The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-28

srsNSEI&J afternoon. placed ITS stamp OF
approval on the new plumbing ordinances
recently drawn and which win be pre-
sented TO the city council at its next
mseting. This ordinance conforms with
the law recently passed by the state lsgss-
lature creating boards OF sanitary exam
iners. and II for the purpose OF regulating
the sanitary construction OF house drain
age and plumbing The board had under
consideration last winter an ordinance Of
the same nature as the present one, but
before they formulated IL bill was put
through tbs legislature as above stated.
At yesterdays meeting IL was also de-
cided that people living IN houses infect
ed with measles might exchange books
at the public library without going
through the fermality OF fumigation. 1t
was also decided 10 petition the council
for funds with which TO purchase a for
maldehyde fumigating machine. the latest
thing out in this line. II was also decided
10 ask for an appropriation for the pur-
chase OF Thomson drain testing ma
chine. new invention that Is meeting
with great success In the East
The new ordinance provides for the Gre
alton OF a sanitary examining board, to
consist Of the president Of the board of
health. sanitary inspector and three prac-
teal plumbers. two to be master plumbers
and one journeyman. The president Of
the board and the sanitary inspector shall
be members sx-oflcio and serve without
compensation. the other members TO be
appointed by the health board and 10 be
known as the plumbers examining
board" These members shall be under
salary provided by the ordinance.
me duties OF the board shall be to ex-
anime applicants desiring 10 engage In tho
Plumbing business SIS TO their practical
knowledge OF plumbing. house drama ge
ana plumbing ventilation; the fee for
contractor 20 be 81 and ionrneymen
plumbers 81. Applicants for examination
must flo written application with the
president Of the board OF health. stating
lbs name. age. length OF residence In the
city. the fee to accompany the applica-
uons then he must undergo the examina-
ton. which. IL successful. Will entitle him
TO license. After receiving these IL
censes permits must be procured from the
sanitary inspector for every Job excepting,
for leaks and repairs of house drains
or plumbing work done by him or his
agents In the city. No person thus IL
censed viii be allowed TO have hts name
used by any other person, unless permits
sion Is granted by the examining board.
The word plumbing includes water and
gas fitting.
II complaint L. made against a person
having license that he /. negligent In thu
performance OF his work and such COM
plant IL found 10 be true, the board has
the power to revoke the license. In cases
OF this kind the ordinance provides that
the person from whom the license is taken
shall have the right TO appeal 10 the state
board OF health. This section OF the or
dinsnce was amended on motion OF Or
Newlan5s 70 read. Provided. that the
state beard did not meet within thirty
DAYS. then 70 appeal 10 the city council"
This was done 50 that no hardship would
he worked on plumbers whose licenses
might be revoked. The state board is not
In ton, there having been 10 an-
preparation made for that purpose bv tho
last legislature. Without the city council
20 appeal TO. n will easily he seen that
they would be without recourse.
All the moneys received from license fees
shah go toward deeraying the expense Of
holding the examination and other neces-
ssry expenses OF the board. The CON-
pensstion Of the inspector Of Interior
plumbing shall he determined by the
board Of health
Any person doing any plumbing or drain
age work without procuring = license
shall be arrested and fined rot 20 exceed
so. or srapra sonr1eut for a term not to ex-
coed one Heonth.
Fnmfgatson of Books.
The question OF the sumigation OF books
from tho public library held by people
living In houses injected by scarlet fever.
diIsathsrfa and measles was discusseli. DR..
$ewla rsis made q motion 70 the effect
that ail books IN families infected by scar-
let fever or diphtheTia be subjected 20
suiphurouS fumes for 80 least six hours
until such a time as the board is pro
vidsd with an apparatus for fOrnaliehyde
elsinfeetion Dr Holmes president 81
the hoard. approved Of the motion. and
ordered Il spread on the minutes. Or.
NawlanAs thought that books detained in
families where measles srs prevalent
should BE returned 20 the library without
disinfection and the people allowed 20
receive books IN return This Is n. SC
ttoa taken Ia large cities. a. letters from
fhe Tree libraries In san Francisco and
chicago received ~ Or. Esrnes. secretary
~ the board. show. The Saa Francisco
librarian says:
IN reply TO your favor % the 10th I
nay state THAT We decline 10 receive books
from infected houses until they have been
futnsEafe3. This ~ done by the health
Officer at the time OF the fumiration %
the infected premises As for measles. TO
suns.@attoa - deemed Necessary"