The Pascagoula chronicle., 1920-07-23

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cellar basement or brick building, or
luns within six feet in solid clay or
ten feet in made ground from any well
or cistern, ci runs within twelve inches
OF the 'suriace OF the ground.
Earthenware Pipes.
Section 81 All earthenware pipe
and fittings shall be of the best quail
ity Of hard, vitrified clay pipe salt
glazed, free from cracks and blisters,
true to normal size and form, whether
straight or curved. of uniform taiclS-
ness, with deep sock ats into which the
spigots fit without chipping and leave
all around at least a-inch mortar
space
House Branch.
Section %. The branch at the sew
er shall be located and uncovered or
set, before any pipe is laid to connect
with II. The insertion Of any branch
not already in the sewer, shall be at
the cost of the applicant for connec-
ton, with the special written permit
of the plumbing inspector, or such
other person as the board of commits
sioners may designate, giving the loca-
ton, size and kind OF branch, and the
plumbing inspector or other person
as the city council may desig-
nate. or his authorized assistant
shall be present and operate the whole
operation of opening the sewer and
settling the branch. Every connection
shall be made with "Y" and Is bend,
or with a 1T" surrounded with four
inches OF concrete and set vertically
and a ] bend
Drain Laying.
Section 90 In the streets, material
excavated shall be piled to cause the
least practicable Inconvenience 10
traffic, and proper precautions snail pc
taken with bracing and trench, aDrl-
cading, placing lanterns or Waterman
to prevent accident or injury to persons
or property at or about the WORK
Drains. water pipe and other properly
distractions shall be protected and
back-filling all replaced and tamped IN
when necessary to remove them. their
owner shall be consulted. Paving ana
surface material shall be set aside, the
distractions shall be protected, ana
thinlayers. and the street, sidewalk,
with all paving or other surface ma
terial, drains and other public proper
ty restored to as geed condition as
found when commencing the work, and
shall be maintained in this condition
far twelve months thereafter. The
trench shall not cross any lot other
than that containing the plumbing
shall be at least eighteen inches wide
for one line of pipe or % feet Tor TWO
lines. The house drain shall not be
laid in the same with the water service
pipe. The house drain shall be lam
as straight as practicable, or wheh
changes OF alignment are necessary
with curved pipe or with X branches
having clean-outs or with stralghl
pipes laid in easy curves. the slope
shall b at least J inch per foot ana
be as uniform as practicable. me
plumbing inspector or such other
person as the city council may
designate, shall decide whether any
changes or break in the slope VIII be
permitted, where the ground is hlgh
above the sewer. In marshy ground
new fills or other unstable SOIL tne
foundation shall be made safe by the
use of concrete or otherwise as direct
ed by the plumbing inspector or such
other person as the city coun-
Gil may designate, or iron pipe
shall be used. The bottom shall be
brought to grade, bell holes cut, each
piece of pipe laid carefully to grade
with spirit level. with full, firm
bearing throughout. Each joint shall
be made by inserting yarn gasket,
then filing the angular space win
bevelling fully in front of the bell
with fresh cement mortar consisting
of one part Portland cement and -
parts clean sand Each joint shall be
cleaned of mortar protruding within
the pipe and the pipe left clean as the
nine progresses. In the streets the
back filing shall be tamped carefully
to the surface elsewhere it should pc
tamped carefully around and twelve
inches above the pipes the remaining
dirt being filled in and over the trench.
Cast Iron Pipe.
Section "a. All cast iron pipe ana
fittings shall be sound, free from
cracks, blow holes or other defects, OF
the bell and spigot pattern. Bells OF
such shape and strength as to allow
proper caulking of each joint and thor
oughly covered throughout with an APP
proved rust proof coating. The thick
ness shall be uniform and the weight
in pounds per lineal foot not loTs than
the following: