The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
Proposed Ordinance No. z
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE INSTALLING AND
MAINTAINING ELECTRIC WIRES APPLIANCES
AND MACHINERY WITHIN THE CITY OF ELY

| MAINTAINING ELECTRIC WIRES APPLIANCES
AND MACHINERY WITHIN THE CITY OF ELY.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELY Do oRDAIN:
SECTION The Superintendent of the Light and Water
Plant of the City of Ely is hereby authorized empowered
and directed to regulate determine and have general super
vision the srngng placing and attaching of electric
light and power telephone telegraph and all other electric
wires apparatus appliances ana machinery OF any nature
whatsoever hereafter placed in the City of Ely
inspect and renspect all such electric appliances machinery
and wires any extent and any he deems
for the prevention of fires accidents per-
property and to all such electric appliances
machinery and wires to be SO constructed placed supported
and guarded as not to fires accidents to endanger
life property.
SECTION q The said superintendent of the Light and
Water Plant in the discharge of his official Duties hereby
vested with full authority building manhole
subway in the City of Ely for the purpose of making
examination test Of electric apparatus appliances
said his authorized assistant shall be given
prompt to all electric constructions and to all build
ngs public private, within the City of Ely.
SECTION g. The Superintendent of the Light Water
Plant of the City of Ely is hereby authorized order .or
the removal of any all electric off
all said city wires interfere
with the work OF the Fire Department of the City Ely
threaten injury to life property.
SECTION f. 1t shall be unlawful for any person. firm
coparnershp corporation to enter upon the installation
construction alteration of electric wires appliances
machinery the City of Ely before application writing
has been made for permit for the proposed work per-
NIT therefor has been issued by the Superintendent of the
Light and Water Plant of the City of Ely;
/ Provided however that permits applications for
permits shall be required for the installation of electric
wiring for electric bells lighting apparatus enuncators
watch clocks fire alarms other similar instruments
SECTION s. Upon the completion of the construction
alteration of any electric wiring building
structure in the City of Ely upon the installation of
electric appliances regulated by this ordinance it shall
De te duty OF the person co-partnersmp or corporation
doing the work notify the Superintendent of the Light and
Water Plant of the City of Ely who shall inspect
inspection to be made of such work within working
day after the receipt OF such notice If the work done
forms In all respects the provisions of this ordinance the
Superintendent OF the Light and Water Plant shall ISSUE
to be issued certificate of satisfactory inspection
and
line of the result of said inspection.
SECTION 6. Any electric wires appliances machinery
In the City OF Ety. whether already constructed proposed
whether specifically regulated by the terms of this ordinance
not which used in such way danger
property shall be subject the supervision of the
Superintendent of the Light and Water Plant of said city,
who shall have power make wiring appliances machn-
conform to the true intent of public safety to
persons and property the said Superintendent of the
Light and Water Plant shall have the power all
electric wires appliances machinery hereafter existing
to be constructed said city, constructed placed supported
and guarded proper and with due for the
protection of life and property.
SECTION Z. No so-caled concealed wiring shall be
fathed in any concealed from sight until
inspected accepted by the Superintendent of the Light
and Water Plant and having charge of the
ton of building in the City of Ely who permits
wiring for which permit has been issued required
to be covered by aths other material such wiring
is inspected and accepted shall be subject the penalty
provided for in this ordinance.
|. SECTION s. When wiring other electric appliances
are found to be in dangerous condition when in the
opinion of the Superintendent of the Light and Water Plant
such procedure is deemed necessary order prevent
dents danger to life property the said superintendent
of Light and Water Plant hereby authorized dconnect
such wiring electric appliances the to be
disconnected from and shall be unlawful for
person to operate any such wiring app
the to eectricenergy
part of electric system until they have been
put safe condition and certificate of acceptance has been
issued by the said Superintendent of the Light and Water
Plant. ~
SECTION g. All electric constructions and and
appliances used in connection with electric work. together
with the operation of all electric apparatus in buildings
within the City of Ely shall be conformity with the rules
and regulations known the National Electric Code
the established; 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 any provision of this
ordinance failing comply with of its requirements
SHALL upon conviction of such violation failure be pun
shed by fine of not exceeding 100000 imprisonment of
not exceeding three (3) months.
SECTION H. This ordinance shall take effect
days from and after its passage and publication