The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17

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OF the superintendent of the Light Water Par
; OF SAID city as hereinafter specifically stated
SEXTON 1t shall be unlawful for any person with
the City OF Ely to any sanitary sewer within sal
2 city with any of the storm sewers of said city
SECTION g. (a) When any plumbing work or connec
are completed and ready for inspection the Supern
tenden OF the Light and Water Plant of said CITY of Ell
snail be notified and all work shall be left uncovered am
convenient for examination until inspected and approved
w Inc superintendent of the Light and Water Plant
LIS uuy authorized assistant shall examine said plumbing
WORK and connections within working day after recev
ing the notice hereinafter specified
i c) Plumbing work shall be tested by onepound air tes
or peppermint test at the discretion the owner of thu
odng IN which such plumbing work being DONE which
inspection shall be made by the contracting plumber in the
OF the superintendent OF the Light and Water Plant
or his assistant.
GAP Sewer pipes when placed yards shall be of the
pest quaty OF vltred pipes with Joints they
snail not be laid than feet any exterior wall OF
any building nor shall they be laid any bad ground
Ne) All sewers soil pipes within buildings shall be
supported by substantial pipes properly to walls
b IRON hangers when necessarily laid below the
mannoes shall be built to give all
Wlch ceanouts shall be brought up flush with the floor
O There shall be such ceanout the end of each hor
zonta line OF soil pipe at point Immediately the inside of
all cellar walls and in the kitchen sink waste pipe all clean
ible. ~ ~ ' ''
(g All castron pipes shall be either of the grade known
as standard pipe OF the grade known extra heavy
ppe and shall be sound and free from defects thoroughly
coated inside and with coal asphaum or pitch tested
to nifty pounds hydrOstac pressure the square inch
cep that dwellings and buildings of two stories excu
sVe OF basement and attic shall the grade known
extra heavy pipes.
(h) The size of waste pipes shall be as follows Those
receiving discharge from eight fixtures at least
three inches diameter; those receiving discharge from
three to fixtures inches in diameter and those
receiving discharge from less than three fixtures not less
than one and onefourth inches in diameter no wrought
IRON pipe shall be used for waste pipes
JOINTS IN cast iron pipes shall be made with pure lead
well cauked and no paint varnsh putty will be permit
ted until the joints have been tested joints in wrought
IRON pipes shall be screw joints; joints in lead pipes
snail IN all eases be wiped and joints between lead iron
pipes shall be made by cast drawn combination
brass and lead nipples and unions with brass or
combination brass and lead caung ferrues of the GRADE
known extra heavy shall be the full size of the iron
pipe.
Cd Each and every trap shall be ventilated by an air pipe
except antlsyphon traps which have been accepted by
officers OF the city All pipes shall be cast iron
galvanized iron lead and the T of vent pipes
shall be set above the fixtures that the act as
waste pipe All vent pipes shall be provided with trap
union connections WALL the size of vent
pipe except for water closets and sop Sinks shall
than that OF the trap which it Vent pipes water
closets shall not be less than and oneha diam
eer less than and onefourt inches for op sinks
Vent pipes from than eight traps NAV be combined
by branching together and then carrying into fournch
soil pipe at least two feet above the highest fixture
O All main sewers soil waste vent pipes shall be
red without dimnutiOn in size height at least four
inches above the main roof
~ The water pipe of each and every sink basin bath
closet and each set of traps other fixtures shall be
separately and effectively trapped The trap shall
practicable to the fixture serves and no fixture shall be
set unless supplied with sufficient water properly flush it.
(m1 Traps and branch pipes shall of the follow
ing sizes:
For basement and pantry sinks IA inches
Slop sinks, ~ to inches
Bath tubs, ~ or inches
Urinals, ~ or inches.
Laundry tubs, 11s 2 inches
Water closets, inches
(n) Whenever it is deemed necessary to provide catch
basin in the basement of any building waste from such
catch basin shall connect separately with the soil pipe and
shall provided with separate Barrett back water trap or
equally good to be approved by proper authorities
of the city.
(o) In where building is used as hotel tenement
tho
provide properly constructed grease trap and the Supern
endent of the Light and Water Plant of the City of Ely
authorized to compel person said city provide such
grease trap whenever his judgment the necessary
(p) Whenever toilets basement drains are connected
with OF the of the City of Ely there shall pro
vlded back trap of type approved by the proper auhor
ties of the city
q All plumbing in process of constructions alteration or
repair shall be under the supervision of the Superintendent
Of the Light and Water Plant who hereby empowered
stop further work said construction when shall deter
nine that is being done contrary these rules regua
ions
O If any excavation any street. alley public place Of
he City OF Ely shall be left open for period twenty
after completed and Inspected the Superintendent
he Light and Water Plant shall right to order said
work completed at the expense Of the person having said
work done.
SECTION 10. The Superintendent of the Light and
Water Plant Of the City Ely shall have supervision
all matters pertaining to the system said City
md to the plumbing within said city He may employ such
assistants the Council of said City may deem
he purpose of caring for the work incident to his office
The books and records OF said superintendent shall filed
Council determine advisable and any there shall
full and complete yearly reports filed with said CITY
Clerk and presented to said concerning status
he Light and Water Department of said city;
If the City Council any time deem it necessary it may
equre the said superintendent his assistants to enter
ntO bonds form and be determined the Dre