The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-09-23
ORDINANCE NO. 80
An Ordinance to Establish Rules
and Regulations Concerning
Electrical Wiring and Appli=
anCeS.
The City Council of the City of Ely
do Ordain:

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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 of electric
| light. power. telephone, telegraph,
| clock, watch service. and all similar
| wires In 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 of
fsaid 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
shall be given prompt access TO all
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 off
of all currents where the circuits in
/ terferc with the work Of the fire de-
partment or threa ten injury to life or
property.
SECTION 4. No lterations, 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, appl-
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 If APP
proved by him he shall issue certii-
cate of satisfactory inspection, which
shall contain the date OF such inspec-
tion: but no such certificate shall be
issued unless the electric light, power
or heating Installation, and all appar-
atus, wires and appliances connected
with it, shall be in strict conformity
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, burg lar 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 lndl-
vidual making such installation shall
give said City Electrician written
notice, which notice shall specify
definitely where such installation
was made, and such HOtice shall be
given within twenty-fOur hours after
completion of such installation, and |
will be deemed sufficient IL given by |
mail.
SECTION g. All electrical construct |
ions, all material and all appliances
used in connection with electrical
work. and the operation OF all electric
apparatus ia buildings in Lhe City OF
Ely, shall be in conformity with the
rules and regulations set forth in
what is known as the National Flee |
trio Code", being rules and fcgula |
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 II .
ti,ey were embodied at length herein. |
SECTION ]. All powers, duties and !
authority hereby given to said City |
Electrician, may be exercised by as
sistants appointed by him.
SECTION 3. ANY corporation. urn
or individual who shall violate any OF
the provisions OF this ordinance. or
fail, neglect or refuse to comply with
the rules and provisions Of this ordi-
nance. or WHO shall fail, neglect or
refuse to comply with any order or
request of the said City Electrician,
IN pursuance OF and by the authority
OF any of the provisions OF tiis ordin-
ance or the rules herein referred to.
shall be deemed guilty OF misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not more than One
Hundred Dollars or be imprisoned
not more than ninety days.
s SECTION 9, This Ordinance shall
fake effect and be in force frOtf and
after its passage and publication.
PISSED. September 6, 1901.
Attest: PR. VAIL. Mayor.