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ARTHUR L. MANN, Plumbing Inspector.
TOWN OF RANDOLPH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR PLUMBING REGISTRATION
SECTION 1. After acceptance of the following plumbing regulations all persons who desire to engage in, carry on or work at the business of plumbing with- in this jurisdiction shall be registered by the State Ex-
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aminers of Plumbers, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 142, General Laws.
PERMITS
SECTION 2. Upon application of a registered master plumber only, on form furnished by the Board of Health, said Board shall grant written permit to do certain plumbing described therein, when in conform- ity with the law. Drawings of proposed work shall be filed if required. Permits may be recalled by the Board of Health if conditions are violated. Permits for all plumbing, except repair or leaks, must be in the hands of the plumber before beginning work.
DRAINAGE SYSTEM
SECTION 4. The drain from a point 5 feet out- wardly from inside of wall, and not less than 4 inches in diameter shall continue with at least 1/4 inch rise per foot to and through roof to a height of at least 2 feet in any case, and 1 foot above any window or open- ing within 15 feet. No running traps shall be installed at the entrance to building except on the special recom- mendation of the Board of Health. Connections and changes in direction shall be made with a long angle and long sweep bends and Y branches. Soil and waste pipes shall not have less than the following diameters: Minimum branch waste 11/2
Branch waste for urinals
11/2
Branch waste for sinks
11%
Branch waste for wash trays
11/2
Main waste 2
Main waste for sinks, five floors or more 3
Soil pipe
4
MATERIAL OF DRAINAGE SYSTEM
SECTION 5. Drain, soil, waste and vent pipes and connections, which collectively make up the drain-
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age system within the building, shall be constructed of the following material: extra heavy cast-iron lead and annealed brass pipe not less than No. 13 STUBBS GAUGE. Cast-iron pipe and fittings shall be of a grade known to the trade as extra heavy, and may be plain or coated with tar or asphaltum. If pipe is coated, it must bear the manufacturer's stamp of test before coating; if plain, it must be painted on inside with red and white lead before putting in place, to prevent rust scale.
All joints in cast-iron pipe shall be made with oakum and molten lead, run full, and caulked gas and water tight.
Sizes and Weights, Extra Heavy Cast-Iron Pipe.
Pounds
per foot
2
51/2 . .
91/2 3
4
13
5
17
6 20
8
33 1-3
45 10
Where used for vents, ordinary galvanized fittings and pipes may be used. Brass pipe for soil, waste and vent pipe shall be annealed, seamless drawn brass tub- ing, of not less than No. 13 Stubbs Gauge. Brass pipe and fittings shall be connected together by sharp tap- ered threads, with red lead or graphite. No slip joints, unions or flanges shall be used on threaded wastes or vents, except that slip joints may be used on house side of trap to connect fixtures.
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Lead pipe shall be of the following diameters and weights :
Diameter
Inches
Weight Pounds Per Foot
Maximum Length Allowed Feet
11/4
21/2
*5
11/2
3
5
2
4
5
3
6
3
4
8
2
*Unless exposed.
Lead bends and traps shall correspond to the above weights.
Brass sleeves for connecting lead and cast-iron pipes shall be extra heavy at least 1/8 of an inch thick and made of cast red metal. Brass solder nipples for connecting lead and threaded pipes shall be either cast red metal or seamless drawn tubing, size and weight corresponding with pipe to be connected. In connect- ing lead pipe together, or to brass caulking of solder- ing nipples, full sized wiped joints shall be used. Clean- outs, plugs, stoppers or any other fittings used in drain- age system shall correspond in weight and material with above description.
FASTENING PIPES
SECTION 6. Drain, soil, waste and vent pipes shall be supported every 8 feet on horizontal runs, and at least once to each story on vertical lines; horizontal runs by supports under, or hung from overhead by iron hangers; vertical stacks by pipe rest at floor, or clamps, drive hooks or hangers to adjacent walls.
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TRAPS
SECTION 7. The waste pipe of every inde- pendent fixture shall be furnished with a separate trap, which shall be placed as near as practicable to the fixtures which it serves. A combination sink and tray may be connected to house drain through one trap when outlets are not over 3 feet 6 inches apart; but the outlet of each fixture shall enter the trap separately. Four washbowls or sinks in a continuous line may be connected to the house drain through 11/2 inch brass trap. Lead bends for water-closets or slop sinks shall not be used to connect waste from other fixtures. Earthenware traps shall have heavy brass floorplates soldered to the lead bends and bolted to the trap flange, and the joint made of red or white lead putty. All traps shall be of open form, and traps depending upon concealed partitions to retain their seal will not be approved, except for earthenware fixtures, where the trap seal is plainly visible. Trap screws for clean- ing purposes shall be placed in all metal traps, and where such traps are placed in connection with fixtures they shall be so installed that the water seal will. pro- tect the trap screw from sewer air.
SPECIAL TRAPS
SECTION 8. Every building in which gasoline, naphtha or other inflammable compounds are used for business purposes shall be provided with a special trap or separator, so designed as to prevent the passage of oils or gases into the sewer, and shall be ventilated with a separate pipe to a point 3 feet above the roof. The waste of every washstand for vehicles shall be provided with catch basin so designed that sand can- not pass into the drain. The waste pipe from the sink of every hotel, restaurant or other public cooking es- tablishment shall be provided with a grease trap. The
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waste from every fixture, except refrigerators and other receptacles in which provisions are stored, shall be connected directly with the drain pipe.
STABLES, GARAGES, LABORATORIES, ETC.
SECTION 9. Drainage of stalls, stable fixtures, garages and laboratories shall be installed in accord- ance with plans approved by the Board of Health.
CLEANOUTS
SECTION 10. Cleanouts shall be placed at changes in direction and at foot of vertical stack, or other points necessary to make all portions of horizon- tal drainage system accessible for cleaning purposes.
VENTS, BACK AIR PIPES, ETC.
SECTION 11. Traps shall be protected from si- phonage and back pressure by Galvanized iron, lead or brass air pipes of same size as waste; continuous system of venting shall be used and back air pipe shall not be connected to the trap or branched into waste pipe except where a continuous vent is not practi- cable. 11/2 S traps shall not have more than 24 inches of waste pipe from trap to vent. Round traps not less than 9 inches long and 4 inches in diameter may be placed 5 feet from vent pipe. Two water closets, or two other traps on the same level, with not more than 2 feet of waste pipe, and which connect with soil or waste pipe not more than 18 inches below the top water line of the trap, shall not require other vent than the continuation of the soil or waste pipe full size for its whole length.
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Schedule of Back Air Pipes and Vents for Fixtures.
Fixtures : Baths, basins, sinks, urinals.
Greatest
Size
Length
Maximum
of Pipe
Allowed
Number
Inches
Feet
Fixtures
11/2
30
3
2
70
9
3
70
21
Fixtures : Water-closets, or slop sinks :
2
35
3
3
70
9
Two or more air pipes may be connected togeth- er, but such connection must be made above top of fix- ture. All vent pipes shall be at least 4 inches in di- ameter where they pass through the roof. Vent lines shall be connected to soil, waste or drain pipe at bot- tom with Y and long angle bend, and all air pipes shall be so graded that no condensation will remain in pipes. In case of batteries of water-closets, the special air pipe from each trap may be omitted, provided the soil or waste pipe undiminished in size, is continued to a point above the roof, or revented into the main system above all fixtures.
TESTING AND INSPECTION
SECTION 12. Pipes or other fixtures shall not be covered or concealed from view until approved by the Board of Health. The work shall be examined and tested within two working days after notice that it is ready for inspection. Plumbing shall not be used un- less, when roughed in, the wastes, vents, back air pipe and traps are first tested, in the presence of the in- spector, by water or sufficient air pressure.
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WATER-CLOSETS
SECTION 13. Every building used for habita- tion shall have such number of water-closets as the Board of Health may require, but in no case less than one for each tenement. Every building where persons are employed shall have at least one water-closet for every 15 persons employed therein; and in any build- ing where persons of both sexes are employed, separate accommodations shall be furnished for both men and women. Every enclosure containing one or more water-closets shall be provided with adequate ventila- tion to the outer air either by window or suitable light shaft. No water-closet shall be set in any room or apartment that has not a window having an area of at least 3 square feet opening directly to the external air. Water-closets shall be supplied with water from tank above, or by flush valves set just above the seat, which in turn are supplied from tank capable of delivering five gallons of water to the closet in ten seconds. In all cases the flush pipe shall be not less than 11/4 inches in diameter. Where local vents are used they shall connect with heated flue when possible, must be not less than 2 inches for each fixture, and for a distance of 3 feet from fixture shall be 16-ounce copper. Connec- tion to flue shall be made by wrought or cast-iron thim- ble and enter flue above the top of smoke opening.
STORM AND SURFACE WATER
SECTION 14. Rain-water leaders shall not be connected to sewage stack at any point above basement or cellar ceiling, and shall be trapped.
Whenever a surface drain is installed in a cellar or basement, it shall be provided with a deep seal trap and back-water valve. Drain pipes from fixtures sub- ject to back flow from sewer shall be supplied with back-water valves.
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REFRIGERATOR WASTE AND DRIP PIPE
SECTION 15. All drip or overflow pipes shall be extended to some place in open sight, and in no case shall any such pipe be connected directly with the drain pipe. No waste pipe from a refrigerator or other receptacle in which provisions are stored shall be con- nected directly with drain or waste pipe. Refrigerator waste connecting with two or more stories shall be supplied with a trap on the branch for each floor and extended through the roof.
STEAM EXHAUSTS, DRIPS, ETC.
SECTION 16. No steam exhaust, drip or blow- off pipe shall be connected to drainage system except through a condensing tank of sufficient capacity to liquify all steam that may be received, and discharge same on sewer side without vapor. Vapor pipe shall be carried from tank to a point 3 feet above the roof.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health
State House, Boston, April 21, 1931.
To the Board of Health,
Randolph, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen :
The Department of Public Health received from you on April 7, 1931, an application for the approval of certain plumbing rules and regulations for the town of Randolph as prepared by the State Examiners of Plumbers.
In accordance with your request, the Department has examined these rules and regulations and finds that
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they are in general accordance with similar rules and regulations which have previously been approved by this Department. Section 3, however, provides for dis- charging the sewage into a public sewer. As there is no recognized public sewer in the town of Randolph the Department recommends that Section 3 be changed by omitting the provision for discharge into public sew- ers so that Section 3 will read as follows :
SECTION 3. "The sewage from each building shall be discharged into a cesspool or subsurface dis- tribution system, the plans of which must be approved by the Board of Health before connection is made."
When a public sewer has been provided in the town of Randolph the Department will be pleased to consider a suitable change in these rules and regula- tions.
The Department reserves the right to make changes in these rules and regulations at any time. With this proviso and the above recommendation, the proposed rules and regulations are hereby approved under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 142, Section 8.
Respectfully,
GEORGE H. BIGELOW, M. D., Commissioner of Public Health.
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No range boiler or other vessel or tank, in which heated water is stored, shall be connected with the street pressure unless it is equipped with temperature, pressure, and vacuum relief valves or valve, placed on boiler or tank side of shut-offs. Temperature and pres-
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sure relief valves shall have the discharge opening piped to an open fixture.
No valve shall be used unless approved by the Board of Health.
The fee for each permit shall be five dollars ($5.00).
A. L. MANN, Chairman, W. M. COLBY, M. D., W. E. BUCK, M. D.,
May 1, 1931. Board of Health, Town of Randolph.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK
Randolph, Mass., January 18, 1932.
Board of Health, Randolph, Mass.
Gentlemen :
My report for the year ending December 31, 1931 is as follows :
Oleomargarin licenses issued-9 @ .50 each 4.50
Oleomargarin licensesissued-9 @ .50 each 4.50 Pasteurization licenses issued-1 @ .50 each 10.00
$53.00
The keeping of these records would be simplified if all persons desiring milk licenses were required to fill out application blanks. I would recommend that these forms be ready for distribution by April 15th.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM MAHADY, Inspector of Milk.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Randolph, Mass., Jan. 18, 1932.
To the Board of Selectmen :
During the year ending Dec. 31, 1931, the follow- ing animals were inspected.
Cattle
225
Swine
1,080
Sheep
1
Goats
9
85 stables housing these animals were inspected.
Improvement being recommended in seven. There were also 20 dog cases handled by this department. One stray dog being found to have the rabies.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES H. TRUELSON,
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Report of the Water Commissioners
To the Citizens of the Town of Randolph :
The forty-sixth annual report of the Water Com- missioners is herewith submitted for the year ending December 31, 1931.
Organization of the Board of Water Commission- ers for the year 1931 was effected as follows :
John B. McNeill . . Chairman
Richard F. Forrest. . Superintendent Frederick D. Driscoll. Clerk
During the past year 52 new services were con- nected.
For the year 1931 we had 48 Service Pipe leaks; Meters were installed on 84 services, bringing the total number of meters now in use to 1,270; 67 Services pumped and cleaned; 3 hydrants moved to new loca- tions; 3 hydrants broken; 12 meters frozen and burst and 2 services discontinued.
Due to the construction on North Main Street, it was deemed advisable by your Commissioners to renew all services and 4 lb. lead pipe was installed from the main to the street or property line on 70 services.
Two hydrants were moved to new locations in ac- cordance with the new highway construction.
NEW EXTENSIONS
During the year, as per vote of the town, new extensions were made on the following streets :
Hills Street, 500 ft. 6" pipe, one hydrant, two 6" gates.
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Fencourt Avenue, 500 ft. 6" pipe, one hydrant, two 6" gates.
Woodlawn Street, 500 ft. 6" pipe, two hydrants, three 6" gates.
Overlook Road, 300 ft. 6" pipe, one hydrant, two 6" gates.
A dead end on Allen St. was connected up with Liberty Street, a distance of 350 feet and 3 gates in- stalled.
On Overlook Road the vote called for 500 feet of pipe. On this Street we completed 300 feet of the ex- tension when the appropriation was exhausted owing to so much ledge. Having to remove 64 square yards of ledge in the 300 feet completed, we will ask the Town to make a small appropriation to lay the balance of the pipe which is on the ground.
CONDITION OF THE WATER
Samples of water were taken from the Great Pond and its tributaries by the Water Commissioners at regu- lar intervals during the year and submitted to the State Dept. of Health for analysis. This analysis showed but little change in the water from time to time.
Indeed, it would be unreasonable to expect that there would be any great improvement in the water with such a thickly settled watershed. Your Commis- sioners are striving to keep conditions as sanitary as possible, under the circumstances.
Due to urging by the Water Commissioners, a great many objectionable features on the watershed have been eliminated. It is indeed a pleasure to see people who have always endeavored to live within the rules and regulations of the State Dept. of Health re- garding our watershed, who have expended so much money this past year in order that their equipment for
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disposing of sewage etc., should continue to comply with said rules and regulations.
Through the early Fall the Division of Highways, in conjunction with the County and Town, started to rebuild Pond Street and also North Main Street, from Riley's Curve so-called to the railroad bridge. On all this construction they have laid drainage pipes which carry the street drainage directly into the water courses leading into our pond. This matter was immediately taken up by your Commissioners with the local Board of Health, the State Dept. of Health and the Division of Highways. Several conferences have been held on the matter, both in Randolph and in the State House, as to the amount of pollution, if any, that will be car- ried into our pond by these drains, and as to what the Highway Division will do to remedy the matter. This question is still under discussion.
PUMPING STATION
On August 12th your Commissioners received a hurried call from the Pumping Station, an accident having occurred there. At the Station we found that the low pressure side of our Epping-Carpenter pump was a complete wreck. It appeared that a 21/2" steel tie rod connecting the cylinder with the main shaft on the low pressure side of our Epping-Carpenter pump accidentally broke. This caused the cylinder to pound against the cylinder head until it completely demol- ished the cylinder head and, in fact, wrecked the low pressure side of the pump so that it was absolutely beyond repair.
Our Engineer, with the assistance of our men, im- mediately turned the steam onto our auxiliary pump and, together with the Water Commissioners of Hol- brook, we had engineers on the ground on the same day to give us an estimate on rebuilding the pump. This
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was a long, expensive job. It was let out to the Bethle- hem Shipbuilding Corp., who appeared to us to have the best equipment to make the repairs in the quickest time and whose estimates seemed to be the most fav- orable.
It was about twelve weeks from the time the acci- dent happened until this pump was rebuilt and again placed in commission. It has continually been in com- mission ever since and seems to be working just as smoothly as before the accident. We consider that we received a first-class job.
The cost of this job to the two towns was $4,- 272.76 on the complete repairs to the pump engine. That, however, did not nearly cover all the expense, for the auxiliary pump, which was used during the time the Epping-Carpenter pump was being rebuilt, is a very expensive pump to operate. The coal used amounted to from two and one-half to three times as much as we use when running the Epping-Carpenter pump, and during all the time of repairs we had to have an extra man at the station to handle the coal and do the firing for the Engineer.
During the year we had installed at the Pumping Station one new boiler, the contract for which was let to the Roberts Iron Works of Cambridge, they being the lowest bidder.
On completion of this boiler it was found that our other boiler had to be reset together with certain new parts, which was also let to the Roberts Iron Works.
We have at the Pumping Station now, one new boiler, and the second boiler which is just as good as new, having been thoroughly repaired and reset. Our equipment now seems to be in first-class condition and should not need any extensive repairs for quite a num- ber of years.
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WATER MAINS
On October 11th we were called to a break in the 14" main on North Main Street almost opposite the entrance to the Boston School for the Deaf. At this place the road had been rebuilt a number of times and each time the road has been rebuilt it had been filled in over our pipe. At the present time there is 6" of concrete and 10 feet of gravel between the pipe and the street, the usual amount being about 4 feet.
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When the main was originally laid at this spot it so happened that about the middle of one section of pipe laid on a ledge. The continual tremor of the pipe at the time that water is being pumped into the main for 44 years, gradually weakened the main, which finally split allowing a volume of water to escape.
After shutting off the water a gang of men was placed on the job and worked continuously through Sunday afternoon and night and until about four o'clock Monday afternoon without leaving the work, where we supplied them with meals.
Of course we could not pump any water into our standpipe while this part of the mains was out of com- mission. The standpipes in Randolph and Holbrook supplied the greater part of the town. The lower sec- tion of the town was supplied by running the pump very slowly and keeping up enough pressure so that most of the people had sufficient water for use.
In connection with this break we wish to thank the Chief of the Fire Department for efficient service and accommodation rendered, also the Superintendent of the Randolph & Holbrook Power and Electric Co. for arranging lights on this break and on one other break off Pond Street where our men had to work at night and also to the Power and Electric Co. for rendering the electric light service on these jobs gratis, and to the
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different Water Departments in surrounding towns for assistance given or offered to us.
We had ten breaks of less importance on the 14" main. One of them had to be repaired at night.
We would suggest that the town take steps in the near future to continue the 6" main through High Street, as that would allow us to get water into our standpipe providing another break should occur in our mains between Liberty Street and West Corners.
The expenditures of the Water Department will be found in the Town Accountant's Report.
Outstanding water rates will be found in the re- port of the Water Collector.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN B. McNEILL, RICHARD F. FORREST, FRED D. DRISCOLL, Water Commissioners.
REPORT OF JOHN B. McNEILL, COLLECTOR OF WATER RATES
Balance Levy 1928
$58.06
By Collections
$45.06
Abatements
13.00
$58.06
Randolph, Mass.
January 22, 1932.
We, the undersigned Auditors of the Town of Ran- dolph have this day examined the accounts of the Col- lector of Water Rates and find same correct as per above statement.
JAMES V. DONOVAN, RAYMOND L. MASON,
Auditors.
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Norfolk, ss.
January 22, 1932.
Subscribed and sworn to before me:
JAMES E. FOLEY,
Notary Public.
Balance Levy 1929
$542.28
By Collections
$452.94
Water Rates Uncollected
89.34
$542.28
Randolph, Mass. January 22, 1932.
We, the undersigned Auditors of the Town of Ran- dolph have this day examined the accounts of the Col- lector of Water Rates and find same correct as per above statement.
JAMES V. DONOVAN, RAYMOND L. MASON, Auditors.
Norfolk, ss.
January 22, 1932.
Subscribed and sworn to before me:
JAMES E. FOLEY,
Notary Public.
Balance Levy 1930
$2,756.05
By Collections Abatements Water Rates Uncollected
$1,834.90 11.50
909.65
$2,756.05
Randolph, Mass. January 22, 1932.
We, the undersigned Auditors of the Town of Ran- dolph have this day examined the accounts of the Col- lector of Water Rates and find same correct as per above statement. .
JAMES V. DONOVAN, RAYMOND L. MASON, Auditors.
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Norfolk, ss.
January 22, 1932.
Subscribed and sworn to before me:
JAMES E. FOLEY,
Notary Public.
Water Levy 1931
$22,344.43
By Collections
$18,959.02
Abatements
24.00
Water Rates Uncollected
3,361.41
$22,344.43
Randolph, Mass. January 22, 1932.
We, the undersigned Auditors of the Town of Ran- dolph have this day examined the accounts of the Col- lector of Water Rates and find same correct as per above statement.
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