The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-07-27
PLUMBERS MAY
Be EXAMINED
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Hrom Saturdays AdvertiserD
Plumbers. desiring 60 follow their |
ttradc in Honolulu, may be forced TO
pass an examination as 10 their quail
hcutions before a regularly constituted
honrd vt examiners. The proposition
was broached AT a public meeting of
the health committee of the Board of
Supervisors last night, and found pretty
general favor
Last nights meeting was called for
the purpose Of allowing the plumbers
of this city to express their opinions IN
regard to the new plumbing ordinance
which is now before the Board. j. II.
Craig and John Emmeluth sat at the
table with the Supervisors and took
part in the discussion.
The ordinance, in its present form,
requires that the Treasurer shall issue
license, on the payment of the req
uisite fee, to any man who has regis
tered with the Plumbing Inspector.
Craig objected to the provision in that
no rule is made for ascertaining the
fitness of the applicant. He thought
that some examination should be re-
quired.
Building Inspector Miehlstein said
that he considered Craig's point well
taken. He thought that the examin-
ing board should consist of one plumber,
one architect and the Building In
spector. The committee announced
that it would give the matter careful
consideration.
Considerable time was given up to
arguing whether or not the section re-
| curing every man undertaking a
plumbing Job to register with the
| Plumbing Inspector should be allowed
to stand. Craig objected. but his argu.
ments did not seem to bear much
weight with the committee, and the
| section was allowed to stand.
! Section A. requiring every man un-
dertaking a plumbing job to give a
bond, also caused a lot of bootless dis
cussion. 1t developed that Craig had
no objection to the demanding of a
bond from the master plumber, but
simply wanted to make sure that the
requirement would not apply TO the
| iourneyman. As the Board had no in
'ention of requiring a bond from the
| 1Ourneyman, it was decided to pass the
wording of the ordinance up to the
legal authorities to see if the section
really carries out the intent of the
trainers.
The section giving the Plumbing In.
spector power to decide what type of
cesspool shall be installed in any
case, worried Craig He thought that
it was giving the official entirely too
much power and he wanted some modi-
fcations. Emmeluth expressed the be-
lief that the inspector should have alb
solute authority in such matters, and
the Board seemed inclined to take his
view of the matter.
The section requiring all stables to
be connected with sewer or cesspool, as
the case might be, did not meet with
J general favor, there being a feeling
that some distinction should be made
between livery stables, and small sta
bles where n private individual keeps
one or two horses. This section was
finally left in allegiance.
The cost of permits was another mat
ter brought up. The ordinance, a'
drawn, fixes uniform charge of S.
for each permit issued. Emmeluth in
sisbsd that the fees should be arranged
on sliding scale, regulated by tho
, cost of inspection. He called atten
tion to the fact that the inspection o.
the Alexander Young Hotel cost tn,
Territory in excess of $400 by actua
count. while the fee received was, bu
81. He recommended that n minimum
rate be fixed for permits for the in
= stallation of certain number of fix
= lures. and that each fixture above th
stated number be charged for extra.
= The committee passed the section
with the recommendation that th
change be made.
Emmeluth gave quite talk in favo
of having the terms of the plumbing
ordinance apply to the districts outsid,
of the city. He expressed the belle,
that there are many outside place
where sanitary provisions are just a
essential as they are in the mos
crowded section of Honolulu. TIL,
committee agreed to his contentious.
As the meeting adjourned, Logan eX
planned that it is the desire of the
Board of Supervisors to have the or
dinance as perfect as possible before
bringing it up for final reading, in or
der to avoid incurring the expenses in
cident to amendment and consequen
republication.