St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-23
YEAR OF INSPECTION.
Board of Boiler Inspectors Render
Accounts 70 the GOVernOF.


Accounts TO the Governor.
The state board of inspectors of steam
vessels and boilers yesterday submitted
report to the governor, together with indi-
vidual reports from the inspectors of each
of the three districts, The consolidated re-
port is signed by Frank A. Scott. president
and Inspector of the St Paul district; G.
A. Seeley. secretary and inspector Of the
Duluth district, and j. Z. Cushing of the
Minneapolis district. The report says that
experience demonstrates that few minor
changes in the law will be beneficial to the
service and the public, but does not
state what those changes should be.
There has been no losses OF life or prop
erty from explosions in the state during the
past year, which would seem TO demon
strate the wisdom Of creating the service.
The past year was the only one in the last
ten in which there has not been from one TO
three explosions in the state, with an aver
age loss of life amounting TO eight per
year. The report refers to the disaster on
Lake MinnetOnka last summer, resulting in
the loss of the Minnie Cook with nine lives.
The owner had been ordered 10 procure life
preservers, and the same had been ordered
but not received The small steam yachts
found on Minnetonka lakes were not very
well fitted for rough seas, but the inspect
orS would not be warranted in cOndemnlng
them, as they are safe and adapted TO their
particular business. The following state
ment of steam boilers and vessels inspected
during the year is given:
SUMMARY OF WORK.
st. Paul-Boilers inspected, 72O; boilers
condemned g; boilers ordered repaired, 52;
steam vessels inspected, 80.
Observation-Disclosures inspected. III; boil
ers condemned, 2; boilers ordered repaired,
80; steam vessels inspected, =.
Duluth-Boilers inspected, $50; boilers con-
demned, 6; boilers ordered repaired,56; steam
vessels inspected. 3.
Total-Boilers inspected, 5000; Boilers con-
demned, Il; boilers ordered repaired, l4l;
steam vessels inspected, IS.
Engineers licenses issued during the past
year: ST. Paul, 923; Minneapolis, Liz; Du-
luth, 705; total, 2.SO7.
The individual report of Inspector +. A.
Scott of the st. Paul district, with eleven
counties, shows defects in twenty-eight
boilers. Owing TO the time required 10 get
necessary tools, printing, etc, the past
season was a short one and there was not
time enough to cover the entire district.
The report of j. 4. Gushing of the Min
neapolis district. with twenty-four counties,
includes the following statement of inspec-
tiOns: Fire box boilers, 324; straw burners,
POS: tubular, 1863; vertical tubular, 60; mis-
cellaneOus. II; total, 100. OF the engineers
certificates issued IS were first grade; Sl2
second grade and $40 third grade. As a
result of the inspections made large num-
Der of defects were discovered, frequently
of a serious nature. and the repairs made in
consequence undoubtedly averted what
might have been disasters of no small mag
nitude. A number of wOuld-be-engineers
were found wholly incompetent and were
refused certificates.
The report of Inspector Seeley of the
Duluth district says that he has generally
been well received by the owners of steam
plants and thinks the law is generally APP
proved. Flfty-eight defective boilers were
found and many recommendations were
made that would add safety and economy.