Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-31
ENGINEERS OF HIGH RANK
Omaha Has Consulting Engineers
who Are Called All over for
Special Work.


Omaha consulting engineers, although
perhaps they are few In number compared
with other cities OF similar size In the
United States, find that they are called
upon to work out engineering matters for
practically the entire state Of Nebraska.
W hen the towns and cities OF Nebraska
decide upon the erection OF any structure
requiring the services Of a consulting en-
gineer they do not need to send to the
great cities In the east for their men; they
are to be found right here in Omaha
The work of the consulting engineer is
becoming more and more important every
year. As civilization advances, as the
growing industry Of the country, and par
ticularly that OF Nebraska and this part
of the middle west increases, the demands
become greater for more public works.
more huge buildings, more difficult great
engineering tasks. With all this growth
the work OF the consulting engineer be-
comes more complex and he must be a man
of both brain and Drawn to meet and over
come the problems which come before him.
And, with all these things in view, Omaha s
engineers are holding their own and are
keeping abreast OF the times.
, When a municipality votes to construct
a new water works system, build a drain
age or sanitary sewerage system In which
reliable advice and technical skin is needed
Omaha furnishes the consulting engineers
with the possible exception OF a contrac
being let directly to some construction com
pany which maintains its own engineers
When large power plant needs remodel
ling or enlarging 1t Is Omaha which pro
duoss the consulting engineer,
When consulting engineer is called Il
city to inspect plant he determines
whether or not 1t can be practically re-
built with larger capacity. or whether
An entirely new system Is necessary The
engineer looks over the ground, submits
his report, and II chosen as consulting en-
gineor for the project he becomes respon.
siolo Tor the work which is done In accord
ance with the report he has made. Al
other times when merely technical advice
IL needed he acts as a counsel in the same
capacity as would an attorney or physi.
cian This Is frequently done In the In.
stances when some public work is beins
planned or constructed and the opinion OF
q prominent engineer is deemed advisable
The Omaha directory shows that this CITY
has three consulting engineers. A. G
koenig G. J. S. Collins and A. c. Arend
MIR. koenig Is known over the state a.
one OF the most prominent engineers in the
west. He Is chief engineer for the Ne.
braska Power company, and in his private
work makes speciality Of designing water
ana sewerage systems. He is thoroughly
familiar with Nebraska conditions and is
one of the best authorities procurable on
Nebraska rivers, Of which he has made a
special study.
Recently Mr.. Koenig was honored by hay
Ing his preliminary report accepted for the
proposed 100000 power plant at Coum-
bus Neb., which It is planned will supply
a great part Of Nebraska consumers with
electricity. This report was submitted after
fifteen other engineers the most prominent
In the United States and Europe, had pre-
pared similar reports. Following the &C
ceptanee OF Mr.. Koenigs report he was
procured by the hackers, who are Swiss
bankers, as consulting engineer. and he is
now working in that capacity. II con-
structed' this will be the greatest engineer
Ing feat which has been accomplished In
Nebraska since the building OF the rail-
roads and In the end will bear no less
Importance In the business future OF the
state.
In spite Of the fact that Omaha is in strictly
an agricultural state the engineering talent
found here is in the first rank. Omaha
engineers have built the city and are build-
ing the state.