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PAGE 2 1 LA GKANDE EVENING OBSERVER, SATURDAY, AP11LL 8, 1911. OEDIJiAXCE SO. 617, SERIES 1911.'am!natlon until Inspected and approv- coal tar, asphaltum or pitch. A. rfl!nnp hlkhlmr. .douth. ' ed ; no notice shall be sent for any i Nie of boll Pipes. and approving certain rules and reg. said soil pipe shall not be less than six Inches In diameter; in all other latlong prescribed bj the city of La Grande, Oregon, for thi? construe, ton, alteration or rvalr of the plumbing or Crainage of an; build- - Jng In (be city of La firande, and providing a penalty for the violation r this ordinance and declaring an emergency. The city of La Grande does ordain as follows: Plumbing Plans to Be Filed. Section 1. Before the construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair (except as hereinafter provided) of any portion of the plumbing or drain. age system of any building, suitable plans of the work proposed to be dona shall be filed at the office or tne in pector of plumbing, by the architect or by the owner or agent of the prop erty, or by the contracting plumber. Flans, How Drawn. Sec. 2. All plumbing plans and sec tions shall show clearly the location of all soil, waste and vent pipes, fix tures and traps. Plans ol Required in Certain In. stances. Sec. 3. Plans will not berquired in cases of removal of stoppages, re pairs of leaks, and repairs of, or re placing broken fixtures, tanks, kitchen boilers or faucets. One Plan for Several Buildings. . See. 4. - When a number of build ings are situated on adjoining lots on one street and the plumbing is the same in each, and to be done under the same contract, one plan will be sufficient for all the buildings. In such a case a general plan shall be Hied showing all the houses and the location of the main drain for each house. v':i :n.,:.,U:L;.:J, .,"! i i - Bpeciiirarrong. Sec. 6. Every plan shall be accom panied bv a clear written description thereof, or Abstract of the specifica tions on the blanks supplied by the water department for this purpose. Approval of Plans. Bee. 6. Plana and specifications shll be approved ' or rejected within two working days from the date of fll-J iug. ia cunts ui rejection, me one ni Ing the plan shall be notified In writ ing of the reasons fdr such rejection. Plumbing Most Not Be Maife Until Permit of Water Department Is. nen. Sec. 7. No portion of any plumb ing or drainage work shall be execut Sec. 11. The plumbing insp-ctor shall examine the work attain to wcrl-.T? dys after receiving notice that it is ready for Inspection. Tenting PlombinK. Air or Water Test. Sc. 12. Plumbing work shall be tested by the water or five-pound air test In the presence of the Inspector of plumbing. Such test shall Include all sewer, sou waste and vent pipes, the. lead branches and ferrule Joints within the building, weather condi tions or contruction permitting, the choice of test made be madj by the plumber but otherwise the test shall be decided by the Inspector of plumb ing. Final Inspection. .- Sec. 13. When the work Is com peted a final inspection shall be made by the inspector of plumbing; no plumbing work shall be used . until this inspection shall have been made and a certificate In triplicate that the work has been approved has been Issu.d by the inspector of plumbing, one to the master-plumber doing the work, one to be filed with the Record er, i ' Underground Sewers. Sec. 14. The sswer pipes in yards shall be of cast iron or the best qual ity of vitrified clay pipe, with Joints made water tight by oakum, hemp or burlap gaskets and good cement mor tar; clay pipes shall not be laid near er than two fest to any exterior wall of a building, or less than two feet below the surface of the ground nor will they be allowed In bad or made ground. In oil such cases sewers be- t-t 5i.wuuu v w tad 11 oil pipe. Sewer Within Buildings. Sec. 15. All sewers, soil or waste pipes within the building shall be supported by substantial piers, or properly secured to walls, or sus pended to floor timber by strong iron hangers when sewers are necessar ily laid below the floor man-holes shall be built to give access to all Clean-Outs. Sec. 16. There shall be a clean-out In every "Y" in the boII pipe at the foot of each vertical line of same, and in the kitchen sink waste pipe. All clean-outs shall be ! closed by brass ed until the water, department shall I screw-covers, and shall be kept acces nave issuen a permit ror sucn worn, sibie. and the above mentioned plans and descriptions thereof shall have been approved by the Inspector of plumb ing. v ..' ' Time Limit of Plans. Rain Leaders. Sec. 17. Rain water leaders shall never be used as soil, waste or vent pipes; nor shall any soil, waste or vent pipes be used as a leader Sec. 8. If the work Is not begun un-' Where the leader is within the huiM- der the approved plans within six j ing it shall be of cast iron pipe as months from the date of approval new plans shall be again presented for ap proval. ' Changes in Plans. Sec. 9. No change of the approved plana shall be permitted unless such change shall be authorized by the owner or agent, submitted to the in sector of plumbing, and approved and placed on Ale as in the case of ori ginal work. ' ; Inspection Xecemry bjr Water Depart, ment. Sec. 10. The water department shall be notified when any work is provided in Section 18. When outside the building, if of sheet metal with slip Joints, and if connected with the sewer, it shall be trapped; the trap oeing arranged to prevent freezing. In every case where a leader opsns near a window or light shaft it shall be properly trapped at its base. The Joints between Inside from leaders and the roof shall be made tight by means of calking ferrule, and lead or copper pipes, properly connected to rain water Inlets on roof. Cast Iron Pipes. 1 Sec. 18. All cast iron pipes shall ready for Inspection all work shall be be sound and free from defects, thor left uncovered and convenient for ex- nnehlv coated Inwldc nnd out with ""The George Palmer -Lumber Company Retail Department We solicit your orders for Shingles, Rubberoid 1 Roofing, Deadening Felt, Building Paper . We are prepared to furnish and deliver material, promptly. , Phone Main 8. THAT ESSENTIAL QUALITY United States National Bank LA GRANDE, ORE. y H I LE this bank adopts every de sirable method pf mod ern banking, it never loses tight of that essen tial quality: ABSOLUTE SAFETY. ii , ! Perry Pneumatic Water Systems, Samson Wind Mills, Deming Pumps, Richardson & Boynton Warm Air Furnaces, Pipe Valves and Fittings, Gut ters, Plumbing Fixtures of All Kinds, Full Assort ment of Nickel Trimmings. BAY & ZWEIFEl H'PLUMBERS, HEATERS, SHT MEMl WORKERS jj ' ji' '"if "i, '"n " t " i i ii ?T. jfiT', yjf jTj r?it'T IJI cti u so 1 pjpe receiving the dis charge of water closets shall not be less than four inch s in diameter. Size of Waste Pipe. Sec. 20. The size of waste pipes shall be as follows: 1 Those receiv ing the discharge from eight fixtures shall be thrie Inches In diameter; those receiving the discharge, from three to seven fixtures shall be two inches in diameter; and those receiv ing tb; discharge of ltas than three fixtures shall not be less than one and one-half inches in diameter, and no wrought iron pipe shall be used for a waste pipe. . Joints, How Made. Sec. 21. Joints In cast iron pipes shall be made with an oakum gasket and pure lead, well caulked, and no paint, varnish or Dutty will be allowed until the Joint has been tested; Joints In wrought iron pipes shall be screw Joints; Joints in lead pipes shall be be in all cases wiped; Joints between laed and iron pipes ' shall be made by cast or drawn brass screw nipples, or with brass caulking fer rules of the full size of the Iron pipe. Veil Pines. . Sec, 22. Each and every trap shall be ventilated by an air pipe. In cases where the size of the trap is two inch es or less, the. vent pipe shall start not more than four Inches away from the water line of the trap, txcept P traps, which may be ten Inches. In cases of larger size traps the vent pipe shall Slart from the vent horn, and if no horn, from the lead bend. Each horizontal Una of vent pipes over slant teet m length shall be galvanized or cast Iron, or connected to trap, at an angle of 45 degrees. The branch T of vent pipes shall be, set above the fix tuns so that the vent cannot act as a waste pipe. All vent pipes shall be provided with trap screw, which shall be acceslble. No rubber counllnea or soiaer unions shall be used to con nect vent pipes. The highest water closet when . located within eighteen inches of the main soil pipe need not be separately ventilated, when a ven tilated fixtures empties Into the lead bend. ; Size of Vent Pipes. Sec. 23. The size of vent pipes, ex cept for water closets and slop sinks, shall not be less than that of the trap which it serves. A pipe not exceed ing twenty-five feet in length, which ventilates the traps of water closets or slop sinks shall be two inches in diameter; if it ventilates more than four closets or slop sinks it shall be Increased to three inches: if the length of the vent pipe exceeds twenty-five feet the above diameter shall be increased one Inch, and not more than four traps shall be vented Jnto one two-Inch pipe. Vent pipes from not more than eight traps may be combined by branching together, and then carried In to a four inch soil pipe at least two feet above the highest fixture. ' Where Direction of Pfoe Changes. Se. 24. All sewers, soil and waste pipes shall be as direct as Dossible: changes in direction of horizontal pipes shall be made with a Y or half Y branch,, or one-eighth bends off sets shall be made with 45 degree bends or Bimilar fittings; no one-quarter bends shall be used unless un avoidable and shall be especially set forth In the plans and specifications. ierniinar.ion of Pipes at Hoof. Sec, 25. All main sewers, soil or waste pipes ehall be carried undimin ished An size to a height of at least eighteen inches above the main roof. Pipes on extension roofs, when within flftsen feet of anv wiminw ahn ho carried up undim'ished in size above tne nearest window. There shall be no cans, cowles. ventilators ni rphirn bends put on the ends of the pipes above the roof. . Fixtures, How Trapped. Sec. 26. The waste nine of pnrh nn,l every sink, basin, ba,th, water closet, urinal, and each set- of trays or other .fixtures shall be separately and tffect ively trapped (except as provided in Section 36). The trap shall be as near as practicable to the fixture It serves no fixture shall be set unless supplied with sufficient water to properly flush it. Nie of Tray and Waste Pipes from fixtures. Sec. 27. Trans and hmnrh waste pipes shall be of the following sizes: for pasin and pnntry sinks 1 1-4 inches. Slop sinks at least size of outlet. Kitchen sinks 1 1-2 or 2 Inches. Bath tubs 1 1-2 or 2 Inches. Urinals 1 1-2 or 2 inches. Laundrv tubs 1 1-2 nr nr.ha Water closets 4, inches. Quality and Weight of Pipe. Sec. 28. All lead nines hpnda and traps Bhall be drawn, nad or nnt 1m than the following weights per lineal IOOI. , 1 1-4 Inches 2 1-2 nnnnitd 1 1-2 inches 3 pounds. 2 inches 4 pounds. 3 Inches 4 pounds. 4 inches 5 pounds. Safe Waste PIks. Sec. 29. Where safon art nt.ireH un der fixtures, the safe wastes, if any, shall run to some place In open sight inside of building, and shall not be less than one Inch in diameter. ITrlgprator Waste Pipe. Sec. 30. No waste pipe from a re frigerator or Other reoontArta food is kept shall be connected direct to a sewer, soil or waste pipe; refrig erator wastes shall be of a diameter of not less than one and one-half inches, and so arranged as to be prop erly flushed. Certain Water Closets Prohibited. Sec. 31. Privy sinks, pan closets, ami all water closets having any me chanlsm in connection with the bowl 1 forming a mechanical seal are pro hibited. j , IVnwcitj ef Wir Closet Tanks. He 22. Everv water closet within the building shall be supplied with water from a separate tank or cistern, i h snll le so arranged as to de liver at least four gallons at each flushing, and shall have a flush pipe of not less than one and one-quarter inches in diameter. ' Water Closet Flanges. Sof. 33. Rarthprn nr Iron water closets having traps above the floor using l'ad connections. Bhall have a cast brass flange, not less than one eighth of an inch thick, soldered to tim icbu una ooitea to trap oi closet, the Jo',nt being made perfectly air tight. . - Water Closet Casing Prohibited. S:c. 34. Enclosing of water closets with wooden casings shall not be per mitted. ' , Local Ventilation of Water Closets. Sec. 35. Water closets, unless they be properly local vented, shall never b; placed In an unvetllated room or compartment; an exterior window that can be opened will be considered sufficient. Outside Water Closets. Sec. 36. Water cloRets when Wot. ed in out-buildIng,s stabhs, ware- nouses, or buildings which are not heated, shall in all cases be automatic flush tank closets, and efficiently pro tected from frost by placing the trap and valve at least two feet below the Burface of the ground. One trap will be considered sufficient for several fixtures excepting water closUs under the above conditions, when the trap is not over ten feet from the fixture. , ; Cess Pools." Se 37. Waste water from fixtures In hOURl4 Bltuatfd imnn nnaam.A streets may be conveyed to cesspool; such cesspool shall not be located within fifteen feet from any dwelling or factory. Steflih Exhaust - Sec. 38. No steam exhaust, blow-off or drip pipe shall connect directly with the sewer, house drain, soil, waste or vent pipe, or with and rain water conductor. Steam shall be dis charged into a blow-off or condens ing tank, the waste or over-flow of which shall be connected with the house sewer outside of the cellar walls; exctpt that range boiler waste pipe may be connected with other waste pipe Inside the building. Special Permits. Sec. 29. Where special fixtures are required for which there are no pro vlston In these rules and regulations, or when conditions arise that demand the discretion nf fh sewer commissioner upoo.examination the insoectnr of plumbing may recom- "cu m "nuns 10 me cuy council such deviation from these rules and regulations as. in his indemont th. conditions demand; thereupon he' may ui ins discretion issue a permit in duplicate for such work plumber and one to be filed with the Recorder, together with the inspec tor's recommendation. Urense Tra. Sec. 40. In all AflHaa whan a V,t1 ing Is used, as a hotel, tenement, boarding house or restaurant tho owner or occupant shall provide a piupeny constructed grease . trap through which all sloos of a greasy nature shall be drained, and the in spector of plumbing shall have au thority, and he la hprohv mitimpi.. and directed to compel any persons, iflrm Or corporation, to provide and use a grease trap as aforesaid, when ever, In his Judgmf nt, the same Is necessary. Sec. 41. In all phrpo thpra nrtit ' v. nil, UTZ at least a two foot drop from house connection to sewr connection. mce or riumhlnar Insnector. Sec. 42; The office nf nlnmhtno- t. spector is herebv crpntod and r,v term thereof shall be the same as oth er officials of the cltv. except that the first term hereunder shall end on the second day of Jannnrv iqih thereafter the term shall be for one ear. and until his successor is duly appointed and qualified. From and after the takl this ordinance, the mayor, by and w un me consent or the council, shall appoint some auallflprf narann a a In spector of plumbing and who shall itifive sucn compensation for his ser vices as the counrtl The inspector of plumbing may be iriuuveu ny me mayor at any time with or without cause. He shall give a bond In the sum nf SKnnnn in name of the city of La Grande, condi tioned tor tne raithful performance of his duties as nreacrihoH he thia ai nance or may be hereafter prescribed. see. i. ah plumbing In process of construction, alts ration or repair, shall be under the supervision of the Inspector of plumbing: who is hereby empowered to stop further work when he shall decide that it in hoinr done contrary to ths rules and ree- ulatlons, or not in a workmanlike manner. License. . Sec. 44. Any person or persons en gaged in the plumbing business within the corporate limits of the city of La Grande, Oregon.-shall pay to ths city treasurer the sum of 120.00 per year. The city treasurer will issue his offi cial receipt for said sum, stating therein the purpose of the payment. Upon presentation of said receipt to the recorder of the city of La Grande, a license shall be issued to said appli cant for th? term ending on January 2nd following the date of the -treasurer's receipt. lAny er8on who shall do plumb ing work Tor more than one week out of any one year in the city of La Grande shall be de med to he en gaged in the plumbing business with in the meaning of this ordinance. No license Bhall issue until the water, health and sewer committee and plumbing inspector are satisfied the applicant is a qualified plumber. : ' Penalty. Sec. 45. Any person or persons who shall he found guilty of violating any section or sections of this ordinance b:fore the recorder of the city of La Grandeshall be fined in a sum not less than Five Dollars ($5.00) or more than Fifty ($50.00) Dollars. Fwergencv Clane and1 Tafe f Fffoef. Sec. 46. Inasmuch as the operation of the provisions of this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preserv. Ition of the public health and safety of vtvj v mm uiwuuc, auu lis lUnaDw tants. an emergency is hereby declar ed and this ordinance Bhall take effect nd be in full force from and after its passage, approval by the mayor and uuoncation in one issue of the La Grunde Etenlng Observer. Passed the common council on this the 5th day of April, A. D. 1911. ' ; by seven councilmen voting there for. . Submitted to the mayor and by him? approved thia 6th day of April, A. D , A, L. RICHARDSON. ... " Mayor. ' Attest: CM. HUMPHREYS, . ; Recorder. . " Hare Ton Read This Book. 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