South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-28

Be a ordained By the Common Council
Of the City or South Bend:
Sec. /. That Section los OF Ordinance
No. 1908 adopted by the Common Council
OF eaid City or the Sth day OF November.
1915, be aud the same IS hereby amended
10 read as follows.
Sec. los. water closet shall not be
Installed on a porch or other like place
Outside water-clOsets may be installed
for buildings heretofore erected only.
Water closets when placed in the yard
Of any building heretofore erected shall be
separately trapped and placed not less
than eight feet from any dwelling OF
other place OF abode, and so arranged as
to be conveniently and adequately flush
ed, and their water supply pipes ana
traps shall be protected from freezing.
The compartments for such water closets
shall be adequately lighted and ventil-
ated- Provided, that outside closets or
frost proof closets may be placed I'm a
the door TO same must not open into said
dwelling proper; but must have an en-
trance TO same from the outside only
Sec. 2. That Section l22 of said Ordin-
ance No. 1908 be. and the same Is hereby
amended TO read as follows:
Sec. 122. The entire plumbing and
house drainage system within or about
a building must be given the first test
by the plumber In whose name the per
NIT therefor shall have been Issued. or by a
Tlumber delegated by the person i'm whose
name the permit therefor shall have been
issued, in the presence Of the Plumbing
inspector. under water or air test as d.
rected by him. All pipes must remain
uncovered IN every part until they have
successfully passed the test The plumb
er or delegated plumber must securely
close all openings as directed by the In
spectOr OF Plumbing. The use OF wooden
plug for this purpose is prohibited.
The water test of the entire system
he ri 4 q
thr e feet outside Of the building the
main house drain and filing pipes 20 the
highest opening above the roof with wa
ter.
II the drain TO any part Of the system
IS 20 be tested separately there must be
a head OF water az least six fee. above all
parts of the works so tested: and Spe-
cial provision must be made for iuclud-
Ing all joints and connections In az least
one test.
The air test shall bs applied from a
force pump and n mercury column under
ten (lO) pounds pressure, equal TO twenty
(0) inches or mercury. The use OF
spring gauges Is hereby prohibited
After the completion OF said work. and
when the work Is in a condition as here
inbef0re described % rendering il ready
for the final test the plumber or dele
gated plumber in charge of said work
shall make test OF the work in the
presence Of the Plumbing Inspector and
as directed by him.
The material and labor for al tests
must be furnished by the plumber OF
such delegated plumber.
II the Plumbing Inspector approves
said work al any test, ne shall issue To
the proper person a certificate of Ip-
. prevail, which said certificate shall
identify the work so approved
Sec. 3-That Section 152 OF said Ordin-
+ ance No. 1895 be amended 10 read as fol
I lows:
Sec. 1J2. The annual salary of such i'm
spector from and after January I, 1928
I shall be Two Thousand tS2OO0OO Dol
/ lars payable from the city Treasury as
I provision shall not apply to any pres
ent appointment He shall execute j
/ bond in the sum of $4,000 for the faith
/ full performance of his duties with some
surety company or two resident free