellar, base
ment or area drains are connected to
sewer, they must be properly trapped
with deep seal trap placed beneath.
No common drain tile shall be in any
manner connected with any sewer or
house drain.
Section Al. In all cases where a
building is used as a hotel, boarding
house or restaurant or public garage,
the owner or occupant shall provide
a properly constructed grease trap
through which all Stops and water OF
a greasy nature shall pass, and the
plumbing inspector shall have author
lily, and he is HEREBY authorized to
direct and compel any person. firm
or corporation to provide and use a
grease trap as aforesaid, when in his
| judgement the same is necessary
Grease traps inside of buildings shall
be made of lead, cast iron, or brass
having an air tight screw cover al
least inches in diameter.
Section AZ. When a proper foun-
dation consisting of natural bed OF
earth, rock, etc., can be obtained, the
house sewer may be of not less than
six inch vitrified salt glazed sewer
tile. If not it shall be of not less than
6 inch Standard soil pipe with loaded
| joints.
Section AZ. The house drain and
its branches must be of Standard cast
iron soil pipe complying with the pro.
visions of section II hereof, or OF
standard galvanized wrought iron OF
steel pipe complying with section 22
hereof.
All fittings of such wrought iron
or steel pipes shall be cast iron re.
cessed drainage fittings.
Section "A. The house drain must
properly connect with the house Sc.
wer at a point approximately two fee,
outside of the outer front basement
wall of the building. An arched OIL
otherwise proper opening must be
provided for the drain in the wall tc
prevent damage by settlement.
Section As. The house drain must
be supported at intervals of ten feet
by eight inch brick piers. or suspend
ed from the floor beams, or be other
wise properly supported by heavy
iron pipe hangers at intervals of moi
more than ten feet, il not construct
ed under ground. The use OF pipe
hooks for supporting drains is pro
hibited.
| Section 46. The house drain anC
house sewer must run as directly a.
possible with a fall of at least u incl
per foot. and all connections made
with Y branches and 18th and LII
bends. Provided, however, that &
riser at an angle of not less than Al
degrees from the horizontal over the
connection of the house sewer with
the main or private sewer may bt
used where the main or private Sc
wer is deeper than ten feet.
| Section AZ. The house drain ant
soil ipe must each be at least four in
ches in diameter where water closet!
discharge into them. No three incl
house drain or soil pipe shall be used
Section As. Soil and waste pipe
must have proper Y branches for al
fixture connections.
Section 40. Branch soil and vast,