Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14


City shall also promptly offer the
guarantee, a new contract covering
the entire period originally contract
ed for. but on proper schedule. II
the amount due City Is not paid
within ten t10l days from presen.
tation of bill or consumer fails %
sign new contract, the City may
~disconnect service without further
notice.
Section 50. Wires. No wires
smaller than No. ~ b. a. 5. gauge
shall be used in any class OF in
~stallation intended TO carry u current
of 10 volts or more. except as al
lowed for fixture work and pendant
cords. All wire must be rubber coy-
cred and braided, all wires of No. :
or larger used on interior work must
be stranded, rubber covered and dou-
BILE braided.
Section 81. Class OF Installation.
No wooden moulding shall be used
and where it is necessary to cover
surface wiring, either metal mould
ing or approved iron conduits shat!
be used. All buildings within the
first fire limits shall be wired in
either approved metal conduit, ar
mored cable or metal moulding and
all buildings located in the City
limits that arc used for other than
private residences must have the
wiring installed in rigid conduit,
flexible steel conduit or armorcd ca
bic and with all the fittings ncces-
sary 10 make a perfect and complete
job OF conduit installation. Any
building having more than Two apart
ments or arranged tc provide sepd-
rate living quarters for more than
two families shall not be considered
as a private residence with
in the meaning Of this or
rdinance. In places where the
wiring Is exposed, metal mould
ing with approved fittings may be
used. In all buildings used for
school purposes. switches controlling
each circuit must be rlaced in the
hall OF each floor. Under no cir
cumstances can any arm0red cable
be buried in plaster walls or in con-
crete, unless such armored cable
shall have an approved lead sheath
between the rubber insulation and
the amor.
Section SIS. Outlet Boxes for Knob
and Tube Work. All outlets In con-
cealed knob and tube work shall be
provided with an approved outlet box
with ears and suitable cover. not 20
exceed four (4") inches in diameter
and not less than one and five
eighths a 5-Sn) inches deep; all
wire shall enter this outlet box
through loom properly fastened with
loom locks, and not more than s
wires shall enter any one outlet box.
me all connections or joints in wires
shall be made in sal doutlet boxes,
the same as in regular conduit work:
all runs between outlet boxes and
outlet switch boxes shall be contin-
uouS and without connections ar
joints. These outlet boxes shall be
set flush with finished ceiling,
mounted by means Of q suitable iron
box support (no wooden headers will
be permitted) and each outlet box
must be fitted with a suitable
threaded fixture stud. In unfinished
attics or roof spaces, wires will be
considered as exposed to mechanical
injury and must not be run on top of
ceiilng joints except in places where
the space between ceiling and roof
is two feet six inches or less; in
such cases, wire may be run across
ceiling joists provided they are sur
ported by means OF knobs on each
ioist.
Section 70. Bell Ringing Trans
formers. Must be located near me-
ter or panel board and must not be
concealed in any
section go. Base or Wall Plugs.
Heating Appliances and Fans: (a)
Must not under any circumstances
be connected to any lighting circuit,
but must be run on independent cir
cults from distributing panel. (h)
Not more than four t4) base or wall
plugs 2 be wired on any one cir
cunt, with the exception Of private
residences which may have six C6)
base or wall plugs wired on any one
circuit. tcl Each electric iron or
other heating appliance must be pro-
vided with a suitable pilot light per-
manently connected. No more than
1920 watts can be placed on any one
circuit. I'D Not more than four an
ceiling or desk fans can be connect
cd on any one circuit. (e) Electric
fans must not be connected on any
lighting circuit, but must Be wired
on independent circuits.
Section 81. Number Of Outlets 70
Circuit. Not more than eight out
lets for light can be connected on
any ono circuit in private residences.
Where wiring II installed III Or WI
any building other than a private
residence. not more than six outlets
can be connected on any ono cir
cult the above applying to lighting
only.
Section So. Motors and Wiring
Tor Same. All wiring for electric
motors shall be run in rigid conduit
with all necessary fittings, provided
separate circuits for all motors Of
one-half n-2) horsepower and larger
and each circuit 70 be brought ~
ono central point Of distribution and
provided with proper fuses. In adj
dition thereto, all motors above two
horsepower must be provided with
approved motor starting switches.
Sizes OF wires to be used for the
various sizes Of motors are given he
low and no wires smaller than those
shown will be approved:
WIRE SIZES FOR MOTORS.
Single
Phase
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