The sun., 1903-02-18
BILL TO WORRY YACHTSMEN.
1T WILL COMPEL EVERY MORON
BOAT TO CARRY An ENGINEER.
No Exception In Favor Of the Little Ones
Electric or vsper-These Whe bsse
Read II Say That II Passed u WI
Kin Enthusiasm for Motor Boating.

No Exception I'm Favor Of the Little One'
/! Electric 0r vsp~r-These Whe HsSs
! Read II Say That II Passed u VII
| Kin Enthusiasm for Motor Doating
! Yachisncn are much exercised about
bill introduced into the Assembly. the pass
| ing of which will mean that every one who
owns motor boat Of any description will
have to employ licensed engineer to look
after the motor. The bill not only incon-
veaiences yaohtsmen. but. II passed. will
apply 10 all engines, whether gas. electric
or naphtha, used for commercial purposes.
A gas motor used in a private house TO
pump water up to the higher stories will
have to be in the care OF an engineer and
80 will motors liseo. in small printing o ofiices,
in factories where sewing and other ma
chimes are run by power, in stables where
a motor is used TO run feed chopping
machine or where power Is used for any
purpose.
This bill is No. 500 and was introduced
by Assemblyman l.. p. Ulman. a Demo-
crat, representing the Twenty-fourth dis
trict. he lives al 329 East Fifty-eighth
street II is entitled An act TO amend
the Navigation W, relative to qualihca-
ton OF persons operating or managing
boats launches. vessels and engines. Tho
bill amends Section d. chapter 500. Of the
l,ws Of 1907. by adding this clause;
II shall not be lawful for any person or
person. operate or manage any boat. vessel,
poWSr c naphs
for, o. sliiyinv such persons or persons to act
board. department or authorities now having
power 10 issue the same. after satisfactory
examination OF the applicants
Any violation Of the act shall be punish
able as misdemeanor after next Sept. !.
Commodore Ledyard Of the New
York Yacht Club. after reading the bill,
said: Il am opposed to this bill because
II Is useless. II seems to be aimed at the
yacht men and If it becomes . law It will
mean that every little boat with q motor
engine will have to carry a licensed en-
gineer. Any one can run Q launch, no
matter what the motor may be after half
All hours practice. just what the bill
is aimed at IL Is hard TO see. but 1t should
not be allowed to become law without
protest
New York Yacht Club said he intended
10 see what could be done about It. He
will consult with members Of the club and
the club will take some action.
Commodore Frederick T. Adams Of the
I.archmont Yacht Club said: The bill
men who now own power boats will give
them up. II is absurd to think that q
man who has a small l5-foot boat which
he uses for afternoon sailing and which
IL only large enough to carry few OF his
friends must have an engineer with him
when the man would have practically
nothing to do. The Larchmont Yacht
Club will hold its annual meeting to-mor-
row night at Delmonico's and the matter
will be brought to the attention Of the
members"
motor boat association was formed
recently and meeting OF the delegates
from the clubs in the organization is to be
held at the house of the Columbia Yacht
Club next Wednesday evening. This
bill will be brought up then and action
will be taken.