HomeMy WebLinkAbout0500 A/{ ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 490 adopting rules and regulations fo
the construction and ~lteration o:f plumbing, et~.
The City Oo'unoil do ordain as follows:
Sec. 1. That Ordinance No. 490 relating to the adoption of rules and
lation for the construction of pl~unbing and house drainage, etc., be a~ended theret
a section to be known as Section ES~ which shall read as follows:
Sec. Z8~. All screw joint soil or waste pipe must be either wrought iron
or mild steel of the grade '.~n~own as "standard." All fittings used in connection
with wrought iron and steel soil and ~¥aste pipe must be the regular recessed drain-
age fittings. All u~rought iron ~nd s~eel soil and waste pipe and all fittings and
nii~ples used in connection with the same must be thoroughly galvanized inside and
out. The ends of all wrought iron and steel pipe and all nipples must be re~uned t
remove any burr that ~nay be caused by cutting, so as to leave a smooth, fullsized
interior opening before screwing home. All threads on ;'~rought fron or steel pipes
and nii~ples must be cut so as to screw entirely to the shoulder of the fitting.
The e~tra heavy cast iron pipe and wrought iron or steel pipe in the m~in line must
be extended full weigh~ and quality to a point one foot above the water line of the
highest fixture. The threads of recessed fittings must be tapped so as to give a
uniform fall to branches of ~ inch per lineal foot from fixtures toward main soil
or waste pipe. All nipples, the unthreaded part of which is less than l½ inches
long, sh~ll be extra heavy pipe. All hubs, pipes and fittings ~nust ~e sound and
free from defects such as cracks, flaws and sand holes, or any defect that might
weaken them, and it shall be unlawful for any person to install any such defective
material that does not conform to this ordinance and to all parts of it, or to con-
ceal or attempt to conceal any such defects by means of cement, paint, putty or tax
or any other sub~tance whatever, or to refuse or fail to remove defective material
u~on the order of the inspector.
Sec. S. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from five
days after its passage and approval and publication.
Passed by ~he City Council and approved by me this ~th day of ~ay, A. D.
191~.
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