Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1919-09-26
Ordinance No. 144

An Ordinance providing for the Office
of City Electrician, and regulating
the manner in which conduits, wires
and other installations for convey
ing electricity shall be inspected
and approved, and establishing a
system of permits and fees therefor.
Section l. BE it Ordained by the Com mon
Council OF the City OF North Wildwood, Cape
May County, New Jersey, that there shall be
established in said city an office to be known
as that of "City Electrician which office
shall be filled by appointment by the Com
mon Council. No person shall be eligible to
mold such office who shall not be a competent
electrician OF at least three years practical
experience. He shall hold office for one year
and until his successor shall be duly chosen
and qualified; and shall, within five days
after his appointment, deliver to the City
Clerk a bond in the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars, conditioned for the faithful perfor-
nance OF his duty.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of the City
Electrician to make tests OF street lamps at
such times as the Lighting Committee OF the
Common Council may direct. To keep in
proper condition a fire alarm system, and all
electrical wires used by the city. To inspect
all new electrical installation and construc-
ton, and all connections with buildings, both
inside and outside, and to order any detective
construction repaired, removed or rebuilt
whenever in his judgment life or property is
endangered thereby. He shall see that all
laws and ordinances now in force or that may
hereafter be enacted governing the use or in.
gtallation OF electric wires or appl' ances are
complied with, and that all work done con-
forms to the rules and requirements OF the
National Board of Fire Underwriters or such
other board or organization as may have au-
thority regarding the same. The City Elec-
trician shall have the right, during reason.
able hours, to enter any building in the city
Tor the purpose OF carrying out the duties OF
his Office.
Section 8. 1t shall hereafter be unlawful tor
any person or corporation to place, erect, add
to, change or alter any wires to be used for
the transmission OF electric current, or to
cause the same to be done or to make any
electrical connections whatever without first
filing with the City Electrician a plan show
ing the work to be done, and obtaining from
said official a permit, for which there shall
be paid to him at the time the application is
made, the following rates:
n) Motors and Generators:
From l to 10 Qnclusive) horsepower
or S2.00
From IL to 20 dnclusive) horsepower
or 3.OO
From q to 40 Qnclusive) horsepower
Al horsepower or kilowatt and over.... 500
Small tan or desk motors, same as
tor incandescent lamps.
() Incandescent Lamps, including %Incandes-
to 10 lights Inclusive. .".......,..S l.50
IL to 20 llghts Gnclusive) ..-............. $50
Il 10 ~ I1SltS (lncluslNeJ "..........s...... ON
81 to so lights (inclusive) ................. 400
81 to 100 lights Inclusive .................. 5 90
For each additional 100 lights or
traction l.OO
90 Fixture Work:
A fee for fixtures shall be charged, the
charge to be the same as provided for in
above clause providing for fees, and in
candescent lamps to be used on said fix
ture to determine the amount OF the fee to
be charged therefor.
az For a sign no permit shall be less than
ri IN hnf Uhnn fhRra are more than thirty |
lights then it shall be one-halt the regular
fee.
() A charge OF 70 cents will be made for ex-
ira inspection after work is reported fin
ished, il the work is found not to be cor
rect. The City Electrician shall Keep a
record OF all such permits and fees there
for, and shall on the first day OF each
month pay all amounts collected by him
to the City Clerk OF the City OF North
Wildwood, Cape May County, New Jer-
sey, taking a receipt therefor.
Section 4. The City Electrician shall re-
ceive as com pensation for his services an
amount equal to one-hal OF the fees paid over
by him to The City Clerk, in accordance with
the provisions of this ordinance, which shall
be his salary as such official.
Section s.. 1t shall hereafter be unlawful
for any person or persons or corporation to
erect or replace poles, turn any electric cur
rent on any wires hereafter run, or any cleo
trical connections hereafter made until the
City Electrician shall have examined and
approved such work after the completion OF
the same, and until said City Electrician
shall have issued ana uellVereu d cerIincate
of inspection and approval to the person en-
titled thereto, and If the said City Electrician
shall after inspection disapprove such work.,
then such current shall not be turned on.
Section 6. And be it further ordained, that
any person or persons who shall violate any
OF the provisions of this ordinance, shall, upon
conviction thereof before a proper ofhcer
having jurisdiction, be subjected TO a fine in
any sum not exceeding two hundred dollars,
at the discretion OF such officer before whom
any such person or persons may be tried, ana
in default OF the pay ment OF SalQ me De lm-
prisoned in the city or county Jail for a term
not exceeding thirty days, at the discretion
OF said officer, and any repetition OF any act
herein prohibited on any one day following
such conviction, shall be deemed a new
offence.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately after having been passed and
published according to law.
Passed first reading September I'd, 1919.