HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 28 .,: ORDINANCE NO. 28 -
An ordtnanc~ amending/(Art o~di~
narco to li'cense plumbers and ~e~u-
~late the busine~ of plumbing in the~
~Cit~ of Columbia HelghtSJ' Adopted
May 5f 192~
The City of C~lumbia ~eights doe~
Section L Their. Section i o~ the
above quote~ or, anco, which read~
for any persd~ flym or. dar~oration
to engage in the plumbing busi~ess,~
or ~ any of its ~branches, within the
city o[ Columbia Heights,' unless he
or they, shall first obtain .a lic~nse~
as such plumber or, 9lUmbers from
~he city councD o[ sai~ city; Tq
ta~ such license they must be a rest-
dent o~ Columbia Heigh~s." ~
Be au~ the. same hereby',t~ .amendj
ed so as t~ rea~ as ~llow~?
"Section 1. It shMl be unlawful for
any person, firm or corP~ratio~ to e~-
gage in the-plumbing business, or'.in
any of its branches within the city
of Columbia ~lghts; unless he
they shall first obtain a license as
such plumber or plumb~s ~rom the
city council of said city.~'
'Section 2. '~ha~ Sectioa 3 of the
~above quoted ordinance, which reads
"Section 3~ Any ~erson,-firm
cop)oration ~applying for a license
a~oresafd shall present t~ the city
c~ncit a bo~d i~ a~peM, in the sum
~o~ $500.~0 with~ ~wa or more sureties,-
~ ~ho shall 5ustify in twice the amount
~ of said bond, or a surety company au-
~ thorized to doj business, in ~ls :state,
'ditioneE [hat'he or th~ Will indem-
ni~y and save harmless the city
Columbia Hei~t~' from MI Suits, ex-
Penses and damages c~ns~quent
or by reason Of any oponinK~ m~de
by him or ~y others ~ his employ,
In any street, alley or avenue
making any c~ectibn with .any ~ub-
Ifc 0r ~rivate sewers or ~te+ mains,
'or for any purpose~wh~'~v~r ~nd that
he wflL'r~place and~ restore .the street,
alley or avenue to as'~good'a condi-
tion as he found it' tn accordance w[t~
th~ provisions.o~ any oI the ordinanc-
es of the ci[~ o~ C01umbta Heights
governing s~ch ope~ing~; keep
guards by day ~nd lSghts 'b~ night
' such openings 'a~d keep and' m~niain
the same i~ good order tO the 'saris,
faction o~ the ~ity manage~ an~ it
'shall con,opm'in all'respect~ to the
rules and regulations ~ol ~e
co~cil; ~ay all fiaes~an~ damages'
that may be imposed upoM' ~hlm. "b~
, Be an~ the same 'hereby is.~men~
[i:corpora~;ion applying for ~ license"as;
aforesak!-shall present to the city
council a bond in the sum of $1,000.00
with %wo or.mere suretles,.who 'shall
justify in twide the'amount of, said
boud, or a suret~ company , author-
ized to do business~tn this state; to
be approved Dy said Council,
'tibned- thai he or they will indemnify
and:' save harmless the city o~ Colum-
bia Helghtslfr0m all suitS, ext~ensesl
and damagea"consequent on or aris-
ing by reason of any opening, made:
byhim or by other~ In his:employ fn
any street, alley or avenue for
lng any c0nnectio~! with any public
Private sewers or water mains:, or
any ~)urpose. w-hateVer~, and that he'
will replace and restore .the street,,
alley or avenue to:a~ good a condi-
'tion as he found . it, in accordance
with the provisions of .any: o( the
ordinances of the city o[ Columbia
Heights governing ' such openings;
keep guards bY day and lights 'by
hight on Such openings ~nd keep and
maintain tike same in gooli order
the satls~tction of the city manager!
and that ·he will conform in all re-
spects t~ ~he rules and: regulations
of the city council and:= pay all ~nes
and damages that: may be :l. mlmsed:
upon him ,by law., : ~ ' ,~ :
· "And In addition'thereto, such per-,
sdn or persons shall ~ the time
such,~ppltcation~ to city' council Dre~
sent-to said council a certificate,
competenqs :from a' boar{ designated
by the city. manager. The.:.ctty coun,
cil. may issue-th: per~ons, firms 0z,
corpora~ions~ ',making such applied.
· tion,..,a ~Speciat : Plumb~rk License,
, without requiring such Certificate
competency~ but such Sl~ec,ial Plumb.
ars License shall only authorize the
person,., persons, firm or corporation
' t° which it ia' issued to. make outside
exeavation~ in streets or premises for
t~~ ~urpos~ ii' ikyin~ pipe's and ,.ak-;[
~rng connections with g~.dry sink or
sil~~ cock~ and shall no~ authorize the
holder of such license to do an~ kind[
o~. work inside of ~y structure
".Section 3. This- ordinance snax~'
take effect aaa be ia ~orc¢ from an~
after thirty (30).days
-its - passag~ ,;
Fir%. reading Jan. 2% t925.
Second :reading Feb. 10, 1925.
MRS, Feb. 10, I9~. ~ ~.,.,
P~sed