Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-18
Petition from the Plumbers.

The first matter to come before the regular meeting of the board was q petition from the journeyman plumb CTS and the master plumbers of the ] city relative to the amendment of the health ordinance of the city. The pc tition was signed by every master plumber, with the exception of three. in the city, and those three could not be found ill time to sign it. The spec l tators' seats in the aldermanic cham l Der were filled with journeymen 1 plumbers who had come prepared to answer any questions that might he asked them. Attorney Guilfoile was also present to represent their inter- ests. The petition as presented was as follows:
 Section l. On or before ..... 1902, every master or journeyman plumber carrying on his trade in the city of Waterbury shall, under such and regulations as the board of health of the said city shall prescribe. regis ter his name and address at the office of the board of health; and after said date it shall not be lawful for any per son to carry on the trade of plumbing i'll the said city unless his name an.l address is registered as above pro- vided
 He shall also furnish a certificate of competency signed by the examining board of plumbers, that the applicant IS known to them as person educated to the business and qualified to receive certificate, and it shall not be lawful for him to carry on the trade of plumb ing unless he shall have received said certificate of competency; but no mas ter plumber at present carrying on the business of plumbing in said Water bury shall be required to furnish such certificate of competency.
 Sec 2. Any violation of the provis ion of the foregoing section, or of the provisions of the rules and regulations prescribed by the board of health with reference to the registration of plumb CTS. shall be deemed a misdemeanor and punished by fine of not less than ten or more than one hundred dollars
 Sec 3. A list of the registere.l plumbers of the city of Waterbury shall be published annually in the Municipal Register.
 Alderman Walker moved fha ac. ceptance of the petition and Alderman Filling moved that it be referred to the law committee. The motion to re- fer was lost. Attorney GuiIfoile then briefly stated what the iourneymen plumbers and the master plumbers of the city desired It was simply to prevent inexperienced men from practicing the trade and doing work which would prove unsanitary.
 Alderman Walker moved that thn chair appoint a committee to act upon the petition and to draft an ordinance that would take in the matter con- talned in the petition. This motion prevailed and the chair appointed the law committee. On motion of Alder man O'Brien the law committee were requested to report at the next mect. ing of the board
 A communication was received from llonato Meo stating that he would claim damages for falling on an iev crossWalk near the Apothecaries' Hail building on Monday, February 10 nv Winch fall his right leg was broken. Ihe communication went to the corn- mittee on law
 Aluefman Filling then brought un lhe question of expressing the amend menu made to the fire ordinance at tie last meeting, which amendment would permit the erection of building other than brick inside the fire limits. pro Vlued IL was covered with fireproof mt lerlal. Alderman Blakeslee statc,, tllat there was now no necessity fer such an ordinance. for the firm which was 10 build if such an ordinance was passed mad now secured quarters He referred to the firm of Hampson & Sel. lew, which. he said had secured quar- ters ill the Auditorium. through tho courtesy of Jean Jacques. The mat ter was then indefinitely postponed.