[Amended 10-27-1964 by G.O. No. 53-1964]
There shall be an Inspector of Engineers and Firemen, and there
shall be three Examiners of Engineers and Firemen. The Inspector and
the Examiners shall be appointed by the Mayor, who shall designate
one of the Examiners of Engineers and Firemen as Chairman of the Board
of Examiners.
The Inspector and Examiners shall receive no pay or compensation
other than that allowed by the City Council.
The Inspector shall be a practical machinist and engineer of
at least five years' practice and experience, fully acquainted
with the applied philosophy of steam, and shall be a resident of the City.
The Inspector shall keep a record of all engineers and firemen
examined by such Board of Examiners, specifying in all cases the name
of the person examined, the date of examination and the particulars
of the examination and the date of any license granted on such examination
and of all renewals thereof and of any other matter with reference
to such examination and license as he shall think proper for the protection
of the public.
The Inspector shall also keep a record of each boiler inspected,
showing the manner and time of the inspection, the owner's name,
the location, a description of each boiler and of its attachments
and appliances, the date and particulars of any license granted for
each boiler, changes authorized to be made in each boiler or its appliances,
the steam pressure desired by the owner and the amount of steam pressure
authorized.
The Inspector shall keep an accurate account of all fees received
by him.
[Amended 10-27-1964 by G.O. No. 53-1964]
The Inspector shall make monthly reports to the Mayor and Comptroller
showing the names of persons licensed as engineers and firemen, the
number of each license, the fees received and from whom received and
the reason for the refusal of any license refused.
The Examiners shall each be a practical engineer, a resident
of the City and each shall have held a first-class license in the
City for at least seven years.
Whenever an Examiner shall apply for examination, the Mayor
shall designate a qualified practical engineer to act as a member
of such Board in place of such Examiner, at such compensation as shall
be fixed by the City Council.
The term of office of the Inspector and Examiners shall begin
upon the first day of January. They shall severally hold their office
one year and until their successors are appointed and shall have qualified.
The Inspector and Examiners shall constitute a Board of Examiners
for the examination of all applicants for licenses as engineers and
firemen under the provisions of this chapter.
The Inspector shall keep a record of all the proceedings of
such Board.
It shall be the duty of the Board of Examiners to examine all persons proposing to operate, manage or run steam engines or boilers and to certify the qualifications of such as they find competent and to license such person to operate, manage and run steam engines or boilers either as first-, second- or third-class engineers or firemen as in §§ 60-30 through 60-34 of this chapter provided.
