Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-17
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,
When the towns and cities Of Nebraska
decide upon the erection of any structure
requiring the services Of 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
ticuarly 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 $
engineers are holding their own and are
keeping abreast of the times.
When municipality votes to construct
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 contract
being let directly to some construction COM
pany which maintains its own engineers.
When large power plant needs remodel
ling or enlarging it Is Omaha which pro-
duces the consulting engineer
When consulting engineer is called to
city to inspect a plant he determines
whether or not it 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 IL chosen as consulting en-
gineor for the project he becomes respon-
stolo for the work which is done in accord
ance with the report he has made. At
other times when merely technical advtoa
Is needed he acts as a counsel in the same
capacity as would an attorney or physi-
clan. This is frequently done in the in
stances when some public work il being
planned or constructed and the opinion of
prominent engineer is deemed advisa BILE.
The Omaha directory shows that this city
has three consulting engineers. A. C.
Koenig, g. j. S. Collins and A, C. Arend.
Mr., Koenig is known over the state as
one OF the most prominent engineers in the
west. He Is chief engineer for the Ne
orsska Power company. and In his private
work makes speciality OF designing water
ana sewerage systems. He is thoroughly
familiar with Nebraska conditions and 4,
one of the best authorities procurable OF
Nebraska rivers. of which he has made 9
special study.
Recently Mr.. Koenig was honored by hav
| ing his preliminary report accepted for tn
proposed @,Oo0,OO0 power plant at Colum
bus, Neb. which 1t Is planned will suppl
a great part Of Nebraska consumers wit
| electricity. This report was submitted afte
fifteen other engineers. the most promlnen
in the United States anS Europe, had pre-
| pared similar reports. Following the &C
ceptanee OF Mr.. Koenig's report he wa
procured by the hackers, who are Swls
bankers, as consulting engineer, and he
now working in that capacity. If con
structed, this win be the greatest engineer
ing feat which has been accomplished Il
Nebraska since the building of the rail
roads. and dn the end will bear no les
Importance in the business future of tn
state.
In spite Of the fact that Omaha is in strict,
an agricultural state, the engineering talen
found here is in the first rank Oman,
engineers have built the city and are build
ing the state.