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ORDINANCE NO. A- II
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR STANDARDIZATION
OF FIRE HYDRANTS IN FUTURE WATER LINE
CONSTRUCTION, REPLACEMENT, ADDITIONS OR
IMPROVEMENTS CONCERNING MUNICIPAL WATERWORKS
SYSTEM OF TOWN OF CARMEL AND PROVIDING
SPECIFICATIONS THEREFOR.
WHEREAS, the Town of Carmel is the owner of and operates a
waterworks system furnishing the public water supply to said Town,
its inhabitants and users of water within certain areas outside the
corporate limits of the Town of Carmel, and
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WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carmel, having
the duty to operate said waterworks, has determined that it is
desireabl~to establish uniformity in fire hydrants connected to
said water system in order to permit stockpiling of parts in
reserve and to facilitate repair and maintenance generally as to
WHEREAS, extensions and
additions ~'the water
time to time add it is
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suchhydrants, and
system are being
made and will be made from
to the Town's
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advantage that specifications concerning hyd~nts be adopted and
established to govern all future construction,~eplacement or
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improvements made in connection with the water sy~tem of the Town
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of Carmel in the future,
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
'TQWN OF CARMEL, INDIANA:
Section 2 : (a)
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Section 1: (a) The laying of 4-inch pipe for"hydrant use is
prohibited.
Install hydrants a minimum of 500 feet apart,
closer when judged necessary by Town authorities.
All hydrants shall have 'two 2 1/2" and one 4 1/2"
outlets, with 5 inch or larger valve openi~ and
6 inch gated connections to the ma~Tl;
Hydrants shall comply with the American Water
Works Association specifications C 502-54 or
Underwriters Laboratories Standards. When it
is specifically requested by Town authorities,
~drants in certain industrial areas must t-L\
conform to the Underwriters Laboratory ~
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Hydrant design shall include the following features:
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break cleanly when s~~uck by a vehicle, to prevent
damage to the barrel or main flange.
Permit barrel rotation for proper nozzle facing.
Permit addition of barrel and stem extensions to
meet grade line change~.
(d) Provide a main valve that closes with the pressure.
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(e) Have a valve seat of bronze, mounted in bronze which
can be removed from above ground.
(f) The stem threads shall be sealed by O-rings from
the waterway and outside condensation. The threads
will be sealed in a lubrication reservoir.
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(g) All the above hydran;t.,;parts are to be so designed
that they can be removed from the hydrant from above
the ground without digging or requiring water shut-off
except for main valve removal.
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All hydrants shall have a trench depth of 5 feet and
either a flanged or mechanical joint inlet.
Sec'tion .,:, Nozzles shall be breech-locked for blowout protection.
Section, 8:
Dra~n valves shall operate automatically with no dr~p
rods or adjustable mechanism each time the main valve
is opened or closed. The drain waterway shall have a
bronze bushing to provide a complete all-bronze waterway
for the drain.
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/ Section 9: Hydrants shall be painted yellow.
It is the intent of these specifications to provide for either
Muell~r Hydrant *107, Darling Hydrant*B-62-B or equivalent.
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This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage.
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by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carmel
of (/.7~ , 1967.
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Passed and adopted
-Indiana this ./3d day
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ent, Board of Trus
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~nsme~ster, Sr., C er,-Treasurer
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