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Show AMENDMENT OF . PLUMBING LAW STIRSJROTEST Paaaaga of Naw Ordinanca Postponed Two Weak to Permit Study Chang of the plumbers' municipal license ordinance to require surety bonds from soma member of the Industry and exclude other was vigorously vig-orously protested by master plumber at a public hearing before the city commission on Wednesday. The proposed ordinance under consideration con-sideration would not titer the $23 annual license fee now required nor would It relieve any holder of plumber's license of the necessity of posting a 110.000 public liability bond. Plumbing Inspector Nephi Stewart explained. Provisions for the bond were protested pro-tested by representatives of apartment apart-ment house owners and by building owners snd managers They explained the bond was primarily for the purpose pur-pose of protecting the city In cases where It is necessary to make atreet cuts. More than 30 interested person attended at-tended the hesrlng which culminated In a decision to delay passage of the ordinance for two weeks. Meantime, a committee composed of representatives representa-tives of reel estate men, plumbers, apartment house owners, building owners and managers and Inspector Stewart will confer and agree on terms of a new ordinance. OBOANIZATIONg RKPBB8ENTKD Among those who attended the hearing were Ralph Badger, representative represen-tative of apartment house owners; John H. Chapman, master plumber: E. Wesley Smith, representative of the Building Owners end Msnsger association, as-sociation, and Werner Klepe, secretary secre-tary of the Salt Lake Real Estate board. Mr. Bsdger protested pssssge of the ordinsnce until he and his clients hsd opportunity to study it Mr. Chspman declared every person engaged en-gaged in plumbing of any nature, except ex-cept repair of faucets snd minor work, should be licensed and the work properly prop-erly inspected. Mr. Smith explained engineers In 22 clss A-l office buildings build-ings should not be required to post a 10,000 bond for work done within the hniUInn |