Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-04

foot above the roof OF the building
All soil pipe shall be run on as
straight line as possible and shall
not terminate within ten Cl0) feet Oi
any window or opening. II galvanized
wrought iron pipe Is used all the fit.
tings must be recessed and the pipe
reamed TO full bore 49, 49, ~. IL.
In the construction of soil pipes,
all cast iron pipes and fittings shall
be covered inside and outside with I
coating of asphaltum. Changes in
direction Of soil pipes shall be made
by " branches, and 1-6, Is or liz
bends; and in no case shall double
hubs be used except for vent fittings
where the fittings are to be inverted
Sanitary rs may be used in vertical
runs. Tin pipes anu pipes made from
sheet metal shall not be used in the
construction Of soil or waste pipes.
No four by two (4x2D or other
heel outlet fittings shall be allowed tc
act as a waste or vent pipe through
the heel opening, except on vertical
lines. The use of cements of any de-
scription to repair splits or breaks In
cast iron pipes or fittings shall not be
allowed. -. @... III
Not more than the following num-
Der OF water closets may be connected
on the various sizes Of soil pipes
designated below: II :......''.s....~
~ water closets en- 4-inch soil or
branch pipe.
'25 water closets on 5-inch soil or
branch pipe. -.
go water closets on 6-inch soil or
branch pipe r:
No soil or drain pipe shall be more
than six 90 inches in diameter, and
when a greater number than sixty t60l
water closets are in one building, two
GU soil or drain pipes must be rim
to the main sewer in the street. and
shall be continued up to and through
the roof in full size; and where YER
tical lines OF soil pipes extend TO
water closets on the third floor the
same must extend full size through
the roof" -. -. ~.
SECTION S. Section 16 of said Ord.
nance is hereby amended to read as
follows: ~. 7.
Section Is. Traps. All fixtures shall
be separately and independently
trapped as near the opening thereof
as is practicable. All traps shall have
a water seal of not less than one and
one-half (1h) inches in depth and
shall be set true to water SEAL The
size Of every trap shall be the same
as the waste pipe it serves.
mo grease traps shall in any case
hn MI a
ture. Grease traps shall be used only
for restaurants, hotels, tenements and
boarding houses. All grease traps
shall have. capacity of not less than
thirty 500 gallons and shall be con-
structed subject to the approval of
the plumbing inspector.
mo bell trap shall be used in any
case. ~, ri. -. ...:s
"Anti-siphon traps shall be used
finds that it is impracticable to use
any other. s.z
"All traps in the ground or in con.
crete shall be of galvanized or cast
iron pipe coated with asphaltum.
"All traps with internal partitions
or any mechanism forming a seal are
strictly prohibited"
SECTION 6. Section 19 of said Ord
nance is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 10. Water closets. The
use of pan, hopper or plunger closets
is prohibited. No water closet, slop
sink or urinal shall be placed or main
tanned in any room In which there
is not window opening direct to
the external atmosphere; provided
that, in lieu thereof, such may be
ventilated by means of a shaft or
air duct at least eight 60 inches in
diameter or of equal area and as near
the ceiling as possible, and carried
thence through the roof. Stop cocks
shall be placed on all supply pipes
to water closet tanks, between the
tank and the floor. p
I'm factories, workshops, tenements
and rooming houses there shall be
provided one % water closet for each
ten (10) persons, or fraction thereof,
of each sex;
Range closets are strictly prohibit.
ed; provided, however, that an ex,
ception may be made, by special per.
mission of the Board of Supervisors,
in the case of hospitals for insane
persons. =,
Toilets shall be separate in all
cases. All residences shall be pro.
yided with at least one water closet
and one sink. -
"All water closets, earthen or iron
having traps above the floor, using
lead connections, shall be fastened to
the floor and made perfectly tight
with red lead putty connections or by
such other method as may be approx
ed of by the plumbing inspector And
when iron connections to water closet
traps are used, they shall be cast OF
galvanized wrought iron pipe with
case brass fianges not less than one
eighth of an inch thick and the
fianges either caulked or screwed on.
Rubber gaskets shall not be used. "
SECTION Z. Section % of said Ord
nance is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section %. cIean-outs.
"(a) General provisions for all