Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-28
BODY OF FIVE TO CONTROL
PLUMBING AND SANITATION
WILL DE AUTHORIZED.
SAME ORDINANCE CREATES
OFFICE PLUMBING INSPECTOR
Elaborate City Law Soon to BE Passed,
Prescribing How Plumbing Shall Be
Installed, Inspected and Condemned
Three Plumbers, Mayor, and City
Physician TO Be Members Of Board.

A plumbing, or sanitary board and
the office of plumbing Inspector are
authorized in an ordinance that is to
be adopted soon by the city council. In
addition the ordinance, which is
voluminous, and was prepared by City
Solicitor F. E. Northup. provides for
the general control of plumbers and
plumbing. sanitation nuisances re-
sulting from poor plumbing and un-
sanitary premises, and for the licens-
-; ing of all plumbers.
! The ordinance covers wide range
of subjections having TO do with plumb
! ing and the inspection Of it. The
plumbing board is TO consist of the
mayor. city physician, two master
plumbers and one journeyman plumber,
+ who are 10 serve without pay.
Put Il Thru Next Meeting.
] Council started Monday to put the
ordinance thru TO its final adoption, out
forgot TO suspend the rules of the BODY.
Al the next meeting the council eX-
poets 10 adopt the ordinance.
: The mayor is TO have the power TO
appoint the plumbing board. One of
( its duties and distinctly new feature
OF city control of private workmen, IS
10 do the examining and licensing Of
all plumbers who want to engage in
business here. II the plumber success
+! fully passes the examination he Will
+ be issued a license for which he must
pay The city s25. The plumbing board
( has. however the authority TO reject
( all applicants for licenses and its &C
ton IS anal.
Mayor Appoints Inspector.
The city had a plumbing inspector
under the Jones administration, but
never had an ordinance creating the
/ office or defining the inspectors duties.
I This ordinance does both. Perry l..
+ Mack is temporary Inspector.
! one feature Of the ordinance is that
when the plumber and inspector dis-
agree over the quality of construction
or work, the plumbing board is TO de-
eide the dispute and its decision is TO
be final.
| Specifies Separate Sewers.
Another new feature OF the ordi-
4 nance IS that every house built here
after must have separate sewer con-
INJECTIONS with the city sewer. Home
builders, and especially landlords fire.
quently connect the sewers of two or
more houses 20 the city sewer with
only a single line of connecting sewer
Still another desirable feature OF the
ordinance. as il affects sanitation, is
thar the construction Of vaults or cess
pools are prohibited within any sewer
district b. sewer district is meant
any section Of the city from which
sanitary sewers can he conveniently
reached All existing vaults and cess
pools that are deemed nuisanceS are 10
he abated.
Conviction for disobeyine any of the
provisions Of the ordinance IS made a
rnisdemeanor punishable by a fine OF
from 81 20 800, or Jail sentence tc
serve out the fine al the rate of s35a
a day.
great mass Of details Of now sew
ers must he constructed. and specifica
tons for materials and fixtures. are
included in the ordinance. II is prob
able that the city VIII have copies
available for distribution at leas
among plumbers.