Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-29
PUBLIC ADVERTISING
Ordinance No. 12.2o7


examination Of applicants FOR an engin-
ccr's license.
The Mayor and Council OF the city or
Los Angeles do ordaln as follows.
Section l. The boiler Inspector shall de-
vote his entire time and attention To the
duties of his office and shall carefully
inspect and test at least twice each year
every boiler, steam generating apparatus
under pressure used for power, as well
as of attachments and connections be
longing thereto, located within the. City
Of Los Angeles. One inspection and test
shall be an informal inspection and test
which shall be a hydrostatic test, ~ in
the judgment of the said boiler Inspector
such hydrOstatic test is deemed necessary.
The second inspection and test shall be
an external examination Of safety valves,
steam guages, etc. Said inspector shall
also inspect all mangles, steam kettles
under pressure and all boilers and steam
generating apparatus not above specified
at least once In each year. Said boiler
inspector shall keep a complete and ac-
curate record of the names of all owners
or users OF any steam boiler or steam
generating apparatus hereInbefore re-
ferred to, giving u full description of the
boiler or apparatus inspected and the
amount Of pressure allowed, the date when
last tested or inspected, which record
shall be kept at the office of said boiler
Inspector, under the supervision of the
Board of Engineers, and open at all times
To the inspection Of the public. Said in
speCtor shall notify all owners or users
of boilers or other apparatus above men
or test will he made at least five days
before the expiration of the certificate
of Inspection and appoint a date on
which u reinspeCtiOn will be made. The
manner Of the inspection shall be sub
stantialy as follows: Said inspector shall
have the option Of making the hammer
test or the hydrostatic test or both, If
tho hammer test be used the examination
shall be thorough and searching upon
every part of the boiler, both inside and
outside, including all fittings and at
tachmcnts. If the hydrostatic test be
used, each boiler or steam generating
apparatus to be tested shall be tested
by hydraulic pressure, such hydraulic
pressure not to exceed twenty per cent
greater than the safe working pressure.
and the certificate of inspection shall
state the maximum pressure at which
any such boiler or steam apparatus above
mentioned may be worked In case
defect shall be discovered i'm any boiler,
attachment thereof or any other appar-
atus hcrcinbeforc referred to, the boiler
inspector shall report the same to the
owner or user of the same and state
the facts of such defects in writing. giving
~ description of the particular locality
in which said defect may be found, and
whether of Il dangerous character and
neCcSsltating Immediate repair. All boil
crs shall be inspected internally and eX
ternally aud given hYdrustatic test before
being enclosed with any brick or masonry.
All boilers carrying more than ten pounds
of steam must he hung Up either on side
lugS or by buckles and hooks suspended
sufficient strength to sustain six times
the combined weight of the boiler and
water when in use. Any boiler carrying
more than ten pounds of steam shall not
he permitted to be supported by stand
brace at the back and bottom of the
shell. IL the boiler inspector shall at
any time find any boiler or any other
apparatus hcreinbefore referred to, which,
in his Judgment, is unsafe, after such lit
spection he shall condemn its further use.
All boilers or other apparatus hereinbo-
fore mentioned which are tested by hY
draulic pressure shall be filled with water
by the owner or user thereof, and such
owner or user shall furnish the necessary
labor required to work and handle the
pump in applying the test If any leaks
occur in any such boiler or any apparatus
hercinbcforc referred to, which prevent a
successful test, it shall be the duty of the
owner or user of the same to forthwith
repair amy and all such leaks, and upon
such repair being made to notify the
boiler inspector, who shall thereupon
make a second test. If. upon making the
second test. the boiler or other apparatus
is still defective the owner shall pay,
and it shall he the duty of the boiler
inspector to collect an additional inspcc
ton fee, but in no case shall he said
boiler inspector. give Il certificate until
fully satisfied of the safety of the boiler
or other apparatus.
The inspector and Board of Engineers
blanks and stationery required for their
official duties and said inspector shall
act as secretary of said Board and shall
keep minutes of the proceedings. The
have power to call "A special session of
the Board whenever necessary. A major
ity of the members of said Board shall
constitute n quorum for the transaction
of business. Said Board shall make a
careful and thorough examination as to
the qualifications of all applicants for
keep Il register of the names of all appl-
cants designating those found qualified
and those not qualified ,,...
grant the certificates of license to all
persons found qualified. and shall charge
and collect from each applicant for chief
or first-class license the sum of 50, and
for each applicant for second-cass or
sums so collected to be deposited each
day with the City Treasurer to the credit
of the City Boiler Inspection Fund of the
City of Los Angeles. Such licenses shall
be good for the term of one year unless
revoked and shall be signed by not less
than two members of said Board. The
Board of Engineers may adopt such rules
and regulations as they shall deem
proper and not Inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this Ordinance and the gen
eral law. A full Board of Engineers by II
unanimous vote shall have power to re-
woke an engineers license for inebriety,
dishonesty or neglect of his duties when
in charge Of an engine in use, and may
order the reinSpection of any boiler
whenever they shall deem it necessary for
the public safety: no license shall be per
manently revoked without first giving the
accused party an opportunity to be heard
in his own defense.
Sec 3. In case any owner or user If
any boiler shall for any cause be de
priVed of the services of a licensed en-
gineer he must notify the boiler in .
spector at once, and said owner may
place an experienced person in charge,
for time not beyond the date of the
next regular meeting of the Board of
Engineers. Where boilers are used and
engines run night and day, the owner
or user OF the same must employ at
least two licensed engineers who may
stand watch alternately.
Any person, firm or corporation in
tending to locate, erect or cause to DC
erected or used any boiler or boilers,
or other steam generating apparatus,
shall first obtain a permit therefor from
the Board of Fire Commissioners of the
City of Los Angeles and after obtaining
such permit said person, firm or cor
poration must obtain Al separate permit
for the erection, use or location of any
boiler or boilers or other steam gen
Grating apparatus from the boiler inspec-
tor of the City of Los Angeles. Before
such permit is obtained from said boiler
Inspector said person firm or corporation
applying for such permit must file with
said boiler inspector n detailed statement
as to size and construction of the boiler
or boilers sought to be used, located or
erected. Said boiler inspector shall receive
for granting such permit a fee of 81 90.
Said fee tO bo Maid into the CITY Trpa