Sec. 491(16). Kind of closets permitted.
No water closet shall be placed within a house except earthenware
or iron enameled inside with rolled flushing rim.
All interior water closet compartments shall be ventilated by
windows into the open air or into air shafts of not less than
three square feet in area, or acceptable artificial light and ventilation.
All brass supply pipe to fixtures are to be full weight iron
pipe size and with malleable pattern beaded fittings. No slip
joint connections will be permitted on fixture supply pipes, except
on combination supply fittings furnished as a part of the fixture.
Supply to any fixture shall not connect below over-flow of
same, known as bell or bottom supply.
Closets in yard will not be required to be vented, provided that
they connect with sewer within ten feet thereof with vent pipe
in house or on same lot. All closets in yard shall be of an approved
anti-freezing type, having bowl enameled inside, provided
with proper size flush tank. The door of the closet room
shall be of sufficient size, well jointed, tight fitting, and self-closing.
The house enclosing closet shall be constructed of good
close fitting material and thoroughly fly-proof. For light and
ventilation there shall be near the top of the house at least one
opening not less than two square feet which shall be covered with
wire "fly screening."
