The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-08-14
INSPECTOR MOON OBJ
JECTS,TO ORDINANCE
Makes Charges That New Ordinance
is Without Virtue and Gives Rea-
sons Why Old One Should
Remain.

W OACy AHSpeCCoI MOon III oPRoSAoAOA
to the new city plumbing ordinance,
night. It is addressed to the Minot
Daily News in answer to commune
cation from Commissioner G. D. Shaft:
August 13, 1919.
Minot Daily News,
City.
In yesterdays issue Of your paper,
] was pointed out as one of the oppon-
ents of the resolution to make farce
of our plumbing Ordinance" said
resolution being offered by the Hon.
G. D. Shaft, commissioner of Streets
and Public improvements" now don't
forget the title.
am against this resolution and be-
lieve that | can give the public some
good reasons why take this position.
This idea, instead of being progress
sive, is exactly the opposite, it carries
US backwards about twenty years, and
not only that, it is entirely unfair as
simple business proposition between
man and man.
In order to become master plumb
err, man must put in from three to
five years Of the best years of his life,
at the hardest kind of work, and mind
you, that is not all, if he is ambitious
and wants to become an expert in his
line, he must study sanitation, venti-
lation, and the general installation of
a plumbing job. Any one that thinks
YOU can grab monkey wrench and
take running jump at plumbing
job, without thought or preparation,
thinks so for the simple reason that
he is so id ignorant himself he will
not listen to reason and can see moth
ing but one little old measly dollar
that he paid out, or promised to pay
some years ago, and honestly believes
that the sight Of plumbers with his
tool kit on his back, and greasy over
alls, is just cause for alarm and he
grabs his pocket book, throws up his
hands and yells "Kamarad," have
mercy Now, what are the facts,
what becomes of this man after learn
ing his trade? If he is saving and
wishes to become business man, he
invests his savings in stock of goods,
and tools, to do business with, locat-
ing, of course, in a town where he
thinks he can make home and raise
q family and be man among men,
just exactly the same as the doctor,
lawyer, merchant, banker, real estate
man, or any other ambitious young
man should We have three instances
to illustrate this assertion right here
in Minot, comprising six families, that
eat, drink and wear clothes and work.
each one of these firms have invested
in stock of goods and tools from
five to twelve thousand dollars. What
for? just because there is de-
mand for their goods and services just
the same as any other profession and
is absolutely necessary for your health
and convenience, in case something
goes wrong. For instance, last win
ter our closet bowl froze and bursted
and it was the only one in the house.
All 1 had to do was. to call a plumber,
state the trouble and in very short
time a new bowl was installed and
properly done. Now use your nut one
minute and think what you would
have done, if we had no plumbing
shops with stock Of goods on hand.
Would you have liked to wait or have
the family wait until you could get a
new one from Sears and Soreback, or
some other cheap John concern, and
then have it installed by some dub, ir-
responsible and very hard to find after
doing bum job?
Now we will go a little further. If
this guy happens to call the inspector,
which I'll bet new hat three times
out of five he won't, and the inspector
tells him to take it out, what are you
going to do about it? You have paid
for the goods, paid for the installation,
paid local freight, and you are still
saying "please" to some kind neigh
Dor and perhaps saved one measly dol
lar. But my dear sir, are you both
satisfied and contented. I don't think
you are, quite. This is just exactly
what you are headed for if this Ordi-
nance No. A means the way it reads,
and here is the way it reads:
It being the intention hereof
that the foregoing described
plumbing work may be done by
either licensed or unlicensed
plumber or workman.
1t does not place any restrictions
whatever on man, that may leopard
ize the health of the public, yourself
and your family, except the Inspector
and if any Of you think, for one min
ute, that by putting an inspector over
crook, that you can make an honest
man, you might just as reasonably
think or say, men are all honest, be-
cause, God is our inspector. But are
they? And even if that were true
think Of the advantage the great I'm
iversal Inspector has over common
every day, two-legged man, chasing
these guys up, afoot and alone. It may
be possible that the men behind this
proposition do not know exactly what
they are doing, and ! am going to
explain as near as possible. This or
dinance also says that no license shall
be required for work done inside the
meter. Any man with ordinary horse
sense knows that all the plumbing re.
curing any mechanical skill is inside
that meter.
You certainly don't mean to say you
would advise people to put their tot
let's, bath tubs, lavatories, etc, out.
doors where it requires licensed
plumber, do you? Well, that is exact
" what it will do.
Everyone knows. OF should know