The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-27
City Plumbing Inspector Declares He will
Not Approve Iron Traps in
Plumbing
JUDGE BAILEY SAYS
SUCH TRAPS ARE LEGAL
Council Seeks Compromise and ATanges
Con erence Between Inter-
esled Parties

That there are traps and traps was
developed in an extended discussion
before the city council Thursday night
and the difference between an iron
trap and more costly one of brass OF
lead or bronze win cut big figure in
the early completion Of the McFar
land hotel.
Issue has been taken with the plumb
ing inspector, varied Interpretation OF
the old plumbing law being RESPONSE
Bile for misunderstanding which
might haye been costly to the hotel
management or prove backdown for
the Inspector had not the council
found happy medium and arranged
for a consultation between all mem
bers concerned to the end that an
agreement be reached in the matter.
The discussion arose over propos-
ed ordinance which was drafted by
the plumbing inspector and deposited
with the city clerk for submission to
the council. Judge Bailey, at the same
time, was there in the interest Of Me-
Farland & Son to learn what action
had been taken in the matter
Some one asked If a plumbing ordi.
nance was not to be read.
"I'm not going to have this ordi
nance read" said the mayor "You
boys won't pass it in the shape it's in.
II is not drawn up right" Pressed
for an explanation the mayor geiter.
ated his aversion to passing and pub
fishing ordinances improperly drawn
from which only the Daily Express
profited in the printing. III the
plumbing inspector wants an ordi.
nance passed he should notify the Or
dinance committee and have 1t done
in proper order
Tiat apparently settled the plumb
ing discussion for the moment. Judge
Bailey tiIan stated that he was only
there to learn what legislation In this
matter was proposed He took occa.
sion to mention, however, that diff
ference Of opinion had arisen as to
the kind Of trap which is required un.
der the present law in the plumbing
installed in buildings within the city
itp,fto TliFfic,.Iffoa H., 4 o~f.o.~ - q ~, =,
moment when the Mcfarland and
Sons were about to install their
plumbing, the contract calling for iron
traps while the inspector declares that
only brass or lead traps should be
used, Judge Bailey had studied the
statutes and had found no grounds in
the city's laws for the contention Of
the inspector, as no special kind Of
trap is specified The hotel contract
called for iron traps which were now
on the ground. Bronzo, or even brass
and lead traps could be had at this
time only at prohibitive prices and ow-
ing to conditions brought on by the
war could not be available for six
months. AS he understood 1t. while
iron traps may not give the many
years Of service which those of other
materials might render. they are in
terror installations and the nuisance
would not be public one bur rather
one which would require the immedi-
ate attention Of the owner of the ho-
tel, who would be the sufferer Then,
he said, other parts OF the statutes
dealt with that feature of plumbing
when 1t reached the point Of being
nuisance.
The difference between the opera
tion OF iron and other kinds of traps.
was discussed by couniimen II being
shown that while the iron traps did
not shed the refuse or dirt as readily
as did the brass ones this resulted
only in loss to the owner Of the build
ing with the necessity to install new
ones. often great cost. but that was
a matter that interested only the own
er.
Whether the law prohibited the use
OF iron traps. however. was the vital
question. Judge Bailey declared that
the law does not specifically say so.
He inferred that the Inspector contend.
ed that it did. Iron traps were in gen.
eral use in other cities and one of the
good hotels in Oklahoma City, 1t was
said, employed them.
Mayor Coffman offered a solution OF
the matter by asking ttht a motion be
made to the effect that conference
bo arranged for yesterday between che