The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
First published in the Hays Free Pres
October 81, 1920
ORDINANCE NO. S87

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An ordinance providing for an electrical
Inspector for the City of Hays, regulating
anu ueh1Ing ms utcleS' Is SniGg ruies
and regulations relating to electrical wiring
and appliances, and providing penalties for
the violation thereof.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Com
missioners of the City of Hays:
Section l. That the manager of the City
of Hays, Kansas, shall be electrical inspector
OF said city and the duties herein after pre-
scribed for the electrical inspector shall be
performed by the said manager, or by a
competent assistant selected by the manager.
Sec. The electrical inspector or his
assistant shall have general supervision over
the placing and installation of all electric
light, heat and power wires, fixtures, appli-
ports, in and upon all buildings, shops out
houses, sheds and other structures within
the city in accordance with the provisions of
the ordinances of said city governing the
placing and ms tallation of electrical wiring
and appliances therein. 1t shall be the DUTY
of said electrical inspector to inspect all
electric light, heat and power wires, fixtures,
appliances, conductors, apparatus and their
supports which may be placed or installed
in any building, shop, shed, Clubhouse or
other structure within the City of Hays, re-
CARELESS of whether such placing or installa-
ton was done made by persons firms or
corporations engaged in other business but
doing their own electrical construction work
through men in their own employ or made
by persons, firms corporations doing cleo
trical construction work Said electrical in
spector shall enforce cause to be enforced
all provisions of all ordinances governing
the placing and installation of electrical wir-
ing and appliances in the City of Hays, and
for that purpose shall have and is hereby
granted special police powers necessary
therefor.
Sec g. Said electrical inspector. or his
assistant shall have the right during reas-
enable hours, to enter any building or struc-
ture for the purpose of making any inspec-
ton required by this ordinance other. ord
nance of the city, and for that purpose
shall be given prompt access to all buildings,
public private, application to the CONS
ind rlTT1Cr oh Or
control of same.
Sec 4. Entrance wires shall be No. u
B. & s. guage or larger and ends must be at
least two feet outside of building struc-
ture- All motor wires must be in approved
metallic conduit and wires must be of suffi-
cient size to carry current rating of motor
switches must be used Electric stoves
and other heating devices shall be wired
other than stoves, shall be approved recep-
tacles placed either in floor, Dashboard or
wall. but not suspended from ceiling used
with lamp cord Stoves using more than
/ $50 watts of electrical energy shall be wired
in approved metal conduit and a approved
indicating switch placed near same
Sec 5 Contractor builder must pro-
vide meter outlets and meter board meter
box and approved entrance switch with
/ proper fuse connection shall be placed in a
perfect weather proof accessible position on
outside of building unless different ruling is
made by the inspector All meters shall be
placed by the City and owned by it Meters
! stituted when in the opinion of the inspector
! the is necessary
Sec 6. In case any work which said cleo
| trical inspector is required to inspect, by the
provisions of this other ordinances. is
| found not to comply with the requirements
| hereof. and to be unsafe and defective. said
| electrical inspector shall at notify the
! owner agent OF the building in which such
! work has been done, of such defect. and
order him to change, rearrange or remove
same. and upon the owners agents re-
/ fusal failure to do, within a reasonable
time, such owner agent shall be deemed
! guilty of a violation Of the provisions OF this
| ordinance and each and every day which
shall elapse after the expiration of said reas-
enable time, as the shall be fixed by
said order, shall be considered separate
offense. provided. current generated by
4 the said city shall be permitted to be used
on any wiring found defective by the cleo
Sec. Z. The electrical inspector shall
have the power to at once cause the removal
of all wires, or the turning off OF all cleo
trical currents, where the same interfere
with the work of the fire. department during
the progress of FIRE
before entering upon any construction OF
erection of any electric light or power Wiz
ing IN anx new building in the City of Hays
or any original installation in any building
or material alteration therein, shall make
application to said electrical inspector for
construction permit upon blanks to De turn,
ished by the city, describing the proposed
work before proceeding Herewith, and Il tht
electrical inspector IS satisfied that sale
applicant is competent to do the work PRO
posed to be done and that he has fled th'
| necessary bond with the city clerk and tina
license has been issued to him provided
herein the said inspector shall issue to ssiS
anplicant a permit to said work charging
therefore q fee of rs cents which fee shall
be paid into the city treasury by the person
obtaining the said permit
Sec g. Said electrical inspector shall
issue no permit under this ordinance for con
struction work. and shall issue no eertiheat
of inspection, as herein sitter provided. t
! any person. firm or corporation for electrical
| construction work. until he they shall