The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-23
ORDINANCE IS AMENDED
COUNCIL CONSIDERS 1T IN COMMIT
f OF WHOLE.
The Property Owner VIII Have Right
of Appeal to the Board of
WOrks-City Affairs.

The City ounciI resolved itself into a
mmitt of the whole last night. and
after two hours OF hard work succeeded
in amending the plumbing ordinance in
such manner that il is almost certain it
will be passed at the next regular meeting
OF the Council.
The chief amendment allows the property
owner the right of appeal from the deci-
sion of the plumbing inspector to the
Board Of Works. whose decision shall be
final The amendment was introduced by
Councilman Billingsley, and ITS adoption
was supported by every Republican coun-
Gilman present. The new section reads as
follows: ANY property owner or person
affected by any act. order or regulation
of the plumbing inspector. done, issued or
made pursuant TO any of the provisions
or powers conferred by this ordinance shall
have the right to appeal therefrom to the
Board of Public Works of the City of In
dianapolis by filing with such board a
written statement of the matters and facts
involved in such appeal. And the said
Board of Public Works shall Immediately
set a time for the hearing of such appeal.
After such hearing the said Board of Pub
lie Works shall record and issue such or
der relating to the matter involved in such
appeal as such board shall deem right and
just in the premises; and said order shall
be final and conclusive on all persons
The above section was entitled Sec
tiOr 49," and the numbers of the fol-
loving sections were changed accordingly.
o. motion of Councilman PerrOtt the
bond which the Inspector shall be required
to execute was raised from 1900 to $1,000.
A motion by the same councilman 10 raise
the salary of the inspector from $1,000 to
$500 was lost. Mr.. Perrott, in making
the latter motion. said he was apprehensive
of the city's inability to find a master
plumber who would be willing TO accept
the position at a salary of $3.50.
"A motion offered by Councilman Wheeler
requiring the plumbing inspector TO de-
vote his entire time to the position. and
prohibiting him from having any interest
in any plumbing business was carried unan-
tmously- The time allowed the Inspector
10 examine anu approve or reject any
plumbing work after he has been notified
that such work is ready for a test was
shortened. on motion of Mr.. Perrott. from
sixteen hours to eight hours. Section 13
of the ordinance was amended by reducing
the fee for issuing permits for plumbing
OF house draining from 81 to % cents for
the first $500. and from 30 cents to 3 cents
Tor each additional slOo. The last section
OF the ordinance was amended so that i'm
event of Its passage II will not take effect
until Jan. 1, 1902.
After the committee of the whole had
arisen. an attempt was made on the part
of several councimen TO have the re-
port OF the committee adopted at once.
put dllet a oriei discussion IL was decided
TO instruct the clerk to have copies of the
ordinance as amended printed and sent to
each member of the Council. and to make
a formal report on the matter at the meet
ing OF the Council next Monday night. The
amendment providing for an appeal from
the decision OF the inspector was agreed
upon by the Republican members OF the
Council in a caucus held just prior to
the meeting of the committee OF the whole.
and this. together with the fact that al
most every amendment made or voted
down was by a strictly party vote. almost
insures the passage of the ordinance in its
amended form.