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under pressure. Any person who has charge of a steam boiler, 

 whose duty it is to keep up the water in such boiler, shall be 

 deemed a boiler or water tender within the meaning of this 

 ordinance, but the provisions for the examining and licensing 

 of a boiler or water tender shall apply only to boiler or water 

 tenders who are in charge of a steam boiler or boilers that are 

 detached from the engine room or so far removed therefrom as 

 to render it difficult for the engineer in charge of the plant to- 

 give it or them his personal attention or supervision. 



Every engineer licensed under this ordinance shall within 

 the first 10 da. of January and July, respectively, of each year, 

 make a written report to the board of examiners of the condition 

 of the engine, boilers, and steam apparatus under his charge, 

 and every boiler or water tender shall at the same time make a 

 similar report of the condition of the boiler or boilers under 

 his charge. 



Engineers in charge of locomotives are exempt from the 

 provisions of this ordinance, as are also all boilers used for 

 heating private dwellings and hothouses and other boilers 

 carrying a pressure of not more than 10 Ib. per sq. in., and the 

 persons operating them. 



Philadelphia, Pa. It is unlawful for any person or persons 

 to have charge of or to operate a steam boiler or steam .engine 

 over 10 H. P. in cities of the first class of the commonwealth 

 of Pennsylvania, except locomotive boilers used in transporta- 

 tion and steam engines and steam boilers carrying a pressure 

 of less than 15 Ib. per sq. in., unless said person or persons are 

 upward of 21 yr. of age and hold a license as provided for by 

 the laws. 



The laws state that all persons desiring authority to perform 

 the duties of an engineer shall apply to the boiler inspector of 

 such cities, who shall examine the applicant as to his knowledge 

 of steam machinery and his experience in operating the same, 

 also the proofs he produces in support of his claim; and if the 

 inspector is satisfied that the applicant's character, knowledge, 

 and experience in the duties of an engineer are such as to 

 authorize the belief that he is a suitable person to be entrusted 

 with the powers and duties of such station, he shall grant him 

 a license, on the payment of $3, authorizing him to be employed 



