The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-01
ON The SLATE.
Plumbers Officers Ready to Be
Formally Appointed.
E. A. Clancy Will Be the
Inspector.
MAKE OWN SELECTIONS
Members of the Craft Allowed
TO Name Men.
Duties of Inspector and Board
Are Diverse.
OWN SELECTIONS

E. A. CLANCY, inspector of plumbing.
De. c. F. Menninger, chairman of
plumbing board.
G. w. Sutherin, master plumber on
board.
Pat Ryder, journeyrnan plumber on
board.
The above plumbing officials of the
city are slated for appointment at the
next council meeting, under the provis-
ions OF the plumbing ordinance author
lied by the new city charter act.
Ed CLANCY having received the en-
dorsement of majority of the plumb
ers of the city, will in all probability be
appointed inspector of plumbing and
excavations at the next meeting of the
city council. Mayor BergundthaI has
not yet announced the appointment,
but says that the fight will be decided
by next Monday evening.
There has been quite a contest for
the position between CLANCY and Kirk
White. Each man circulated paper
among the plumbers of the city, asking
for endorsements, and CLANCY succeed
ed in getting the following plumbers
back of him: Frank p. Edison, Conklin
& Gustafson, Mood Plumbing company,
Chris States, G.. w. Sutherin & Co, J.
Allen, John Sheahan and A. H. Mooney.
Mooney. however, Is IlOl Il lHdSlOI
plumber The job pays $1,000 a year,
but it is expected that the inspector will
collect enough fees TO not only pay his
own salary but to turn in a good reve-
nue. to the city besides. He collects a
fee for inspecting every job of plumbing
done in the city, and the amount of his
fee varies from 50 cents to $500 with
the expense of the job.
Besides CLANCY, there are three mer
to be appointed opathe board of plumb
ing inspection. One of the three I'M
der the law, is the chairman of the
board of health. ex-officio. This is DR.
C. F. Menninser. The law provides
further that one of the other members
shall be a master plumber and one q
journeyman plumber. In selecting the
Bergundthal called upon the plumbers
of the city for vote. as in the case
of. the plumbing inspector. The master
plumbers chose G. w. Sutherin fol
men plumbers have decided upon Pat
rick Ryder to represent them.
The members of the board get small
fee for their services. They are sup
posed to exercise general SUPERVISION
over the plumbing business, and t.
examine plumbers as to their Qualif-
cations.
is A NEW CITY DEPARTMENT.
When CLANCY is appointed plumbing
| inspector, new department of the city
administration will be created; and tn,
supervision of excavations will be taker
out from under the charge of the city
engineer. J. M. Miller, at present the ex-
cavation inspector holding place in the
| engineering department, will be out of {
! job.
The supervision of the excavation anC
issuance of excavation permits is noH
attended to by Mr.. Miller, under the
direction of the city engineer. 1t is the
plan of the city to impose a tax of {
dollar apiece on excavation permits, ant
this will bring in a still further revenue
| to the city treasury. .
Although there is still some doubt a:
to the exact effect of the creation of the
new department.. it is likely that its
Jurisdiction will extend only to the wori
of plumbers. while the sWork of the
street railway, telegraph, telephone, ga:
| and electric light companies will still b.
| in charge of the city engineer. 1t il
rather hard to say just where plumbing
inspection ends.