Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-07-12


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Section 6. Plumbing ana DrainIavinc
PERMITS and Fees. No plumbing shall be
done IN the city of Grand Rapids except In
case OF repairing leaks or StoppageS VIII h
out permit being first iSSned therefor hv
the inspector Of plumbing and the paving
o. the proper Zee as hereinafter required.
Inc applicant Tor plumbing or drainIay-
ing permit shall file with the Mum hing in
spector. when necessary. plan and ap1lica-
tons showing in detail the work to be
done. And before the said inSpector shall
issue such permit ne shah aDDrovn tbp an
pllcation so fled with him and issue to the
applicant Il statement showing the fees 10
be paid for such permit, which statement
shall be filed with the CITY treasures. and
the fees therein indicated maid to said city
treasurer who shall issue receipt there
LOT. pom presentation to the plumbing
inspector OF the receipt of the city treas
prer showing the payment of all legal fees
ne ShaIl thereupon issue his permit for the
W0rk set forth in the application
Section {. Repairs No person in said
CITY snau install, or permit or suffer t. e
installed any plumbing or drainage of any
hnQ or character except leakage repairs
and StoppageS, unless a permit therefor
has been granted by the said plumbing IN
SpeCtOr, and no person shall Interfere in
any way with the work Of ins st or or
permit any plumbing or drainage TO be
used until it has been inspected and ap-
proved by SAID inspector. unless special
permission therfor is given by the Board Of
Public Works of said city.
Section s. Plumbers and Drainlayers'
License. No person, firm or corporation
snail carry on the business of plumbing or
draInlayIng or do or perform such work
within the city of Grand Rapids until he,
they or 1t shall have first obtained license
as sucn ana permit as required by law
and this ordinance, provided that nothing
herein contained shall prohibit any person
from removing Stoppages in waste pipes or
repairing valves or faucets without q
permit.
Section 9. Drainlayers' License Renewal
Examination and License Fee. Any person
desiring a license as a drainIavpr shall
make application therefor in Writing set
ting forth his name. the character of the
business for which license is desired; the
location at which such business is to be
carried on; his business and residence ad-
dress.
All of such applicants shall be examined
by the Board Of Public Works and the
plumbing inspector hereinbefOre provided
for constituting a board of examiners. such
examination to pertain to the practical
knowledge of drainlaying. If such board
of examiners determine the applicant to
be competent to carry on the business
stated in the application, they shall issue
TO nm license to carry on the same upon
the payment by him to the city treasurer
Of the license fee hereinafter required. An
applicant holding plumbers license as
herein provided, may be examined for his
competency to carry on the business of
drainlayer and if found competent as such,
a drainlayers license shall be issued to
him and said license shall authorize him
20.
ment to the city treasurer of the drainlay-
erS license fee hereinafter required.
Every Hcensee shall promptly notify the
Board of Public Works in writing of any
dress.
Each license shall, state that the same
may be revoked by the board of examiners
for any violation found by them on the
part OF the ncenSee of any of the prOviS-
ions Of this ordinance regulating the bust
ness OF such icensee, or of any special
directions given to him respecting any
particular piece of work, by the Board of
Public Works or the plumbing inspector.
Each such license, unless sooner revoked,
shall expire on January LIST next after the
issuance thereof, unless renewed by the
payment of the annual renewal fee herein
after required. Each such renewal, unless
the license be sooner revoked shall expire
on January LIST next after the issuance
thereof.
The said board of examiners are hereby
authorized to revoke any such license for
any violation found by them on the part of
the licenSee of any of the provisions of this
ordinance regulating the business of such
TO him by the Board Of Public Works or
the plumbing inspector.
:. The original license fee for drainlayers
license shall be five ($500) dollars. The
fee for the renewal of any such license
shall be two 5000 dollars.
Section 10. DrainlayerS from Other
Places. Any drainlayers license lawfully
issued to any person, firm or corporation
of any other city of this state 50 long as
the same is lawfully in effect and is annu-
ally renewed as hereinafter provided, shall
entitle the licenSee to pursue the business
of drainlaying as therein stated in the city
of Grand Rapids. Such license may be re
neWed by the board of examiners on pay
ing the renewal fee, but such board may
require an examination of such licensee as
a condition of such renewal. Such license
may be removed as hereinbefOre provided
for licenses issued pursuant to this
dinance
Section II. Bond. Before engaging in
plumbing or drainlaying or receiving a
permit or permits to do such work, the
person, firm or corporation shall execute
unto the city of Grand Rapids and deposit
with the city clerk a bond with two or
more suretieS, or an indemnity bond, to
be approved by the Common Council, in
the sum of one ($1,OOO) thousand dollars,
conditional that he or they will perform
faithfully all work with due care and skill
and IN accordance with the law ordinances,
rules and regulations governing the INSTALL
alion of plumbing and drainage. The bond
shall state that the person, firm or cor
pOratiOn will indemnify the city of Grand
Rapids and save it harmless against all
damages, costs, expenses, OUTLAWS and
claims of every nature and kind arising out
or their part in connection with plumbing
or drainage work, as prescribed in this
ordinance. Such bond shall remain in
force until the expiration of the license of
such ObHgatOr, except that on such eNpira-
ton it shall remain in force to all pen
aIties, claims and demands that have ac-
crued Hereunder prior to such expiration;
provided that such ObligatOr may at any
time substitute a new bond for the same,
of like amount and tenor, with different
SuretIeS to be approved by the Board of
Public Works unless some claims, penal
ties and demands accrUing under the
former bond remain unsatisfied, in which
case such old bond shall not be Surren
dered until such Claims penalties and de-
mandS are satisfied, provided further, that
II the sureties on such bond or any of the
SuretieS on such bond or any of them shall
become lnSOIVent or remove from this state.
the Board of Public Works shall require d
new bond before granting any further
permits to such obIigator.
Bonds in compliance with the foregoing |
provisions shall be executed and filed annu-
ally and on or before the 10th day Of
January of each year.
Section u. License and Registration. Any
person now III or hereafter engaging in or |
working at the business of plumbing IN |
the city OF Grand Rapids, either as a |
JourneyInan, master of contracting plumb /
err, shall be licensed as provided for in .
Chapter l31, Laws of 1913. DrainlayerS !
snail be licensed as provided for in this /
ordinance. All persons, firms or corpora /
tons engaged or engaging in the business /
OF plumbing or drainIaying shall register .
his or their name and address with the .
plumbing inspector, stating his or their /
full name, residence and location at which /
such business is to be carried on.
At the expiration of each calendar year
said registration shall be null and void; a
JOurneyman, master or contract
ing plumber or drainlayer desiring to con
tlnue IN business as such for the ensuing
year shall renew his registration as here
Bond.
No person, firm or corporation engaged
IN business of plumbing or drainlaying in
other places desiring to do plumbing and
drainage work in the city of Grand Rapids,
shall enter upon such work until he or
they or it shall have complied with the
provisions of this ordinance.
Section -. Report of Existing Unsani-
airy INSTALLATIONS Whenever it shall be