Plumbing Code of the City of South Bend, Oridance No. 3208 as Amended 1937

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Each joint shall be carefully banked, wiped and cleaned, underground joints between earthenware and iron pipe shall be made the same as above required for earthenware pipe. All joints shall be left with a smooth interior surface. Section 65: Yards and areas shall be properly graded and drains. r,'hen the drain from said yard or area is connected with the house drain it shall be effectually trapped. Section 66: All main and branch soil, waste and vent and revent pi-oes shall be of iron, lead, braes or co -poer. Section 67: Every building in which water closets are installed shall have at least one four (4) inch soil pine stack extending through the roof, with increaser as herein specified. Section 68: All soil and waste pipes into which the various fix- tures discharge shall be extended not less than one (1)foot above the roof of the building at the high side of the stack terminating rith open end for ventilation, and at least five (5) feet Then such -roof is used for other ,_purposes than ceather covering the building. 11 such p ies shall be increased at least one inch in size before passing through roof. In no Case shall a vent -?i-oe passing through the roof be less than two (2) inches in diameter, exce-t that all-I ' and 1 -z inch pipe shall be increased to tro (2) inches. Change in diameter shall be made by long increaser, at least six (6) inches below roof. 7"hen roughing is done, the vent pipe necessary for the fixture intended to be used must be installed. Section 69: 1s7easurements of all sevaer taps from the main must be made and reported to the Engineer's Office by all Laster Plumbers when connection thereto is made by them. The term house sever shall apply to the glazed tile or standard cast iron sewer, or drain which begins outside the wall of the building, and connects the house drain v.ith the -public sewer in the street, or the oess- pool or septic tank. Section 70: The roof terminals of all vent pipes shall be at least three (3) feet above any door, window, scuttle or air shaft when located at distances less than tv!elve (1�) feet from such terminal.