Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-27
AN ELECTRICAL BOARD
To Examine Applicants for License as Elec'
trical Contractors.
Penalties Provided for the Employ
ment of Unlicensed
Workers.

Mr.. Jenkins has introduced bill in the
House Oh. R. 1924, providing that 1t shall
be unlawful for any person to act as an
electrical wiring contractor, or to engage
in electrical construction in the District OF
Columbia, who shall not have been licensed
as provided in this act: Provided That
nothing in this act shall be construed to
apply to public buildings Of the United
States or of the District OF Columbia or
to diminish the authority of the officer in
charge of public buildings and grounds or
the architect of the Capitol, or to the en-
ployes of the electric railway systems au-
thorized by special acts of Congress.
The Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumbia are empowered to appoint an cleo
trical board, to be composed of two ex-
perienced electrical contractors, one ex-
perienced electrical wireman competent to
be licensed as an electrical contractor, one
from nominations made by the Associa-
ton Of Fire Underwriters of the District
of Columbia and one employe of the Dis
trict of Columbia having knowledge of
electrical lighting and power, who shall
be the secretary of the board and act as
inspector of electrical work, and whose
compensation for such assignment of ad-
ditional duty shall be 5000 per annum, pay
able monthly. A majority of the board
shall be deemed competent for action. The
members of the board shall file bond for
faithful performance OF duty in the sum
of 5000, and, other than the secretary,
shall receive a compensation not exceed
ing 500 per annum. All proceedings of the
board shall be conducted in all respects
and under such rules and regulations as
the Commissioners OF the District of Co
lumbia shall from time to time prescribe;
and all wiring and apparatus for the utflf-
cation and production of electric current
for lighting, heating and power, and the
installation thereof, shall be subjected to
he Commissioners q.
scribe.
In addition to such advisory duties as
the Commissioners shall assign them, 1t
shall be the duty of the electrical board
to examine all applicants for license as
electrical contractors and to report to the
Commissioners, who, IL satisfied from such
report that the applicant is a fit person to
engage in the business of electrical con-
struction, shall issue a license to such per-
son to engage in such business as an cleo
trfcal contractor.
to examine all applicants for license as
electrical wiremen and to report to said
Commissioners. who shall issue license.
Applicants for license as electrical contrac-
tors and as electrical wiremeu must be
twenty-one years Of age, must make appli-
cation in their own handwriting and must
accompany such application with cerah-
cate as to good character and of experience
in electrical work as the electrical board
may require; the certificate to be approved
by at Least three citizens of the District Of
Coiumpla, themselves VI Tepoedoie stdnd-
ing.
The term electrical contractor shall in
clude all persons contracting for supplying
and putting in place wiring and apparatus
necessary for the production and utilization
of electrical current for lighting, heating or
for power; and the term electrical wireman
shall include all persons employed in the
skilled work of construction and putting in
place any Of said electrical apparatus: Pro-
vided, That. under such rules as the said
electrical board shall prescribe, apprentices
and unskilled helpers may be employed at
work appropriate to their years and capac-
ity, and under the immediate supervision
of. a licensed wireman or contractor.
The fee for license as an electrical con-
tractor shall be $50 per annum, and for a
license as an electrical wireman 81 per an