Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-10
AN INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING.
The Bill Authorizing the Appointment q
Such An Officer Passed.

The Bill Authorizing the Appointment Of
Such An Onicer Passed.
The Senate bill to authorize the appointment
OF an inspector of plumbing in the District
was today taken from the Senate calendar and
passed.
The bill provides that the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia are authorized and
empowered to make, modify and enforce
regulations governing plumbing, house drain
age and the ventilation, preservation and main
tenance in good order of house sewers and
public sewers in the District of Columbia and
also regulations governing the examination,
registration and licensing Of plumbers
and the practice of the business
of plumbing in said District and any pers on
who shall neglect or refuse to comply with the
requirements Of the provisions of said regula-
tons after ten days notice OF the
specific thing required to be done
hereunder. within the time limited by the
Commissioners for doing such work, or as the
said time may be extended by said Commits
sioners. shall upon conviction thereof be pun
ishable by fine of not more than 200 for each
and every such offense, or in default Of pay
ment OF fine, to imprisonment not to exceed
thirty days.
The Commissioners are also authorized and
empowered to require every person licensed to
practice the business of plumbing in the District
OF Coiumbia before engaging in the said business.
to file a bond in such amount and with such
missoners shall determine, conditioned
upon the faithful performance of all
work in compliance with the plumbing regu-
lations, and that the District Of Columbia
shall be kept harmless from the consequence of
any and all acts of the said licensee during the
period covered by the said bond.
The Commissioners are authorized to estab-
ish and charge fee for each permit granted
to connect any building, premises establish
ment with any sewer, water or gas main,
or other underground structure located
in any public street. avenue,
tablish and charge fee for each permit
granted to make excavation in
any public street, avenue, alley. highway.
road or space for the purpose Of
repairing. altering or extending any house
sewer, water main or gas main, or other un-
foreground construction. The fees shall be
paid to the collector of taxes of the District
of Columbia and by him deposited in the treas
ury of the United States to the credit of tn
District Of Columbia.
The Commissioner are authorized and empow-
cred TO appoint an inspector Of plumbing, and
such number OF assistants as they deem neces-
sary. not exceeding four, whose duty it shall be-
under tie direction or the Commissioners
to inspect Or cause to be inspected all houses
when in course of erection in the District to
see that the plumbing. drainage and ventila-
ton of thereof conform to the
regulations hereinbefore provided for; and also
al any time during reasonable hours, under
like direction, to inspect or cause to be in
spected any house In the District. to examine
the plumbing, drainage and ventilation Of sew
ers thereof and generally to see that the regu-
lations provided for are duly observed and
enforced.
TO PREVENT FRAUDS on THE wATER REVENUES.
The Senate also passed the Senate bill to pre-
vent frsud upon the water revenues of
the District This measure provides that
any person who, with intent to injure
or defraud the District of Columbia,
shall make or cause to be made any
pipe tube, or other instrument or continuance,
or connect the same or cause it to be connected
with any water main or service pipe for con-
Quoting or supplying Potomac water in such
manner as TO pass OF carry the water, or
aay portion thereof. around or without passing
through the meter provided for the measuring
and registering of the Potomac water supplied
to any premises. or who shall, without permission
from the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia, tamper with break any water
meter break the seal thereof, or in any man
ner change the reading of the dial thereof.
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdemeapor, and
upon conviction shall be punished by imprison-
ment not exceeding six months or by fine not
exceeding ESQ.