The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-30
PART XVII.
ELECTRICAL WORK.
Sec. PA. Permission to Enter
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Sec. PA. Permission to Enter
Buildings
The Electrical Inspector and Assistant
Inspector shall have the right at any
time to enter any building in the dis
charge of their official duties, or for the
purpose of making any electrical tests OF
the apparatus or appliances therein con-
tanned and for that purpose they shall
be given prompt access to all buildings,
public and private on application to the
company or individual owning or in
charge or control Of the same.
See. PAS. Wiring of BuiIdings-
No alteration or change shall be made
In the wiring Of any building, nor shall
any building within the limits of the City
of st; Paul be wired for the placing Of
electric lights, motor or heating devices,
nor shall any electrical systems, appa-
ratus or devices of any kind whatsoever
be placed or put in operation without
spectOr permit therefor, nor shall any
change be made in any electrical plant
after inspection without first notifying
said Inspector and securing a permit
therefor. Before any electrical work OF
any kind shall be covered up or I'm any
manner concealed from view, notice OF
the intention to so conceal and cover
up such work must be given to said Elec-
trical Inspector, and said Inspector shall
approve the manner of covering or con-
cealing such work before the same be
covered up and concealed, or put in use.
See. PIG. Permit and Inspection
Whenever a system of electrical wiring
is to be installed in a building it shall
be the duty Of the party desiring such
installation to present specifications to
the Electrical Inspector for his approval
and obtain a permit for such installation.
Such permit shall not be granted unless
such plans and specifications shall show
that the wiring is to be done in accord
ance with the rules and regulations as
hereinafter set forth, and upon the COM
pletion of the wiring Of the building 1t
Shall be the duty of the company, firm
or individual doing such wiring to notify
said inspector, who shall at once inspect
the same, and if approved by him ne
Shall Issue a certificate Of satisfactory
inspection, which shall contain the date
of such inspection and an outline Of the
results of such examination, but no Ger
tificate shall be issued unless the electric
light, power or heating installation and
all apparatus and wiring connected with
1t shall be in strict conformity with the
rules and regulations as hereinafter set
forth, nor shall any electrical current be
turned on any such installation until said
certificate is issued.
Provided, however, that while the work
Of constructing, altering or repairing Of
any wires or system of electrical wiring
of any building Is In progress, the said
Inspector may, in his discretion, issue the
person procuring such work to be done.
or desiring to use an electrical current i'm
said building, temporary permit for the
use of an electrical current, which per-
nit shall expire when the electrical ap-
paratus, or wiring, or system of wiring
for such building has been fully installed,
constructed, altered or repaired, and ap-
proved by said Inspector.
Sec. 247. Dangerous or Unsafe Ma
teriaIs or Apparatus
Any and all dynamos, motors. wires or
other material used for electrical pur-
poses. which shall have become In the
opinion of said Inspector, dangerous or
unsafe to persons or property, snail be
condemned and 50 marked by him, the
person or persons using the same shall
upon receiving notice Of such condemna-
ton from said Inspector Immediately
cause the same to be put in safe condi-
ton
In case any person owning or using
electrical wires, dynamos, motors or 9TH
er electrical apparatus, or material Of any
nature whatsoever, which shall have been
condemned by said Inspector, shall fail to
have the same put in safe condition with
in forty-eight (4S) hours after receiving
notice from said Inspector that the same
has been condemned, or within such Other
reasonable length of time as shall be pre-
scribed by said Inspector, then it shall bs
the duty of said Inspector to remove the
fuse, cut the wires, or by other means
completely disconnect the condemned
wires, apparatus or materials from the
source of electrical energy, and for the
purpose Of so dlsconnecting said con-
said Inspector shall have the right at any
time to enter upon any and all prem
ises or buildings of any nature whatsO-
ever in the City of ST. Paul where such
wires or materials are installed.
And when any electrical wires, dyna-
mos, motors or other electrical wires OF
material of any nature whatsoever, have
been disconnected or renderd inopera-
tive by said Inspector as set forth IN the
foregoing provisions of this section. It
shall be unlawful for any person or per-
sons to in any manner reconuect- the
same, or cause the same to be recon
nected with any source Of electrical en-
ergy, or to use the same as a part OF
any electrical system, until they have
been put in a safe condition and a Ger
tifcate of such safe condition has been
issued by said Inspector
Sec. 24s. Permits for Erection, Al
teratiOns, Etc
No permit for the erection construc-
ton, alteration or change of any cleo
trical work or wiring, shall be issued to
any Individual, firm or corporation, eX-
cepting Interstate Telephone and Tele-
graph Companies, not licensed as re-
CURED by Chapter 3l2, General Laws OF