The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-11-19

water closets shall be determined by
the Board of Health.
Hotels, boarding houses ana build
ings where operators OF Doth sexes
are employed. proper number ana
Seperate water closets shall be 1uf-
nished for men and women. ~.
Water Closets to be Supplied With
Water From Flushing Tank
Section 81. All water closets within
buildings shall be supplied with water
from special tanks or cisterns which
shall hold not less than eight 80 gal
Ions of water when up to the level OF
the overflow pipe for each closet sup
Piled excepting automatic or syphon
tanks, which shall hold not less than
five 60 gallons of water for each
closet supplied, the water in said
tanks shall not be used for any
other purpose. The flushing pipe of
all tanks shall not be less tiian one
and one quarter of an inch in diane
ter.
No person shall place in any build
ing any piunger or wash-out closet,
for repairs they shall not be replaced.
Section IS No closet. except those
placed in the yard. shall be supplied
directly from the water supply pipes,
unless controlled by an authorized
flush meter system. All closets plac-
ed outside must be equipped with q
Johnson hopper valve or its equal.
Closets May Be Supplied From One
Section 80. A group Ie,n of closets may
be supplied from one tank. but water
closets on different floors shall not
be flushed from one tank except
where q special valve device is used
on the flush pipe of each water
closet. said device shall insure a suf-
ficient water supply and not be sub
iect to syphonic action. On high
buildings a house tank shall be
erected Of sufficient capacity to
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by the Board of Health. The use of
wash-out closets is prohibited.
Water Closets Shall Not Be Located
Section A. Water closets must not
be located in the sleeping apartments
of any building nor III any room or
apartment which has not direct COM
munication with the external air
either by a window or an air shaft
having an area TO the open air OF at
least 4 square feet.
Water Closets Within a Building.
Section AZ. All water closets within
a building, using lead connections
less than three sixteenths of an inch
in thickness Gifted with rubber
gasket of sufficient thickness to in
sure a tight joint bolted to the
closet.
Ra;n --.-s<~r Conductors
Section Is. Ram conductors shall
not be connected to any sewer or
drainage system nor used as soil.
waste or vent pipes; nor shall any
soil. waste or air pipes be used as
a rain conductor and if placed within
building shall be Of cast iron pipe
with loaded joints.
Exhaust or Waste
Section. A. No steam exhaust or
nected with any house drain. soil
pipe or sewer.
Section Is NJ privy vault or cess
pool for sewerage shall hereafter be
constructed in any part of the city
where a sewer is at all accessible
Section As. No connection from
any cesspool or privy shall be made
with any sewer, nor shall any water
closet or house drainage empty INTO
cesspoo or priyy well where sewer
is accessible.
Section AZ. In rural districts where
sewers are not accessible permit
may be issued by the Board OF
Health for waste pipe from buildings
Bacterial Septic Tanks having a
capacity of no less than two-hundred
(200) gallons, and be connected by
trapped overflow pipe to a teaching
pool or a French drain. Grease traps
or interceptors shall be placed be-
tween house and tank, in the house
drain when SO required by the
Board OF Health. Said tank and pool
to be at least fifteen U5) feet away
from building.
Section As. In case plumbing or
drainage work of amy kind shall be
constructed or done in violation of
the provisions of this ordinance,
the same shall be removed or per-
fected in accordance with this ordi
nance within five 90 days after
notice in writing to that effect to
the owner on plumber.
Privies, Etc.
Section 40. No privy, vat or cess
pool for sewerage shall hereafter be
constructed within the city Of
Absecon or any premises situated
adjacent to any street wherein there
is Il sewer and wherein the City
water is laid; nor shall privy pits or
cesspools for sewerage be hereafter
permitted of any part Of the City
where water clostes can be connect
ed with the public sewer in the
streets. Provided, the Board of
Health may. however. in exceptional
cases, issue written permits for a
period not exceeding twelve consecu
tive months.
Privies For Workmen
Section so During construction or
building the contractor shall provide
for WOrkmen q priVy to be construct