1202 ORD AMENDiNG ORDINANCE NO 1074 PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL ON 16TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1942i
ORDIT?ANCE NtJl+11BFx
An ordinance amendinF Ordinance number 1074 passed by
the City Council of the Citti of Paris, Texas, on the 16th
day of February, 1942, entitled: '*Ordinance number 1074.
An ord.inance establishing rules and regulations f'or plumbers
in the sanitary sewer district of the City of Paris, Texas,
and area of police jurisciiction thereof ;providina for the
construetion, reg;ulation, i,iaintenance, inspection and oper-
ation of inethods of waste disposal; establishing rules and
regulations for the governing of pltiribers and plumbin;7, pro-
viding :t'or tne violation of said ordinance or any section
thereof, and declaring an emergencyf' by altering and changing
Sections 19 and 20 of said ordinance.
BE IT ORllAINEU BY TtiE CITY COIINCIL OF TnE CITY QF PxKlS:
1. That Sections 19 and 20 of Ordinance number 1074
passed by the City Council of the City of Faris on trie 16th
day of February, 1942, entitled: "Ordinance nuruber 1074. An
ordinance establishing rules and regulations for plumbers in
the sanitary sewer district within the City of Faris, Texas,
and area of police jurisdiction thereof; rrovidin!7 for the
construction, regulation, rli-aintenance, inspection anJ oper-
ation of inethods of waste disposal; establishinm rules and
regulations f'or the governing of' plunbers ; arid plur,:,ing,
rroviding for thp, violation of said ordin&nce or any section
tYaereof, , and decl:aring an emerp~.ency" be and the same is here-
by amended by changing and alterin;a, Sections 19 and 20 of said
ordinance so that hereafter Sections 19 and 20 shall be anct
read as i'ollows :
Section 19. Request f or inspeetion ar?d tests.
(a) It shall be the dut,y of ttie pliLmber
to give 24-hour notice, exclusive of Sundays and holidays,
to the City Flumbing Inspector when plumbing work is ready
for inspection or test.
(b) It shall be the duty of the plumber
to nake sure that the ti,lork stand inspection and the
test prescribed before givin; the above notification.
(c ) If the City Flurnbing Inspector find.s
that the work vaill not pass the required inspection and test,
the plumber sha1J_ make the required corrections and request
a new inspection.
Section 20. (A) Inspection and tests required.
(1) There shall be not less than two in-
spections of all plu?-,zbinq installed in any building.
(2) 1.,",rhen "rough-in" is completed, the pip-
ing of the plumbing systeLn- shall be inspected and given a
water test or air test, as required by the Cit57 Plumbing In-
spector.
(3) After the plumbiiz- fixtures have been
set and their traps Pilled with water, tre entire drainage
system shall be inspected anci where required by the City
Plumbing Inspector, shall be submitted to a final test.
(4) The City Flumbing Inspector may re-
quire the removal of an,p cleanouts or plugs on any test to
ascertain iP the prssure has reac"ed all parts of the sy-
stem.
(5) The equipment, material, povJer, and
labor necessary for required inspections and tests, shall
be furnished b.y the plumber.
(B) T_eatincz ot' d.rainage 3,ystem.
(1) Water test. The water test may be
appliea to the drainage syste.L~ in its entirety or in seet-
ions. If applied to the entire s;;Tstem, all opsnings in
the piping shall be tiklhtl: closed except one opening
which shall be not less thari two (A) f eet above the high-
est fixture irl th-_ builaing, and the system filled with
water to the point of overflow at said opening. If the sys-
tem is tested in sections, each openin.p shall be tightly
plugged except the highest openinm of t!-B section under test,
whieh opening shall be not less thazl two (2) feet above the
highest fixture in the builaing, ana each section shall be
filled witn water to the point oY overflow at said opening.
The water shall be kept in the system, or the portion uXider
test, f'or at least f'ifteen (15) minutes before the inspection
starts; and the system shall be tight at all points vvithout
leakage.
(2) Air test. The air test shall be made
by attaching an air compressor or testing apparatus to any
suitable opening and after closing all other inlets ana out-
lets to the system, forcing air into the s~vrstem until there
is a uniform gage pressure of five (5) pounds per square inch
or sufficient to balance a column of inercury ten (10) inches
in height. This pressure shall be helci without the intro-
duction of additional air for a period of at least fifteen
(15) minutes.
(3) Gas pipes and connections shall be re-
quired to hold ten (10) potzn.d or more air pressure v;ithaut
loss Por fiftean (15) minutes. Insyection or test shall be
macte after eompletion of buildinl" and iramediately prior to
placin; of ineter by the g~;s comrany.
2. Thi:s ordinance shall be come eff'eetive ten dasTs
after the date of' passa;ne.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Faris,
Texas, in regular meeting this th° 12th day of September,
1949.
ATTEST:
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~ Niayor
Citp Clerk