Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-05
SANITARY CODE
WILL BE REVISED
BY CITY BOARD
Several important Changes Are
to Be Made in Ordinances
by Board

A revision and moderniZation of the
entire health sanitary code by which
the Board of Health In this city is
guided in its activities. a digesting Of
the subject matter now contained In
the code, and an addition of many
new features that would bring the ord
nance up to a high standard will be
made In the near future, according to
a decision reached last night by the
members of the health board at their
regular bi-monthly meeting.
This matter has been under con-
sideration by the board for some time.
for the last sanitary code was adopt
ed in September, 1913, and since that
time many alterations In health meth
DDS and health policies have taken
place which are not provided for In
the present code. Also there have
been many ordinances passed by the
health board, which have not Neen In
corporated in the code.
1t was decided to consult the city
attorney on the matter of compiling a
code and then to secure suggestions
as to the most suitable methods OF
procedure. This proposed plan Will
be big project as 1t has to be passed
favorably at three readings and then
be properly advertised. 1t was
thought by the members of the board
that experts on the various subjects
writing the code and that some up
'to-date record should be consulted.
Several amendments and new ordi-
narices concerning the plumbing Sec
ton of the code, which were intro
duced by Charles Damgaard, were
passed last night upon the first and
second readings. The changes fol-
low:
Before house trap is placed an
extra heavy Y fitting must be put in
before the house trap with a cleanout
ferrule of not less than four inches,
said connection to be bricked in
together with the trap and shall be
readily accessible for inspection and
convenience in case OF stoppage IN
sewer line"
water pipes from any plumbing
fixture in any building shall be con-
nected with lead bend of water closet,
or slop sink, but there must be sep
arate Y branch outlet left in the soil
pipe for all other plumbing fixtures.
'All vertical soil lines, pipes and
lttings must be of medium weight.
Standard pipes not allowed"
"Refrigerator waste pipes must be
of galvanized iron and be not less
than IL or 1 " inches in diameter
with pipe branches to be at least one
inch in diameter. They must dis
charge over a properly water sup
piled, trapped and vented sink. Fit
tings must be galvanized drainage fit-
tings. Y branches to be used hori-
and Y and T-Y branches on
vertical line and connections taken
from there to refrigerator"
Before any person shall engage in
business of journeyman plumber IN
the city of Perth Amboy. he shall
furnish the Board of Health a certi--
ficate from a. duly appointed board
of examiners that he is qualified TO
be employed as journeyman plumb
er in the city, said journeyman
plumber to receive journeyman
plumbers license from the secretary
of the board, signed by the president
and secretary of board, sum of 81 to
be paid to the board for examination,
and must be renewed annually, the
sum of 81 shall be paid for renewal
of license. A denomination will not
be necessary for re-registration or re-
newal of license unless the journey
man plumber shall fail to apply Tor
renewal before expired time which is
dated on the license. The Journey
man plumbers must also register
names and addresses.