Las Vegas optic., 1909-04-29
COUNCIL CONSIDERS THREE
STRONG ORDINANCES WHICH
WILL LOWER INSURANCE RATES
Additional Protection Will Be Given City
From Fires by Bills Providing For
Electrical Inspector, Defining
Legal Wiring and Governing
Storage Of Explosives,

quire a written Recommendation from
the city electrical inspector before is
srdng any license.
/ A written permit must be secured
before contractor can install cleo
tricai wiring in any building. Per-
sons doing wiring must notify the city
! inspector before any part of the in
stallation is concealed and it must
have his written approval.
The inspector is allowed fees for all
Inspections, the schedules running
from soc to 81, according to the ma
ture OF the work He is authorized to
examine all premises at reasonable
hours to see that the laws are being
complied with He is authorized to
have service disconnected if the wir-
ing is unsafe or to notify owners of
wires to have them removed and re-
placed according to the ordinance.
Persons violating provisions of the
ordinances OF interfering with its en-
forcement shall be fined not less than
s2s.
The ordinance relating to the
height of wires, cables, ETC., specifies
the size OF wires to be used and that
none shall sag lower than rs feet
above the ground
The city electrical Inspector is Civ
en- authority to test all clectricaI me
ters to see that they are registering
correctly, once every twelve months.
He II then to seal the meter ana the
seas must remain uHbroken. VIOLA
tion OF the ordinance is punishable
by fine of not less than SIS nor
more than $25, or Jail sentence of
from 10 to 20 days, or both.
The operating company shall on or |
before the first day of each month |
have all meters read and a carbon
copy of the same shall be left at the |
premises with the consumer, at the |
Iime Oh tn6 TeaQlng.
The ordinance restricting the stor- |
ing or explosives or inflammables /
states it shall be unlawful for any per-
son, company or corporation to keep
within the city any gunpowder in
greater quantities than 100 pounds. |
Fixed ammunition for small arms mayl
be kept on the first floor of build |
ing provided that there are NOT over
1000 pounds. The sale or storage Of |
dynamite. giant powder. nitro glycer.
inc or other high explosives in the
city is absolutely prohibited. The
storage of these explosives will be
permitted outside the, fire limits of
the city if they are kept in stone OF
brick warehouses with fire-proof roof
and metal covered doors, 500 feet [
from any building or structure.
1t viii be unlawful to keep or store T
in buildings in the city gasoline or
petroleum. provided that retail mer-
chants may keep not to exceed five
barrels of coal oil and ten gallons of
gasoline in small cans. free from
leak. Storage and use Of gasoline in
connection with business establish
ments may be permitted when the
storage is in accordance with the fol- I
lowing provisions: Storage is limited
to 100 gallons. There shall be a sub
stantial steel tank buried at least two
feet under ground with filling pipe
capped. 1t may be conveyed to a
building by an approved pump or
metal safety can not exceeding five
gallon capacity. It cannot be carried
to buildings in open buckets. When
the can is not buried. It shall be
not larger than so gallons and must be
in an iron-clad shed. 80 feet
from any building.
The Law is strict In regard to the
filling of automobiles and in the use /
of lights where gasoline is used.
g Persons violating provisions of the
ordinance can be fined any sum not
less than IS nor more than 800 and /
the continued violation Of any pro-