The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-03-26
THE PLUMBING CODE OF THE III OF
PLEASANTVILLE. NEW JERSEY.


The Board of Health of the City of Pleas
antville, by virtue of the provisions Of an
Act of the Legislature of the State of New
Jersey, entitled, IAN Act to Establish in this
State Boards of Health and a Bureau of
Vital Statistics and to define their respective
powers and duties approved March 81.
1887, and the several amendments thereof
and supplements thereto, and OF the other
acts. does hereby ordain.
Master and Foreman Plumber to Register and
Obtain License.
Section /. That every person, firm or cor
poration engaged in business or doing work
as a master and foreman plumber shall be-
fore doing any plumbing work whatever with
in the city of Pleasantville appear in person
at the Office of the Board of Health and reg
lister his, their or it's name and place, Of
business upon blank forms to be furnished
by said Board, make and execute unto the
city of Pleasantville a bond in the sum Of
Two hundred dollars $4,000 with sufficient
security to be approved by said Board of
Health conditioned for the proper observance
and faithful performance, in accordance with
the ordinances, rules and regulations OF said
Board of Health, by said plumber of all the
plumbing work done by him, them or 1t with
in the said city of Pleasantville, and obtain
from the said Board a plumbers license good
for one year. No person, firm or corpora
tion shall engage in business or do work as a
master and foreman plumber within the said
city without having first obtained a plumb
er's license from the Board of Health, the
fee for which shall be ten dollars, which
license shall be renewed annually at a cost
of two dollars and fifty cents to the appli-
cant. =.
Plan, Dra,oings and Written Description OF
Drainage of Building to be Filed.
Sec. q. That before any portion OF the
plumbing and drainage system of any build
ing shall be constructed, altered or extended
there shall be filed in the office of the Board
of Health, on material furnished by the
Board. a plan or drawing (in ink) and writ
showing the said plumbing and drainage sys-
tenn entire, from its connection with the sew
err or ~cesspool throughout the entire building,
tOQpthpr with the location of all fixtures.
traps, ventilation pipes and other parts of
system and a permit issued therefor;
Inspector to Approve Plans, Etc.
Sec. 3. That no portion of plumbing or
drainage work shall be executed until plans
and drawings and written description thereof
shall have been approved in writing by the
Inspector of plumbing and a permit issued,
and before approval said plans, drawings and
descriptions shall be signed by the plumber.
The work must be executed strictly in accor-
dance with the approved plans and drawings
and descriptions and after a plan has been
approved, no alteration or change of the same
shall be made except upon the written appli-
cation of the owner, approved by the Inspec-
tor in writing.
Sec. 4. No opening shall be made in, or
connections made to the public sewerage sys-
tenn, without a permit first had and obtained,
and no permit shall be issued for a connec-
of inspection by the Inspector of the Board
of Health of the drainage system to be con-
nected.
Sec. 5. When the plan of any plumbing
and drainage system is filed in she office of
the Board of Health, a fee of fifty (50c)
cents for each sewer connection and a fee of
fifty (50e) cents for each of the first ten
fixtures and twenty-five (25c) cents for each
additional fixture will be charged, the word
fixtures being here meant to include all open
ings left for waste pipes, whether fixtures are
set or not to defray the expenses of inspec-
ton, the filing of plans and experimenting
the testing of the work.
Inspection.
Sec. 6. No drainage work shall be cover
ID ~ nnoAn1n1 IN nny uyox unit nftar II h.
been examined and approved by a Board of
Health Inspector, and notice must be sent to
the Board of Health in writing, when the
work is sufficiently advanced for such inspec-
ton and Immediately on the completion of
the work, application must be made for final
inspection and test.
Any portion of a drainage system put in
and covered up or concealed, without first be-
ing inspected and approved. must be uncov-
cred and exposed for inspection and examina-
ton when required by an Inspector.
Testing.
Sec. z. Under no circumstances shall san
itary plumbing work be used until the same
has first been tested in the presence of the
Inspector with air at a pressure of not less
than five 90 pounds to the square inch. and
certificate to that effect. The Inspector shall
carry a properly tested gauge.
The Water Department for the purpose of
testing shall temporarily turn. on the water
when the certificate of the Inspector is pre-
scented.
shall be removed and replaced by sound
pipes defective pipes shall be made tight,
and every part of the work in which defects
are found shall be made to conform to the
requirements of this ordinance.
All tests shall be made by the master or
foremen plumber, under the directions of and
in the presence of the Inspector. The In
spector shall forthwith give notice of any
defects in either material or labor, unautho-
rized changes or alterations, and such defects
shall be forthwith corrected by the master
or foreman plumber or owner. All materials
and labor must be approved by an Inspector
of the Board of Health before a final certif-
cate will be issued.
No drainage system shall be used until
after an Inspector of the Board of Health
shall have made a final inspection and issued
a certificate of approval.
Coating of Pipes.
Sec. 8. oTE-Afte the test has been
approved by the Inspector. iron drain or soil
pipes may be tar coated. But in no case
shall any coating be applied to cast iron soil
or drain pipes until test has been applied and
approved by the Inspector.
Dwellings, to be Separately Connected.
Sec. 8. Every house or building shall be
separately and independently connected with
the street sewer or main drain on a private
vented.
No cold air box for furnace shall be so
placed that it can by any possibility draw air
from this inlet pipe:
Sec. 10. Where there is no sewer in the
street on which the building faces, and it is
necessary to construct a private sewer to
connect with a sewer on an adjacent street
VI dNcnuc, Tue NC ldld OuLoidC luG pIOpclLy
line and not through yards or under houses
without a special permit from the Board of
Health.
When and where public sewers are laid in
the street adjacent to the property, the drains
of all buildings on said property must be con-
nected with such public, sewer. The size of
the main drain connecting to and with the
public sewer shall be not less than four inch
terra Gotta pipe of frst-class quality and
shall be laid not less than two feet from the
nearest foundation wall.
Material of House Drain.
Sec. II. All horizontal drains within the
walls of the buildings shall be of cast iron
with caulked lead and joint, for wrought iron
screw joints, and shall be so located as to be
readily accessible for inspection. The house
drain within buildings shall be securely hung
on brick piers 8 inches thick and not more
than 7 feet apart, unless this Is impracticable,
in which case 1t must be laid in a trench cut
at the grade. The house drain shall have a
fall Of at least one-quarter of an inch to the
foot, and more. II possible.
Relieving Arch.
Sec. IL. When a pipe passes under a wall
Of a building there shall be a relieving arch
to prevent the nine being broken by the set