Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-06-30
ORDINANCE NO. 81.

Coulee city, WaSh providing a penalty LOT
the violation of this ordinance and repeating
all ordinances parts of ordinances in con-
tiict herewith.
Be 1t Ordained by the Town Council of the
Town of Coulee City:
/. The duties of Inspector hereinafter
defined and described, shall be vested in the
office of Mayor and he is hereby empowered
and authorized to appoint in his place, any
competent person, to perform the actual work
If inspection. The term of such appointment
may be for a fixed period of time, or during
the performance of a specified amount of in
spection work. The compensation which such
inspector shah receive to be the fees and
charges hereinafter specified to be collected
for services rendered.
| 2. When any installation has been COM
pleted and is ready for inspection, the in.
spector town clerk shall be notified. and
such work shall be inspected within a reason
able time. When any electrical wiring, ap-
paratus or fixtures shall be found on inspec-
ton to conform to the rules and regulations
provided by this ordinance, the inspector shall
issue a certificate of inspection certifying
| that such wiring, apparatus or fixtures has
been inspected and found to comply with the
! terms of this ordinance, but no certificate
shall be granted until such equipment is made
to conform to the rules and regulations pre-
scribed herein
8. 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation, to use, or cause, or per-
nit to be used, any electric current for heat
ing, lighting or power purposes, in or through
or by means of any wiring apparatus or fix
| lures in or on any building until same shall
inbefore provided for shall have been issued
therefor.
A. 1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation furnishing electric cur
rent for light, heat power to connect, or
to permit to be connected, his or its
distributing system with any installation OF
wiring, apparatus fixtures in or on any
building until the certificate provided for in
Section of this ordinance has been issued.
The inspector may, before said certificate is
issued, give temporary permission to furnish
or electric current through any wiring,
apparatus or fixtures, if in his opinion such
wiring, apparatus or fixtures are in such con-
diton that current may safely be used there
in and there exists an urgent necessity Tor
such use
5. That the installation of all electric wir-
ing, apparatus and fixtures in buildings and
other structures, within the provisions of this
ordinance shall, except in the particulars
herein expressly provided for, be governed
by and conform to the rules and regulations
of the National Board of Fire Underwriters
as amended and published in 1915 and as
amended from time to time and as on file in
the Office of the Town Clerk, and all such
electrical wiring, apparatus and fixtures shall
be made to conform to the requirements of
this ordinance and of said rules and regula-
tions before the same shall be finally APP
proved and accepted by the inspector. And
1T shall be construed that all electrical
apparatus, fixtures and fittings installed in
buildings and other structures shall within
the provisions of this ordinance, be such as
tories, Incorporated 1t shall be unlawful
for any person. firm or corporation, either as
owner, architect, contractor, artisan or other
wise, to do, or. cause or permit to be done,
any electric wiring or any installing of elec-
trio apparatus, or fixtures in such manner
that the shall not conform to all the
provisions of this ordinance.
g. Ii the inspector shall find any part
of any electric wiring, apparatus or fixtures
in any building in the town OF Coulee
City to have been installed contrary to the
provisions of this ordinance, to be danger
Gus to life and property, the inspector or
any other officer of the law shall have the
right and power to disconnect such work and
to place a seal upon such work SO discon-
nected. He shall at the time give
written notice of such disconnection to the
or occupant of the building in which
such disconnection has been done, or to the
person using current by means of such dis
connected wiring apparatus or fixtures. After
such disconnected wiring, apparatus, fix
lures have been put in condition required
shall be removed by the inspector. 1t shall
be unlawful for any person, firm or corpo-
ration to use any current in, through or by
of such disconnected wiring, appara
tus, or fixtures, to attach other wires for
the supply of current to such disconnected
wiring, apparatus or fixtures or to remove,
break or deface any seal so placed.
7. Upon making an inspection the in
spector shall leave notice at the service
switch or other suitable place, stating that
the work has been accepted or rejected, and
for rejection.
8. At the time inspection is made the in
spector shall collect from the owner Of the
premises in or upon which the installation
has been done, the following fees viz:
For each inspection, covering 20 outlets
less excluding switch outlets. 81 90
For each additional outlet above twenty. .0o
Minimum charge for any inspection of
new work 1.OO
Minimum charge for inspection of old
Work 40
Wiring for motors dynamos, 1 horse
For re INSPECTION of arc lights. electric irons ru
and signs:
For each of the first FIVE arc lamps or
For each additional lamp iron,
For each sign having 20 lights or less. LOO
For each additional light above twenty .O2
9. This ordinance shall not be construed
bility of any person owning operating, or
installing electrical wires, appliances, appa
ratuses or equipment, for damages to any
6u bull or TO any person injured by any de-
empoye of the town of Coulee City, or the
town itself, be held liable for any damages
by reason of the issuance of any permit or
certificate of inspection, herein provided for
10. Every person, firm or corporation vio
lating any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be deemed guilty of misde
, ii eanof anu upon conVlculon tnereO1 snail De
punished by fine of not less than One Dol
lar more than One Hundred Dollars, and
pay the costs of prosecution, and may be i'm
prisoned until such fine and costs are paid
IL. That all ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith, be, and the same
hereby repealed.
IL. An emergency is declared to exist
and this ordinance shall be in force and eff.
feet upon its passage and publication
Passed June 18th, 1916.
Approved:
G. w. GILBERT, Mayor
Attest:
G. A. STAPLETON, Clerk
GREATLY BENEFITED BY CHAM.
BERLAIN'S LINIMENT