MEDITORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1930.
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ORDINANCE NO.
An ordinance niuoiidliig "Wtloii 3 "'"" "UIkt ono or morn
of . nil it ico No. ISO, providing for j Vf'Hwtlti, other tlw.n water closets, coil
ho no llflriilloii of llio ulty llbrnrlni. ''' '! li..n.u, hIiiiII ben lm.t three
nf ii II v (') 1 1 1 M it 1 1 1 1 m (IImoioio pn-iioiil In I Iiu'Ik'h In .llutiieUr extended full slzo
i .liv through roof two (2) feet.
Tli" city of Medford doth ordain ""l" Pip" 1H '"' of rnni Iron
mi fllll.lWM!
Tim (IiiIIijm of tliu limiltli offcor ami
city physician Hhnll bo hh follows:
I, Ho Hindi lio oioeullvo officer of
tlio board of honlth, lint nubjoet to Its
tllrocttoiitf. "
i. lio shall visit mill examine nil
'portions sick, or reported or suspect
ed of 'being nick with contagious or
lufoetloim dlHoason.
n. Ilu shall attend nil persons re
quiring medical or mineral uhsImI
mtco, who may for the tlmo IjoIiik u
In charge of tun city.
4, Ho Hlinll Immediately report I"
the city llhrivrlim nny contagion dls
diiiM'ti of which ho may actually know,
or which may ho reported to hint by
other physicians, or other portion of
tho city.
Hunh iintlcoil tlhllll hu In writing
and shall glvo the name and address
of the portion afflicted, and ndoroHH-
od to the city librarian of tho city of
Medroru.
Tho nhovo ordlnanco was past-ed
thlri ir.th day of March. 1U 10. hy the
following vote:
Welch nbsniit, Merrick aye, Emor
lok aye, Wnrtmnn nye, Elfort nyo,
Doinmor nyo.
Approved hy tho mayor March
10th, 1010.
W. II. CANON. Mayor.
Attetit:
UOIIT, W. TELFER.
City llecordor.
ordinance no. an.
An ordinance regulntlng the plumb
ing, ventllntlliK and dralnnKO of
buildings, and to provide for tho rog
iNtrallnn of pliunherti.
The city of Medford doth oninin n
follows:
IU5G1HTRATION.
Beet Ion 1. No portion shall here -
nfinr ..riTi or rnitse to lio erected any
lnillilliiK or ronvert any hnlldlnR tin
n new inirnoHo. hy alteration, hy ad
dltlon or otherwlBO, so Hint It or any
part thereof Hhall ho Inndeannto or
defective In renpect to pIumhlnK, ven
tltntlon or sewentKe, or any othor
iisnnl, proper or nocostmry provisions
or precautions for the security of life
or health, nor shnll any owner, build
or. lessee, tenant or occnpnnt of nny
bnlldlnK or structure cansn or nllow
any mutter or nnythlntt to ho done
In or about nny such bnlldlnK or
structure, dntiKoroiiH or prejudicial to
life or health. Kvory person endu
ed In tho plumblnK business In the
city of Medford as n master plumber
or nny other person romluB from oth
er cities an a master plumber shnll
appear In person nt tho office of tho
Inspector of plumblnK nd rcKUtor
his name and business nddress, upon
forms prescribed by the bonrd of ex
aminers, and recelvo a certificate of
roKlstry upon preseutlnK satisfactory
proof that he is n honn fldo mnster
plumber: and no person othor than a
rcKlstored plumber shall bo nllowod
ty enrry oh or oncaKo In the plumb
Iiik buAlness or mnko nny connection
with any sewer drain, )ll waste or
water pipes, or any plpo connectliiB
therowlth.
OKKINITION 01' TE11MB.
Beet Ion 2. The term "prlvnto sow
er" Is applied to all sewers that are
not constructed by nnd under tho
provision of the city of Medford. The
term "house sower" Is npplled to that
part of tho main drain or Hower ex
tending from a point flvo feet outside
or the outer wall or tho bnlldlnK,
vault, or area to Its connection with
public sewer, prlvnto sower or cess
pool. Tho term "house drain" Is npplled
to that part or the mnln horizontal
drnln and Itn branches Insldo of the
walls of tho bnlldlnK. vault or nrea
extending to and connecting with tho
hoiiBo sewor.
Tho term 'soil pipe" Is applied to
nny lino or plpo receiving the dis
charge of ono or more water nlosclH
with or without other fixtures.
Tho torm "vent plpo" Is npplled
to any Hpccjnl plpo provided to von
tllntn the HyHtnm of piping nnd to
prevent tho traps slphnnngo nnd bnck
pressure.
Tho term 'branch vents" Is applied
to tho branches from tho fixture trap
to the main vont.
Tho torm "unsanitary" Is nppllod
to tho following:
To nny flxturo wlioso trap does not
maintain a proper tical.
To nny flxturo not having n proper
or sufflclont wntor supply to thor
oughly flush It out and keep It In a
clean and wholosomo condition.
To nny drain, soil, wasto or vent
plpo which Is not gas tight or omits
any foul or ounoxlous naorn.
To nny drain, soil or waste or vont
plpo that Is stopped or partially stop,
pod up.
To any wntor closod npnrtmont
which Is not thoroughly vontllntod or
has tho floor saturated with urlno or
containing n foul odor.
To any Imperfect flxturo, plpo or
trnp.
To any work not conforming with
tho rules of this ordlnanco,
To anything which Is detrimental
to honlth.
Tho term "drainage work" Is np
pllod to tho Iioubo sowor nnd houso
drain and Its horizontal branches col
lectively or Bopnrntoly,
The torm "plumbing work" Is np
plled to all fixtures having a wasto
outlot from thoin to tho branch wasto
from thorn to any vortical soil, waste
or vent plpo.
BOIIj AND WABTIfl PIPE.
Section 3. In ovory building whore
there Ih nn Interior or oxtorlor water
olosot thoro in lint ho nt least ono four
Inch plpo extended through the roof.
No cloHot soil plpo Hhall ho Ichs than
four Inches In diameter. When twelve
or moro wntor closets nro connected
to ono noil or drnln plpo, said soil
or drain plpo shall not bo loss than
six Inches in dlnmoter nnd shall be
continued up to nnd through tho roof
full alzo, or two four-Inch vontH tak
en from tho mnln slx-luoh boII or
drnln plpo carried up to nnd through
tho root will 1)0 coiiHldored equal to
ono nlx-lnch vent.
HrnnohoH for wntor eloaots Bhnll
not bo Iohh thnn four Inchon In diam
eter ami where vortical IIiioh of soil
plpo exfond to wntorclonotH on boo
ond floor, must' extend full bIzo
Iliniiiuh roof. Muoii of wnsto plpo
in iuiiii iiini muni iiwl uv niiiii.ii;. 11.
diameter than traps lined. No thrond
oil 'fittings Khali he lined for horizon
tal wiiHto pipes, hnt may ho iihuJ In
vortical linos! where lead traps are
iihimI threaded fittings Hhnll ho one
slr,o larger than trap lined, lead pipe
to extend through Holder nlpplo con
limiting with mild fittings.
HOUSE DRAINS.
Every Iioubo or building hereafter
connected to pnhlln sowor or private
cesspool, hhnll have tho Iioiiho drain
through which soworago in carried
coriBtrncted of cant Iron pipe, which
shall extend Ivy foot outside of
building or foundation lino. Tho
drain to he laid In tronchot of uni
form grudo or suspended from floor
timbers hy Htrong Iron hnngors; they
, Hhall h nvo nroner fall of not loss than
ono-ctiurtor of an Inch per foot where
possible towards tho main sowor ami
In iih Mtralcht a lino as possible All
changes In direction or connoctloiiH to
soil or wnBto plpos shall ho made hy
mentiH of Y hranchoB and oiio-olglith
and one-Hlxtccntli bons, No angles
uhall he made Jointing cant Iron plpeit
together, hnt liall bo mndo with re
quired flttlngo and bonds. Sanitary
tees Hhnll only ho usod In vertical
linen of pipe. lied outlet! shnll not
In, iind for vent connections There
hall ho a clrnnoul put In tho houso
drain at tho IrtHt chanco of direction
or at tho ond of tho main horizontal
lino In tho building. All ctontiouts
uhall he cloned hy brass acrew covers
with not Ions thai) six threadn of Iron
pipe, standard thread and Hhnll ho
kept nccetiHlhlo; when drains are laid
heneath tho floor, cloanontH Hhall run
to hoBDinent level from V hrmch
TERRA COTTA SEWERS.
Section I. In no case whnll ferrn
ii - otta sowers lie nllowod minor nny
hnlldlnu or shall nnr hnlldor, loitoco
tenant or occnpnnt of nny tmiininR,
nor nnv nlumber or person or per
sons Interested In th plumbing work
about such building, allow any torra
eottn sewer to be laid within Jvu feet
of such building, nnd In all caseH be
fore a now or old building Is placed
or remodeled on nny lot which has a
terra cottn sewor which would como
under any part of tho foundation,
said nowor or torrn cottn pipe, must
bo replaced by Iron sower which must
ho extended flvo foot outside of tho
building or nrons,
Torra cottn sowers running pnrnl
lel with any building nnd within ten
feet must bo laid two (2) feet below
the foundation or levol or tho base
ment rioor. Where It Is impractica
ble to do so, cast Iron pipes must he
laid. All torrn cottn sewor plpo urod
for house drainage In tho city of Med
ford shnll bo not less thnn six Inches
In diameter whoro used for the dis
charge from wntor closets, Three
Inch terra cottn sewer pipe mny be
used for wastes from smnll fixtures,
but must bo thoroughly vitrified uni
form In lzo, straight nnd froo from
defects, nnd laid In tronches In ns
straight lines as possible, wttb a fall
of not less than ono-qunrter of nn
Inch to tho foot whoro possible, and
shnll bo not less than twtt reel be
low tho surinco of tho ground.
All Joints shall bo mndo with equal
narts of the best Portland cement nna
clean, nhnrp sand; each Joint shnll bo
carefully cleaned on tho lnsmo wiion
It Is laid: tho cement must ho pressed
Into the hub and hoveled outsldo the
socket nnd mndo smooth nnd solid
nnd left uncovered until exnmlnefl
by tho Inspector of plumbing, said
examination to ho made within six
teen working' hours nftor bolng noti
fied. It shnll be unlawful for any
person to lay newer plpo to connect
any building with n public sewer, or
prlvnto cesspool, or construct cess
pools except under the illrectlon of n
honn fldo maBter plumber, or by ob
taining a permit from tho Inspector
of plumbing nnd drainage, to con
struct cesspools except sucn injomi
sowers ns may bo put In under tho
direction of tho city engineer of tlio
city of Mod font, and In no enso slmll
such IntornlH uxtona insiao mo prop
ertv lines.
When torra cottn sowor undor nny
building becomes dofectlvo It mtrst
bo replaced by nn iron sowor, no tor
rn cottn plpo shall bo connocted Into
Iron plpoo on any premisos.
MATERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP.
Section 5. All mntorlal must bo of
good quality and freo from dofochi
nnd tho work must bo oxecuted In .
thorough nnd worKmnniiKo mnnnor.
8TIU2NQTH OF BOIIj PIPE
Tho cast Iron soil plpo nnd fittings
must bo sound and freo from holes
and cracks nnd of a grndo known
In commerce nB extra hoavy, Provld
od. howover. that In tho caso of ono
story buildings nnd In tho uppor Btory
of buildings having two or moro sto
ries, tho grndo known in commerce
as standard may bo usea. Provided
further, that whonovor n soil plpo
shnll run beneath tho hasomont floor
of nny building tho oxtta honvy must
ho used. Tho following woight por
lineal foot will bo nccoptod nB com
plying with tho .ordlnanco:
Extra heavy
2- Inch, H V& poundu por llncnl foot
3- Inch, OMi pounds por lineal foot
4-lncli, 13 pouuus por uneni root
D-lncli, 17 pounds por lineal foot
C-liiuh, 20 pounds por ltnoal foot
7- lncli, 27 pounds per Unonl foot
8- Inch, 33 V, poundH por Unonl foot
Stnndnrd
2- Inch, 3 Hi pounds por Unonl foot
3- Inch, 4 Vj pounds por Unonl foot
4- Inch, 04 pounds por Unonl foot
n-lnch, 8V4 pounds por lineal foot
(1-Inch, 10 Mi poumlB per lineal foot
7- Inch, 14 pouudH por Unonl foot
8- Inch, 18 poundH per llncnl foot
rno Hlzo, weight and manor h nanio
in nut he cast on each length of plpo
nnd flttlngH.
LEAD TRAPS AND WASTE PIPES.
Lend traps nnd branch wn&to pipes
Hhnirnot ho Ioch thnn tho following
Hlzea nnd must bo of drawn lend of
the heat Quality nnd not lees thnn tho
following wolght per Unonl foot:
Sizes.
Water closota. I Inches
IIiibIiih nnd piintvy RlnkRi ,1 V, Inches
Kitchen Hlukn Hi Inches
lliith nnd laundry tuliH..'4 nulum
Sinn HlnkH , 2 tnehoa
UrliiulB 1 Mi Inches
No wrought Iron pipe shnll ho used
lor wasto plpo,
All hath tiihH trapped nlth n drum
trap of lend or Iiiiihh Hhnll have flange
nut rlimli and iiet'iired lo finished
floor; trap Hhnll not he Iiikh than four
Inches In diameter with four-Inch wa
ter weal set clear of tub with Htand
urd Iron pipe, throndod mciow cover,
full alzo of trap. All trnpit for bath
tubs shall linvo heel of trnp reinforc
ed by monnn of n wlpod solder Joint.
No trnp ncrowH shnll bo concealed
on nny promises. Trnpn with parti
tions or any mechanism forming tionl
nro prohibited. RoHtaurnnt Kinks, sa
loon bar sinks nnd wuhIi basins In
harbor hIiopk fllia'l bo trapped hy a
drum trap with nt lonst nlx-lnch water
seal, If not vented, nnd shnll bo not
less thnn four inciiori in ii.ntneter,
JOINTS AND FERRULES.
Jo Into In cart Iron pipes shall be
mndo with pure load nn'. picked oak
um, well caulked with no paint, var
nish or putty allowed In cnulklng snld
Joints, Joints I wrought Iron plpo
shall ho ncrowod Jontn. Joints in
brass or lead pipe shnll bo In nil
cabch wlpod soldor Joints or scrowod
Joints, with stnndnrd Iron plpo
thread. Joints between load nnd Iron
pipes shnll bo mttdo hy cast or dran
extra heavy brasu caulking, ferrules
or soldor nipples, tlio full slzo of the
plpo. Approved combination ferrules
may bo used only where snld ferrules
nro oululdo of building. Double hubs
shnll bo used only In vent pipes.
Flnngo Joints connecting lead pipes
together, or lead nnd brnsM, whoro
concealed, nro prohibited.
All brans forrulos shall not ho less
thnn four Inches Ion;;. Tho discharge
from elevators, If not over two Inches
In dlnmoter, shall bo connected direct
to the mnln sowor In the street, and
under no conditions shall they bo
connected to sewo: or drnln from
anv building
CESSPOOLS AND CONNECTIONS.
Section (1. In nil casea where n now
building Is erected, or wheo Iioubo
drnlnngo nnd water closet accommo
dations are maintained 'dthln two
hundred foot o n public wntor sup
ply, the water closet aad sink drains
Hhnll ho connected cesspools,
which shall penetrate the gravel Btrnta
nt leant five feet In 'depth, and snld
cesspool -Kill ho walled up with
brick nt least four Inches In thick
iiohh nnd'nrchod over nt least thre
feet below the Biirface of the ground
and ten feet from any h;.'ldln, the
arch to be laid with good cement
mortnr. No perHon or persons shall
within tho corporate limits of the city
of Medford erect or maintain, or
Hiiffer to be nrecVd or maintained
upon any premises owned by him, her
or them, nny privy or cesspool upon
nny lot or pnrcol of land abutting
upon any street In vrhlcl: there has
been conutructoj nnd Is being main
tained a public sower.
VENTILATION.
Section 7. All waste pipes must he
protected from syphonnge anil, waste
pipes tending from them, vontllntod
by special nlr pipe not less than
size of trnp, excepting water closetH,
which must bo ventilated by n two
Inch plpo. Ench nnd every trnp shall
b ventilated by an air pipe. In rases
whero tho hIto of trap Is two Inches
or less, tho vent plpo shall unirt not
more than four Inches awsy from tho
water line of traps, except P traps
nnd drum traps, which Hbnn bo not
moro than twelvo Inches from wntor
lino In trap, providing there Is not
more than ono Inch fnll between the
trap nnd vent plpo.
All vent hranchos mirot bo tnken
from top of vnBto or crown of trnp.
mid whero chances are mndo In di
rections of vont plpos bu'low tho top
of flxtnroH Hhall bo niar'o nt nn nngle
of not lews thnn' 4C degrees. No hori
zontal rent pipes will be allowed be
low tho op o. nny fixtures they serve.
Whoro possible tho branch teea of
vent plpos shall not bo lets than one
foot nhovo tho top of fixtures. All
sanitary fittings being imed for vcntB
must be Invorted. In cuhcs of larger
sized traps Unu two-Inch, which con
nects closet to cast iron, there must
ho nt loast flftoon Inches of two
Inch lend plpo on vent connections.
No pipes or sewer side of trnp seal.
Solder nnlons shnll not 1)0 used other
thnn a ground Joint irrtJon. In cases
whoro vmBto pipes nro roughed In for
extrn fixtures, mid fixtures must also
he vented or vent plpo must run to
some accessible point for connection
when fixtures nro sot, Tho highest
stnglo flxturo, on vortical lino of soli
plpo nnd within two tect'Of tho samo,
need not bo back vented. Smnll fix
tures may bo connectod to load bond,
providing thoy cotinoct nbovo tho cen
ter Uno of bend nnd nro vonted to
conf6rm with soctlon 7.
Tho vont or nlr plpea from traps
exceeding thirty-flvo feel must bo in
creased ono stzo ovory -succeeding
thirty feet or minimum thvreot; not
moro thnn two smnll fixtures can be
ventilated from n ono nnd a quarter-!;
Inch pipe or moro than four from a
ono and ono-hnlf-lnch plpo, or moro
thnn eight from a two-inch plpo Not
moro thnn ono wnter closet, includ
ing four small flxturon, can ho ven
tilated from a two-Inch plpo, or moro
thnn two wntor eloaots nnd two smnll
fixtures, Not moro than throe -water
cloBcls nnd olght small fixtures enn
bo vontod from i two nnd ouo-hnlf-Inch
plpo, or four closets nnd four
smnll fixtures can bo vented from n
three-Inch plpo or clnht closets nnd
eight small fixtures. Nine or moro
than the previously described amount
of fixtures piny ho vontllntod by In
cronslng vent pipes In proportion to
nccommodnto tho desired nmouut of
fixtures. Whon two flxturec aro not
sot bnck to back nnd traps sorvlug
samo aro not over twelvo Inches from
tho vont said traps will not bo re
quired to bo bnck vented, provldod
main wasto nnd vent In one slzo larg
er than trans usod. oxcoptlng wator
closotH, which mny bo two feet from
tho mnln fouMsch stnek, vent to ex
tend full slzo through roof or to mnln
vont.
Air pipes mny bo combined by
branching together those which sorvo
several traps, in which caso tho slzo
or tho mnln lino must no incronBou ns
it rocolvoa tho Hovernl additions to
Wolght.
Inchon f pounds por foot
Inches 4 M pounds por foot
Inches t poundu por foot
lnohog fl poiinctB por foot
Inches 2Vi pounds por foot
lit
Hi
tho size nbovo cpoclflod. and may ho I to molstum, that will not corrodo un
connected to soli plpo ahovo the high-, dor the nrtlon of urlno, nnd no othor
cm nxuircH, wmcn nun imj muni naiBncei moini u:nn copper or hrnfl
of imiple slz or ho.lncromcdi theso
nlr pipe mid fittings must have a
foiitluuoiiH fall to drain all wator
formed by condensation, All vent
pipes nnd fittings must lio of cast or
Kitlvnnlzed Iron orload plpo. When
old work Is repaired black vont pipes,
ir in partition running direct to
waste pipe and found In good condi
tion and slzo required, reay remain,
but In no caso shnll It bo removed to ( may bo Ince(i Jn photograph ftallo
' uod Iri nny othor part of tho r,. nnd kitchens of hotels and
building. No brick, shoot rnotnl, rostnurnntH. Wood lined slnku or
earthen or chlmnoy fluo shall ho used
ns sewer vontllntor.
TERMINALS OF VENT PIPES.
Tho terminals of all vent pipes
miiBt ho nt least two feet above any;ft refrigerator or any othor recopta-
alr Hhaft or window, or twelvo feet
away from the samo and two feet
I from tho terminus of any chimney
nnd not less than two fool nbovo tho
main roof, Vont pipes when not
twelve foot from window or other
openings munt bo combined, nnd
wnwru uunniuiu touuuj-ivu iU mu main (MOWOU or drop pipe Sbnll not bo
vent stack bolow tho roof of the. connected directly with tho sewor,
building. Vent pipen In no caso shall house drain, soil or waste pipe, or
extend moro than three feet ahovo tho; Wth any rain water conductor. Steam
ruui in uny uuiiuuiB, aih. uuibujc
water closets, which sot away from
tho building.
When ono building 1 attached to
or within twolvo foet of another
building of greater height, having
windows or opcnl'jco overlooking the
lower building, tho terminals of all
vent plpuft of the lower building must
bo nt least twelvo feot distant from
said windows or openings, or shall bo
carried up above tho eaves or fire
walls of the higher building. Thero
shall bo no caps, cowles or return
bends put on tho end of any vent plpo.
ROOF FLASHING
All pipes running through tho roof
of nny building shnll be made per
fectly wnter tight by means of lead
or copper flnshlng to be caulked into
hub of hoII pipe, and If no hub, must
have counter flashing running from
lop of plpo to' and overlapping roof
flashing nt least two inches.
ROOM VENTILATION.
Water closets and slop sinks must
never be placed la nn unventllated
room or compartment. In ovory case
tho compartment must bo opened to
tho outer air or ho ventilated by
means of a shaft or air duct, at least
six Inches In diameter, or of equal
area, and ns near the celling as possi
ble, and carried hence through the
roof or to tho hot air flues above all
openings.
RAIN DRAINS.
Section C. All drains from conduc
tors of rain water from roof shall be
laid with terra cotta pipe to curb, ex
cept whon grades will not permit.
In which caso thoy shall be drained
Into house drains by using an In
tercepting deep seal trap which shall
be extra hoavy cast Iron, on tho house
Hide of tho trap seal, standard cast
Iron pipe mny bo usod, said Iron pipe
to extend ono foot above grado of lot,
tho Intercepting trap shall be supplied
with fresh water from the nearest,
flush tnnk or vater cloet flush pipe;
no wash tray or basin wasto shall "be
run Into vent horn of Imp usod for
drains, said trap shall never bo placed
In tht main running lino of drnln or
w&Bie plpo, but ball bo connected
with a Y branch fitting.
FLOOR "DRAINS.
All floor drains when connected to
suwer shall be trapped with a deep
sunl trap and supplied with fresh
wnter from the -nearest flush tnnk or
water closet nash plpo; saJd trap
shall never bo placed In tho main run
ning line of drain or waste -pipe, but
snail bo connected with a T branch
fitting.
FIXTURES .VST) HOW TRAPPED.
Section 9. The wnoto plpea from
nil fixtures vital! bo separately and
Independently trapped. Tho traps
Bhall bo as near ns practicable to the
flxturo It serves; no fixtures shall bo
set unless lu-pplled with sufficient
wnter to properly flush It.
Where three or Ics3 wash bailns In
harbor shops or offlco buildings are
combined togvtror In ono plnco, ono
trap may he used at the center ba
sin, providing waste plpea connecting
to snld trap do net oxcecd moro than
two feot. Tlio discharge from any
flxturo must not pas3 through moro
than ono trap beforo entering the
mnln drain. Ml hath tubs must have
.overflow If nhovo first floor.
WATER CLOSETS.
Section 10. All water Tile-sots shall
havo earthonwr.ro or Iron enameled
flushing rim, oval bow3s, flushed
from separate tanks. "Plpo wash"
bowls or short hoppers, with traps
above floor will not bo pormlttod on
nny promises, or any closet bowl con
nected directly with, or flushed from
tho wntor upplr pipes, or any closet
having any mechanism In 'connection j
with bowl forming a seal. Whon al
tored or when they become offensive,
snld closets muft ho removed and n
tnnk closet uL-stttutod,
Enclosing of wnter closvts, sinks
or wash bowls with wooden casings
Minll not he permitted.
In factories and workshops whore
thero nre fifteen persons or less of
ench sex there shall bo provided one
wnter closet for each eox and ono for
ovory nddltlonnl ten persons of each
sex or minimum thereof.
Toilets shall he separate In all
enses. Every tenement or lodging
houso shall bo provldod with one wn
ter closet for every ten rooms or min
imum thereof, ami one sink for each
Hoor.
All residences shnll bo provldod
with at least ono wator closet and ono
sink,
WATER CLOSET TANKS.
Kvory wnter closot In a building
shall bo supplied with wntor from : ho Jointly and soverally liable thoro
n soparnto tnnk or cistern, which . for: after conviction for ono offonSo.
shall ho nrraiiROd so ns to dellvor
at least four gallons at each flush-1 said notice, they shall ho liable to re- the city treasurer nnd recolvo a ro
Ing nnd shnll have a flush plpo not . arrest and like flno for ench davicelpt for tho samo.
loss than ono and ono-quartor Inches thereafter. DUTIES OF ARCHITECTS AND
III diameter. ' PLUMPING INSPECTOR -AND i P.UILDERS.
WATER Cl.OSnT FLANGES. I HOARD OF EXAMINERS. ! Section 25. It shnll ho the duty of
All wntor cloiit'ts, oarthorn or Iron, I Section 20. Tho plumbing Inspector i nny architect, or nrchltects, bulldor
having traps above tho floor, using and his doputles shall bo appointed I or hutldors, or other person or por
lead connections, shall bo fastoned to by tho mnyor. No porson shnll bo np-lsons Interested In nny projocted ton
tho floor with a cast brass flnnge. pointed as Inspector of plumbing nnd 1 omeut, lodging houso or other place
not loss than one-eighth of an Inch i drainage, or doputy inspector of j of habitation, In the city of Modford,
thick, said flange to bo proporly sol-. plumbing and drainage, unless he I to submit plans nnd speelflcntlons of
dorod to load pipe nna mndo porfect- shall have had nt least two years' ex-1 any building to tho Inspector of
ly tight with n red h?nd putty con- porlonco ns a practical plumbor. and plumbing and drnlnngo ot anld city,
paction. Rubber wnshora shall not no porson who shall ho ongngod In or that tho Inspector may oxamlno said
no used.
URINALS. i
Soetion 11. A" I'nmUfl shall bo supply buslneas, shall bo appoint
eotiBtructod of materials Imporvlous od to or retnln the position ot In-
Itihnll be used for urinals. Urinals
In nil public J .nceg an 1 buildings
shall ho automatically flushed nt
least onco each thirty minutes,
WOODEN OU WOOD LINED VES
SELS. Section 12. No wooden sinks or
wash' trays will bo nllowod to bo plac
od In any rosldonco or tenement
wtiicli Is used as n dwolllng, but
wnsh trnys or bath tubs shall not bo
allowed on tho premises.
REFRIGERATOR WASTE PIPES,
Section 14, No wasto plpo from
I H II IIjIjI lll.ll 11 .All J UUIVI 1 VVUlia"
do where food Is kept, shall bo con-
nectod direct to any sewer, soil orint"r. ino examining board snail
waste plpo; waste plpo shall not bo
less than ono Inch and so arranged as
to bo properly flushed,
STEAM EXHAUST.
0mI I ... i r a ... a.
. iwau bo discharged Into a nlowoff or
condensing tank and tho waste or
overflow from said tank shall be pro
vided with a suitable outlet to tho
main drain.
WATER PIPES.
Section 16. Every servlco pipe
must bo provided with a stop and
waste cock, easily accessible, placed
beyond damago from frost and so sit
uated that the water can be conve
niently shut off and drained from the
pipes. All pipes of the building must
be so arranged an to drain towards
the stop and waste cock, or to fix
tures. All water pipes shall be either
galvanized iron, lead or brass. Hot
water pipes must In all cases, where tapector of plumbing and drainage tho
possible, run overhead and drop down ! certificate of the hoard of examine
to fixtures, so as to avoid trapping. crs. approving their qualifications to
Air chambers shall be not less than! conduct a plumbing business, and
ono foot and si Inches long and shall j m"8t have a permanent place of busl
bo placed at tho termination of alii"688- When a registered plumber, or
vortical lines of water pipe. All i ihe member of the firm who has pass
Joints shall bo wiped on lead connec-!cd he required examination, retires
Hons. from business or dissolves co-part-
SPECIAL PERMITS 'norshlp he shall forfeit his or their
Section 17. When special' Mxtures ' license and no other license shall be
or traps are required by owners or 'if!8Ued to n,ra or said firm until he
architects, for which there is no pro- ,or they havc Passed said examination
vision In this ordinance, or where the! before said board of examiners. The
connections arise that demand thn examination shall consist of sanitary
connections arise that demand the!
discretion of tho inspector of plumb
ing, upon examination, to the inspec
tor may give In writing to tho own
er or architect a permit, If, In his
Judgment, the conditions demand the
use of such fixtures or traps, provid
ing anti-syphon traps are used as ap
proved by the inspector of plumb-1
MR
TESTS AND INSPECTIONS.
Section 18. When plumbing work
is sufficiently advanced in any build
ing for Inspection, nil soli, waste,
drain or air pipes from a point of i8nn' Pa a license iee oi iweniy ooi
flve feet outside of building, before i,nr8 I51" annum, payable in advance
being covered up must have all open-1011 tno "rst day ot January of each
lng8 stopped np and filled with -wa-j'car- No license shall be Issued to
ter and if no wator ran hn nhtnlnnri any person or firm, to do a plumbing
n fifteen-pound air test must be ap-
plied. When tho plumber shall in
writing, notify the Inspector of plumb
ing nna drainage that worn 1b ready
tor inspection, he shall -within six-
toen wortdnc "hours after hhMi nntifl.ils ready for Inspection shall pay to
ration. Inspect the work, and If found
iivv uuiu ii-ukUKv unu uic Tvorit uonu
as prescribed by the city ordlnnnce,
lie shall l3Stre a proper certificate, to
the plumher, when the work may be
covered up. No work shall be con
sidered ready for Inspection until all
pipes aro tested and securely strapped
In place, with iron hangers made of
not less than one-qnarteT-Inch iron.
When n new system or -plumbing is
added to olvl buildings, the new work
slmll be tested. No watwr shall be
turned Into any building or buildings
train saia hulldlng or buildings are'ronl. nnd nnv person violating any ot
connected with the public sewer or
private cesspool, and the -water per
mit slgnefl by tho inspector pf
plumbing.
POWER OF THE INSPECTOR OF
PLUMBING.
Section 19. The Inspector of plumb
ing nnd amlnngo shall have the pow
er In nil cases where thero is n build
ing erected or remodeled to enter
and exnmlno nil work pertaining to
pmmbtngat nny time, and hall havo
tln power to stop any or all work not
complying with tho requirements of
this ordinance, and where there is
n nubile sewer In nny street or alloy,
to -cause any owner of lanfi upon or
adjoining such street or iilley, his
agent or tenant, to mako sufflclont
drain and "proper sewer connections
forlils or her house, -yard or lot, clos
et or promises, whenever, In TiIb opin
ion, the samo may bo -necessary, and
ho shall havo tho power to examine
all buildings, as to the plnmblng.
drnlnngo nnd -ventilation thereof, and
whon, in his Judgment, tho plumbing
fixtures are found to he defective or
nnsnnllnry, he shair bave tho power
to order their removal or repair, or
substitution of other fixtures nnd to
requlro tho vontllatton and dralnago
ot sucn uuiidinge to bo placed In a
sanitary condition and he shall there
upon give tho owner, agent'or tennnt,
or person occupying the bnildlng or
premises, notlco In writing, specify
ing the time when any dofectlvo
drain, sowor connection or unsanitary
plumbing fixtures must bo complet
ed. He shall keep copy of such no
tlco In a book which shall bo kept In
bis ofrico, nnd open to inspection by I
tho public during his offlco hours. If
said agent, owner or tenant noglocts
to complete the samo within tho time
specified, ho or thoy shnll ho liable
to a fine of not loss than ten dollars,
nor moro than ono hundrod dollnrs,
nnd nny owner, ncont or tenant shnll
If they shall rofuBO to comply with ;
Having any pecuniary interest in nny
plumbing busluotw or nny plumbers'
spector of plumbing or deputy Inspec
tor of plumbing.
Tho board of exnmlnors shnll con-
slst of tho Insp. ctor of plumbing nnd
drnlnngo, nnd also two mnstor plumb
ers and ono Journeyman plumbor, ap
pointed by tho mayor of tho city of
Mwlford. Thoy shall oxamlno all ap
plicant.! to ascertain that qualifica
tions theoretically nnd practically, to
construct nnd suporvlso plumbing
work, and shall Issue a certfflcato to
each applicant passing a satisfactory
examination, who shall thereafter bo
known ns master plumber. All ap
plicants shall pay a fco of ton dol
lars for each examination, In case
an applicant falls to pass tho requir
ed examination ho shnll bo ontltlcd
to tho return of tho ton dollars, but
hf hntl nnt hn nllcrlhtn tnr a annnnA
i " u - - v.tQ.v.w v. hvkuiiu
examination vIthln six months thore-
meet on tho second Monday of each
month so as to arrange for examin
ations or other business and shall
havo full power to act on all applica
tions. The pcrcentago required to
pnss snld examination shall bo not
loss thnn soventy-flve per cent.
EXAMINATION AND REGISTRA
TION OF PLUMDERS.
Section 21, All persons engaged
In the business of plumbing In the
city of Medford ahall, before engag
ing In such business, make application
for examination to tho board of exam
iners, nnd If approved by them, shall
register at the offlco of the Inspector
of plumbing and drainage. When
two or more persons aro engaged In
the plumbing business as co-partners,
registration shall be made In the
name of the co-partnership. Any
member of the firm, or co-partnership
may pasa the examination and
qualify for said firm or co-partnership.
All persons or firms applying
for registration must file with the In
problems In, and execution of prac
tical workmanship in plumbing, or
theoretical questions, and practical
work In plumbing and the correction
of defective plumbing work on plans,
and a general knowledge of sanitary
plumbing, and shall be In writing on
forms furnished by the board of ex
amlnGra,
LICENSE.
Section 22. Each person or firm
transacting a plumbing business w I th
t,n tho Jurisdiction of this ordinance
i business, until they havo qualified.
I aaa oeen registered as piumoers. wun
the Inspector of plumbing and drain
age. Any person or firm notifying
tbe plumbing Inspector that any Job
' tne Inspector a fee of one and one-
V . . - . ---.v--w F".
tor sucn jod ana in case mere oe no
contract price, men ono ana one-nnu
per cent of the amount to be charg
ed for such work. The minimum for
any inspection shall be one dollar.
No certificate shall be Issued until
such fee has been paid.
PENALTIES.
Section 23. it shall be unlawful
Tor any person other than a duly li
censed and registered plumber to do
plumbing won: In tho city of Med
)tho provisions of this ordinance shall,
upon conviction inereoi, do iinea in
any sum less thnn ton dollars, and
not more than one hundred dollars,
and a failure to comply with the
terms and provisions of this ordi
nance, after conviction for one of
tenso, shall be deemed a now offense
for ench day thereafter, and subject
the person so offending to like fine
and ponalty. Any plumbor or othor
person or persons who have had no
tice from the Inspector of plumbing
or who havo been found guilty of vio
lating tho plumbing ordinance, by
nslng materials not In accordance
with such ordinance, Bhall remove
the samo from tho building In which
they havo been placed, within ton
days of such notice or conviction
any such plumber or othor persona
who shall fall, neglect or refuse to
remove said materials from any build
Ing hi which they have been placed
within ton days from said notice or
conviction shall be punished by a fine
ntt lessthan ten dollars or more
than one hundred dollars, and every
lay or sucn failure, refusal or neglect
shall be considered a separate and
distinct offense.
Section 24, All work shall be re
ported by registered plumbers In
writing on forms furnished by tho
offlco of the Inspector of plumblug,
within twonty-four working
hours after completion, and
all water permits shall be
signed by the inspector ot plumb
ing, nnd tho same presented to tho
office of tho water department, be-
rore water Is turned on any building
for plumbing uso. Tho Inspector of
plumbing nnd drnlnngo Is hereby au
thorized and directed to collect n flno
of ono dollar from nny registered
plumber, or othor person, If a Job ot
work requiring Inspection Is not ready
for inspection when tho Inspector has
been notified to Inspect tho samo.
Tho Inspector of plumbing and drnln
ngo shnll glvo a receipt tor all such
fines collected, and nay the samo to
Plans and specifications for his an
provnl or rejection na to tho proposed -
plans of ventilation, of wator closets ,
and sewers under buildings, drnlnngo j
nnd plumbing, and tho city engineer
is horoby dlrocted to rofuso to grant
a building permit until such plan
hnvo boon approved. Ono set shall
bo rotnlned In tho offlco ot tho In
spector of plumbing for reforonco.
DUTIES OF INSPECTORS.
Section 20. Tho Inspoctor of plumb
Ing (or his deputy) shall bo In At
tendance nt his offlco during the fol
lowing hours :
From 10:00 to 12:00 n. ni. If
shall, upon bolng notified, exnmlao
all plumbing nnd dralnago Inside ot
property lines, beforo tho samo la
covorcd. If, on examination of said
work, ho finds tho rnqutroments of
this ordlnnnco violated, he shall re
port tho samo to tho mastor plumbor,
verbally or In writing. If ho finds no
such violation, he shall Issue a cer
tificate of approval to tho master
plumber.
Tho assistant Inspector of plumb
ing will act In conjunction with tho
Inspector of plumbing In tho dis
charge of his duties.
The Inspector of plumbing shall
turn over all moneys ho may receive
to the city treasurer and take a re
ceipt thorefor. He shall make a
monthly report to tho council, report
ing the number of Jobs Inspected and
tho amount of money collected.
Any person who shall violate nny
of the provisions ot this ordinance,
whore no pennlty Is provided, shall
be subject to a fine of not less than
ten dollars nor more thnn one hun
dred dollars for each and ovory of
fense. This ordinance shall becomo effec
tive within five days after Its appro
val by tho mayor. -
Tho above ordinance was passed!
the ICth day of March, 1010, by the
following vote:
Welch aye. Merrick aye, EmcricJc
aye, Wortman aye, Eltcrt ayo, Deta
iner aye.
Approved March 21, 1010.
W. H. CANON, Mayor.
Attest:
ROUT. W. TELFER.
City Recorder.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, thero was submitted to
the voters of the city of Medford, Ore
gon, at a special election held for
that purpose on March 21, 1010, a
proposed amendment to the charter
of the city of Medford, hereinafter
set forth, and
Whereas, on ,ho 22d day of March,
1010, the city recorder did In my
presence canvas tho votes given for
and against said amendment; nnd
Whereas, it was ascertained and
determined upon said canvass that
there were ono hundred and eleven,
fill) votes cast for and four (O
ivotes cast against said amendment
the total number of votes cast at
said election being ono hundred anct
fifteen (115). and that said amend
ment, received an afflrmatlvo major
ity of all the votes cast at said elec
tion. Now. therefore, I, W. H. Canon,
mayor of the city of Medford, as may
or of said city of Medford, Oregon, la
obedience and by virtue of the au
thority and power Tested In me as
such mayor, do hereby mako and Is
sue this proclamation to the people
of Medford, aforesaid, ana do an-
nminro ntwi dorlara that tho whole.
j number of votes cast at said election
lanil me limn nuuiuer ui uira turn.
i for nmj against said charter amend
raent was as hereinbefore stated, and
that said amendment recolved an af
firmative majority of the total num
br of votes cast at said election, and
that said amendment shall, and is, In
full force and effect from tbe date of
the publication of this proclamation,
and that the following is tho full text
of said charter amendment:
The charter amendment to the
charter of the city of Medford, Ore
gon, amending said sub-section 42 of
section 25. and section 100 of said
charter, fixing the time for which con
tracts may be entered Into nnd fran
chises bo granted by said city.
The people of the city of Medford.
do ordain as follows:
Section 1, That sub-section 42 ot
section 25 of the charter of tho city
of Medford be amended so as to read;
as follows:
42. No franchise or contract shalE
ho granted for a longer period than,
ten years, except street railway fran
chises and franchises for supplylng
gas to the city or its inhabitants
which mny be granted for such period
as the council or legal voters of said
city may see fit.
Section 100. No contract shall be
entored Into by the city or any fran
chise granted by It for u longer pe
riod than ten years, except franchisee
for street railways and tor the pur
pose of supplying gas to tho city or
Its Inhabitants, which may bo grant
ed for such poriod as the council or
legal voters may see fit. No fran
chise shall grant any exclusive right
or rights.
Done at Medford. Orogon. this 22d
day ot March. A. D. 1910.
W. H. CANON, Mayor.
Attest:
RODT. W. TELFER,
Recorder.
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