The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

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ORDINANCE NO. 1927.
AN ORDl4SA NE to establish the office
Of Electrical Inspector for the City of
topeka, to regulate and define the
duties OF said office and to establish
stallatlon of electric wiring and ap-
pnances. and providing penalties for the
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR
mp COuNcILMEN OF THE CITY OF
Section 1. The office of Electrical In
spector in and for the city of Topeka, is
hereby created. and said office shall be
1illed by appointment by the Mayor, by
and with the consent of the City Council.
The first Electrical Inspector appointed
under this ordinance; shall hold offlce until
April $, 1911, and until his successor is
appointed and qualified and thereafter
such Electrical Inspector shall hold office
Tor two years and until his successor is
appointed and qualified. Such Electrical
inspector shall be a competent electrician,
Wen Nersed IN the rules and regulations
assuming the authority conferred by this
ordinanee, the Electrical Inspector shall
take the oath usually admins lered to the
other city officers, and shall give a bond
~ 70 II, me city OF Topeka, in the penal sum of
$1,000 conditioned for the faithful per-
romance of his duties.
sec; = The Electrical Inspector in and
Tor the city of Topeka shall have general
5; uPpereisIon over the placing of all electric
buildings in the city of Topeka. in ac-
eordanee with the provisions of this ordi-
lance; ana said inspector and his deputy
snail enforce or cause to be enforced the
provisions of this ordinance and for that
purpose shall have and are hereby grant
81 special ponce powers necessary there
FOR, and said Inspector and his deputy
shall wear a distinctive badge as token
Sec. 3. Said Electrical Inspector shall
receive salary In the sum of $4,000 per
a aIn to be paid by the city of Topeka
from its treasury in the same manner that
olner city officers are paid
Sec. l. Said Electrical Inspector may.
ny and with the consent. of the Mayor,
appoint one deputy to ASSIST him in dis
charging the duties of his office, who
S 1ilsIl be paid for his services as Deputy
inspector at the rate of thirty-five cents
per hour for the time actually consumed
by such duties.
Sec D. Said Electrical Inspector or his
during reasonable hours, to enter any
ouliuing at the request of the owner or
occupant thereof for the purpose of max
ing any inspection required by this ordi-
nance and for that purpose shall be given
prompt access to all buildings, public or
private. on application to the company
or Individual owning or in charge or con-
troll of The same.
Electrical inspector is required to inspect,
by the provisions of this ordinance Shall
nlent hereof; and to be unsafe and defec
tive, said Electrical Inspector shall at
once notify the owner or agent of the
building in which such work has been
done, of such defect, and order him to
change re-arrange, or remove the same
and upon the owners or agents failure
or refusal so to do within reasonable
time, such owner shall be deemed guilty
OF violation of the provisions of this
ordnance, and each and every day which
snail elapse after the expiration of said
reasonable time as the same shall be fixed
by said Electrical Inspector without
compliance with said order, shall be con-
sldered a separate offense.
Sec. Z The Electrical Inspector or his
authorized deputy, shall have the power
to at once cause the removal of all wires,
or the turning off of all electrical currents,
work of the Fire Department during the
progress of fire.
Sec s.. Every person, firm or corpora
ton or erection of any electric light or
power wiring. in any new building in the
city OF Topeka; or any original installa-
tlon IN any building or any material al
teration therein, shall make application
to said Electrical Inspector in writing, for
construction permit upon blanks to be
furnished by the city, describing the pro-
posed work before proceeding Herewith,
and for each construction permit issued
by said Electrical Inspector, fee of ten
cents shall be paid into the City Treasury
by the person obtaining the same.
Sec. 3. Said Electrical Inspector shall is
sue no construction permit for proposed
work. and shall issue no certificate of
| inspection as hereinafter provided, to any
person. flrm or corporation engaged in
the business of electrical construction, I'M
til he or they shall have first procured
a license from the City Clerk allowing
MIN or them to engage in such occupation,
and no person, firm corporation shall
receive such license who has not an estab-
| Hshed place of business. The City Clerk
shall issue no license until the applicant
therefor shall have filed bond executed
do business in the State of Kansas, in the
sum of 100000, conditioned that the prin-
eipal in said bond will install electric light
| and power wires and apparatus as re-
qu1red by this ordinance. and it is hereby
made the duty of the City Clerk to issue
| such license to the person, firm or cor
| poratIOn filing such bond.
Sec. 10. All electric light and power wires
or apparatus hereafter installed in any
Installed in accordance with the rules and
requirements of the National Electric
si.io Electrical Inspector shall authorize
any deviation from said rules and re-
quirements, compliance either with said
code or with the authorization of said In
| spector shall be held to be a sufficient
compliance with this ordinance.
| Sec. IL Upon the completion of the in
| stallation of any electric light or power
wires appliances under any such per-
| nit, or from time to time as shall he nee
| or concealed, it shall be the duty CT the
person, firm or corporation installing the
same, to notify the Electrical Inspector,
VINO shall at once, in person or by MS dep
! uty, inspect the same, and if it shall be
approved by him, he shall issue a certifi-
cate of satisfactory inspection. But no
such certificate shall be issued unless said
installation shall be found to be in strict
| conformity with the requirements hereof,
! nor shall any electric current be turned
On, except for the purpose of inspection,
until such certificate shall be issued. No
electric light or power wire or equipment,
! shall be covered or concealed Except
! wires run in iron conduiD until it shall
| have been inspected and approved by the
Electrical inspector and said Inspector
shall have authority to remove, or cause
| to be removed, any lath, plaster or other
| finish which may interfere with the prop
er inspection thereof. AS a part of said
! inspection, said Inspector shall see that
| all electric wires other than light and
power wires, are probably insulated from
said light and power wires and properly
i protected against currents from the
same.
! Sec u. No certificate of inspection shall
| be issued as provided in the preceding sec
| ton, until the person applying therefor,
| shall have paid to the City Treasurer fees
| for such inspection at the following rates
For all wiring for capacity of 2e00
watts or less. SOC