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

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Section 129: Cellars and basements shall be kept free from ground or surface water, and where the same are too low to be drained into the sewer, the water therefrom shall be lifted by a oellar drainer or ejector or other device, approved by the Plumbing inspector, and discharged into the sewer. Section 126: Overflow pipes from oisterns shall not oonneet direct- ly with any house sewer, but drain pipes from bottom of cistern may con- neat with the sewer if properly valved. Section 189: The connection with the roof sump must be made with brass ferrule aaulked to cast iron or sarewed into wrought iron pipe and shall be connected water and air tight to ferrule with an extension joint, Roof sumps shall be constructed of sheet lead not less than 4 lba* to the sgaars root. Section 130; Sheet lead for roof flashing shall not weigh less than three ,-pounds per square root, shall be new unused material, shall extend not less than six inches from the pipe and the joint shall be made water- tight* All roof flashing around pipes shall be made of lead which shall extend up and be Plashed down into said vent pipe. Section 131; It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to turn on or cause to be turned on, the water supply in and service pipe leading from the city water system and conducting water to any premises or build- ing without a written order from the Plumbing Inspector approving the plumbing and drainage of said buildings; provided, however, that the water may be turned on for the purpose of testing the plumbing and drainage systems$ and it is hereby made the duty of the person or persons causing said water to be turned on to see that same is turned off immediately after such tests hove been made, provided, further, however, that water may be turned on for use during building oonstruation if the proper permit has been obtained from the City water Forks Department, and it shall be the duty of the person or persons desiring use of said water to so notify the said department, Section 133t No service pipe shall be installed to or into any building or property smaller than 3/4" internal diameter. Section 134: No fixture shall be supplied with water through pipe