Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-09
PLUMBERS ASK
FOR EXAMINERS
Present Copy Of Proposed
Ordinance to Health Board

The crusade started by plumbers
In this city against plumbers whom
they believe are incompetent received
little Roadway last night at the meet
ing of the Board of Health, although
the ordinance presented in this cause
was passed on it's first reading. The
plumbers who presented the ordln-
ance ask for an examination board to
be appointed by the Board of Health,
which will determine the qualifica-
ton of persons making applications
for plumbing licenses.
AS this will not effect j~ourneymen
plumbers and as inspection is being
, made of the master and foreman
plumbers after their licenses are is
sued, several health commissioners
believe the ordinance unnecessary.
They also believe hat If the ordin-
ance is finally adopted and goes into
effect that the board will only be
4, burdened with an additional examin-
! alton board and several inspectors,
and this b~urdening is not warranted
by the purpose. Most Of the work, If
not all, which the examination board
F., would do, it was stated, is being done
now through the present system, the
only difference being that the inspec-
tons are now made after licenses are
granted whereas If the ordinance is
adopted, the inspections will be made
before the licenses are given.
1t is likely that the ordinance will
not pass it's second reading. Follow
ing Is the article as presented by
Jesse Davis, a labor leader, who re-
presented the plumbers, with a few
corrections made by Attorney josef
SON..
An ordinance to establish a Board
of Examiners for the purpose of de-
termining the qualifications of per-
IONS making application for plumbers
license.
Be 1t ordained by the Board of
Health Of the city of Perth Amboy:
Section 1. That q Board of Ex-
aminers shall be and Is hereby estab-
lished for the purpose Of determin-
ing the qualifications of all persons
who shall follow, carry ON and con-
duct the business, or trade of plumb
ing In the City of Perth Amboy.
Said Board shall consist Of ca three
persons, CD one of whom shall be
a plumbing inspector In the employ
OF the Board of Health, who shall
hold his office for the term of one
year from the date Of his appoint
ment, and who shall devote his whole
time to the duties of plumbing in
spector, and shall not be, directly or
indirectly interested in any business,
% one q master plumber and %
one a journeyman plumber, both of
whom shall hold their office for the
term Of n year from the date of
their appointment and shall be ap-
pointed by the said Board of Health.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of
the said examining board to meet at
the City Hall, on the first and third
Tuesday of each month, or as often
as may be necessary for the purpose
OF examining applicants for license,
but no applicant shall be considered
unless the same shall have been on
file for at least one week, nor until
the applicant shall personally appear
before the Board ON the date fixed
for examination, or such other date
as may be fixed and determined by
said Board of Examiners, and said
Board of Health shall not grant a
license to any person to follow the
trade, calling or business of a mas
ter or foreman plumber unless such
person shall first have received q
certificate from said examining board
recommending the grant of such IL
cense.
Section 8. That a fee of ten dol
lars shall be charged for each and
every master plumber license granted
by the said board Of health, which
shall be paid to the clerk of the said
board OF health at the time of the
granting of the license, and every IL
cense SO granted shall be signed by
the president of the board of health
and countersigned by the clerk, I'M
der the seal of the board of health of
the City OF Perth Amboy.
Section 4. This ordinance shall
apply to all persons engaged in and
following the trade, calling or bus.-
ness OF a master or foreman plumb
er, in the City of Perth Amboy and
who shall make application for ex-
animation within thirty days from
the adoption OF this ordinance.
Section s. That the examining
board shall furnish to the clerk Of
the board of health, the names of all
persons engaged in the trade, calling
or business of master or foreman
plumber, and the said clerk shall
keep an alphabetical index Of the
names of persons 10Y following the
trade, calling or business of master
or foreman plumber and of all per-
sons hereafter licensed in accordance
with the provisions of this ordtu-
nee.
Section 6. That any person who
shall refuse, or who fails to comply
with the provisions Of this ordinance,
or who shall engage In the trade, call
Ing or business of master or foreman
plumber, without having first OBJ
tanned a license shall be subject to a
fine of twenty-five dollars for each
offense.
Section Z. That this ordinance
shall take effect from the date Of its
passage.