The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-10-04

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$1,000. said fee to be paid and bond
to be executed as provided in section
8 of this ordinance.
Section 9. The city clerk shall keep
a register showing the name, place Of
business and number of licenses in his
office. All persons. firms or corpora
tons. after having received a license
as described in this ordinance, shall
keep it posted in a conspicuous place
at his place Of business.
Section 10. No alterations or
changes shall be made in the wiring
of any building nor shall any build
ing be wired for electric lights, mo-
tors or heating devices, nor shall any
electrical apparatus or appliances be
installed without first securing from
the city clerk a written permit there
for, as provided in section 2 of this
ordinance. When any alterations or
changes are made in the wiring of
any building, or any new wires or
electrical apparatus is installed, it
shall be the duty of the company, firm
or corporation or individual doing or
having the work done, to notify in
writing the city electrician immedi-
ately after completing said work that
the work is ready to inspect. On re-
ceipt of the notice the city electri-
clan shall inspect said work and is
sue a certificate when it complies
with all the rules governing the
class of work under which it be-
longs. On business blocks, hotels,
apartment houses, and other large
buildings an inspection will be made
of different sections of the work at
the discretion of the city electrician
in order not to delay the other work
in connection with the construction of
the building.
Section II. The rules and regula-
lions of the National Board of Fire
Underwriters, embodied in their Ma
tional Electrical Code as emended and
published in 1917, which is hereby re-
ferred to and made a part hereof,
are hereby adopted as the rules and
regulations governing the installation
of electric wiring, apparatus, fixtures
and appliances for light, heat and
power and for telephone, telegraph
district messenger or similar signall-
ing systems in or on building streets,
and alleys within the corporate linn
it's of the city of Glasgow. The fol-
lowing rules r hereby adopted and
all electric wiring apparatus and fix
lures governed by this ordinance shall
be made to conform to the rules and
regulations herein adopted before the
same are accepted by the city elec-
trician; and it shall be unlawful for
any firm, corporation OF individual, as
owner, tenant, orchitect, contractor
or artisan, or otherwise, to do or cause
to be done any electric wiring or any
installing of electric fixtures or ap.
paratus in such a manner that the
same shall not conform to all of sale
rules and regulations and all othe,
provisions of this ordinance.
General Wiring.
Section IL. % All wires on ex.
teriors of buildings for signs outline
or decorative lighting or otherwise
shall be installed in approved meta
conduits and each socket or receptacle
shall be enclosed within an approved
metal box or trough.
(2) All moving picture machines
and booths for enclosing each shall b.
wired and constructed in accordanc,
with the specifications Of: the Boar<
of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific
copies of which are on file in tn,
office of the city clerk and are dis
tributed upon request.
(3) Service wires shall be brough
out at the rear of buildings and shall
not enter where they will interfere
with fire shutters, and all services
shall be run in approved conduits.
(4) No service wires shall run t,
exceed fifteen feet inside of an,
building before reaching a cut-out an,
switch. Inside the fire limits all cut
outs must be enclosed in approves
cabinets.
(5) All wires inserted in any build
ing between any meter in the trans
mission line shall be enclosed in ap
proved metal conduit.
Section -. This ordinance shal
not be construed to relieve from O
lessen the responsibility of any per
! son or persons, co-partnership or cor
porations owning or operating or in
stalling any electrical wires, appli
| ances, apparatus, construction o
equipment for the damages to an,
property or injury to any person b,
any defect therein; nor shall the cit,
of Glasgow or any agent thereof, b
held as assuming any such liabilit.
by reason of inspection authorized
: herein or the certificate of inspection
issued by the city electrician.
Section IA. Any person, firm, co
. partnership or corporation violating
, any of the provisions of this ordinance
where no other penalty is provided
shall be fined in the sum of not les