The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-23
New State Law compels Passage OF
an Ordinance Requiring Examin-
alton for Fitness and
Competency.
BOARD OF EXAMINERS
Three Members to be Appointed by
City Council for the Purpose In
keokuk by Next Oc-
tober.

will have been examined and only
those qualifying in knowledge Of sani-
tary plumbing practice and compe-
tencv in their craft will be licensed TO
work in this city.
The new state law, copy of which
has been sent Mayor Lotion, requires
this and imposes other regulations.
Within ninety days after July 4,
the Keokuk council must adopt al
ordinance, and thereafter must en-
force it, regulating the business OF
plumbing, prescribing rules and regu-
tlations for the installation of plum D.
ing, and providing for the removal OF
Plumbing installed in violation OF
such rules and regulations.
THE plumbers of Keokuk are all
right in every way" said man today
who is Informed about the sanitation
OF Keokuk, but there is great need
| here Of Just such regulation, because
! OF the habits OF the people Of heokuk.
Says ls Needed Here.
There has been lots of plum Ding
gut into KeoEuk houses which is not
only unsanitary. but actually danger
| GUS to the health of the family. II
t goes to the cost Of doing plum bling
right, and that cost is not very much
more than doing 1t wrong. either.
"Blt some people, when asking for
price on the putting in OF a oath
/ tub or wash basins, or kitchen SINKS,
insist upon the lowest possible cost,
and ask how it can be lowered a ut
tile. II bids are taken from several
plumbers, and this kind of talk is
made to them, the price must be low
| cred to the limit.
This, here in Keokuk, has resulted
in traps being omitted from drain
pipes of fixtures-and the omission OF
trap is simply sanitary crime. But
| II the house owner tells the plumber
! to omit the trap, the plumber can't
| help 1t, any more than if the owner
told the carpenter to build the chin.
ney out Of pine boards"
State Retains Control.
The general principles OF sanitary
installation of plumbing are taken out
OF the hands OF the city council, how
ever. and retained in the state board
of health.
| The latter body will establish code
OF rules to govern all plumbing In
staIlation in the state, with the assist
ance of a committee of three men ap-
pointed by the governor. This com
nittee will be appointed within sixty
days after July 4, or thirty days before
the local ordinance Is adopted, and the
ordinance must comply with the state
beard rules also.
The board of examiners to be ap-
pointed by the city council will not be
| formed until after the ordinance is
adopted in accordance with the state
board of health rules, which means
that it will be named about October l,
next
| The Keokuk Board Of Examiners.
| This board OF examiners will con-
sist of three Keokuk men, one prac-
teal journeyman plumber, one a mas
| ter plumber and one a member of the
| Keolxuk board of health.
Every working plumber in Keokuk
must have the certificate of this board
in order to work in this town.
The board will hold examinations to
test the competency of the applicant
for license to work, and issue ceru-
ficates of three grades, one to master
plumbers, one to employing plumbers
and one TO journeyman plumbers.
The fees for this examination are
not over SO for master or employ
ing plumber and not over So for
journ eyman plumber Renewal fees
are 50 and 81 respectively.