The Jersey City news., 1906-06-30
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.


Commissioner Nolan moved to take
from the table an ordinance entitled,
San ordinance regulating the granting of
| plumb bers' licenses, etc., and prescribing
penalties for non-conformance there
with
Carried
The ordinance was then taken up and
read
An ordinance regulating the granting
of plumbers licenses, ETC., and prescrib-
| ing penalties for non-conformance there
| with.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
City by the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners for and on behalf of the
municipality of said city do erdain as fol-
lows:-
Whereas, 1t has at times become evil
dent that loss is occasioned the Water
Department through the violation of its
rules and regulations by irresponsible
parties and by parties not holding
plumbers licenses, and in addition to
such loss that work of character not
sanitary or satisfactory is often perform
ed by individuals as aforesaid;
Section L. That in lieu and stead of
any examination now required prior to
the issuing of a license and as a substi-
tute for any examining board now act
ing, there shall on and after July first,
prox.. be constituted a board designated,
Plumbers License Board" to which all
applications for plumbers licenses shall
be referred and without whose favorable
action, authority shall not be had to do
general plumbing work in this city; that
said board shall consist of seven mem
bers, to wit:-Two members of this
Board, one % member of the Board of
Health, three 90 master plumbers and
one % journeyman. The two (2) mem
bers of this Board to be appointed by
4ho Drccidnnt tha man har nf fhn Roa rd
of Health to be appointed by said body
and ratified by this, the plumbers to be
appointed by the Master Plumbers AS
sociation and the Journeymen Plumbers
Association respectively, and the names
forwarded to this Board for ratification;
| appointments to be for the term of one
| % year, or for unexpired periods thereof
in case of vacancies; each appointee to
serve without salary.
Section 2. That said board shall choose
one of its members to act as president
and one as secretary, and shall keep full
and accurate records of meetings and
| like records of applications for licenses
| findings to both the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners and the Board of
Health on blanks furnished by both
| boards for such purpose.
Section 3. That it shall be unlawful
for anyone to do public plumbing work
in this city unless licensed in the manner
afore described under a penalty of not
| less than $40 nor more than 500 for each
offence, such penalty to be collected by
a court of competent jurisdiction, and it
! shall be likewise unlawful for a licensed
| plumber to permit the use of his license
| by any party or parties not authorized
| by this board under penalty of revokal
| of license.
| Section A. That all licenses heretofore
n Nv ,.d -l,o 4
withstanding anything herein contained,
but such licenses shall expire on the 1st
| day of July, 1907, or sooner, if the party
licensed shall cease to conduct business,
in which case such license shall be sur
rendered to the Permit Clerk.
/ Commissioner Nolan moved that the
ordinance be now placed on final pass
age.
Carried.
1t was adopted by the following vote,
on a cali of the ayes and Nays
Ayes-Commissioners Berry, Knox,
Nolan, Roonay and President Hauck.
| Nays-None.
The President declared that the ordi-
nance had passed.
| Commissioner Nolan moved to take
from the table an ordinance entitled,
An ordinance for the relief of Andreas
Zeuner in the construction Of tower"
Carried
| The ordinance was then taken up and
read
An ordinance for the relief of Andreas
! Ieuner in the construction Of tower
The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey
| City by the Board of Street and Water
| Commissioners for and on behalf of the
municipality Of said city do ordain as fol-
| lows:
Section /. That Andreas Zeuner be
and is hereby granted permission to con-
| struct and maintain tower on building
to be constructed by him at the southeast
corner of Congress street and Hudson
Boulevard, which tower may extend be-
yond the building line of congress street
| and of the Hudson Boulevard two feet
six inches q feet inches and from the
/ second story to the roof of said building,
any ordinance to the contrary notwith-
standing.
The work to be done under the super
| vision of the Inspector ON Buildings.
Section 2 The ordinance granting
] this privilege to be of full force and eff
/ feet for a period of twenty COZ years
and thereafter until such time as: this
Board, OF its legally authorized success
1 sors, may order the same revoked.
! Section 8. That all costs and expenses