The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-26
nRnNANcE
RELATING TO LICENSING OF STA
 TIoSARY ENGINEERS.

TIoSARY ENGINEERS.
 In compliance with the provisions of tie ChareEr of the City of New Haven, notice h.I1e3y is hereby given of the following proposed men of the City of New Haven and ap- proved of hy his Honor, John I. Studiey' AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE
 LICENSING OF ENGINEERS AND
 THE OPERATION OF STEAM Be 1t ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of New Haven:
 Section l. No person shall be the engineer Of, or shall have charge of or operate any steam boiler or steam engine, in the City or New Haven, for period exceeding one week, whd shall not have a license certi- fcate authorizing him to have charge of, or operate, such engine or boiler, from the Board of Examiners hereinafter constituted.
 Sec. 2 The Mayor shall, within sixty days after passage of this ordinance, ap- point Board of Examiners, which shall consist Of three members. one of whom, at least, shall be an engineer who has had ten years experience in the operation of steam boilers, or steam engines, who shall hold office until the first of June, 1903, and on the first day of June, 1908, he shall appoint one member to serve until June, 1906, one to serve until June, 1905, and one to serve until June, 1904 and annually after the hrst day Of June, 1903, one member to serve three years or until their successors are appointed, and shall grant the license hereinafter provided for and serve without pay.
 Sec. 3. Before any person shall be em- pl0yed as an engineer of any such boiler or engine, or shall have charge of or oper- ate any such boiler or engine, he shall make written application to said Board, of Ex- aminerS for the license hereinbefore men toned, and shall specify in such application the particular engine, boiler, or plant which he desires to operate or have charge of, 1 which application shall be accompanied by references as to his character and ability, and the filing of such references with said Board shall be considered as compliance | thirty. days thereafter, or until his said | application shall have been passed upon by said Board, and said applicant, after the | filing Of said references. shall have the right to operate and have charge of any such engine, boiler, or plant, until his appli- cation shall have been passed upon by said Board.
 Sec. 4. Every person who shall satisfy said Board of Examiners that he is a safe and competent person to operate and have l charge of the steam plant, boiler or engine l specified in his application shall, on pay nlent of One (Sl.0O) Dollar, receive license permitting him to operate the same. Said | license shall apply only to the plant, boiler, or engine for which It is issued; and before taking charge of another plant, the licensee shall apply for another license for such other plant, for which other license, if the 1 application be made within a year, no charge shall be made; after which period fee of One @1.0W Dollar shall be paid. | For the renewals above mentioned, no ad- 1 ditional hearing shall be required, unless | in the judgment of said Board it shall be necessary. Said licenses must be framed and hung in conspicuous place in the l plant, or upon or near the engine Tor Whlcn 1t is issued.
 Sec 5. Said Board may at any time re- yoke any license issued, on account of in- ebrlety, ineompetency, or negligence, of the | holder of any license, or for any good cause, and no license shall be issued to any licensee l whose license shall be revoked, during the next six mouths ensuing. after which time the license revoked ed may be S renewed, it in revocation no longer exists.
 ! Sec. 6. If said Board shall refuse to grant to any applicant license, no license shall tG him for the next 5 six af months aas period said applicant may make another application, and # found qualified, may be granted license
 Sec. '. Whenever said Board shall refuse to grant any applicant, or shall revoke any license they shall give immediate notice of such refusal, or revocation. to the applicant or licensee, and such applicant or licensee may appeal from the decision of such Board to the Mayor, in which case said applicant or licensee shall file his appeal with the Mayor within ten days after receiving notice of the decision of said Board, and the Mayor may confirm or reverse the decision of said Board and issue such license.
 Sec. 8. Any person found guilty of any violation of the provisions of this ordinance, except Section 10 thereof, shall be fined nor less than Ten (s100W Dollars,
 Sec. 8. This ordinance shall not apply to railway locomotives, nor engineers em- f. ployed thereon, nor to steam vessels coming under the Jurisdiction of the. United States Board of Supervising Inspectors when en. ployed upon the vessels to which said : license applies. Nor shall it apply to auto mobiles, private residences or buildings for heating purposes, unless in the opinion of said Board such boiler is so equipped and run as to endanger public safety unless operated by licensed engineer.
 steam engine or boiler who shall abandon it while in operation, without leaving a person in charge of the same, who shall, in the opinion of the employer of said en- gineer, or of the owner of such engine, be competent to take charge of the Sat same, shall
 Sec il. This ordinance shall take effect within sixty days after it's passage.
 Board of Aldermen, January 19, 1903.
 Read for first time and ordered printed in the Journal.
 James B, Martin, Assistant City Clerk.
 Board of Alderman, March ?, 1903.
 Read for second time. and accepted and ordinance as recommended herein, adopt ed and passed by majority vote of all alder men, present and absent, fifteen aldermen so voting.
 New Haven, March 12, 1903.
 # John F. Studley, Mayor.
 The foregoing Is true and correct copy of the Ordinance as adopted and approved. from and after the 18th day of March, 1903. 'e HENRY E. NORRIS. m24st City Clerk.