The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-16
ORDINANCE NO. 39|
An Ordinance to Establish Rules
and Regulations Concerning
Electrical Wiring and Apple
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SECTION l. The City Electrician OF
the City of Ely is hereby authorized,
empowered, and directed TO regulate
and determine the placing or electric
light. power, telephone, telegraph,
clock, watch service. and all similar
wires la said city, so as to prevent
fires, accident or injury to persons or
property and to cause all electrical
appliances to be so placed, construct
ed and guarded as not to cause fire or
accident or endanger life or property:
and whenever in the judgement or
said City Electrician, any electric
wire or appliance shall be deemed
defective by reason OF improper or In
sufficient insulation or any other
cause whatever, the City Electrician
shall at once cause such defect to be |
Immediately repaired or removed.
SECTION 2. Said City Electrician
shall have the right at any time TO |
examine any outside or aerial con-
struction or to enter any building, |
manhole or subway in the discharge |
of his official duties, or for the pur-
pose of making any examination or |
test of said electrical apparatus or
appliances, and for that purpose he |
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electrical constructions and to all
buildings, public or private. and to
all manholes and subways, on appli-
cation to the corporation, firm or in
dividual owning or in charge or
control OF the same.
SECTION 3. Said City Electrician |
shall have the power to cause the
removal of all wires or the turning OIL
of all currents where the circuits in
terfere with the work of the fire de-
partment or threaten injury to life or
property.
SECTION 4. No al terra tions or
changes shall be made in the wiring
of any building, nor shall any build
ing be wired for the placing of electric
lights, motors or electric heating
devices. without first securing from
the said City Electrician permit
therefor, nor shall any change be
made In any electric wiring, appli-
anceS or apparatus, after inspection
thereof, without notifying the said
City Electrician and securing writ
ten permit therefor.
SECTION 5. Upon the completion
of the wiring of any building and
before the same is concealed, it shall
be the duty of the corporation, firm
or individual doing the same to notify
the said City Electrician, who shall
at once inspect the same, and III APP
proved by him he shall issue certiti-
cate of satisfactory inspection, which
shall contain the date OF such lnSpec-
tion: but no such certificate shall be
issued unless the electric light, power
or heating installation, and all appar-
atus, wires and appliances connected
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with the rules and regulations here
matter referred to; nor shall current
be turned on such installation until
said certificate is issued. PROVIDED,
however, that no permits or applica-
tions for the same will be required
for the installation of wires to operate
electric bells, gas lighting apparatus,
- house annunciators, burglar alarms,
telephones or fire alarms, except that
such permits shall be obtained when
required by said City Electrician.
PROVIDED FURTHER, that when
any new installation whatever OF
either inside or outside wiring is
made. the corporation, firm or indl-
vidual making such installation shall
give said City Electrician written
notice, which notice shall specify
definitely where such installation
was made, and such notice shall be
given within twenty-fOur hours after
completion of such installation, and
will be deemed sufficient if given by
mail.
SECTION 6. All electrical construct
ions, all material and all appliances
used in connection with electrical
work. and the operation of all electric
apparatus in buildings in the City of
Ely, shall be in conformity with the
rules and regulations set forth in
what is known as the National Elec-
trio Code, being rules and regula-
tions for the installations of electric
wiring and apparatus for electric
light, heating and power, as the same
are now established, and said rules
and regulations of said Code" are
hereby adopted as part of this ordin.
ance in all respects the same as if
they were embodied at length herein
SECTION 7. All powers, duties and
authority hereby given to said City
Electrician, may be exercised by as.
sistants appointed by him.
SECTION s. Any corporation, firm
or individual who shall violate any OF
the provisions of this ordinance. OF
fail, neglect or refuse to comply with
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nance, or who shall fail, neglect OF
refuse to comply with any order OIL
request of the said City Electrician
in pursuance of and by the authority
of any of the provisions of this ordin
ance or the rules herein referred to
shall be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor, and upon conviction Thereof
shall be fined not more than One
Hundred Dollars or be imprisoned
not more than ninety DAYS.
SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from ani
after its passage and publication.
Passed. September 6, 1904.
Attest: P. r. VAIL, Mayor
L.J. WHITE, City Clerk.