The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-23
Ordinance No. ~.


duties and compensation, regulating
electrical wiring and prescribing
penalties for violations OF This
ordinance.
Be It ordained by the City Coun.
ell OF the City OF Amarillo, Texas;
Section l. That II Is hereby
deemed necessary by the Mayor and
Aldermen OF the City OF Amarillo,
Texas, to appoint an additional Of
flcer known as City Electrician, Said
Electrician shall be appointed by the
Mayor, by and with the consent of
a majority OF the aldermen, imme-
dlately upon the taking effect OF this
ordinance, and at the first regular
meeting in May hereafter. and shall
serve for term OF one year, or
until his successor is appointed and
qualified, Before entering upon the
duties OF his office, the said City
Electrician shall enter into a bond In
the sum of one Thousand Dollars
($1,OO0), with two or more good and
sufficient sureties, to be approved
by the council, said bond to be con-
ditioned for the faithful perform
ance, OF his duties; and he shall also
take the constitutional oath Of Of
flee
Section 2. The City Electrician is
hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to regulate and determine
the placing of telephone, telegraph
and other signal wires and electric
light and power wires In and on all
buildings, streets, alleys, public and
private places in said city in such
manner as to prevent fires, accidents
or injury to persons or property
and TO cause all dead wires to be
taken down within period Of TWEEN
ty days after being abandoned, and
to cause all electrical appliances to
be placed, constructed and guarded
so as not to cause fire. accident or
endanger life or property; and when
ever in the judgment OF said City
Electrician, any electric wires or APP
planes shall be defective by reason
OF improper or insufficient insula-
ton, or from any other cause, the
said City Electrician shall notify at
once the owners thereof, or their
agents, to remove or place in safe
condition said defective wires or APP
planes. Any person, firm or cor
poration falling to repair, change or
remove same within forty-eight
hours after the receipt OF such notice
shall, upon conviction thereof, be
subject to a fine OF not less than five
dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars; and each and every day
which shall elapse until such wires
or appliances are placed in safe con-
dltion or removed, as directed by
said City Electrician, shall constitute
a separate offense.
Section 8. The said City Electro
clan shall keep, or caused to be
kept, full and complete daily re-
cord of all work done, permits and
certificates issued, examinations
made, or other official work per-
formed as required by the provi-
sions of this ordinance or its rules,
and make a full and detailed report
thereof to the mayor and council
az the end of each year, or at the
time OF his resignation or removal
from office, If same occurs during
the term for which he is appointed.
Section 4. The Chief Of the Fire
Department or the City Electrician
shall have the power to cause the
removal OF all wires or the turning
off of all electrical currents where
the circuits interfere with the work
OF the Fire Department.
Section 5. The City Electrician,
or other competent person designat-
ed by him shall have the right, dur
ing reasonable hours, to enter any
building, manhole or subway in the
discharge of his duties, or for the
purpose OF making any tests of the
electrical apparatus or appliances
therein contained; and for that pur-
pose, he shall be given prompt ac-
cess to all buildings, private or pub
lie, and to all manholes and sub
ways, on application to the company
or individual owning or in charge
or control OF same.
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty OF
said City Electrician to make
thorough inspection OF the lines of
all the individuals or companies
owning wires in the City, at least
once in each year, and where such.
lines are found to be in a dangerous
or hazardous condition, to persons or
property, he shall notify, In writing,