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stack not more than 24" below the top water level of the trap.
(f) Special traps: Every build- ing in which gasoline, naphtha or other inflammable compounds are used for business purposes shall be provided with a special trap or separator, approved by the in- spector, so as to prevent the pass- age of oils or gasses into the | in all cases shall be brass.
sewer, and shall be ventilated with a separate pipe to a point 3 ft. above the roof. The waste of every public washstand for ve- hicles shall be provided with a catch basin so designed that sand cannot pass into the drain.
(g) Trap covers and cleanouts, with the exception of grease traps,
ARTICLE 9
Schedule of Back Air Pipes and Vents for Fixtures
a) Fixtures - baths, basins, sinks, urinals:
Size of Pipe Maximum Length Allowed Number of Fixtures
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(b) The traps of a battery of water closets, pedestal and stall urinals, and bed pan washers may have, instead of separate vent pipes, a vent pipe connected to the common waste or soil pipe just be- fore the branch from the fixture most remote from the waste or soil stack. If such a battery has more than six fixtures, there shall be a similar vent pipe connection before the branch from every sixth fixture, and in no case shall there be more than five fixtures between the vents. Vents shall not be less than 4" in size. This type of vent- ing may be used only when the vertical distance
between the water level of the trap and the top of the common waste or soil pipe is not more than 24", and where the developed length of the branch waste or soil pipe is not more than 3 ft. 6 inches between the center line of the common waste or soil pipe and the water level of the trap. Water closets and pedestal urinals shall be considered one type. No other fixtures shall en- I
ter the battery system. The in- spector shall prepare explanatory sketches showing the method of construction described in this sec- tion.
(c) Two or more air pipes may be connected together but in all cases such connections shall be made above the fixtures they serve.
(d) Floor Drains: Single floor drains shall be separately vented unless otherwise noted. Groups of two or more floor drains, discharg- ing through separate branch waste pipes not more than 15 ft. long into 4" or larger main waste pipes serving floor drains only, may be vented on the outlet side of the end floor drain, by means of an exten- sion of the main waste pipe un- diminished in size as a vent pipe.
(e) All vents should be contin- uous unless in the opinion of the inspector it is not practical; in such cases where vent pipes con- nect to a horizontal soil or waste pipe, the vent shall be taken off
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above the center line of the soil pipe and the vent pipe shall rise vertically, or at an angle not more than 45 degrees to the vertical.
(f) All vent pipes shall be so constructed as not to allow the formation of a trap nor their use as waste pipes, with the following exception :
(Wet Vent) The waste pipe for a lavatory in a bathroom may serve as a vent for a bathtub or shower, provided that none of the main waste pipe is less than 2" in size.
(g) No vent pipe shall connect with any other vent pipe until it has attained the height of the top of the fixtures whose trap it ven- tilates.
(h) Location of Vent Terminals: No vent terminal from a sanitary drainage system shall be directly beneath any door, window or other ventilating opening of the same or an adjacent building, nor shall any such vent terminal be within 12 ft. horizontally of such an opening un- less it is at least 1 ft. above the top of such an opening. Where the roof is used for any purpose other than weather protection, the ex- tension shall be run at least 7 ft. above the roof.
ARTICLE 10
Water Closets and Toilet Room Requirements :
(a) In all tenements or blocks there shall be at least one water closet for each tenement or fam- ily. In hotels and lodging houses there must be one water closet on each floor, and where there are more than twelve persons on any floor, there must be an additional water closet on that floor for every twelve additional persons or frac- tion thereof.
(b) Toilet room construction and facilities in indusrtial establish- ments, restaurants, and places of public assembly, in addition to the
provisions of this code, must be in accordance with the rules and regulations for toilets by the Mas- sachusetts Department of Labor and Industries. Toilet seats in such establishments shall be of an open front type.
ARTICLE 11
Ventilation
Except in those cases where the rules and regulations of Massachusetts require more, the following is the minimum amount of ventilation permitted in com- partments in which water closets and urinals are situated:
(a) No water closet shall be placed in an apartment that does not have a direct opening of at least three square feet to the ex- ternal air approved by the inspec- tor.
(b) Every toilet room containing a water closet or urinal which is located so that no window or sky- light can be installed directly to the outside air shall be provided with a duct which shall connect such toilet room with the outside air. Such duct connections shall terminate inside the toilet room with a register or grille which shall have a free area of the full duct size and shall terminate at the outside air with a weather- proof louver and insect screen. The minimum size of such ducts shall be equal in area to 35 square inches. The area shall be in- creased to allow 28 square inches of free area for each additional water closet and 8 square inches of air for each additional urinal. These dimensions shall not apply if an adequate mechanical exhaust system is installed.
ARTICLE 12 Water Supply and Distribution
(a) The water supply of any building shall be distributed through a piping system entirely independent of any piping system
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conveying another water supply which is not approved for drinking purposes by the State or local health authority.
(b) The water service pipe to any building shall be of sufficient size to permit a continuous ample flow of water on all floors at any given time.
(c) All plumbing fixtures shall be provided with a sufficient supply of water to keep them in a sanitary condition. Every water closet or pedestal urinal shall be flushed by means of an approved tank or flushometer valve of at least four gallons flushing capacity for water closets and at least two gallons for urinals, and shall be adjusted to prevent the waste of water.
(d) Water supply pipe connec- tions to swimming pools, hospital or laboratory sterilizers, bedpan sterilizers, toilets, urinals, or to any other plumbing fixture, shall be made in a manner so as to make impossible the return of any of the water, liquid or waste from the fixture to the water supply dis- tributing system either by gravity or siphonage.
(e) Allowance for character of water: When selecting the ma- terial and size of pipe for water supply, due consideration shall be given to the action of the water on the interior of the pipe.
(f) An accessible shut-off shall be provided for the following:
1. Where water enters building.
2. For each flat or apartment.
3. For each hot water tank supply.
(g) All water piping within a building shall be installed with proper pitch and accessible drips for draining purposes.
(h) Drinking fountains shall be so designed that the lips cannot be placed upon the jets or nozzle from which the water is delivered.
ARTICLE 13
Ilot Water Supply
(a) Hot water storage tanks, tankless heaters and connection thereto shall be installed and con- nected by a licensed plumber un- der a special permit issued to a registered and licensed plumber.
(b) Hot water storage tanks and safety appliances shall comply with sections 17, 18, 19 and 20 of the General Laws, Chapter 142, as revised by Chapter 612 of the Acts and Resolves of 1955:
Section 17. No range boiler, tank, vessel or container, ferrous or non-ferrous, in which water is to be heated or stored under pres- sure for domestic, culinary or sanitary purposes, in this section or in sections eighteen and nine- teen referred to as hot water tanks, shall be sold or offered for sale unless it is plainly marked by the manufacturer, by stamping in- to the metal of the tank, or on a metal plate permanently attached to the tank, in a conspicuous place, as follows:
A. Manufacturers name or reg- istered trade mark.
B. Rated capacity of hot water tank in United States gallons.
C. Hydrostatic pressure in pounds per square inch at which the tank has been tested by the manufacturer, following the words: "Tested to . .
D. Maximum allowable work- ing pressure in pounds per square inch.
Notwithstanding £ the require- ments of the preliminary para- graph and paragraphs A to D, in- clusive, of this section, the mark- ings therein referred to shall not be required, in the case of cast iron hot water fronts, so called, or hot water tanks that are insulated or enclosed in a jacket or casing, to be stamped into the metal there- of or to be stamped on a metal plate permanently attached there-
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to; provided, that any manu- facturer selling such hot water fronts within the Commonwealth Shall in writing certify to the de- partment of public safety and the board of
state examiners of plumbers that every such water front sold by him complies with the pertinent provisions of law; and provided, further, that any manufacturer of hot water ·tanks that are insulated or enclosed in a jacket or casing which are to be sold within the Commonwealth shall certify in writing to the de- partment of public safety and the board of state examiners of plumb- ers that every such tankless water heater coil or element or hot water tank manufactured by him com- plies with the pertinent provisions of law, and shall permanently at- tach to the largest segment of said jacket or casing, in a conspicuous place, a metal plate which has stamped into the metal thereof the requirements of paragraphs A to D, inclusive.
Section 18. No hot water tank shall be repaired, relocated or in- stalled and connected, unless it meets the following construction requirements:
A. The actual capacity of a hot water tank shall be within seven and one-half percent (71/2%) of the capacity stamped on the tank.
B. A hot water tank shall be so constructed by riveting, welding or otherwise, as to withstand the stamped test pressure without visible permanent distortion and be so designed as to have an ulti- mate strength sufficient to with- stand a hydrostatic pressure twenty-five percent (25%) higher than the stamped test pressure.
C. Solder which melts at a tem- perature below seven hundred de- grees Fahrenheit shall not be used to hold the tank together, but may be used to make it water tight, cistern tanks excepted.
D. A hot water tank in which water is to be heated or stored under pressure greater than fifteen pounds per square inch shall have a stamped test pressure of not less than two hundred pounds per square inch.
E. The maximum working pres- sure at which a hot water tank may be installed shall not be greater than forty-two and one- half percent (421/2%) of the test pressure marked on the tank.
Section 19. No hot water tank shall be installed and connected unless it is protected with safety devices as follows:
A. A hot water tank in which water is to be heated or stored under pressure greater than fifteen pounds per square inch shall be equipped with a suitable pressure relief valve installed in a tapping in the tank or in the cold water supply line, or the hot water outlet line, with no shut-off valve be- tween the relief valve and the tank. The pressure relief valve shall be set by the manufacturer to operate at a pressure not more than twenty pounds above the max- imum working pressure stamped on the tank or jacket or casing, and shall be so constructed that said setting cannot be exceeded by normal means of adjustment.
B. A hot water tank to which a heating device or appliance cap- able of delivering water to the tank at a temperature greater than two hundred and twelve degrees Fahrenheit is connected shall be equipped with a suitable tempera- ture relief valve so adjusted and installed as to prevent the develop- ment of, or accumulation of, water which is at a temperature in ex- cess of two hundred and twelve de- grees Fahrenheit. Said tempera- ture relief valve shall be installed in a tapping directly in or on the tank, within twelve inches of the top of a vertical tank, or within
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six inches of the top of a horizontal tank, with no fittings between the valve and the tank, except that a bushing may be used to reduce the tapping to fit the valve or the valve shall be installed in the hot water outlet pipe as close to the top of the tank as possible. In no case shall the heat sensitive mem- ber of the temperature relief valve be more than five inches away from the top of the tank. The dis- charge outlet of the temperature relief valve shall be connected by means of a non-ferrous pipe or tubing not less than three-eighths inch inside diameter, with no shut- off, to an open plumbing fixture, or to within twelve inches of the basement floor. A thermostatical- ly controlled hot water tank may be protected by an automatic fuel shut-off device in addition to the thermostat. Such shut-off device shall be installed in the same lo- cation and perform the same func- tion as said temperature relief valve.
C. All parts of temperature and pressure relief valves which are in contact with water shall be of non- ferrous metals or ma- terials having suitable corrosion resisting properties. All pipes and fittings between relief valves and the hot water tank shall be of non- ferrous metals.
D. Relief valves shall
be marked by the manufacturer, by stamping or by casting in the metal of the valve, or on a metal tag permanently attached to the valve, as follows:
1. Manufacturer's name or reg- istered trade mark.
2. The type or style, or the type and style, of the valve.
3. The pressure setting of the valve in pounds per square inch.
4. The temperature setting in de- grees Fahrenheit.
5. Temperature relieving capac- ity in B. T. U. per hour.
Notwithstanding the require- ments of paragraph B of this sec- tion, the protective devices speci- fied therein shall not be required in the case of that portion of tank- less water heaters which contain water to be heated or stored under the provisions of section seven- teen. Said portion of tankless water heaters shall be equipped with· a pressure relief valve and an automatic tempering device, set to deliver water not exceeding one hundred and eighty degrees Fahrenheit and located between said tankless water heater and any hot water supply pipe which it serves.
All pipes and fittings between the tankless water heater and the pressure relief valve and the tem- pering device shall be of non-fer- rous metals. All parts of the tem- pering device which are in con- tact with the water shall be of non- ferrous metals or other materials having suitable corrosion-resisting properties. Said tempering device shall be marked by the manu- facturer by casting or stamping in the metal of the device, or on a metal tag permanently attached to the device, as follows:
1. Manufacturer's name or reg- istered trade mark.
2. The type or style, or the type and style, of the device.
3. The temperature settings, in degrees Fahrenheit, plainly marked.
E. Temperature and pressure relief valves and other devices re- ferred to in this section shall be subject to the approval of the in- spectors of plumbing or other proper authorities.
F. All pipes and fittings in the circulating system between a hot water tank and the heating device or appliance shall be non-ferrous, and of ample size so as to make it impossible to heat seventy-five percent (75%) of the available
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water in the tank without raising the temperature of any part of the water above two hundred and twelve degrees Fahrenheit.
G. No hot water tank shall be installed without being equipped with an approved device located so as to prevent any partial vacuum therein.
Section 20. The three preceding sections shall not apply to the sale or offering for sale of installed range boilers or to the sale or offering for sale of range boilers as junk.
ARTICLE 14
No hot water tank shall be re- located or installed until said tank is in the opinion of the inspector safe to install. A test of the test pressure stamped on the tank shall be required if in the opinion of the inspector such a test is necessary.
ARTICLE 15
Fixture Support
Whenever a domestic hot water tank shall be hung horizontally, it shall be hung by not less than two band hangars, fabricated of 2"x1/8" thick flat iron stock, bolted at the top and hung from adjacent con- struction by lag rods or through bolts not elss than 1/2" diameter. Horizontal domestic hot water tanks of fifty (50) gallons or larger capacity shall be supported by a floor stand or cradle stand ap- proved by the inspector.
ARTICLE 16 Vacuum Relief Valves
Vacuum relief valves shall be so constructed as to relieve vacuum instantly at a minus pressure not greater than one inch of vacuum in the tank or boiler. The reliev- ing element of the vacuum valve shall be of materials that will not corrode or hold fast to the seat after prolonged use. The valve shall not leak under an internal pressure of from ten pounds to one
hundred and twenty-five pounds per square inch. Valves of the ball check type shall not be approved. Vacuum relief valves shall be placed on the cold water supply pipe to tank or boiler above top of tank or boiler. Where cold water supply enters below the top of tank or boiler from a water supply lo- cated below the tank or boiler, the supply pipe shall rise to above the top of tank or boiler, forming a loop and the vacuum valve shall be placed on top of loop above tank.
ARTICLE 17
Water Heaters
(a) No water heater or heating coil shall be connected to any storage tank until said tank is equipped with temperature and pressure relief valves installed in accordance with this code.
(b) Oil or coal hot water heaters, when installed, shall conform with the following flue requirements:
1. The vent pipe, or connection, should not be smaller than the size indicated by the vent collar of the appliance. Where the appliance has more than one vent, the vent pipe shall equal the combined area of the vents for which it acts as a common connection to the flue.
2. The horizontal vent connec- tion shall be as short as possible, and therefore the appliance should be located as near the flue or chimney as is practicable.
3. The vent pipe shall main- tain a pitch or rise from the ap- pliance to the flue or chimney.
(c) Gas water heaters shall be provided with an effective flue or vent in accordance with specifica- tions approved by the Administra- tive Authority.
(d) Gas water heaters shall not be installed in bathrooms. indus- trial wash rooms, toilets, shower baths, bedrooms, or in any other room or place where their opera-
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tion would cause a hazard to per- sons or property or endanger the life or health of persons.
(e) Gas water heaters of the closed bottom type shall not be placed directly on combustible floors unless suitable insulation is provided. No uninsulated open type water heaters shall be located closer than six inches to any com- bustible wall, even though the wall is protected. Metal-cased insulat- ed gas water heaters shall not be placed closer than three inches to any combustible wall.
ARTICLE 18
Cutting Timbers
No floor timber, header, or trim- mer of a building shall be cut into more than two inches in depth for piping without a permit from the Inspector of Buildings.
ARTICLE 19
Any person violating any provi- sion of the ordinance shall be sub-' ject to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, as provided in Chapter 142, Sections 16 and 22 of the Gen- eral Laws of the Commonwealth.
ADMINISTRATION
(a) These Plumbing By-laws shall become effective thirty days after approval by the Attorney General.
(b) Any fees for plumbing permits shall be fixed by the Administra- tive Authority on or before May 1st in each year, and any fee schedule so fixed shall be pub- lished in the first issue of a news- paper published in the town follow- ing said date.
(c) The invalidity of any section or provision of this By-law shall uot invalidate any other section or provision thereof.
A True Copy Attest: HERBERT K. BARTLETT,
Town Clerk, Plymouth, Mass.
Boston, Mass., June 8, 1956.
The foregoing plumbing by-laws are hereby approved.
GEORGE FINGOLD, Attorney General.
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Special Town Meeting, December 10, 1956
The Meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Amedeo V. Sgarzi, at 7:30 o'clock p.m.
Mr. James Frazier moved and it was voted that the opening of the Meeting be postponed for fifteen minutes.
Mr. Paul Whipple moved and it was voted that the opening of the Meeting again be postponed for fifteen minutes.
The Meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Amedeo V. Sgarzi, at 8:20 o'clock p.m.
The number of Town Meeting Members present De- cember 10, 1956, as reported by records of Arthur Estes and Richmond Talbot, checkers, was 104.
The Moderator declared a quorum present.
Article 1. To see what amount the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds for other public assistance, including Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and Disability Assistance for the balance of 1956.
The Advisory and Finance Committee recommends an appropriation of $25,000.00.
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $25,000.00 for Other Public Assistance for the balance of the year.
On motion of Mr. Amedeo Sgarzi voted to adjourn at 8:25 o'clock p.m.
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Town Clerk's Receipis for 1956
Issuing Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates . . $310.50
Voters' Certificates 8.50
Marriage Intentions
340.00
Recording Mortgages
1,279.00
Recording Pole Locations
143.50
Cemetery Transfers
1.00
Miscellaneous
4.50
$2,087.00
Births Recorded 1956
Residents born in Plymouth 237
Residents born outside of Plymouth
26
Non-Residents born in Plymouth 201
Total
464
Marriages Recorded 1956
Residents married in Plymouth 107
Residents married outside of Plymouth 54
Non-residents married in Plymouth 16
Total 177
Deaths Recorded 1956
Residents died in Plymouth 140
Residents died out of Town 32
Non-Residents died in Plymouth 61
Non-Residents died out of Town
but buried in Plymouth 20
Total 253
Listings are in 1958
ANNUAL REPORT
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1956
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FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT
For the Year Ending December 31, 1956
To the Board of Selectmen Town of Plymouth
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith report of the financial transactions of the Town of Plymouth for the year ending December 31, 1956.
The cash balance at the close of the year was $746,385.40, representing $534,993.78 revenue cash and $211,391.62 non-revenue, the latter representing bond issue balances principally for water construction projects not yet completed.
The Excess and Deficiency Account of $450,025.23 is slightly higher than at the end of 1955. However, Free Cash dropped from $314,645.53 to $295,133.41, due to the fact that there were more uncollected taxes outstanding at the close of the year. Transfers from this fund at the annual town meeting should not exceed $125,000 to reduce the tax rate and $25,000 for the Stabilization Fund.
There were no overdrafts and no unpaid bills were reported to this office.
The several schedules are in the following order: Schedule A. Cash Receipts and Cash Payments as re- ported to the Bureau of Accounts of the Common- wealth.
Schedule B. Departmental and all special appropriations and such receipts, including Federal Grants, as may
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be legally expended without specific town meeting appropriation, with all payments from same classi- fied as to purpose.
Schedule C. Estimated Receipts, other than from local taxes, as used by the Assessors in setting the 1956 tax rate. The schedule also shows the actual cash receipts from the same sources.
Schedule D. Revenue Account for 1956.
Schedule E. Excess and Deficiency Account.
Schedule F. Balance Sheet, December 31, 1956.
Schedules G. and H. Bonded Indebtedness, January 1, 1957.
Schedule I. List of Trust Funds and Town Investments as of December 31, 1956.
Schedule J. Calculation of the Town's borrowing ca- pacity on January 1, 1957.
Respectfully submitted,
CORA B. GRADY, Town Accountant.
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