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ORDINANCE NO 612 J
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 542 PARTICULARLY SECTION
132 OF ORDINANCE NO. 542.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AM, IOV1A
That Section 132 of Ordinance No. 542 of the City Ordinances
of the City of Ames, Iowa, is hereby specifically repealed and
that the following shall hereinafter be knovm as Section 132
of Ordinance No. 542.
"Section 132. Material and Installation. The material
and installation used in thethe house drain and house serer shall
conform to the following requirements:
(a) The house drain when underground shall
be of lead, brass or "Extra Heavy" cast
iron. Cast iron shall have bell and
spigot joints caulked with molten lead
weighing not less than 12 ounces per
inch diameter of pipe.
(b) The house sewer beginning 5 feet outside
the inner face of the building wall shall
be either "Cast Iron Soil Pipe" with
hub and spigot ends conforming to the re-
quirements of the American Societyfor
Testin Materials (Serial Designation
A74-425 or "Standard Strength Clay Sewer
Pipe" with bell and spigot joints con-
forming to the requirements of the Ameri-
can Society for Testing Materials (Serial
Designation C13-44T) .
Cast Iron Soil Pipe shall have joints caulked
with molten lead weighing not less than 12
ounces per inch diameter of pipe .
Standard Strength Clay Sewer Pipe shall be
laid on a firm foundation supporting each
pipe for its entire length. In the event
the soil in the bottom of the sewer ditch
is such that it will not provide a firm
foundation for the sewer pipe, the ditch
shall be excavated below finished grade for
a minimum width of not less than twelve inches
and a minimum depth of four inches, and the
ditch backfilled to finished grade with gravel,
crushed stone or concrete to furnish a firm
foundation for the sewer pipe. The back fill
under the pipe shall be thoroughly tamped be-
fore the pipes are laid. The spigot of one
pipe shall be carefully centered in the bell
of the next pipe. The joints shall be firmly
packed with tarred oakum or jute in such manner
as to not disturb the alignment of the pipes .
Not less than one ounce of dry braided jute
or tarred oakum per joint shall be used for
a four-inch pipe. The joints shall be poured
Joints using the Clay Products Association
Jointing Compound "C1aPipe" or its equal.
The jointing compound shall be heated until
it has become quite thin thus causing it to
pour freely and smoothly. The compound shall
be poured continuously until the joint is
completely filled, leaving no air bubbles in the
solidified mass . The installation of all clay
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sewer pipe in house sewers shall be done
under the direct supervision and inspection
of the Plumbing Inspector or his authorized
representative while at the site of the work
and the installation of any clay sewer pipe
not so installed shall be considered unauthor-
ized construction and shall be removed and
replaced with approved construction at the
owner' s expense.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances i.n conflict with the
provisions of this amendment are hereby repealed.
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This amendment to Ordinance No. 542 of the City Ordinances
of the City of Ames, Iowa shall be in force and effect from and
after its passage and publication as provided by law.
Dated this__Z�� day of `7�avr , 1946.
rather Clinton J. AAAms
City Clerk Mayor
J. �V, Prather Cityy Clerk of the City of %�mes, Iowa do
8reby certify that tlae above and foregoing Ordinance ko. 612
was duly and properly passed at a meeting of the City Council
on the 15th day of May, 1946 and published in the Imes Daily
Tribune May 20, 1946.
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