Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . anceof the State would be appointed by theGovernor; and further provide that themaster and journeyman plumber memberof the board shall have at least tenyears practical experience at the plumb-ing business. It also makes a distinc-tion between the certificate of a masterplumber and employing plumber. Thecertificate of an employing plumber shallentitle him to engage in the business ofplumbing, but not to do any plumbingwork. At present there is only twoclassifications, a master plumber and ajourneyman plumber, the words em-ploying plumber
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . anceof the State would be appointed by theGovernor; and further provide that themaster and journeyman plumber memberof the board shall have at least tenyears practical experience at the plumb-ing business. It also makes a distinc-tion between the certificate of a masterplumber and employing plumber. Thecertificate of an employing plumber shallentitle him to engage in the business ofplumbing, but not to do any plumbingwork. At present there is only twoclassifications, a master plumber and ajourneyman plumber, the words em-ploying plumber in the existing lawbeing used simply to qualify or desig-nate a master plumber. The proposedact also provides that there should bea State plumbing code, prescribing rulesand regulations for the material, con-struction, alteration and inspection ofall plumbing and sewerage placed in, orin connection with any building in theState outside of Chicago, and that theState Board of Health shall have thepower to enforce the provisions of theState plumbing >pblNTS ON Jr. An appliance the fitter can use profit-ably. Thats the steam trap. I havetraveled the country somewhat in thepast few years and can state that themajority of fitters do not know theproper uses of this appliance as well asthey should, or there would be more ofthem installed. Take a ride along mostany steam or inter-urban line for twentyor thirty miles and the chances are thatyou will see several manufacturing plantsthat are totally wasting their surplussteam which same could be used to goodadvantage, if some fitter got busy andexplained the use of steam traps to theowner. The fitter dont know, and sothe sali is never made. I alluded tothis subject, somewhat in chapter 15, butthe talk was on the properties of steamand the chance for business rather thansteam traps. Now the steam trap is a mighty use-ful appliance for by its use many steamjobs can be made to do things whichthey otherwise would not. It has awell d
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