Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-02-08 | Page 9 | Plan to Have Plumbers Pass upon Licenses Rapped by Building Leader

Plan to Have Plumbers Pass Upon Licenses Rapped by Building Leader tlves of building owner and managers man-agers opposed the provision for an examining board. Attempt of master plumber to provide for an examining board to pass upon all plumbers licensed by tha city would place limitations on th number of plumber allowed to practice and not Improve efficiency,1 E. Wesley Smith, president of the Building Owners' and Managers' association, as-sociation, told city commissioners Wednesday. i Approximately 30 . plumbers and representative of building owners and managers appeared before the commission for the second public hearing on the proposed ordinance, j After nearly two hours' discussion, ths matter of adopting th ordinance was taken, under advisement by the commission pending the return of Commissioner Harry L. Finch, whs 1 reported 111, and the return of Mayor Louis Marcus, who is In New York' on business. Members of the plumbers' orgsnt-zation orgsnt-zation presented in writing a proposal j a follows: "It will be unlawful tor any person to practice plumbing without first having passed an examination as proscribed pro-scribed by the board of examiners, proving hi ability and qualification. The examination shall be con-1 ducted under the direction of a board of examiners, consisting of three members to be appointed by the city commissioners, the plumbing Inspector Inspec-tor to set as a member of th board." Mr. Smith and other represent- I