New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-09-24

any time suffer by reason Of any failure
on his part SO to do, or by reason of any
negligence or unskil lfulness on his part
or on the part Of any OF his employees
or servants in performing or protecting
such work, or any unfaithful or made
quate work done in pursuance of his
license, and be subject and conform to
all and singular the rules, regulations
and penalties herein contained, or which
may hereafter be adopted. The appli-
cant shall also, upon receiving a license,
pay to the City Clerk for the use of the
city a license fee of five dollars. Every
licensed plumber shall. on receiving
his license, state 20 the City Clerk for rec
ord by him, the location of his place of
business and the name under which his
business is cone.
Sec. Il. Every license 50 issued shall
expire by limitation on the 3Oth day of
April next after the date thereof; or it
may be suspended or revoked at any
time by the City Council on satisfacto-
ry proof of any willful failure or mex
cusable neglect Of the licensee to observe
the rules and regulations prescribed By
any ordinance or resolution passed by
the council governing the management
| Of the water W orks, or to obey any
reasonable direction given by the SUI
perintendent respecting the perform.
ance of any service undertaken by such
licensee in connection with said works.
A forfeiture of the license of any plumb
er shall operate as a suspension of the
license held by co-partner in the same
business, or by any person in his or
| their employ. Poor or defective work
shall also be cause for forfeiture OF
the license. When any plumbers Ii.
| cense is declared forfeited or revoked
as in this ordinance provided, the un.
| earned portion of his license fee shall
stand forfeited to the, city. No licensed
plumber shall allow his name to be
used by any other party, directly or in.
| directly, either for the purpose of OBJ.
tanning permits or doing any work un.
der his license, under the penalty Of
| having his license revoked. The CITY
| Council reserves the right to fix rates
for plumbers at any time for work done
in connection with the city water works.
| Sec. Is. Within forty eight hours af.
ter laying any service pipe and making
connection thereof with any water
| main, the plum Der shall file full, true
and complete written report with the
Superintendent, in which shall, be shown
| by description and diagram, the exact
location of the tap and service pipe,
the lot and block IN which the premises
supplied Herewith are situated and the
streets bounding the same, the distance
and direction from the nearest street
corner to the point where the street stop.
cocks are placed, measuring on a line
parallel with the line of the street, all
the purposes for which it is desigred to
use the water, and the arrangements
and apparatus for using it with such
! other and further Information as may
be required to enable the Superintend-
to determine accurately the water rate
to be paid for report to the City Clerk
Sec. l6. In making any excavation
in any street, alley or other public
ground for the purpose of laying service
pipe, the plumber must cause the earth
and other material removed to be so
placed as not to endanger or unneces-
sarily incommode the travelling public
and provide for the passage Of water
along the gutter. No hole or trench
made By any plumber in any street, al
ley or public ground for the purpose
mentioned, or for any other purpose.
shall be suffered by him to remain open
at any time without barricades and
during the night time the same shall be
amply guarded by barriers and warning
lights. No tunneling will be permitted
except when the exigencie, of the case
require such permit
Sec. II. In re6lling openings all the
earth must be replaced in the trench,
and if the earth be frozen it must be re-.
moved and the excavation filed with
pure bank sand, in layers of not over
six inches. and thoroughly rammed to
prevent after. settlement. The hammers
to be made of such weight and design
as may be approved by the Superin-
tendent. This work must be done that
the street, sidewalks, pavements and
surface of the ground be replaced and
made as good as before the same were
disturbed and to the satisfaction of the
Superintendent. Should any eacava-
ton in any street, alley or other public
ground be left open or unfinished for a
period of twenty-four hours without
special leave from the Superintendent,
or should the work be improperly done,
the Superintendent shall have the right
to finish or correct the work, and the
expense thus incurred shall be charged
to the plumber whose work is thus. fin
ished or corrected, and shall be paid by
said plumber before receiving another
permit to do any work.
Sec Is. The Superintendent, or such
other persons as may be directed by
him. or By the City Council or Mayor
of The city, shall have authority to enter
and have free access to al premises and
buildings supplied through the water
system Of the city, ut all reasonable
hours, to ascertain the location or con
dition of all hydrants, pipes or other
fixtures attached To said works and the
manner the water is used; and such
parties must at all times frankly and.
without concealment answer all ques.
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