The Pulaskian., 1915-06-18

PLUMBERS, CHIEF PLUMBING
 INSPECTOR, PRES RlBING
 THEIR DUTIES AND A PENALTY
 FOR VIOLATION OF PLUMBING
 RULES AND REGULATIONS.
 Be 1t Ordained by the City Council of
 the City of Pulaski Heights:
 Section L That there is hereby ere ated Board of Examiners of Plumb CTS. consisting of four members, two of whom shall be master plumbers and two journeyman plumbers. Said board shall be appoitned by the Mayor and approved by the City Council, and the term of office of each member shall be two years from the first day of May of the year of appointment, and said members shall thereafter be appointed bi-annually before the first day of May. No person shall be a member of this board who has not served regular apprenticeship and worked as a practical journeyman for period of five years, and must be citizen and actual resident of the city of Pulaski Heights. Said Board of Examiners shall hold meetings when requested for the purpose of ex- amining applicants for plumbers cer- tificate. It shall have jurisdiction CO., extensive with the corporation limits and the Board of Health, and shall examine all applicants as to their knowledge of plumbing, plumbing ven tilation and house drainage both practically and theoretically, and if satisfied of the competency of such applicants, shall thereupon issue a certificate authorizing the applicant to do plumbing and to place and in stall plumbing fixtures and material. The members of said Board of Elk aminers shall receive for their sery- ices all examination fees. All certifi- cates of qualification issued to plumb CTS must be renewed every five years, but upon renewal no examination shall be required Before such an ex- animation may be had, each applicant shall pay to the Examining Board the sum of five dollars. Applicants for renewal must be actually engaged in the business of plumbing at the time he applies for same. Any plumber holding certificate issued in the state of Arkansas by any first or second class city shall be permitted to do plumbing work under this ordinance without being required to take an ex- animation under this board.
 Sec. ?. That the Board of Exami- ners is hereby charged with the du- ties and vested with the power of for mulating a code of rules regulating plumbing and drainage, and may, from time to time, add to, amend, or alter such rules. After preparation, tho code of rules or any amendment therto, shall be communicated to the city council. which body shall, within ninety days either accept said rule and incorporate them as a part of the municipal law or expressely re- 1ect them as a whole or in part. Tn the event of rejection the Council must adopt other rules prescribing the material, construction, installation and repairs of all plumbing, drainage, and sewerage placed in or in con nection with any building.
 Sec. 3. That there is hereby creat- ed the office of Chief Plumbing h. spector, who is to be appointed by the Mayor, and approved by the City Council, whose term of office shall correspond with that of the Board of Examiners He shall have had ten years practical experience in the busi- ness of plumbing, and shall be a citi- zen and actual resident of the city Of Pulaski Heights. His duties shall be to preside at all meetings of said Board of Examiners and he shall as sist in the formation and submission of rules and regulations to be sub- mitted to the Council. He shall cast the deciding vote on all matters upon which the members of said Board of Examiners cannot agree. He shall in- spect all plumbing and drainage and secure the proper performance of said work.
 Sec. A. The Plumbing Inspector shall retain so per cent of all inspec- tion fees for services rendered, the remaining 20 per cent to be paid in to the city treasury for the mainte- nance of the plumbing department.
 Sec 5. The said Plumbing Inspec- tor before entering upon his duties of his office shall execute a bond to the city of Pulaski Heights in the sum or Five Hundred ($500) Dollars for the performance of his duties as said in. spector, to properly preserve and ac- count for all moneys, papers books, plans, maps, instruments and all other property of whatsoever kind or char ecter which may come to him or be in his care, control, charge or custody, belonging to the city of Pulaski Heights.
 Sec. G. It is hereby made the duty of such Plumbing Inspector to inspect all such work as provided for in this ordinance before the final connections are made and water turned on in any job, and if found by him to be proper ly done and in accordance with this crdinance to issue certificate ID duplicate, one to the plumber in charge and duplicate thereof to the owner or agent, which certificate when accom- nanied by the receipt of the City Plumbing Inspector for the inspection