The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-03-22
ORDINANCE NO. 4as.

ORDINANCE NO. 4ss.
An ordinance to regulate the business
Of plumbing in the streets and alleys of
the City Of North Yakima, providing for
the of plumbers dol doing s%Hh
ties and providing a penalty for the vio-
The City Council Of the City of North
Yakima do ordain as follows:
Section 1. No person. firm or corpora
ton engaged in the business of plumb
ing or In connecting private property or
the water mains. lying and being in the
public streets and alleys. OF the City of
North Yakima, shall make any excava-
ton In or dig up. open or obstruct any
public street. highway or alley of the City
Of North Yakima. or make any connec-
ton with either the public sewer. or with
streets. highways or alleys. unless such
person. firm or corporation shall have
first taken out a license and filed bond
as hereinafter provided.
Sec, 2; Any person firm or corpora
ton desiring to engage In the business
OF plumbing in the public streets; high
ina. in connecting private property or
premises with the public sewers or water
mains lying and being in the ppsic
Of North Yakima, shall file with the city
clerk and present to the city council an
application for license to do plumbing
Of the city and to make connections of
private property or premises with the
public sewers and with the water mains
highways or alleys Of the city, which up.
plication shall be endorsed by at least
one responsible citizen Of the City OF
ibiiity and business ability Of such appli-
cant, and that the individual or the mem
bers Of the firm. or the employees having
making such application. are competent
to do such work, and that such person.
Or 3Ss rss rs to ee
city relative to plumbing work done IN
the streets, highways and alleys OF said
city.
Sec. 3. Each application shall he &C.
companied by receipt Of the city treas
urer showing the payment of the license
se aso e coa ana eash
bond. with two or more sureties. to be
approved by the mayor, n the sum Of
1as Il sucS sa Be- span
ed, that said person. firm or corporation
shall and will hold the City Of North
for a4sns om an or
caused by the digging. up Of any street,
avenue. highway or alley of said city by
may PesSt from his tber or it's Mes
gence or unskillfulness. or from the negli-
gence. unskllfulness or want Of care of
his their or its agents. employees or work.
work, as herein specified, or in the dig
ging up. openng or obstructing Of the
or which may result from the failure 81
such person. firm or corporation to re-
place any street. highway, or alley Of
same sam" was before re the ' opening. digging up up
or disturbance thereof in the doing of
such plumbing work and such bond shall
giving said bond may make during one
year from the approval thereof
Sec: 4.-The annual license fee for do
ways or alleys OF the city. shall be ten
dollars $4,000 per annum. which fee
shall be paid to the city treasurer prior
to the filing, Of the application hereinbe-
Sec. 5.-Upon the filing Of an applica-
ton for license. receipt for license fee and
clerk shall issue to such person. firm or
corporation so applying for the. same.
license to do plumbing work In the
Of North Yakima. for the period OF one
year.
Sec. 6. Nothing in this ordinance shall
son from making any necessary excs'a-
ton, either by himself his agents or en-
ployes; in the . public strse1s highways
without having obtained a license as
herein provided; but no person. Arm or
corporation shall open, dig up. ohstrnct
highway or alley Of the CITY OF North
Yakima for the purpose Of con 1ectinx his
premises with public sewer. without Sc,
as provided by the ordinances Of the City
OF North Yakima: and no person shall
open. dig up. obstruct or make any OPEN
leys Of the city for the n,irpose of con-
Meeting. his premises with the water
mains lying and being in the. public
streets: hishways or alleys Of the city.
committee on public improvements Of the
with one or more sunicient. suretles. to be
SSnare s do ss %eysS ss q
to save the city harmless from any and
ali damages or claims for damages arising
in any manner out Of the disEinx up.
highways or alleys in the making 1T such
connections or which may result from
the negiigence OF such person. hts agents.
work.
Section Z. Any person violating any
Of the provisions Of this ordinance shall
ssa S lined IN
any sum not less than ave dollars or more
then one hundred dollars. and shall be
Imprisoned in the city jail until such nne
in case such work IL being donr or pros-
ecuted bv corporation. any person hHv-
ing charge Of or supervising the same
behalf Of such corporation md sinJsct 10
fine and imprisonment A. herein pro-
Sec. 8. All ordinances and parts Of or
r eepeaisd. IN CONNECT herewith arc nere0S
Bee. .. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after ter I'VE
Passed by the city council March 8.
approved March I. 1905;
49,. o. A. FEcHTER.
J. C. BRooKER.