The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-05-17
Ordinance No. 7
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE INSTALLING AND
MAINTAINING ELECTRIC WIRES APPLIANCES
AND MACHINERY WITHIN THE CITY OF ELY

| AND MACHINERY WITHIN THE CITY OF ELY.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELY DO ORDAIN.
oECIlONl l. The Superintendent of the Light and Water
Plant OF the City of Ely is hereby authorized empowered
and directed to regulate determine general super
VISION over the strnglng placing and attaching Of electric
ght and power telephone telegraph and all other electric
wires apparatus appliances and machinery of any nature
now hereafter placed the City Ely to
inspect and rnspect all such electric appliances machinery
ana TO any extent and in he deems
say Tor the OF fires accidents injuries to per-
sons or property and to all such electric appliances
machinery and wires to be constructed placed
and guarded as not to fires accidents or to enanger
life or property.
SECTION 2 The said Superintendent of the Light and
water Plant IN the discharge of his official Duties hereby
vested with full authority to any building manhoe or
subway the City of Ely; the purpose of making
any test of electric apparatus or appliances
said superintendent his authorized shall be given
prompt to all electric constructions and TO all huid
ings, public private within the City of Ely
SECTIONS. The Superintendent of the Light and Water
Plant OF the City OF Ely is hereby authorized
the removal of all electric or to turn off
all currents In said city when said wires interfere
with the work of the Fire Department CITY of Ev or
threaten injury to life property
SECTION 1t shall be unlawful for any person. firm
copartnershp corporation upon the installation
construction alteration of electric wires appliances or
machinery in the City of Ely before application in writing
has been permit for the work and
NIT therefor has been by the Superintendent of the
Light and Water Plant of the City of Ely;
Provided however, that permits or applications for
permits shall be required for the installation of electric
WIRING for electric bells lighting apparatus enuncators
burglar alarms telephones telegraph Instruments electric
SECTION 5. Upon the completion of the construction
alteration of any electric wiring in anv buldino or
structure IN the City OF ~ the installation of
any electric appliances regulated by this ordinance it shall
the duty of the person. oparnershp or corporation
dong the work to notify the Superintendent the Light and
Water Plant OF the City of Ely who shall inspect or cause
an inspection to be made of such work within working
day after the receipt of such notice If work done con
forms all respects the provisions of this ordinance the
Superintendent of Light and Water Plant shall issue or
cause to be issued certificate of satisfactory inspection
which shall contain the date of inspection and an ont
line OF the result OF said inspection
SECTION Any electric wires appliances or machinery
IN the City of Ely whether already proposed
whether specifically regulated by the this ordinance
or not which are used in such way danger
life property shall be subject the supervision of the
OF the Light and Water Plant of said city,
who shall have to make wiring appliances machn
conform to the true intent of public safety to pro-
tect persons and ropey the said Superintendent the
Light and Water Plant shall have the power to cause all
electric appliances machinery hereafter existing or
to be constructed in said city constructed placed supported
and guarded proper manner and with due regard for the
protection OF life and property
SECTION Z. No so-caed concealed wiring shall be
lathed any concealed sight until
inspected accepted by the Superintendent Light
and Water Plant and having charge of the
ton OF building in the City of Ely who permits
any wiring for which permit has been issued required
be covered by aths other material before such wiring
inspected and accepted shall be subject the penalty
provided for in this ordinance
SECTION g. When wiring or other electric annliances
are found to be dangerous condition when in the
opinion OF the Superintendent of the Light Water Plant
such procedure deemed order
dents danger to life property the said Superintendent
Light and Water Plant hereby authorized to dsconnec
such wiring electric appliances the to be
from services and it shall be unlawful for any
person to operate any such wiring app
ances or the to
the part of any electric SYSTEM until they have been
safe condition and certificate acceptance has been
issued by the said Superintendent of the Light and Water
Plant
SECTION g. All electric constructions and material and
appliances used connection with electric work together
with the operation of all electric apparatus in buildings
within the City of Ely shall be in conformity with the
and regulations known the National Electric Code
The establishes and said National Electric
Code hereby adopted part of this ordinance all
respects if its provisions fully embodied in this
ordinance
SECTION TO- Any person violating provision of this
ordinance or failing to comply with of its requirements
SHALL upon conviction of such violation or failure be pun
shed by fine of not exceeding $4,000 imprisonment of
not exceeding three (3) months.
SECTION H. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
orce ten days from and after it's passage publication
Passed April 16, 1918. Approved April II, 1918
OLOF KNUTSON,
Attest: Mayor.
l. VISITED JR
City Clerk.
Published May IT, 1918.