The Jersey City news., 1906-07-05
uNFINIsHED BUSINESS.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Commissioner Nolan moved to take
from the table an ordinance entitled,
'An ordinance regulating the granting. of
plumbers 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 ordain as fol
lows:-
Whereas, 1t has at times become evi-
dent that loss is occasioned the Water
Department through the violation of its
parties and by parties not holding
plumbers licenses, and in addition to
such loss that work of a character not
sanitary or satisfactory is often perform
ed by individuals as aforesaid;
Section 1. 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 board designated.
plumbers License Board" 10 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 81 master plumbers and
one "a journeyman. The two ~ mem
bers of this Board to be appointed by
the President, the member of the Board
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
and findings in each case reporting such
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
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 4 That all licenses heretofore
granted by this Board shall be valid not
withstanding anything herein contained,
but such licenses shall expire ON the list
day of July, 1907, or sooner, if the party
licensed shall cease to conduct business,
| in which case such license shall be SUE
rendered to the Permit Clerk.
Commissioner Nolan moved that the
ordinance be now placed on final pass
age.
1t was adopted by the following vote,
on a call of the ayes and nays
Ayes-Commissio 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,
aAn 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
! Zeuner 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 An6reas Zeuner be
| and is hereby granted @bfmission to con-
struct and maintain $s8&er on building
to be constructed oy hi&Nt the southeast
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