Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04
proved by the Common Council and
filed with the City Recorder.


submit a written monthly report to
the Common Council giving informa-
tion as to the management and opera
tion of his department of the munich
pal electric plant as the Common
Council or its Electric Light Commit
tee may direct from time to time;
and also make such recommendations
relating to his department as he may
deem advantageous to the city.
ARTICLE III.
Section 4.
The City Electrician shall have
charge of the management and up
keep of the pole lines and attach
ments of the municipal electric light
and power plant of the city OF Ash
land, under such ordinances, rules
and regulations as may be prescribed
from time to time by the Common
Council, and under the direction of
the Electric Light Committee be-
tween meetings of the council. He
shall also be custodian of all poles,
wire, electrical supplies, lamps and
other material or property connected
with said municipal electric plant
within the city of Ashland, for use
of said city or as may be authorized
by the Common Council for sale or
issue to patrons OF the said municipal
electric plant, and for public service;
and shall perform such other duties
as the Council may prescribe.
Section 2.
The City Electrician shall have
general supervision of and shall in
spect all overhead or underground
wires, strands and cables, whether
telephone, telegraph, railway, light,
power or other wires, strands or ca
bles, and all poles and fixtures upon
which any such wires, strands or ca
bles are or may be placed OF at
tached, and which are in, on or across
any street, alley or other ground
within said city; shall enforce the
maintenance in safe condition, and
shall promptly report any unsafe con-
dition to the Electric Light Commit
tee, and shall include the same in his
monthly report to the Common Coun-
Gil.
Section 8.
The City Electrician shall also have
general supervision OF the installing
Of electric wires and connections
electric apparatus and equipment, in
or about any building or other struc-
ture or place in the city of Ashland;
and any such installation must be in
spected by the City Electrician or his
proper deputy and must receive the
written approval of the City Elec-
trician before any electrical current
may be used on or in connection
Herewith.
Section A.
1t shall be the duty of the City
Electrician to inspect all electrical
equipment, apparatus, and wiring
from time to time, and il any part of
any such electrical equipment, appa-
ratus, wiring or connections in or
about any building or other place in
the city of Ashland shall be found to
be dangerous to life or property, he
shall have the right and power, and
1t shall be his duty to notify the own
er of the building, wires, equipment
or connections to cease using electric
current on such dangerous wires,
equipment or connections and to have
the defect in same repaired within a
reasonable time. not exceeding forty
eight hours from the time of such
notice.
Section 5.
The City Electrician shall furnish
bond in the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars for the faithful performance
: of his duties, and the same, when ap-
proved by the Common Council is to
be filed with the City Recorder.
Section g..
The City Electrician shall submit
a written monthly report to the Com
! mon Council giving such information
as to the management of his depart.
ment of the municipal electric plant
! as the Common Council or its Elec'
trio Light Committee may direct
, from time to time; and also make
any recommendations relating to hil
department as he may deem advan'
tageous to the city.
ARTICLE w.
Section 1.
? No person, firm or corporation
shall supply electric current to an,
wires or connections, apparatus o.
, equipment In any building, structure
! or place in the city of Ashland, unit
: such wiring, connections, apparatus
or equipment has been inspected b,
the City Electrician or his deputy anC
! approved in writing by him, and
permit issued therefor as herein pro
vided.
Section 2.
/, No person, member of any firm o
corporation or employee of such shal
put in wiring connections, equip
ments, appliances or apparatus. in o
about any building or other structure
| or make any alterations or changes II
, or additions to any electrical wirinI
: or apparatus in any building or othe
t place without first filing with tn
: City Recorder written declaration
8 of intention to do such work. Th
d Recorder shall promptly notify tn
0 City Electrician of such declaration
g of intention. Such declaration shal
n state the kind of work to be done an,
j shall cover only the kind of work s.
y designated; and shall also state tn
d location, by street and number o
s otherwise, of the building or othe
o place where such work is to be done
n And when equipment, apparatus, wiI
; ing and connection is found to con
form to the rules and regulation
duly prescribed by ordinances of sal
It city and the National Electrical Code
; the City Electrician shall issue cer
s ,tificate that the terms of the ord
d nances and of said code have bee
n complied with; but no such certificat