The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-08-02
ANOTHER DISCUSSION ON
THE PLUMBING ORDINANCE


before the council last night. The
Judiciary committee presented its
amendments, some changes agreeable
TO the committee were made, the
amendments were read, and were
given first reading and referred back
to the committee in regular order.
The council was in session until near
midnight, and adjourned to meet
again next Tuesday night at o'clock
when the budget will be taken up. The
, plumbing ordinance cannot come up
for passage until next regular meet
ing two weeks from now.
L. N. Green and r. G. Loveridge
were again before the council, asking
for changes in the measure. The
| judiciary committee having turned
down an amendment to permit any
person to do plumbing work, provided
that the work meet with the approval
of the plumbing inspector, Mr.. Green
and Mr.. Loveridge appealed to the
council. The sentiment of the council
seems to favor the amendment. The
judiciary committee, however, opposes
| it very strongly, and it was not in
cluded in the amendments read and re-
ferred back to the committee. It will
i probably be taken up by the council
when the ordinance comes up in two
weeks.
Council and the judiciary committee
agreed to the amendment providing
for battery of toilets for a group
of tenant houses, and agreed to one
water meter for any number of bat
teries, on condition that the meter be
for sewerage purposes only.
| Councilman Gerig, of the judiciary
committee, in opposing the amendment
to permit anyone to do plumbing work
that is to be connected with the sew
erage system, said that he thought
Ocala a very peculiar city if it de-
manded that which is denied in every
sewer ordinance in the state examined
by the committee, and denied in ordi-
nances of other states. He insisted
that it was very important to have
the work on sewer, drain, soil and
waste pipe connections, done by reg.
istered plumber. Councilman Gerie
and Councilman Weathers pointed out
that it would be impossible for the
plumbing inspector to be constantly
on job being done by novice
Councilman Gerig said that the city
was getting an ordinance more la,
. than any examined by the judiciary
committee.
Il Mr.. Green and Mr.. Loveridge coult
: not see that it made any differenc,
t who did the plumbing work, provid
: ed that the work when completes
: passed inspection. This was the opin
5 lion, also, of Mr.. S. II. Christian.
FL Mr.. H. w. Tucker, who was pres
ent, thought the council could not af
ford to grant special privileges. Fl,
urged the adoption of the Jacksonville
1 ordinance as a whole.
The plumbing ordinance, as passe,
by council and then held in abeyanc
/ upon objections being made, provide
! for a board of plumbing commission
. ers, to consist of the sanitary commit
tee of city council and of the cit,
plumbing inspector. An inspector i
4 provided for. Examination of plumb
0 ers is provided for, and certificates o
qualification. The fee for the regis
tration of journeyman plumber j
i fixed at ST., and for master plumbe
at 81. The ordinance requires tina
each piece Of plumbing work mus
have either journeyman or maste
plumber in charge at all times. TIL
inspector is to be elected by council
annually. The inspection of all worl
is provided for, and all work must b
: done in accordance with plans pre-
viously approved by the inspector
: Two tests and two inspections are pro
vided for. The fees for inspection
!, are: fixtures installed, each up to five
: each so cents; fixtures installed, eacl
over five, each rs cents; roughing in
srection, each 81; final sewer inspec
! ton, ST.; connecting with sewer, 81
] The Inspector is given the privilege o
! inspecting plumbing at any time nee
essary to see that it is in good condi
ton. Appeals from the inspector t,
the plumbing board are provided for
Every dwelling, hotel, store or offic,
!. depending on the public sewer TO
|. drainage must have one water close
! for every ten persons; and every tene
ment house must have one closet fo
every living apartment. In no case i
|, q water closet allowed in a sleeping
room, living room, or kitchen. al
: yard closets must be of a type &C
ceptable to the Inspector. Details O
installation are covered in the meas
ure. It is provided that all owners O
j property along the line of any sewer
or within 200 feet of a city sewer
shall connect house or any othe
1 buildings with the sewer. Cesspool
: may be used only after it is shown t,
: the plumbing board that their use i
absolutely necessary. Specification
! for cesspools are given. For the VIC
j lation of any of the provisions of til,
$ ordinance penalty is fixed: fin
not to exceed $3.50. or Imprisonment