Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-11
CITY LEGAL NOTICES
COMMISSION ORDINANCE No. 81.
An Ordinance Amending Section 20 of

oIbbENANSE No 81.
An Ordinance Amending Section 20 of
Commission Ordinance No. IS. of
the City of Albuquerque.
BE 1t Ordained by the City Commits
sion of the City of Albuquerque:
Section / That Section 20 of Com
mission Ordinance No. Is be and
hereby is amended to read as follows:
Section 20. (a) That all electric
wiring hereafter installed including
additions, extensions or changes. eX-
cept as specified elsewhere in this
amendment, used for transmission of
current for light, heat or power. in
or on all buildings within the follow
ing described inner wiring limits,
shall be installed in approved steel
conduit or metal moulding,
From the southwest corner of
Tiieras avenue and Broadway; thence
south to Silver avenue; thence west to
John street; thence south to Coal
avenue, thence west to Second street,
thence north to Lead avenue, thence
west to Third street. thence north to
Silver avenue, thence west to Fifth
street. thence north to alley between
Central and Gold avenues. thence
west to Seventh street. thence north
to alley between Central and Copper
avenues, thence east to Fifth street,
thence north to Tijeras avenue, thence
east to Fourth street, thence north to
Marquette avenue, thence east to the
west side of the railroad, thence south
to Tijeras avenue, thence east to
Broadway and place of beginning.
All electrical services hereafter in
stalled for buildings within the inner
wiring limits of the outer fire limits,
and within the corporate limits of the
city of Albuquerque. shall be in APP
proved steel conduit, equipped at
outer end with an approved service
or conduit fitting. and run continu-
ously without outlet or junction box
into a service cabinet of approved
steel construction, with Underwriters
label of approval attached thereto.
Said cabinet shall be located inside
the walls of building and as near to
| point of entrance as possible. Such
, cabinet shall be so arranged that
handle of service switch located there
in shall be easy of access from a per-
manent floor. Conduit and service
to be securely bonded and grounded,
but in no case shall the conduit sys-
tenn be used to ground secondary sys-
tenn. Ground wire shall not be lighter
than that known as number ten (10)
gage, and. in the event of service
wires being larger than number ten
(10) gage. such ground wire shall be
of like size. Insulation of ground
wire shall be equal to insulation of
service wires. Conductors for all UNI
derground services. and all conductors
in or beneath basement floors will be
considered as subject to moisture and
must be lead-sheathed
tb) All electrical wiring hereafter
installed within the corporate limits,
in or upon any public garage. school,
church, hotel. apartment house, plan
ing mill. gasoline or oil warehouse.
factory or other like institution. or
any public building whatsoever, shall
be wired to conform with such rules
as may cover within the inner wiring
limits.
Co Hereafter all electrical wiring
within the corporate limits with
potential or four hundred and forty
(440) volts or over. shall be installed
to conform to all city ordinances COW