Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-17
ORDINANCE NO. 1872.

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An Ordinance providing for the in.
Sailing and laying Of all plumb
ing fixtures and material within
the corporate limits of the village
Of Mountain Home. Providing
that the Building Inspector shall
have charge and supervision of the
laying, installing and connecting
of all plumbing material and fix
lures, and providing a penalty fol-
the violation thereof.
Be 1t ordained by the Chairman
and Board of Trustees of the Village
of Mountain Home:
Qualifications Of Plumbers.
Sec.1. No person shall engage In
or work at the business of plumbing
or drain laying within the corporate
limits of Mountain Home, Idaho, un-
less competent to do such work and
such work shall pass all inspections
and shall In all respects be performed
as required by the Ordinances Of
Mountain Home.
Plumbing to be in Charge of Build
ing Inspector.
Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for
any person to do, cause or per-
NIT to be done any plumbing, alter
oft I'd In Ua
drain laying or sewer connection for
any building In Mountain Home, ex-
cept In accordance with the rules,
regulations and provisions herein
contained, and in the following man
ner prescribed, viz, that the Building
Inspector shall be in charge Of all
plumbing, inside and outside, OF any
building and have direct supervision
over all drain laying, sewer connec-
lions and ventilation, and shall re-
quire all soil, waste and vent pipes
to be tested out with water test to
the full heighth of all stacks and
vents, and shall require all connec
lions with the sewer to be made
through the wye branches left In
the main and laterals, and placed
there for that purpose.
Sec. 8. Any person before doing any
plumbing work in any building, resi-
dence or otherwise in Mountain
Home, except In case Of repair of
leaks or replacing broken fixtures
shall file at the office of the Village
Clerk upon blanks for that purpose
an application for permit and same
shall be granted. The Building In |
spector may revoke said permit at |
any time when, In his judgment work |
is not being done according to the 4
provisions of this ordinance, and ii |
shall be unlawful for any person to
proceed further with such work
without the written consent of
majority of the Board of Trustees of
said Village: Provided, that in the
event the applicant for said permit
Is stranger whose reputation and
responsibility Is unknown to the
Building Inspector, he shall refuse
to issue said permit until the person
applying therefor produces substan-
tial citizen or contractor who will
be responsible to the Village of
Mountain Home for any neglect or
carelessness In the installation Of
plumbing and fixtures by said appli
cant and shall agree to idemnify and
save harmless said village for any
injury or accident by reason of the
same. When plumbing work is be-
ing done in an apartment house or
building adjoining where the ar
of pipes and fixtures are
exactly the same In each, and all be-
ing done under one contract. one per-
NIT will be sufficient.
Soil and Waste Pipes.
Sec. 4. All soil and waste pipes
shall be what are known to COM
merce as standard weight hub and
spigot cast iron soil pipe, free from
defect, coated inside and out with
hot asphaltum, tar or pitch, and J
shall be not less the size and weight 4
required by Sec. 13 of this ordinance.
All soil and waste pipes shall be run G
three feet distant from outside of s
basement wall with undiminished /
size to point Is inches above the
'oof line. No cracked pipe or fittings \
shall be allowed to remain in any o
run of pipe. After plan of plumb /
ing has been submitted and approved s
no alterations of the same shall be o
allowed. except on the written APP Il
plication Of the owner or architect.
The work shall be executed In a
thorough and workmanlike manner. 8
The plumbing of every building shall t
De separately and Independently con- o
lected outside of the building with t
he public sewer, IL such sewer is C
If not, the house drain for s.
sewer. or cess pool built of concrete v