Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-06
AMENDMENT
is ADOPTED
COUNCIL CHANGES ORDINANCE
ON ELECTRICAL WORK
AMOUNT OF FEES coLLEcTABLE
is ANNOUNCED
Plan of Work to Be Done Must Be
Filed with the City EIec-
trician and Deposit
Made

The following amendment fixing the fees
for permits and the inspection of cleo
trical work has been adopted by the city
council, and is now in effect:
Section l. That section II Of ordinance
No. 1898 (new series), entitled "An orr
dinance regulating the installation, ar
rangement. alteration, repair, use and OPP
GRAFTON of electric wiring, connections,
fixtures and other electrical appliances in
all buildings and other structures in the
city of Los Angeles" approved June 2S,
1906, be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2. That the city Electrician shall
charge and collect from the person, firm
or corporation to whom any permit for
doing any electrical work is issued under
the terms Of this ordinance, the following
fe&s, to wit:
For issuing permits Observation-Disclosures 10
FOR INSPECTION OF WORK
For fixtures on outlets at which current is
used or controlled which are installed
distance not exceeding Is inches from
each other, each ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 02
For fixtures of outlets at which current is
used or controlled which are installed
a distance exceeding Is inches from
For each char arc lam lamp and switch... rs rs
FOR WIRING OR INSTALLATION OF
MOTORS OR GENERATORS
For each motor of not more than
For each motor of more than / horse
power and not more than horse power loo
For each motor of more than and not
more than horse power................. 1.50
For each motor of more than and not
more than 15 horse power ...........k.... 200
For each motor of more than 15 and not
more than 50 horse power ............... 2.5o
power ,......,..,........................... 49, 500
For each generator of more than 1 Kill
owatt and not more than Klowatt...- 1.e9
For each generator of than 3 Kill
owatt and not more than Kilowatt.... 1.50
For each generator of more than s Kill
owatt and not more than 10 Kilowatt... 200
For each generator Of more than Is Kill
owatt and not more than so Kilowatt 2-50
For each generator Of more than so Kill
owatt 500
For each removal OF motors or generators
upon which a final certificate has for
merly been issued by the city electri-
clan, fee for inspecting such motor
generator Of not less than rs cents per
hour shall be charged.
For electric signs containing 25 lamps or
less -oO
For electric signs containing more than rs
lamps, for each lamp in excess OF 25...- .o2
When more than two inspections of any
equipment or part thereof are necessary,
an additional fee for each additional in
spection of rs cents per hour.
For inspection of, any electrical equip
| ment governed by this ordinance for
which no fee is herein prescribed, rs cents
per hour.
Every person, firm or corporation maxi
ing application for any permit to do eiec-
trical work under the terms of this ordi-
nance shall, at the time of such applica-
tion, file with the city electrician a plan
or statement showing the character and
| amount of such work. and shall, at the
| same time, deposit with said city electri-
clan the amount of the permit fee and of
the fees for inspection of all work shown
on said plan or statement in accordance
with the above schedule. If any addi-
| tions shall be made to such work, or any
extra inspections of the same shall he
necessary, the person, firm or corporation
/ to whom the permit is issued shall pay
| the city electrician the inspection fees
therefor, according to the above schedule,
! within ten days after demand therefor by
said city electrician; and If said person,
| firm or corporation shall fail or refuse to
pay said feese within said period of ten
days, the city electrician shall not there
after issue to such person, firm or cor
poration any permit for the doing of any
electrical work until such fees are paid
The city electrician shall not issue the
certificate provided for in section 2 here
of for any electrical installment or equip
ment until all his fees for the inspection
thereof have been paid.