The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-13
REGULATfNG ENGINEERS.

Acting for Messrs. D. W. Martin, Alex
Hearth and G. W LutZ, a committee Of
the Stationary Engineers association,
Councilman Meyer introduced an or
dlnance In the second branch providing
for regulations In the licensing OF sta
tionary engineers in the city, The or
dlnance provides as follows
Section 1. That there be board OF en-
gineers appointed said board to consist OF
three persons. one who holds govern
ment license as engineer shall be appoint
ed by the mayor; one to be appointed by
the Wheeling Association No. | OF the Ma
tionai Association OF Stationary EngIn-
GERS, and those two to appoint third.
The members must be practical engineers
OF not less than fiVe years practical ex-
perience, for the purpose of examining
engineers as tc their qualifications.
Section q Board shall meet to organize
within Ave days after their qualifications.
by electing one OF their number chairman
and one secretary, each OF whom snail
serve without compensation. The board
shall proceed TO the election OF a person
who shall be known as examiner, VINO
must not be n member Of said board.
Section g. II shall be the duty of the ex-
aminer 10 examine all who make appllca,,
tIon for license to take charge of and
operate stationary steam engines boilers,
or other stcamg generating apparatus with
In the corporate limits of the city. HIS
term OF office shah be four years. Bond.
Election 4. The citN shall provide the
board with a suitable room, or desk room,
suitable for the examination OF applicants
for license. The examiner shall keep a
copy OF all examinations which shall be
kept on file In his office shall make re-
port to the city council each quarter, CIV
Ing the number Of applicants and the
grades OF those passed and rejected; all
accidents occurring within his jurisdiction
ka IhEFpDTf all mOnlpa FDrHIVOU
and paid 20 the city receiver
Section g. The examiner shall retain for
his services IL per cent. OF all monies re-
ceiynd By him for licenses from applicants
and nay the remaining % per cent. to tho
city receiver at the last OF each month
ARTICLE II,
Section I. II shall be the duty Of the
board OF examiners TO hear appeals Of ap.
plInants who have reason to believe that
they were not given fair examination by
Section 2. The board Of examiners shall
make rules and regulntlons, not to CON
filct with this ordinance, for the admins.
tration OF their office and examiner.
ARTICLE H.
Section T. II shall he unlawful TO employ
any person or PERSONS 10 serve M an en-
rireer or an attendant Of any ptonm plnnt
person violating this section shall be guilty
Of n mlsdemOanur and upon CONVICTION
thereof shall be fined not less than So MOI
moro than 800 provided TINT the accused
has not complied with tho provisions Of
section Of article T.
Section q II shall be tho duty of tho OK.
hmincr 10 institute n suit against all per-
sons whom he knows, or has reBHon 10 be-
lleyc. arc guilty of n violation Of this law
Section 2. There shall b. n licensed nl'
tsndnnt In charge Of each battery of boil,
RtH and engines, NJ all tlmoH when SAID
plant IN IN operation, hut whore there u
moro than one battery Of boilers the bOnrd
Hhall decide the number Of licensed en-
glnoora or attendants who shan Dc ON
ploycd IN each plant, ana whom plants nti
running day ana night u licensed attend
amt shall bo provided for each turn nB pro
Vlded In this section by the board
Section 4, Whore n nlght Waterman, who
~ not licensed, ~ put In charge Of one ol
more boilers, hc shall not carry more thnl
twenty-five pounds pressure nnd shat
proceed nj once 10 reduce the pressure 0
steam NJ the time he takes charge 10 mol
pXccpdlnW that amount until the llccnHct
engineer thkOH charge.
ARTICLE ~.
faction I In case tho owner or user o
amy boiler shall Tor any cause he deprived
81 the service al q licensed onglueot, at at
tNndant. no shall place q competent mar
In charge, then notify The examiner NJ
once The examiner shall Immediately o.
piei In procuring n safe man for tho plan
temporarily or TO approve Of tho engineer