The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-16

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Section 7. No alteration or change
shall be made in the wiring OF any
building nor shall any building be
wired for the placing Of electric
lights, meters or heating device, nor
the taking down or replacing Of any
electric wiring, without first making
application in writing to the City
Electrician and submitting plans and
ial 10 be used In the installa-
ton, for inspection, and securing
from said City Electrician a permit
therefor, Upon the completion OF
the wiring OF any building, It shall
be the duty Of the company. firm
or individual doing the same, to no.
tlfy the City Electrician, who shall
within twenty-four hours inspect the
same; and II approved by him, he
shall issue two certificates OF i'd in
spection and an outline OF the result
of said inspection, one to be given to
the owner of said wiring or his
agent. and one to DO marked dupll-
cate and given to the individual, firm
or company who installed said wiring
apparatus; but no such certificate
shall be issued unless all apparatus,
wires, etc, connected Herewith are
in strict conformity with the rules
and regulations herein and herewith
set forth, nor shall any current be
turned on until such certificate is
issued, except as provided in Section
10 of this ordinance.
Section s, All electrical construc.
ton, all material and all appliances
used in connection with electrical
work, the operation OF all electrical
apparatus, shall be in conformity
with the rules and regulations set
down In what is known as the Ma
tional Code of Rules for the install
lation of Wiring Apparatus for Elec-
trio Light and Power as the same are
now or may be hereafter established;
and the said rules and regulations
are hereby adopted and approved.
Section o. No addition or exten.
sions shall be made to or connected
to any wiring already Installed, UNI
less the entire installation conforms
to the rules Of this ordinance or
such changes made In the said sys-
tenn as are deemed necessary by the
City Electrician.
Section 10, The said City Elec-
trician shall have the authority to
Issue a temporary certificate for a
period not exceeding thirty days in
case where a current is desired on
4 system during alterations or in |
large installation before completion. |
Al any time the City Electrician
ieems the installation unsafe, or the
failure of the owner to Fay the said
Inspection fees upon the completion
" said installation, he shall revoke
he temporary certificate and cause
he current to be cut off from said
,ystem.
Section II. All guy wires for
'oles used to cary electric currents
oming within eight feet of the
shall be securely grounded
nd provided with electric circuit
breakers placed in said guy wires at
east eight feet above the ground.
Section 10. All electrical wires run
'ver and on buildings with flat
oofs shall be securely supported at
east seven feet above said roofs
nd arranged so as not to interfere
nth firemen passing over roofs. Said
'ires shall be supported on poles as
iuch as possible and not run from
to building.
Section 13. All buildings hereaft-
r wired for electric lights or power !
hall each have but one service en-
'ance and service switch for each
ystem; provided, the City Electro
ian may give special permission, in
riting, for more, where he may
eem it necessary.
Section IA, Before a permit shall q
o Issued by the City Electrician to (,
0 wiring or install appliances for
ectrc lights or power, the person,
rm or corporation to whom same 7
issued shall pay the following in {
lection fees, which fees shall con- b
itute and be the compensation of t.
lie City Electrician: b
For roughing in: c
irst five outlets for lights or c
fans, or less than five. ....$ so a
ach additional outlet 80. .05
For installing appliances n
rst five fixtures or fans, n
or less than five ..... so a
lch additional fan or fixture .05 Il
Wiring and installing motors a
i'd dynamos: S
lie horse power or less. .. so a
yer one horse power and not a,
greater than three no m