270 ENGINEERS' LICENSE LAWS 



The board of examiners shall hold daily sessions for the pur- 

 pose of examining and determining the qualifications of appli- 

 cants for licenses for engineers and for persons having charge 

 of steam boilers or engines, as provided in the ordinance. 



All persons desiring to perform the duties of a stationary or 

 portable-boiler engineer shall make application therefor to the 

 board of examiners, and shall present therewith a receipt from 

 the city treasurer for a fee of $3. The board shall have the 

 power to examine applicants, to grant licenses, and to revoke 

 or suspend the same for cause. Applications must be made on 

 printed blanks furnished by the board. 



Licenses shall be in force for 1 yr. from date of issuance, and 

 at the expiration of 1 yr. and on the payment of $1 licenses may 

 be renewed without further examination. An applicant for 

 engineer's license must be a machinist, engineer, oiler, or fire- 

 man having an experience of at least 2 yr. in the management, 

 operation, or construction of steam boilers and engines. Each 

 applicant must state the extent of his experience, be at least 

 21 yr. of age, and of good character, all of which must be 

 vouched for in writing by at least two citizens of the city of 

 Milwaukee. 



If the applicant, on examination, be found qualified as an 

 engineer of a stationary or a portable steam boiler or engine, 

 he shall be granted a license according to class, as provided for. 

 Licenses so granted shall be graded into three classes: (1) Per- 

 sons holding first-class licenses may take charge of and operate 

 any steam- or motive-power plant; (2) persons holding second- 

 class licenses may take charge of and operate any steam- or 

 motive power plant not exceeding 300 H. P.; (3) persons hold 

 ing third-class licenses may take charge of and operate ar 

 steam- or motive-power plant not exceeding 75 H. P. Twelv*. 

 sq. ft. of boiler heating surface shall be equivalent to 1 H. P. 



The holder of a second-class license may act as an assistant 

 engineer to an engineer in charge of a plant under a first-class 

 license; and the holder of a third-class license may act as an 

 assistant engineer to an engineer in charge of a plant under a 

 second-class license. 



It shall be unlawful to carry a higher pressure of steam than 

 that fixed by the board. Engineers' licenses must be displayed 



