New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28
Ordinance Relates TO Oper-
atorS of Passenger
Elevators.
STEP APPROVED BY
REALTY INTERESTS
Effective Work of Committee on
Buildings of Safety First
Society.

An ordinance was introduced in the
Board OF Aldermen At its session on
Tuesday BY Alderman John H. Bosehon
providing for the licensing Of oper'
stors Of passenger elevators in sll
buildings in greater New York. This
measure was introduced at the instiga.
tion Of the Committee on Buildings OF
the Safety First Society, Of which Law
renee b. Gilman is chairman, and il
has the Endorsement Of the Real Estate
Board OF New York.
The ordinance was referred TO the
Committee on General Welfare, OF
which Alderman Brush is chairman,
aud a hearing on il viii be held soon
According to the provisions Of the
ordinance, every person operating a
passenger elevator in any building IN
the City Of New York will be obliged
70 secure q permit, or license, from
he Commissioner Of Licenses. Each
operator will be examined as TO his
qualifications and fitness 10 operate q
passenger elevator before such permit
or license is issued, the fee for a
license being fixed at 81 year.
ANY owner Of q building who shall
hermit the operation of a passenger
elevator by a person not duly licensed
shall forfeit and pay the sum Of SiO for
each day that such elevator IS so oper-
ated
ANY person operating a passenger
elevator in any building who Is not
licensed shall, upon conviction, be pun
ished BY 3 fine OF not more than 50,
and in default of payment OF such hne
shall be committed TO prison until the
same is paid. but such imprisonment
shall not exceed five days.
The proposed ordinance IN relation
20 the licensing Of operators Of pas
senger elevators is as follows:
Section l. License necessary. No
person shall operate or be permitted to
operate a passenger elevator IN any
building Of the City Of New York with
cut first obtaining a permit or license
from the Commissioner OF Licenses.
Section >. How license obtained.)-
Before issuing permit or license to
snv person 10 operate a passenger ele-
yator the Commissioner Of Licenses
shall examine or cause TO be examined
the applicant for such permit or license
As 20 his qualification and fitness 10
operste such an elevator. and the sald
Commissioner Of Licenses shall issue
such permit or license only to sueh
persons as sail be found upon such
examination to be qualified and tit for
such work.
Section s. Liability of owner Of
building. Any owner or owners OF q
building i'm which there is q passenger
elevator who shall permit the opera
ton OF such elevator by person got
duly licensed. shall forfeit and pay the
sum Of ten (10) dollars for each day
such elevator shall be so operated.
Section 4. liability of unlicensed
operator.)-Any person not duly
licensed who shall operate a passenger
elevator in any building in this city
shsll upon conviction be punished by q
fine of not more than five % dollars
and in default Of payment Of such nne
nav be committed to prison until the
samc be paid. but such imprisonment
shsll not exceed five co days.
Section 8. Ordinance repealed
All ordinances and parts of ordinances
inconsistent with, or contrary to, the
provisions Of this ordinance are hereby
repealed. v..
Section 6. This ordinance shall take
effect Immediately.