Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-15
WOULD EXAMINE AND
!. LICENSE ENGINEERS
Deputy Attorney General Green
Presents Proposed Ordinance to
Members of Council.

A new ordinance. for the purpose OF
compelling all stationary engineers TO
become licensed while operating WITHIN
the corporate limits of this city, was pre-
scented at the City Council committee
t,meeting last night by T. Warren Green,
deputy attorney general, To members
of City Council and representative engl-
neers from this and other cities last night.
The need Of this license law was explain
!, ed BY several members OF National Asso-
citation of Stationary Engineers and T.
Warren Green, who quoted several IN
stances where the placing of incompetent
men at steam boilers had caused severe
explosions. because of their insufficient
znowledge Of the proper way to run the
BOILER. resulting in heavy loss of life and
property damage.
This law would compel every man who
desired to secure an operators license TO
pass an examination before a board OF
examining engineers compt sed OF three
competant local engineers to secure his
license In this matter all engineers IN
the CITY would have to know enough about
steam boilers and engines before they
could secure license, thus protecting lIie
and property. All engineers who Tass
the examinations and are granted licenses
are TO pest them IN conspicuous place about
the engine or boiler 81 they may bc readily
seen.
Men who are found operating engines
or boilers without n license are to be fined
not more than $50 and in default OF the
fine. to serve not more than thirty days IN
prison. The cost Of the FIST lice1 Sc will
hc three dollats for the list year ard
i 80 for each succeeding year. his
will make 4 revenue Of 81 200 fer the
irst year and 5000 for each yca- there
after, as there are at PR scrt afcut iC0
stationary engineers in this city All Of
he revenue thus derived is 10 be rscd for
,xpcnscs Of the beard. such as stationery
salary Of board of g fNtur,>, etc
In the case 81 q man being turned down
by the board, he II ~ aYTcal tc the aver
and be cxaml ned tefcrc special Heard
If three examiners, The decision cf this
board will he final and If he CC,s ret ass
this examination. viii not hc alicwed q
ask for another examination during the
next SIX months
After the provisions of the ordinance
had been read By Mr.. Green, h. called for
suggestions and criticisms Of the proposed
law Councilman James Kane argued that
there should hc u clause inserted IN the
bill that IN case of man being sick an
other man who was competaut hui nct
licensed could he allowed To take his
place without the necessity Of having 10
take an examination at once. hereby
causing the plant 70 he shut down unul
The examination had been passed or
another licensed engineer secured.
W. j Reynolds, past natonal president
Of the Nafiona! Association Of Stationary
Engineers, and on u tn associates.
4rgued thr polnt t. the satisfaction of
III present.
4 ~ ~
= the Law lie stated briefly Entire /
safety. He was then asked il the Law
II any way helped the engineers % secure i
N increase IN salary q w4- IA any way
similar TO a union II replied that il .
was not; that It was TO place competent .
men in power plants. thus protecting I
lie and property.
s communication was received by the I
Council from ii. r. smith, vice-presidcnt f.
and general manager q the Delaware
Electric and Supply Co.. stating that he
believed that this law should be passed for
the protection of I'll and saying hat he
would Do al in his power To help having
Il passed Several suggestions viii he
adopted and inserted IL the bill and il
will b. presented again shortly before
meeting Of manufacturers and citizens 50
that both sides may give then opinion
Of II
Suggestions were mas last night during
the meeting Of Counoil that holes bc
drilled in the ice covering the Brandywlne
for the purpose OF letting stale sir ont Of
the water, as this is believed 70 have
,aused the bad taste that was 50 notice-
able several elays ago.
Herman Faulkner. oi the Second Ward
stated thai someone had mixed the
bridges. > that il was Heald street bridge
not Third street bridge, whose approach
Ixas III a bad condition A petit ON i
now before he street and Sewer Depart
ment asking that this onditon hc remc-
died
On Friday evening . meeting Of the
High Cost of Living Committee viii be
held n the council chamber Complaints
1g4In>t alleged proifeer- viil l., heard
Richard Mackenzie. ,xerG,ivc score
tarv The De!4warc state Board Il
('harities requested OF Council TIT com
rnunlcation that h. and number of
representatives ii orhcr organization, b.
gwen & hearing or tn subjcct OF d hospital
FOR contagious diseases Permission will
oe granted lor +. hearing 70 take place
II the regular meeting of the Clty Council
IN Thursday night. January -