Municipal ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to public health : adopted from July 1, 1911 to December 31, 1911, by cities of the United States having a population of over 10,000 in 1910 / compiled by direction of the Surgeon General by John W. Trask.
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- [1913]
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Municipal ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to public health : adopted from July 1, 1911 to December 31, 1911, by cities of the United States having a population of over 10,000 in 1910 / compiled by direction of the Surgeon General by John W. Trask. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![after the plumber, who is to lay the service pipe, has made application therefor, giving the size of the tap to be used, and where he wants it inserted; nor shall any permission be given until payment to the city collector has been made for the tap as follows, viz: For f-inch tap, $6; for 1-inch tap, $8; for lj-inch saddle flange, $20; for 1^-inch saddle flange, $20; for 2-inch saddle flange, $25; for 2|-inch saddle flange, $30; for 3-inch saddle flange, $35; for 4-inch saddle flange, $40. Nor shall any permission be issued except to a plumber who has obtained a license annually to do work upon city water service pipes. And every plumber laying down any surface pipes shall not put in any lead service pipe inferior to letter “A,” or galvanized iron; and no black iron pipe shall be used, nor shall any hydrant be placed so that others than those for whose use it is intended can have access to it without permission from the city tapper. Sec. 44. It shall be the duty of the plumber to cause the earth to be removed so that the tap can be inserted and fill up the trench before leaving. Stopcocks shall be put into each service, and in each branch pipe leading to other premises or additional water taker, which shall be accessible to the city tapper or attaches of the waterworks' and the plumber shall, immediately after laying service pipe, or branch therefrom to other premises, or for an additional water taker, report to the clerk of the waterworks the exact location of said stopcock; and any plumber or his assistant, who allows it to be violated without making complaints to the city tapper or clerk, shall not be permitted to lay down, repair, or alter any service, conduit, or other pipe supplied or to be sup- plied with water from the city pipes. No person, except one having license as a plumber, or his employee, is permitted to connect any pipe or pipes for the purpose of conveying the city water to the main or to any pipe connected therewith. Sec. 45. Ordinances Nos. 622, 187, 208, 496, sections 4, 5, and 6 of Chapter XV of ordinance No. 17, ordinances Nos. 279, 195, 439, 449, 374, 860, 141, 281, 282, 56, 126, 790, 752, 739, 457 in relation to plumbing are hereby repealed, and all other ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Sec. 46. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not to exceed $50, or imprisonment in the city prison, not to exceed 10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. If any person to whom a license has been issued under the pro- visions of this ordinance to carry on business or labor as a master or journeyman plumber violates any of the provisions herein contained, he shall in addition to being liable to the penalty provided by this section, have his license revoked. Sec. 47. This ordinance shall go into effect immediately after its passage, it being a matter of urgency for the preservation of the public health. [Ordinance No. 980, adopted Aug. 7, 1911.] SANDUSKY, OHIO. PLUMBING. Sec. 1. (a) No person shall hereafter follow, engage in, or work at the trade or occu- pation of plumbing in the city, either as a master plumber or journeyman, until he shall have first procured a license therefor in accordance with the provisions hereof. (6) Any person desiring to follow, engage in, or work at the trade or occupation of plumbing in the city, either as master plumber or journeyman plumber, shall make application to the inspector of plumbing and shall, at such time and place as said inspector may designate, undergo such examination as to his qualifications and com- petency to do such work as the said inspector of plumbing may designate. (c) Said inspector of plumbing shall examine applicants for a master plumber's license as to their practical and theoretical knowledge of plumbing, house drainage, and ventilation, and also as to their ability to lay out plumbing work. All applicants for a journeyman plumber’s license shall be by said inspector examined as to their practical knowledge of and mechanical competency in the performance of plumbing work. All applicants, whether for a master’s or journeyman’s license, shall be exam- ined as to their knowledge of the ordinances of the city and orders and regulations of the board of health regulating such work. If satisfied of the competency of the appli- cants from such examinations, the said inspector shall so certify to the city auditor, and said city auditor shall upon payment by the applicant into the city treasury of the license fee and the execution and delivery of the bond if a license fee and bond are required, in accordance with section 2 hereof, issue to such applicant a license in accordance with such certificate authorizing him to follow, engage in, or work at the trade or occupation of plumbing in the city in the capacity specified in such license. Any applicant who fails to pass the examination shall be ineligible to reexamination for a period of three months. Sec. 2. (a) The fee for the license as master plumber shall be $25, and no fee shall be charged for the license as journeyman plumber. All licenses shall expire on the](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28717569_0164.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
