The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-05

some WeInpcIs VI Inc common COUNCIL, al tueif
last meeting, adopted the suggestions of the
HERALD with reference to the necessity Of hay-
ing steam boilers inspected and properly tested
every year, by moving for the passage of an
ordinance to that effect. There is no other
method whereby the safety of the public can
be secured against danger from explosions such
as that which occurred in the Girard House on
Saturday morning. and which is but a repeti-
ton of similar disasters in other parts of the
city, 1t would be well for our municipal legis-
lators to initiate the example of the Corpora
ton of Buffalo, which passed the following
ordinance over two years ago, a measure, as we
are assured, which has proved an inestimable
blessing to the people Of that city, as similar
one would unquestionably be to the inhabitants
of this
CITY ORDINANCE.
In COMMON CoUScrL,
BBFTALo, April n, 1857.
Resolved, That the Common Council OF the City Of Buff
fao in pursuance of the power and authority vested in
them by the charter OF said city do for the eecua
prevention OF fires by the explosion Of boilers used for
the purpose OF generating steam, hereby ordan and en-
act the following sections to be attached 70 and made
part Of chapter II of the ordinances Of said city, and
numbered sections 43, "A, As and AZ.
Sec 49, No person shall hereafter use
to be erected or used in the city Of Buffalo, any boiler
Except the boilers Of locomotive engines and Of steam
vessels) for the purpose Of generating steam, unless
such boiler shall have within year been subjected to
bydrosaiic test, applied by competent per per-
sons and the maximum working power allowed to be
used ascerained under the regulations applied by
the United States Local Board Of Steamboat Inspectors,
under the act of Congress entitled san act to amend
entitled provide for the better security Of the
lives passengers board of vessels propelled whole
part by searn and for other purposes passed Au
gust 3d. 1852; until certificate Of such test and Of
the maximum working power allowed 70 be used
taned under the regulations Of the act Aforesaid shall
have been made and signed by the person persons
applying such test aforesaid and the filed in tho
office OF the clerk Of the city Of Buffalo, under penalty
Of twenty five dollars for each and every offence.
Sec. A. No engineer other person having charge
Of any boiler in the city Of Buffalo Except the boilers OF
locomotive engines and steam vesses used for tho gene
ration Of steam shall under any circumstances load
manage the safety valve attached to any such boiler,
in any other subject such boiler greater pres
than the maximum working power allowed to be
used by the certificate Of the person persons applying
the hydrostatc test, made and filed provided in tho
preceding section, under tho penalty Of twenty five dol
lars for each and every offence.
Sec As. The penalties imposed by the two preceding
sections 43 and A may be sued for and recovered with
costs, in the same manner as penalties OF like amount
by law recoverable be applied in the manner pro
vided by section II of this chapter.
Sec 40. The preceding sections AZ, A and As shall
take effect August !, 1857
Approved April 90, 1857. F. P. STEVENS, Mayor.
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly
enacted By Common Council OF the city OF Buffalo on
WIN. H. ALBRO, City Clerk
Dated Buffalo, April %, 1857.
Our Common Council might very we'll adopt
the phraseology Of this resolution, but increase
the penalty for its violation to hundred dol
lprs for each offence.