No person shall, without a license to be issued by the Inspector
as in this chapter provided, operate, manage or run any steam engine
or boiler within this city, and then only while such license shall
be in force and for the plant issued.
No person having charge or control of any steam engine or boiler,
either as owner, superintendent or employer, shall employ, engage,
authorize or permit any person to operate, manage or run any steam
engine or boiler except a person having a license to be issued as
in this article provided and only while such license is in force.
Should the licensee desire to remove the operation, management
or running of any steam boiler to a plant other than that for which
his license shall have been originally issued, the Inspector shall,
upon examination and ascertainment that such license is applicable
to the second plant, issue a transfer thereto to such licensee.
This chapter shall not apply to persons operating steam boilers
used solely for heating purposes carrying 15 pounds of steam or less.
An applicant for a license to operate steam engines and boilers
must be not less than 21 years of age, of sober habits and a citizen
of the United States.
Each person desiring such examination shall apply to the Inspector
in writing, specifying in full his name, place of residence by street
number, if possible, his present employment, the length of time of
this employment as engineer or fireman, the places where employed
for one year last past, by whom employed and the name and addresses
of at least three residents of the City acquainted with his habits
of sobriety.
Every application must be made to the Board with a written request
from the employer of the applicant for such examination.
Every person examined for certificate and license as an engineer
or fireman shall be examined by such Board of Examiners as to his
knowledge of the mechanism of steam machinery and the construction
thereof, his mechanical skill, general knowledge and experience and
his habits of sobriety.
Such examinations shall be held at regular periods as designated
by the Board and properly advertised.
To all such persons as shall satisfactorily show, by such examinations,
their qualifications and competency to manage, operate and run a steam
engine or boiler without hazard to life and property, the Board is
authorized and required forthwith to issue a license, which shall
be signed by the Inspector and countersigned by the Examiners.
There shall be four classes of licenses, as follows: first-class
engineer, second-class engineer, third-class engineer and fireman.
First-class licenses shall be required for persons operating
plants of over 200 horsepower. No person shall be granted a first-class
engineer's license until he has furnished the Board of Examiners
with satisfactory proof that he has had at least five years'
practical experience.
Second-class licenses shall be required for persons operating
plants of 41 to 200 horsepower, inclusive, or to a person acting as
assistant to an engineer holding a first-class license. No person
shall be granted a second-class engineer's license until he has
furnished the Board of Examiners satisfactory proof that he has had
at least three years' practical experience.
Third-class licenses shall be required for persons operating
plants of not over 40 horsepower, portable steam engines, hoisting
engines or road rollers or to a person acting as assistant to an engineer
holding a license of the second class. No person shall be granted
a third-class engineer's license until he has furnished the Board
of Examiners with satisfactory proof that he has had at least two
years' practical experience.
A fireman's license shall authorize the person to whom
it is issued to have charge of a steam boiler when such boiler is
not connected with any engine or when the engine connected therewith
shall not be running or in operation.
Licenses shall specify either first-class, second-class or third-class
engineer or fireman.
No license shall be issued to any person if it appears to the
Board of Examiners that such person lacks natural capacity, mechanical
skill, knowledge or experience or is unfitted by habits or insobriety
to perform his duties with safety to life and property. For like reasons,
a renewal of any license may be refused.
Upon satisfactory information of any deficiency, as mentioned
in the preceding section, the Board may revoke any such license granted.
All such licenses shall be for one year from the date thereof.
Such licenses may be renewed by such Board of Examiners for a like
period.
[Amended 7-6-1965 by G.O. No. 39-1965; 9-22-1987 by G.O. No. 15-1987; 5-28-1991 by G.O. No.
8-1991]
The Inspector shall conduct examinations and issue licenses
after the following fees have been paid to the Comptroller:
All licenses granted under the provisions of this article shall
expire on the 30th day of April next after the date of issue thereof.
Any person feeling himself aggrieved by any decision, order
or ruling of the Board of Examiners may appeal therefrom to the Mayor
of the City of Yonkers by filing with the City Clerk a notice, in
writing, of such appeal and paying to the Comptroller the sum of $10.
Such notice shall specify the decision, order or ruling appealed from
and the reason why the same is claimed to be wrong or erroneous. The
City Clerk shall forthwith notify the Mayor of such appeal, who shall
instruct the Inspector and Board of Examiners to name two operating
engineers of the City, and the appellant likewise to name two operating
engineers of the City, who select a fifth engineer, likewise a resident
of the City. These five engineers shall constitute an Appeal Board
to decide whether the appellant is entitled to a license for the plant
for which he has asked for an examination. The decision of a majority
of the Appeal Board shall be conclusive. In case any such order, decision
or ruling of the Board of Examiners is wholly reversed by the Appeal
Board, the money paid by such appellant to the Comptroller shall be
returned to the appellant.
