The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-17
THEY DO NOT AGREE
THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND Cxz
COUNCIL AT OUTS.
We" state Law Regulates raumAon0
nm" House Draiaase Makes No.
essary the f,a..ing az = City g.
aiaanee-rhe Health Heard rxos
Pares One. Bat the Cennaaa -
fuses TO Pass It-usrevisisns - 60
Law.

-, ae ooasa Of health and the city cauns
Us a2aess 70 be On the verge ar 4 sSak(s
astsSte oI opinion" about pinrahira -
iaifs. and 1t Is probable that II. hnosS1
Wa proceed On the even tenor Of II. 40
essn = y ices not accord with the t1ean
an, rae iass legislature passed a law =,
ss,,,s,v.,s ~ aek 70 regulate THO tl1nktnt4
,,s,..s's'. ~ .'on 81 house drainage ~
f-a.''clus Ia cities Of the first 60. = ~
hrst provision was thar any rssrSoX ef1
or corporation working at the huai,.ena ~
iaa'iioihs IN cities Of the FIRST csAsx. eathee
as master or employing p,,,uaber a. r.
Journey man Plumber, shall fSrrf sassurS
Incense from heard Of ~xa,nau.va II
case OF farm or corporation the erAsns
l'lauon or AeenstEe Of any ore meunhe&
- NV sna.,asef SHAH satisfy the rcuutsop
The examining hoard provided for -
each city consists OF the nr~Ssarnr ~ ~
board of health. the tnsnsrtar ~ ,,sn,s2S
ms. and three plumbers: Two n,asasr ~
one 1oarneyman- The members ara - lX
appointed ns the heard OF health. Anl
take ONCE July next. APRON tn<ntr wfl
be made annually. Memhsrs ~ ,hs h.s.s
are not TO recetsss eou,6A nss -. X r.
services Within ten dxSs frryr yIsf1
the examining board II required 70 pnacS2
and select Chairman and dsni~na1X f.
time ana place 70 hold examinations.
Sucsesslui arp:icaats arr given llceua61ka
= master pianser = required 70 ~
S. and tourneyman q ii thsir rr>xe,Sa
tiais. which shall be reneued snnus IN ssssS
GA payment Of 81. &
The law further provids that the bonr
OF health shall within. threa. rnosathn G12
point one or more inSn 49, 81 + y 4.
who shall hold once un4tl r.sra,sS7 J3
the hoard or health for caueH Tho 49,
pensation OF the inspector q insuaSfur1
shall be determined BY III ar sna,noiI, Z
and be paid from the city tse16S{X ~
board of health 10 empowered % putt th0r
plumbing inspector at Other vosk - 49,
"a the work Is 'appr0priataI
Rules and regulations t. eoveaa piunah.l
Ing work are given and Il u pros1dsd thak1
violation OF any prov1Bi0u q ~ ~
subjects the offender 70 4 - e tSSrX]
than $50 nor less than u INA Hf,1nnS n1l
a plumber may be revoked for dsyoIac8he6n3
OF duty. incompet~ncy, or oghee nnl11oaoa&y
cause. after a hearing ~ Il
the examining board. An appeol MY -
taken TO the state board o8 health. An
money derived from e1Snnne21nna -
TO the board OF health ~ Is GS{ IN ES3S4.
ing examinations.
The bill was passed by The nonate HaprA6.
10. ana by the house March II, ana W.
approved by the governor March IA III.
After the Legislature paeoed this InV
plumbing ordinance was prepared NJ
this city, which. according &. The undefe
standing Of the melnbexn q fH6 board a.
health. complied substantially with tn
provisions OF the state law. The city scum.
ell rejected the ordinance. whereup0n tn
board OF health found Itself IN q pNculi1R
position. II had either 10 follow the "a
plumbing ordinances and disregard ~
new state law or proceed under tn u1a31|
law. irrespective OF the city councfl. ~
time Is near at hand when the exasuintnNs
board should be appointed ana cnmx24
work. and the board Of health be6oro f4l
ing final action has instructed HeAlfh an
ficer Eames To ask Corporatiou Ceuno19
Brown for an opinion as TO IT. power ~
proceed under the state law. "a
President Holmes has had tn1k Mn
the corporation counsel. and understaMo&3
that the board has the right % prue1o|
under the new iszw.