The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

have first produced license from the city
clerk allowing him or them to do such cleo
trlcal work The city clerk shall issue no
license until the applicant therefor shall
have filed bond in favor of the City of
Hays. executed by some surety COMPANY
authorized to do business IN the State of
Kansas, IN the sum of 100000, conditioned
that the principal IN said bond viii install
electric hight, heat and power wires, fixtures,
appliances, conductors, apparatus and their
supports, required by the ordinances of
the City OF Hays governing electrical con-
structiOn work in said city and it Is hereby
made the duty of the city clerk to issue such
license to the person, firm or corporation FL
ing such bond; provided however, that per
business but doing their electrical con-
structiOn work shall not be required to file
such bond, unless such person, firm or cor
poration shall do elertcical cons truction for
other parties. and in such case they are re-
CURED to file said bond.
Sec TO- All electric light and power
wires or apparatus, herein after installed in
any building in the City of Hays. shall be
installed IN accordance with the rules and
quirements of the National Electric Code.
provided. however, that in case said cleo
trical inspector shall authorize any devia-
ton from said rules and requirements, q
compliance Keither with said code or with the
authorization of said electrical inspector
shall be held to be sufficient compliance with
this ordinance.
Sec II. Upon the completion of the in
Stallation of any electric light power
wires appliances under any such permit,
or from time to time shall be necessary
before the same shall be covered or con-
ceaied It shall be the duty of the person,
firm corporation installing the same to
notify the electrical inspector, who shall in
spect cause to be inspected, within II
hours from such notice, SAID work. and II It
shall be approved by him, he shall issue
certificate of satisfactory inspection but
such certificate shall be issued unless such
istallation shall be found to be IN strict
conformity with the requirements hereof,
nor shall any electric current be turned on,
except for the purpose OF inspection, until
such certificate shall be issued No electric
light power wire shall be concealed or
covered Except wires in metal condult)
until It shall have been inspected and ap-
proved by the electrical inspector his
assistant. and said electrical inspector shall
have authority to remove cause to be re-
which may interfere with the proper in
spection thereof As part of said inspec-
ton, said inspector shall that all cleo
trio wires other than light or power wires
are properly insulated from light and power
wires and properly protected agaist currents
from same
Sec II No certificate shall be issued as
provided in the preceding section, until the
person firm or corporation applying there
for. shall have paid to the city treas Urer
fees for such inspection at the following
Single outlets up to ten outlets s1.OO
All over ten outlets -05 per outlet
Switch outlets to be counted as an outlet.
For each motor less than l HIP .25
For each motor 1 HIP and less than
For each motor HIP and less than
Is HIP rs
For each motor over Is HIP 100
For each electric sign so
For each picture machine or stereop-
tican LOO
Switch boards per panel 100
Decorative outline lighting. per cir
Not otherwise specified rs per hour
Minimum charge for each inspection so
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metal moulding shall be required for all cleo
trio light, heat and power wires, in the wiz
ing of new buildings, rewriting of old build
ings and in the installation of new wires in
old buildings, in additions thereto. within
the fire limits of the City of Hays. as they
now are or may be hereafter established, and
in flats, apartment houses and rooming
houses, occupied by more than two families.
churches, hospitals, schools, hotels, theaters,
garages, opera houses, livery stables. public
buildings and manufacturing and dry clean
ing establishments outside the fire limits
of said City of Hays, and said conduits or
moulding shall be installed according to the
rules of the National Electric Code
Sec IA The electrical inspector shall
have power and authority to condemn the
ductOrs, apparatus and their supports in,
upon, in connection with, any building,
shop clubhouse, shed other structure with
in the City of Hays, and he shall have power
and authority to cut off or require the cut
ting off of the electrical current from any
circuit building, shop, Clubhouse shed. or
II
trical wiring, fixtures, appliances, conduct
ors, apparatus or their supports not in
compliance with the ordinances of the City
of Hays; he shall have power and authority
to cause said electrical wiring, fixtures, ap
pliances, conductors, apparatus and their
supports to be repaired changed replaced
removed disconnected when the same shall
become defective by reason OF improper
insufficient ms ulation when from any
other cause they shall become dangerous to
life and property. and it shall be unlawful
for any person, firm, corporation to fail
neglect, refuse to repair, change, replace
remove. disconnect, such condemned cleo
trical wiring, fixtures, appliances, conduct
ors. apparatus. or their supports, or to fail
neglect refuse to cut off the electrical
current from any circuit, building, shop,
shed, clubhouse, other structure within
the City of Hays, after being notified to
do by the electrical inspector
Sec Is This ordinance shall not be con-
strued to removoe lessen the liability OF
any party owning, operating, controlling or
installing any electrical equipment for dam
ages to any person, property injured by
any defect therein, shall the city be held
as assuming any such liability by reason of
the inspection authorized herein or the certi-
ficate issued
Sec 16 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to do any of the
things herein prohibited, fail to do any
of the things herein commanded to be done.
any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of Offense and, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum
not less than five dollars more than fifty
dollars for each offense-
Sec. IT. This ordinance shall take erect
and be in force from and after its publica-
| ton Approved: W w Paul,
Attest: Carrie Meyer, Mayor
City Clerk.