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Show corralling tba plumbing bualneaa to a cartaln few, or to prevent anyona from launching out Into lha plumbing bualneaa. bual-neaa. but la Intended to batter th anllary condition of lha rHy gonarml- y. and la la keeping with tha laws of moat cltiea of thia alaa In tha United Htataa. In fart. In many atatea a elate law eilata which raoulrea all cltiea of ld.ooo population to hava aurh an aa-amlnlng aa-amlnlng board. Tha board of examiners exam-iners la not made up of any rllqua or aet of unloa men or nonunion men. bul la lo ba composed of men that wa think are beat qualified for Ihla poaltlon. which Includea tha chief of diviaion of plumbing Inenertion, lha aupawintend-anl aupawintend-anl of aawara, the health commlaalon-era, commlaalon-era, one employing plumber, and ona journeyman plumber. "Tha employing plumber and Journeyman Jour-neyman plumber ara lo ba appointed by lha city commlaalonera at a aalary of Iwo dollars aarh per year, tha other I three mem hara ara to act without additional ad-ditional compensation" consumer of waler without written permission to do tha work granted by tha auperintendent of the illy water-wurka.' water-wurka.' INJURC HEALTH. "It la not and baa not baan. tha Intention In-tention lo deprive a man from doing what work ha ran or desires to do In tha way of repairs In plumbing In hla home; but there ara conditions which eaiet. and have exieted. wherein a per. eon haa made rhangea. alterations, additions ad-ditions to thep lumblng. waata and vent plpea. without any knowledge aa to lha efferta of improper Installation of waste and vent plpea and arphon-age arphon-age of Improperly ventilated traps. Where aurh rhangea ara Improperly made It permlta wear gaa to accumulate accumu-late In Ihe bathroom or kitchen, which gaa la eitremely detrimental to Ihe health of lha paopla lhal coma In contact con-tact with It. "Our city la no longer a Utile country village where wa can permit Improper Inatallatlona of plumbing or out -door tnllete. or any other unsanitary measure Ilka wa uaed a decade ao, hut are continually con-tinually advancing along tha llnea of proper eamtatlon and prevention agalnat tha apraad of contagious ula-easea. ula-easea. SAPEQUARD PUBLIC. "Wa have In Ihe city and city board of health, which la continually on lha alert safeguarding tha public health and endeavoring to proteot the aama agalnat rondltlona which would cauaa diaeaaa. Wa alao hava a splendid lot of dnctora who are using the latest and beat known methods of sanitation la the manner of sterilisation and prevention of contamination. "Now. we. tha Rait l-ake Maatrr Plumbers, are asking tht there be created aa examining hoard lo examine all maatrr plumbers and Journeymen plumbers aa to thru qualifications Tr. gardlng tha proper Installation uf all plpea connected with Ihe aewer aya-tem aya-tem and lha proper ventilation of all plpea which contain geaee. We think that It la absolutely neceaaary for the ewlfara and tha good of the ctt liens of our city and la another atrp in tha right way for. a cleaner and better place lo live. SITTIR SANITATION. "II might appear ridiculous to aoma when wa make tha broad aaaertlun that this la not a-ke.l with Ihe Intention of v f 1 - - MASTER PLUMBERS GIVE VIEWON CONTROVERSY Declare Man Things Complained Com-plained Of as New Are Now in Ordinances , Rlgned by the Hlgeon-Roseiier company, com-pany, tha Walah Plumbing company. Anderaon Broe.. W. Hpenrer company com-pany and W. (', Ureal of tha Rail lAke Master Plumbers, a communication communica-tion haa been aent to Tha Telegram In which Ihe mooter plumhera aet forth their aide of the controversy regarding re-garding Ihe prnpoard plumbing ordinances ordi-nances for Rait Ijike City, which have been lha aubject of conaiderable die-cuaalon. die-cuaalon. Tha communication la aa follnwa: 'There haa been a great deal of pub llrlty given lately to tha public of tha city regarding tha prnpoaed. and aup-poeedly aup-poeedly naw. plumbing ordinances of lha city, when, aa a matter of fact, Ihe propoaed rhangea complained of are now. and hava been for yeara. In lha city ordinancea governing plumb lng. . x I ALREADY EXIST. "Tha Its llrenee and lltfrno bond re-ferred re-ferred to by tha papera have been In effect for many years, and lha other , pointa at lasua. namely, that a house, holder or pereon In charge of a large building would be prohibited from re-pairing re-pairing a faucet or renewing tha aama, j would be under the necessity of hlr- i Ing a plumber for aurh work, la ex- I tramely farfetched, and by referring 1 lo rule A. earalon !. of the Rait Lake City ordinancea. It atatea: 'No plumli- ' Ing work shad ba begun without flrat obtaining a permit therefor excepting I repairs.' Hrpalre are defined: 'To ronalat of mending leaka In drain, aoil waata and Vent pipe; repalra on . faucets, valves and water supply pipes; forcing out waste plpea; replacing replac-ing water closet bow la, metul or ruli- . bar plug basin bowls, and opening aoll or waste plpea to remove an obstruction obstruc-tion ' "Thia. wa believe, would allow any owner or authorised agent to du ordinary or-dinary repalra lo.the plumbing In their house without a permit; but when the matter of naw installation of plumb-I plumb-I Ing fixtures, rhangea In Ihe dlrevtlr of waste plpea or vent pipes la contemplated, con-templated, the ordinancea atata that before doing eurh thlnga a permit must be obtained. And In section HIS Id.. Ihe Urdidance rends: 'No alteration, addlllona1 or diaronnertion In, on or about any water plpea or apparatus connect In- with the city waterworka shall be tile by any plumber or any |
