The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-05-10

exceeding fifty days, either or both, in
the discretion of the Mayor.
4. 1t shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation of the City
OF Marietta selling any commodity
wares or merchandise by weight to
use for the purpose of weighing any
such commodities, wares or merchan-
disc, any scales which have been ad-
judged inaccurate and defective by
the Inspector of Weights of said city.
and notice of such inaccuracy given
to such person, firm or corporation,
and any person, firm or corporation
violating this section shall, upon con-
viction, be punished by fine of not
: less than $500 and not more than
| $4,000, or labor on the streets of said
| city for not exceeding fifty days, either
or BOTH in the discretion of the Mayor.
Motion carried.
Chief of Police Z. H. Goodson ap-
pointed Inspector of Weights by Mayor
J. ]. Black.
| Motion made by Councilman R. w.
| Northcutt and seconded by Council
man w. T. Potts that the following
| ordinance be adopted:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City OF Marietta.
/. That from and after the passage
of this ordinance the Office of City
Electrician be and the same is hereby
created. Said City Electrician is to
be elected by the Mayor ~and Council
and his salary fixed by the Mayor and
Council before his election. Before
going into office he shall take and
subscribe to the oath prescribed for
other city officers, and he shall be
subject to removal at any time the
Mayor and Council may see fit, and
without cause.
. 1t shall be the duty of said City
Electrician, and he shall have the pow
er and authority so to do, to look
after, examine and inspect all wires
in the City OF Marietta which have
already been put up or that may here
after be put up, and see that the same
are properly insulated and strung; to
regulate the kind of insualtors to be
used and the kind of tie wires used
TO have authority to regulate the cree
ton of poles, the heighth, size and
positions thereof on any of the streets
OF said city, and to perform such
other duties as may be required of
him by the Mayor and Council of said
city.
8, No poles, either electric hight,
telephone or telegraph, or other kinds
shall be erected in said city unless
application for permit to erect said
poles is first made to the Mayor and
Council, accompanied by a plan or
drawing indicating the proposed To-
cation of same and such plans shall
have first been submitted to the said
City Electrician, and then approved
by the Mayor and Council.
4. Said City Electrician shall have
the power and authority to call upon
any party, company or corporation
who may now or hereafter have wires
strung and poles erected upon and
on any of the streets of said city that
may be in a dangerous condition or
! likely to become So to have the same
| placed in good and proper condition,
so as to prevent the wires from sag.
g1ng or coming into contact with other
wires, signs or other objects. And
| any such company, corporation or
party or their superintendent, agents.
managers or other persons in charge
of the local Offices or the management
| OF the business of such company, cor
poration or other party who fail or
refuse to comply with this section.
after being so called upon, shall be
| deemed guilty of a violation of this
| section and this ordinance. and he
| punished as hereinafter provided in
section six of this ordinance.
.. 1t shall be the duty of said City
! Electrician, and he shall have the
power and authority to inspect any
and all wiring that may now be or
| hereafter be installed in any resi-
denc9, place of business, warehouse.
stOrehouse or other building in said
| city, and to see that it is properly done
and according to the standard set by
! the National Board OF Fire Underwrit-
ers, and no person in said city shall
! have any electric current turned on
such wiring newly installed until said
wiring has been passed upon and in
spected and pronounced safe by SAID
City Electrician. 1t shall also be a
violation OF this ordinance for any
person to use or allow any electric
current to be turned on to any such
wiring which has already been in
stalled, provided such wiring shall
after inspection by said City Electri-
clan be deemed defective and unsafe.
and he notify the owner of the prem
ises TO that effect.
:. Be it further ordained, that any
company or corporation, or person. or
any OF their agents, superintendent
Tor managers, or other persons in
charge of local Offices, or manage
ment of the business OF said company.
corporation or other person in the City
OF Marietta who violates any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall be
fined not exceeding $4,000, or be sen.
fenced to work on the streets of said
city not exceeding fifty days, or be
imprisoned in the calaboose of said
city not exceeding fifty days. either
or all, in the discretion of the Mayor.
Motion carried.
Motion made by Councilman J. A
Benson and seconded by Councilman
w. 7. Potts that the following ordi-