3078 Regulating Fuel Lines3078.
An Ordinance relating to the construction, reconstruction, repair an,
inspection of piping for natural and artificial. gas in building
-and providing penalties for the violation thereof.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. The Inspector of Plumbing, or his duly authorized
assistant shall inspect and test all new installations of gas piping
and all extensions to or alterations of old installation in all buil
ings in the City of Salina, Kansas. .He shall enforce. or cause to be
enforced the provisions of this ordinance and shall have the right,
during reasonable hours to enter any building for the purpose of mak
ing any inspection required in this ordinance.
Section 2. where the requirements of this ordinance have not
been complied with, said Inspector shall, at once, notify the owner
or agent of the building in which work has been done, and the party
installing such work, and shall order such defects as found to be
changed, rearranged or removed within a reasonable time.
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Section 3. It shall be. the duty of any party installing or
altering gas piping in any building in the City of Salina,.nansas
to notify the Inspector of Plumbing when the work is ready for
inspection and the whole system of gas piping shall be properly
arranged for the Inspector to test the same
Section 4. If, upon inspection and test, the installation
of any gas piping or any part thereof shall be found to not comply
with the requirements of this ordinance, the same shall be changed,
re -arranged, repaired or removed within five days and gas shall not
be permitted to flow through any piing until the same has been
inspected and approved by the Inspector of Plumbing.
-ection 5. Ple building shall be piped or fitted for gas, nor
shall any repairs, alterations or extensions be made in any piping
or shall fittings or fixtures be placed unless a permit shall be,
granted therefor by the Inspector of Plumbing. No piping of fittinE.
shall be covered or concealed from view until inspected and approvec
by the Inspector of Plumbing, or his assistant. Any person desiring
to perform any work relating to piping or fitting a building for
gas or to repair gas piping or to place fixtures therein, shall file
an application therefor at the office of the Inspector of Plumbing,
giving the correct location, name and address of the owner of such
building and a full and complete statement of the work proposed.
Section 6. All gas brackets shall be placed at least 24 feet
below any ceiling not fireproof, or other combustible material, unless
same is properly protected. by a metal sheidl, in which case the dis-
tance shall not be less than. 18 inches from said ceiling or combustible
material. In all construction, re -construction or repair of piping
for natural or artificial gas, in buildings in the Uity of Salina,
Kansas, nipples and reducing -couplings must be used, and in no case
will bushings be allowed.
Section 7. All installations, extensions or alterations to
gas piping must be inspected and tested with a mercury gage by the
Inspector of Plumbing. All such installations, extensions and alter-
ations must be capable of withstanding pressure equal to a 6 -inch
column of mercury.
Section 8. All drops or branch lines and openings for side
brackets must be of bracket ells or square bends where practicable.
No nipples will be allowed in side bracket lights. In order to avoid
trappings all pipes must be graded to riser or drops.
Section 9. No pipe shall. be laid so as to support any weight,
except fixtures, or to be subject to any strain. All cutlets shall be
securely fastened in place and properly capped. No splip pipes or
broken fittings repaired with cement will be permitted. ell pipes in
buildings shall be laid above timbers instead of beneath them, v:here
possible to do so. No second-hand gas pipe or fittings shall be used
in any building; without a written permit from: the Inspector of Plumbing.
No cast iron fittings smaller tl�a.n 3 inches shall be used in gas piping,
Section 10. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpor-
ation or gas fitter to connect any gas stove or heater with a gas lose
or other flexible connection. All connections must be of iron. Where
necessary portable devices may be connected with flexible tubing, pro-
viding there is but one shut-off valve, such valve to be located in
the rigid pine back of the point where tubing; connects to the rigid
pipe, and in no case at the device. All gas stoves and heaters must
have a vent connection to flue.
Section 11. The Inspector of P1urabing shall keep a record of all
inspections of gas piping rade by him and when the gas piping in any
building, after inspection, be found to comply with the requirements of
this ordinance, lie shall issue to the party doing the wort,: a certifi-
cate of satisfactory inspection.
Section 12. The Plumbing Inspector shall be paid a fee of 50¢ for
each inspection of gas piping and each trip for the purpose of making
an inspection of gas piping shall be considered a separate inspection.
Such fee shall be accounted for and paid over to the City 'Treasurer
in the sante manner as other fees a -re collected by such Inspector.
Section 13. It shall be unlawful for any person to do or per-
mit to be done any of the things herein prohibited, or to permit any
condition herein prohibited to exist on any premises owned by him or
in his possession, charge or control, or for which he may be the agent,
or to fail to do any of the things that are commanded to be done, and
any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall. be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon c6nvic.tion_shall be fined in
any sum not less than y$5.00 nor more than x;50.00 for each offense.
Section 14. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication in the 19'ook of Revised
Ordinances of the City of Salim.
Introduced for first reading, February 16th, 1925.
Passed and approved, February 23rd, 1925.
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Attest:
CHAS. E. B1,14YER, City Clerk
J. S. HARGETT, Mayor
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STATE OF Bl,NSAS )
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COUETY OF SALINE)
I, Chas. E. Banker, City Clerk of the City of Salina, Kansas
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of Ordinance Number 3078, passed and approved by the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Salina, Kansas February 23rd, 1925, and
a record of the vote on its final adoption is found on page -5?0 of
Journal Number 11.
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(Published in The Book of Revised Ordinances
ORDINANCE NO.3 07
1925)
An Ordinance relating to the construction, reconstruction, repair and
inspection of piping for natural and artificial gas in build-
ings and providing penalties for the violation thereof.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Salina,
Kansas:
Section 1. The Inspector of Plumbing, or his duly author-
ized assistant, shall inspect and test all new installations of gas
piping and all extensions to er alterations of old installation in
all buildings in the City of Salina, Kansas, He shall enforce, or
cause to be enforced the provisions of this ordinance and shall have
the right, during reasonable hours, to enter any building for the
purpose of making any inspection required by this ordinance.
Section 2. Where the requirements of this ordinance have
not been complied with, said Inspector shall, at once, notify the
owner or agent of the building in which work has been done, and the
party installing such work, and shall order such defects as found to
be changed, rearranged or removed within a reasonable time.
Section 3. It shall be the duty of any party installing or
altering gas piping in any building in the City of Salina, Kansas to
notify the Inspector of Plumbing when the work is ready for inspection
and the whole system of gas piping shall be properly arranged for the
Inspector to test the same.
Section 4. If, upon inspection and test, the installation
of any gas piping or any part thereof shall be found to not comply
with the requirements of this ordinance, the same shall be changed,
rearranged, repaired or removed within five days, and gas shall not
be permitted to flow through any piping until- the Sadie has been in-
spected and approved by the Inspector. of Plmribing..
Section 5. No building shall be piped or fitted for gas, no.-
shall
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shall any repairs, alterations or extensicr.s bo made in any piping
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or shall fittings or fixtures be placed unless a permit shall be
granted therefor by the Inspector of Plambing. No piping or fitting
shall be covered or concealed from view until inspected and approved
by the Irspector cf lun:bing, or his assistant. Any person desiring
to perform any work relating to piping or fitting a building for gas
or to repair gas piping o.r to place fixtures therein, shall file an
application therefor at the office of the Inspector of Plumbing,
giving the correct location, name and address of the owner of such
building and a full and complete statement of the work proposed.
Section 6. All gas brackets shall be placed at least 22
feet below any ceiling not fireproof, or other combustible material,
unless same is properly protected by a metal shield, in which case
the distance shall not be less than 18 inches from said ceiling or
combustible material. In all construction, reconstruction or repair
of piping for natural or artificial gas, in buildings in the Gity of
Salina, Kansas, nipples and reducing couplings must be used, and in
no case will bushings bo allowed.
Section 7. All installations, extensions or alterations
to gas piping must be inspected and tested with a mercury gage by
the Inspector of Plumbing. All such installations, extensions and
alterations must be capable of withstanding pressure equal to a
6 -inch column of mercury.
Section 8.
n11 drops or branch lines and openings for side
brackets must be of bracket ells or square bends where practicable.
No nipples will be allowed in side bracket lights. In order to
avoid trappings, all pipes must be graded to riser or drops..
Section 9. No'pipe shall be laid so as to support any weight,
except fixtures, or to be subject to any strain. All outlets shall
be securely fastened in place and properly capped. No splip pipes or
broken fittings repaired. with cement will be permitted. All pipes
in buildings shall be laid above timbers instead of beneath them,
where possible to do so. No second-hand gas pipe or fittings shall
be used in any building without a written permit from the Inspector
of Plumbing. No cast iron fittings smaller than 3 inches shall be
used in gas piping.
Sectionl0. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpor-
ation or gas fitter to connect any gas stove or heater with a gas hose
or other flexible connection. All connections must be of iron. Where
necessary portable devices may be connected with flexible tubing, pro-
viding there is but one shut-off valve, such valve to be located in
the rigid pipe back of the point where tubing connects to the rigid
pipe, and in no case at the device. All gas stoves and heaters must
have a vent connection to flue.
Section 11. The Inspector of Plumbing shall keep a record of all
inspections of gas piping made by him and when the gas piping in any
building, after inspection, be found to comply with the requirements of
this ordinance, he shall issue to the party, doing the work a certifi-
cate of satisfactory inspection.
Section 12. The Plumbing Inspector shall be paid a fee of 50�
for each inspection of gas piping and each trip for the purpose of
making an inspection of gas piping shall be considered a separate in-
spection. Such fee shall be accounted for and paid over to the City
Treasurer in the same manner as other fees are collected by such
Inspector.
Section 13. It shall be unlawful for any person to do or permit
to be done any of the things herein prohibited, or to permit any con-
dition herein prohibited to exist on any premises owned by him or in
his possession, charge or control, or for which he may be the agent,
or to fail to do any of the things that are commanded to be done, and
any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined
in any sum not less than $5.00 nor more than §50.00 for each offense.
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Section 14. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publication in the Book of
Revised Ordinances of the City of Salina.
Introduced for first reading, I.OA—
Passed and approved,
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk