The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-13

after receiving a certificate from the
Engineer-Superintendent that ne Is
satisfied as to their q l. fcations tc
carry On the business Of sanitary
plumbing they can obtain license
to carry on the business of sanitary
plumbing in the town Of Manning.
All master plumbers shall, before
employing journeyman plumber OF
allow him to begin work, require said
iourneyman plumber to report at the
Office Of the plumbing inspector for
the purpose of registering his name
to obtain copy Of the plumbing ordl-
nance and to 60 through with such
examination as the Inspector may see
fit for his satisfaction. A letter OF
recommendation from the master
plumber, if he has employed the jour
newman before and is acquainted with
his qualifications will be considered
Each master plumber shall be per-
mitted to have not more than two ap-
prentsces in their employ who shall
be under their guidance and lnstruc-
tions. The master plumber Will be re-
ouired not to allow any apprentice 70
do work in the opinion Of the 1nspec-
tor he is not capable Of doing but he
shall only do such work in his advance
ment in the plumbing business he is
competent to do, and any master
plumber falling to comply with the
advice Of the Plumbing Inspector IN
this respect shall be punishable to
such extent as the Plumbing lnspec-
tor shall determine.
Sec. 2. No person or persons snail
be permitted to do any plumbing In
connection with the sanitary sewer
system OF the town Of Manning, unless
be or they be under the employ Of or
under the supervision Of licensed
plumber. Any person convicted OF a
violation Of this section shall be fined
not more than $500, or imprisoned
50 days. Should any property owner
refuse to pay for the class OF work
and materials required by this ordi-
nance the contractor shall decline 70
do the work and report the same 70
the Inspector, and the plumber who
takes the contract without the neces-
sary changes and settlement with the
plumber who started the work, shall
forfeit his license. And plumber who
contracts to do work and fails after a
reasonable time to do the work as
contracted, or fails to complete the
work within a reasonable time caus-
ing inconvenience, or unsanitary con-
ditions, to the property owner or ten
nant, shall be subject to a fine or I'M
prisonment or revocation OF his IL
cenSe.
Sec. 3. Before any portion Of the
system Of any building shall be laid
or contracted, there shall be filed by
the owner or agent Of the property at
the Office Of the Inspector OF Sewers
and Plumbing, a written application
for such connections, stating the To-
cation of the building, with plan Of
same, showing in detail the entire
proposed connection from the public
sewer through the house to the termi-
nus, showing the location Of all fix-
lures, traps, vent pipes, waste pipes,
etc.
This shall be inspected and approx
ed, corrected and modified by the In
spector Of Sewers and Plumbing:
Whereupon a permit for the proposed
connections shall be given by the In
spector Of Sewers upon ascertalnlng
that the work will be done by a regu-
lar licensed plumber. But in no case
shall a permit be granted until such
plan shall have been so presented and
approved, and any plumber in making
connection with the public sewer
either for new or additional work or
installing sewer line in expectation 81
connection with the public sewer shall
be guilty Of misdemeanor and sub
iect to a fine or such other penalty as
the Inspector shall recommend or
otherwise enforce, il he !oes not be-
fore beginning the work obtain per
from the Inspector to do such
work. Such plans and application
should be fled ten days previous to
the time to begin the work whenever
possible, especially in large buildings,
but must in all cases be fled IN
reasonable time before the work Is be-
gun so that the plans and application
can be properly considered and pass
ed upon.
Sec. 4. It shall be the duty OF the
Observation-Disclosures and Plumb
ing Inspector to superintendent the
laying Of all sewer connections from
the main sewer pipe to the property
line or street. The property owner
shall be charged the sum Of $1,000 for
the connection.
Under no condition will any plum
ber be allowed to do this work.
Sec. 5. Whenever a house connec-
ton is being made to the public sewer
the plumber doing the work shall, be-
fore any part Of the work is covered
or hidden from view, notify the In
pector Of Sewers and Plumbing that
his work is ready for inspection with
water test or such other test required
by the Inspector, and upon final COM
pletion Of the work again notify the
Inspector that the work is completed
and subjected tt inspection. The In
spector shall not be expected to make
inspections when plans and speclhca-
tions Of work are not on file in his
Office. The fees for inspections shall
be as follows:
From l to fixtures - - --$ l.00
From 8 to Is fixtures - - 2.00
From "a to 80 fixtures - - 400
From 80 to 40 fixtures - -, 800
From 40 to so fixtures - - 500
From so to so fixtures 100
From so to 70 fixtures - - 500
From 10 to 80 fixtures 800
From 80 to 90 fixtures 1000
For 100 or more fixtures 1900
Fees for inspections must be PAID
promptly to the Inspector, and he can