New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
ELECTRICIAN LOSES
 HIS CITY LICENSE
Yonan Guilty of Violating 0rd.
 nanc8, Building Board Finds

After it was pointed out that Jos- eph Yonan. electrical contractor, had violated 12 articles of the build ing ordinances when he wired the home owned by MT. and Mrs. David NJ. Benjamin at 3s9 East Main street. a special committee appoint cd by the building commission, held hearing at which all the interest cd persons were present last night and his license was temporarily suspended until he made changes that would conform with the law.
 The special committee, which con- sisted of Commissioner William Dunlay, Building Inspector Arthur N. Rutherford and Electrical In- spector Mason P. Andrews, was ap- pointed by the commission at a special meeting yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. At that meeting the electrical inspector notified +he board that Woman not only violated the law in this instance but had been giving the building department trouble on previous occasions. In- spector Andrews reported he had given Ycnan several warnings, but the latter did not seem to try to right any of the alleged violations. Finally. the inspector wrote him warning him to apply for a permit because 1t was discovered that Yo- nan not only wired the home in a manner contrary to law but also did it without taking out permit. February IF, the inspector wrote the contractor telling him his license would be revoked last evening at 8 o'clock, but that he could make ap- plication to be reinstated at a hear ing at that time.
 Inspectors Report
 The electrical inspectors descrip- tion of conditions in the East Main street home is contained in the fol- lowing report:
 "On February ?, 1928, Mrs. David M. Benjamin, of 369 East Main | street, reported to me that Mir. ]. Yonan had installed electrical wir- ing and fixtures in her house at 3G9 East Main street, and that several of the lights would not light.
 T could find no application for permit and when I inspected the wir- ing l found several violations of the ordinances of the city of New Brit ain. He had installed fixtures on the ! first and second floors throughout, and two on the third floor. No joints were soldered and no rubber tape was used. The fixtures were not propertly secured to the ceiling. One fixture in a closet in the third floor was screwed to board. two holes having been bored through the board and the wires brought through the hole without loom. one joint is in the hole. neither joint Is soldered and no rubber tape was used.
 In the attic the joints were made in the pig-tail type. were soldered and were not taped at all. Two live wires lie loose on the ceiling. He made changes in the feeds and left the wires in bad shape. Insulator~ were needed in several places. "He installed three plugs. one of which was in B. x. The B. X. was not grounded and a brass ferrule was not used. The wiring to the other plugs was very poor. wirea hung loose, joints were not soldered some of them were not taped and others needed rubber tape.
 Tn the cellar he installed several lights, running wires on the bottom of joists, the same being supported with insulators about every ten feet. Some wires were run on the side of the carrying joints: two wires on a beam were about three inches apart. No joints were soldered, no rubber tape was used, and some joints were left bare. Looms were placed on | wires to insulate from other wires,