ENGINEERS' LICENSE LAWS 277 



Omaha, Neb. In the city of Omaha a board of engineers 

 administers and enforces the engineers' license laws. This 

 board consists of the city boiler inspector and two practical 

 and mechanical engineers, all of whom, are appointed by the 

 mayor, with the consent of the city council. The board con- 

 venes once in each month to examine into the qualifications 

 of applicants for engineers' certificates. 



Every applicant for a certificate who fails to pass the exam- 

 ination of the board is required to wait 3 mo. before again 

 making application for a certificate. At the expiration of that 

 time, the board will give him another examination. Appli- 

 cants for examination will be furnished with a blank for the 

 purpose by the board. Applicants must have an experience 

 of at least 2 yr. at mechanical or steam engineering, and must 

 write and state their experience in the blank. All applica- 

 tions must be signed by two citizens, one of whom must be a 

 steam user or engineer. Each applicant is required to make 

 oath before the board as to the truth of the statements in the 

 blank. Engineers holding certificates granted by the board are 

 required to notify the board when accepting or leaving employ- 

 ment; also to state the name of the new employer and the 

 location of the boiler in their charge. This must be done 

 immediately. 



Engineers holding certificates granted by the board are 

 required to make out a report as to the condition of all boilers 

 and apparatus under their charge and to send it to the board; 

 this must be done during the first 10 da. of January and July 

 of each year. 



The board shall issue three grades of certificates, as follows: 

 First-grade certificates shall entitle tha holder to take charge 

 of and run any plant; second-grade certificates shall entitle the 

 holder to take charge of and run any steam plant under 100 

 H. P., and third-grade certificates shall entitle the holder to 

 take charge of and run any steam plant under 50 H. P. The 

 board of engineers may grant to persons operating low- 

 pressure, gravity steam-heating plants, carrying a pressure 

 not to exceed 20 Ib. per sq. in., a special third-grade certifi- 

 cate to be valid for one particular specified plant and no 

 other. 



