The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-07-25
LEGAL NOTICES.

| tiftcate Is Issued, give temporary
| permission to furnish or use cleo
trio current through any wiring.
apparatus or fixtures. II In his optn-
| Ion such wiring. apparatus or FIX
| lures are In such condition that cur
rent may safely ne used therein and
there exists an urgent necessity
for such use.
Section is. The installation OF
all electrical wiring. apparatus and
fixtures In buildings and other
structures, within the provisions OF
| this ordinance, shall, except la tho
particulars herein expressly pro-
vided for, be governed by and con-
form to the rules and regulations
OF the National Board of Fire I'M
derwriters as embodied In the Ma
| tional Electrical Code as amended
and published In 1915, and as
amended from time to time and as
on file In the office of the city
Clerk, and all such electric wiring,
apparatus and fixtures shall be
done to conform to the requirement
| of this ordinance and OF said rules
and regulations before the same
shall be finally approved and ao-
copied by the Inspector
Provided, that written notice
shall be sent to all registered cleo
tricians OF any changes or addl-
tons to the rules that shall be
adopted from time to time.
Section Ia. IL the Inspector shall
find any part Of any electric wlr-
| ing. apparatus or fixtures In or
about any building In the city of
| Tacoma which has been installed,
altered or repaired without a per-
| init, or not In accordance with the
provisions Of this ordinance, or In
| a condition dangerous to life and
property, he shall disConnect such
work and place his seal upon the
| work so disconnected, and he shall
| forthwith given written notice OF
| such disconnection to the owner or
occupant of the building In which
| such disconuectlon has been made,
giving the reasons therefor, and no
| person. firm, or corporation shall
| use any current In, through or by
| means of such disconnected wiring
| apparatus or fixtures, or attach
other wires for the supply OF cur
| rent To such disconnected wiring,
| apparatus or fixtures, or remove,
| break or deface any seal so placed
| After such disconnected wiring,
| apparatus or fixtures shall have
been put in IA condition required by
| this ordinance, the seal or seals 81
placed shall be removed by the In
spector.
| Section Is. Approved metallic
conduit or armored conductors VIII
he required for the installation Of
all wiring of new buildings OR
structures; the rewriting or the In.
| stallataion of new wires In base
meuts of Old buildings or additions
thereof I'm the fire limits of the
city; the rewriting of old buildings
| or additions thereto used as the
aters or for the exhibition OF NOV
ing pictures, the wiring of fire
proof or slowburning construction
buildings as defined by the build
| ing ordinance apartment houses,
grain elevators, flour mills, ware
| houses, school houses, rooming and
| lodging houses, lodge rooms, laun-
dries, buildings used for the stor-
Ing OF gasoline or other readily IN
flamable materials or high explos-
ives, churches and other public
| buildings In any part of the city.
| Section l6. All wiring in unfin-
| ished Easements shall be roughed-
in complete and outlets provided +.
with headers as In concealed work.
All such wiring shall be done on
rough-in permit. Final o: X, on
rough-ln Jobs will not be given un-
til all plumbing and piping has
been roughed-in.
Section H. All lights installed
in bathrooms or kitchens and all
| lights within six feet of permanent
ground shall be on standard side
wall switches. Bathroom lights
shall be not less than eight feet
from the bottom of the tub to the
| nearest point of contact with such
| lighting fixtures. When repair work
is done under any of the above con-
| ditions any approved porcelain key
| socket will be acceptable and 1t Is
| recommended that double pole
socket be used wherever possible.
| Distribution centers and open
blade switches of any sort shall
be at least six feet from perman-
ent ground, except In the standard
| conduit system.
Section 49, Service outlets must
he obtained from the office of the
Superintendent. The point of en-
trance of light and power wires
must be located as directed by the
| Inspector.
All service wires shall be run In
approved metallic conduit, contin-
uous from the point of entrance to
the service cut out cabinet, and
from service cabinet to meter, and
minal fittings. Where service con-
duit enters building II must extend
IL inches beyond face of building
unless permission Is granted by the
| Inspecto for a different arrange
ment, which deviation shall be not
ed on the original permit. At
least two feet of service wire must
be left outside of service fitting for
| line connection. A table showing
pipe sizes required by the depart
! ment for various services will be
| furnished upon application. Any
installation consisting of more than
three lighting circuits shall have
| three wire service. switch and cut
out. Where service is run out OF
building of brick, tile, concrete or
stone construction. the owner shall
install brackets for service wire,
the same to be furnished by the
City. In new buildings all lighting
meters must be grouped in one cab
| met or In one room provided for
them, and shall be supplied from
one service.
BY special permission from the
Inspector, power meters may be To-
| Gated at or near the moter they
mete. All power shall be so wired
that 1t can be supplied from one
power service.
Section 10. On any circuit con-
Meeting eight outlets or less, the
Inspector shall be guided by the
conditions governing the partfcu-
lar work under inspection and may,
IL he finds 1t necessary, require the
subdivision of this number of OUT
let's, depending upon the number of
lights to be attached to an outlet.
| This applies to residence concealed
work of lighting and nut not fin
ish more than 16 sockets to circuit
or more than $50 watts.
| Section 20. On residence wiring
meter or meters must be placed out
side, preferably on rear porch,
where accessible to the department
at all times, and must be placed In
approved cabinet and protected
from the weather IL not practical
to place outside, special permits
sion may be given by the Inspector