The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-30


Whenever any person claiming to be quail
fled to perform the duty OF Engineers shall apply
for q certificate, the Inspector shall examine
the applicant and the proofs which he pro,
duces In support Of his claim, and tf unOn tull
consideration he is satisfied that his character,
habits of life knowledge, and experience In the
duties Of an Engineer, are all such as to author
lie the belief that the applicant is suitable
and safe person to be intrusted with the powers
and duties OF such a station, he shall give him
certificate to that effect for one year, signed
by him, In which certificate he shall state the
time of the examination and shall assign the
appointee TO the appropriate class of engineers,
and each Engineer licensed as herein provided,
snail pay for the first certificate granted by the
Inspector the sum of three dollars aud for each
subsequent certificate one dollar
Aittr the first day of July, 1868, il shall be un-
lawful for any person to employ or any person
TO serve as Engineer who is not licensed by the
inspector, and any one so offending shall forfeit
and pay one hundred dollars for each onense.
ATTACHMENTS AND INDL GATORS.
Section IL. There shall be for each boiler or
series of connected boilers at least one efficient
leediDg apparatus, and in case there is but one
such apparatus, and 1t be worked by engine
employed for other purposes, this feeding appa-
raLus shall be of such character and construc-
ton that it can be examined and repaired in all
Its parts while the engine is In motion.
Each boiler shall have upon It three gauge
cocks, and, in addition thereto, some visible
means of indicating the water level.
Every boiler when fired separately yand every
set or series of boilers whenplaced over one fire.
shall have attached thereto, without the inter
position OF any other valve, one or more safety
valves, the aggregate area of which shall have
such relations to the area of the CRATE and the
pressure within the boiler as is expressed in
schedule A, attached to this ordinance and
every safety valve shall have an arm or bearer
distinctly notched and marked with five
have bnt one "P,5 or ball for i'ao weight The
weight of said ''E" or ball is to be determined
by the Inspector; the pounds and ounces of
which shall be stamped or plainly marked on
the weight and on the lever; and a record of the
same is TO be kept in the office OF the Inspector
and the arm shall not have greater length than
will allow the "P" to be placed so as to produce
on the boiler the maximum pressure which the
certificate authorizes to be carried.
There shall be for each boiler or series Of
boilers, connected in one range, at least one
good and reliable steam pressure guage at
tached, without the intervention of any valve
except its own.
Every range of boilers over one fire shall be
so connected by steam and feed-pipes that an
uniform level OF water may be maintained
therein.
shall not directly or indirectly be interested in
the manufacture or sale of any of the appliances
connected with m-eugtnes and boilers.
CHARGES FOR INSPECTION.
shall be paid by the user or users of boilers, in
use by any single person, firm, or company,
which may be inspected in one inspection, shall
be as follows, viz,:-For each and every boiler
the sum of three g 9afSAR1Es doilRTsi
Section 15 The salary Of the Inspector shall
be for the time he shall hold Office at the rate
of two thousand dollars $4,000 per annum. The
salary of each Assistant Inspector shall be at
the rate Of twelve hundred dollars (Sl2OC per
WARRANTS AND MONEYS.
charges
shall be paid over to the City Treasurer, and
the City Controller shall audit the accounts an
nually.
ses shall be drawn by the Mayor after being
approved by the Inspector.
referred to in section II of Ordinances of the
Select and Common Councils for Inspection of
Least aggregate area of safety valve (being
the least sectional area for the discharge of
steam) to be placed upon all stationary boilers
with natural or chimney draft [See Note "A".
This area may be expressed by the formula
in which A is area OF combined safety
valves in inches. G is area of CRATE in
| square feet [see note "B.'] is pressure o
| steam in pounds per square inch, to be car.
-, ried in the boiler above the atmosphere
foinlHla for one square foot of crate, as applied
to boilers used at different pressures:-
Sss per 4uGS sc Soeloo--no-i2o
I21 O70 O'5S OlC O'Ss oS8 O29 O25 O'23 O'2l Oi7
[Area corresponding to one square foot of
Exqmple-Boiler % square feet of CRATE area
and sixty pounds pressure.
Is square feet.
S33 So. inches.
This would call for two safety valves, each
| with 4l6 square inches area, or Of 23-lO inches
Note 4. Where boilers have a forced or artih.
cial draft, the Inspector must estimate the area
OF CRATE at the rate OF one square Ioot OF graJe
| surface for each sixteen pounds of fuel burned
| on the average per hour
| Note b. When boilers are heated by waste
| heat of furnaces or otherwise than by fire on
| CRATES, the proper CRATE area is to be estimated
| by the Inspector. - -
| JOSEPH F. AIARCER,
President of Common Council.
| Attest
| BENJAMIN H, HAINEs,
Clerk of Select Council
JOSHUA SPERING,
| President of Select Council.
Approved this twenty. eighth day of October,
Ammo Domini one thousand eight hundred and
| sixty seven "a. d. 1860.
MORTON MCMICHAEL,
1880 1t Mayor of Philadelphia.