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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the Board of Health, said inlet to be located as far as practica-

ble from any door or window, and to be protected by a suitable

perforated cover or return bend, as may be most suitable.

SEC. 25. And be it enacted, That all soil pipes laid in, under

Soil pipes.

or through a building shall be of extra heavy cast iron or

wrought iron pipes, and the same kind of pipes shall be used

to a point not less than five feet from all walls of building with

leaded or screwed points, properly caulked together or screwed

together, as the case may be, and be so located as to be readily

accessible for inspection, said pipes to be not less than four

inches in diameter, and a pipe of the same diameter shall ex-

tend above the roof.

SEC. 26. And be it enacted, That the weight of a cast iron

Weight of

pipe used under ground or elsewhere under the provision of this

pipes per
ineal foot.

Act shall be of the following weight per lineal foot : For two-

inch, five and one half pounds ; for three-inch, nine and one-half

pounds; for four-inch, thirteen pounds; for five-inch, seven-

teen pounds ; for six-inch, twenty pounds ; for seven-inch,

twenty-seven pounds ; for eight-inch, thirty-three and one-half

pounds ; for ten-inch, forty-five pounds ; for twelve-inch, fifty-

four pounds ; galvanized wrought iron pipes of a weight to be

approved by the said Inspector may be used for ventilating

pipes.

SEC. 27. And be it enacted, That no sheet iron pipes shall

Sheet iron pipe

be allowed to be used for waste from any sink, bathtub, wash

not to be
used in sinks,

trays or wash basin of any kind, but all iron soil and sewer

bathtubs, etc.

pipes may be coated outside and inside with asphaltum or red

lead, and all change in direction shall be made with covered

pipes one-eighth bend, and all connections with "Y" branches

and all connections of lead with iron pipes shall be made with

heavy brass ferrules and plumbers' wiped joints, or combina-

tion lead and brass ferrules, full size of iron pipes caulked

into the iron with lead, but no cup joints will be permitted on

any part of the work.

SEC. 28. And be it enacted, That all soil, waste and venti-

lating pipes shall be constructed inside the building, except in

Soil, waste
and ventilat-

special cases, in which event the consent of the Inspector of

ing pipes.

Plumbing must first be obtained, and every soil and waste

pipe must be provided with a brass deck screw or trap sewer

ferrule at the bottom of each stack before leaving the building,

of the following sizes: Soil pipes to be not less than four

inches in diameter, and waste pipes to be not less than two

inches in diameter, and all to be accessible to inspection. All