Denver labor bulletin., 1918-06-22

| tive about one year ago. To fill the
important office of chief plumbing in
spector, Governor Gunter appointed
John j. Connor, a practical, expert
of Denver Plumbers Union No. 3.
One day this week The Bulletin man
about town dropped into Chief Con-
nor's Office at the State House, the in
spector having returned from
months tour of various parts of the
state, during which he inspected pub
lie school buildings, assisted town
councils in plans for sewage systems,
and helped with suggestions in many
ways.
Praised by Newspapers.
That the new law and its wise ad-
ministration is appreciated is evil
denced by numerous newspaper arti-
cles and letters which come to the
chief plumbing inspector. Here is
what the La lara Gazette has to say
of Chief Connor's visit to that thriv-
ing town in Conejos county:
zone of the wise enactments of the
| Colorado legislature that met a year
ago last winter was the codification
of set of laws pertaining to the in
stallation of sanitary plumbing thru
out the rural districts and smaller
towns of our commonwealth.
"To our state board of health was
entrusted the Interpretation and en-
forcement of these laws, so essential
to the health and well being of our
citizenry.
Accordingly, a department of
plumbing was organized, at the head
of which is the chief state plumbing
inspector of Colorado.
1.-THE first to fill this position, John
J. Common has recently been making
thoro canvass of the San Luis val
ley, interviewing our plumbers and
| inspecting their work. Mr.. Connor
has the happy faculty of making
friends wherever he goes-he is good
mixer-and at the same time when it
comes to a knowledge of sanitary
plumbing he speaks as one having au-
thority' in every department of his
trade.
Improved Sanitation.
"Our school board has for some
time had under consideration changes
in part of our school plumbing sys-
TEN, with view to simplifying it
and cutting down operating expenses.
| Happening to be in La lara the other
| day, Mr.. Connor called on E. ]. Muir
ply of our school board and together
they made thoro investigation of
the whole problem with the crafty
| ing results that Mr.. Connor's sug
gestions are now available to our
school board.
"We commend this courteous and
efficient officer of our state board of
health to any in need of his services"
From Town of Eads.
From the Town of Eads, A. T.
Cherry, town attorney, clerk and rec
order, writes:
"Since you were here in our little
town we have passed the ordinance
that l rendered you for your appro-
val, and enclosed you will find copy
of same as published by the Kiowa
County Press.
81 cannot say just how this is go
ing to work out, but hope it will be
obeyed by the citizens, as it is very
essential that we have regulation in
regard to sanitary conditions.
\ 81 do find, however, that your visit
to town has had it's effect upon the
citizens, as they realize that your
presence in town was for purpose,
and believe and feel that you should
visit all towns where you can do good
and there is no doubt but you do good
wherever you go. Your requirements
may, to some few individuals, seem un-
just, yet common sense teaches US
that caution in your line of work is
just what the public needs for the
protection of the health"
Boss Plumber Pleased.
All employing plumbers were not
at first favorable to the law, but most
of them stood ready to be shown, as
did E. H. Horton of Loveland, who
writes:
Enclosed check and application for
Prescott job (the man whom you were
talking to yesterday.
"Since your inspection trip of yes
terday, it recalls to memory my atti-
tude toward the state plumbing law
when it first came out. l got-your
notice signed by J. ]. Connor, and
could picture nothing else but some
bulldoZing Irishman, coming up here
and collecting fee, and telling us
where to get off at, and l was one of
the several plumbers in Northern
Colorado that organized to fight it to
finish. Then came the awakening.
soon saw where it was benefit for
everyone concerned.
"As it is now, l can figure a job
and know that am protected against
some pirate plumber, who takes adj
vantage of the ignorance of the gen
eral public, and give them a job that
was a disgrace to the trade, and of
course under these conditions it forced
us to practice the same work to a
certain extent, but now / can point
with pride to every job have installed
since this law went into effect, and
look my customer in the eye and tell
him he has an honest and sanitary
plumbing job"
Boulder COmmends Law.
The master plumbers of Boulder
wrote and signed individually the fol-