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CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 April 16, 1969 WILLIAM R . WOFFORD , P.E., R.A. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS CHARLES M. SMITH, E.E. ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS MEMORANDUM TO FROM The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. W.R. W o ~ RE Letter from Mr. Milton Stein • With reference to the attached letter from Mr. Milton Stein to Romer Pittman, Assistant Chief Plumbing Inspector, I advise as follows: Mr. Andrew Stevens, owner of a duplex residence at 404-406 Holderness Street, S. W., is in the process of rehabilitating the structure to conform to City standards. Mr. Stevens apparently worked out a deal with a plumber to purchase certain supplies and to install new plumbing at the Holderness Street address. The plumber did not secure a permit to do the plumbing work. Mr. Haliburton, one of our Plumbing Inspectors, sought to find out who was responsible for the plumbing installation and see that the required permit was secured. He traced the materials used to the plumbing supply warehouse owned by Mr. Stein. Mr. Stein does not install plumbing and apparently his manager was reluctant to advise who the plumbing contractor at the Holderness Street address was, if he knew. Mr. Haliburton denies accusations in the letter that he threatened Mr. Clark or anyone else, but says he sought their cooperation in order to see that a plumbing permit was secured. The plumber responsible for the installation has filed an application for plumbing permit since the incident, . which Mr. Stein wrote about, occurred. The cost of the permit was $25.00 and I believe it is apparent that the plumbing contractor sought to avoid paying the permit fee by not securing a plumbing permit. The plumber who l ater took out a permit was in Mr . Stein's supply house at the time of the incident when the inspector tried to find out who installed the plumbing without first obtaining a permit, but would not admit, at that time, that he had done the work. We regret any inconvenienc e or embarrassment cause Mr. Milton Stein because of this incident. �