The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-09
Legal Notices
NOTICE
ELECTRICAL WIRING
ORDINANCES
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY


BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD
OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF WATERBURY,:
Section /. This ordinance shall
be known and referred to as THE
ELECTRICAL WIRING ORDI-
NANCE. and It's purpose Is to SAFE
guard persons ana property and
promote the welfare Of the public;
create the office OF Electrical In
spector and prescribe his duties
rights and authority; establish STAN
dards for electrical equipment and
for its installation and requiring
conformity herewith; make 1t I'M
lawful TO undertake the installation
C electrical equipment without a
permit therefor, except as other
wise provided; provide penalties for
the violation Of this Ordinance and
repeal all ordinances and parts of
ordinances In conflict with this ordi-
nance.
Section 2. The regulations of this
ordinance shall apply to all cleo
trical wiring and equipment in
stalled or used in the City Of Wa
terbury except that they shall not
apply to any wiring or equipment
which is installed by or for, and used
and maintained by. public service
company, as defined in Section 3577
of the General Statutes of Connecti-
cut, Revision Of 1890, nor shall
they apply to persons employed by
u public service company while
working on or with any wiring or
equipment OF such public service
company. Electrical wiring and
equipment in Federal buildings are
exempt from the requirements Of
this ordinance.
Section 3. The Electrical Inspec-
tor shall be responsible for the en-
forcement of this Ordinance.
Section 4. DEFINITIONS. For
the purpose of this Ordinance the
following terms and words shall be
regarded as having the following
meanings:
ELECTRICAL WORK - shall
mean any act necessary or con-
venient in connection with the In
stallation, altering, repairing or
maintaining OF an electrical system
designed or intended for carrying
electrical energy at potential Of
Is volts or more.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM shall
mean all material, devices or appli-
anceS necessary or convenient In
the conduction, safeguarding or
use Of electrical energy at poten-
tial OF rs volts or more.
ELECTRICAL WIRING shall
mean the necessary materials and
devices for use In the conduction
of electrical energy at a potential
of Is volts or more from source
of supply to point Of utilization.
MASTER ELECTRICIAN - shall
mean any person, firm or corpora
ton having a regular place OF bust
ness in his or its name, who by the
employment OF electricians and ap-
prentices performs the work of in
stalling wires, conduits, apparatus,
fixtures or other appliances for car
rying or using electricity for light,
heat or power purposes, at po-
tential OF rs volts or more.
ELECTRICIAN - any person who
has served at least five years as an
apprentice electrician and who shall
pass an examination given by the
Board OF Examiners.
INSPECTOR shall mean any
individual duly appointed by COM
petent authority for the purpose OF
enforcing the provisions Of this
Ordinance.
PERSON - shall mean any in
dividual, firm or corporation.
Section S. MASTER ELECTRI-
CLANS LICENSE any person,
firm or corporation who engages
in the work of Master Electrician,
except for such exemptions as are
permitted by Section and 8 of
this Ordinance, is required to have
a Master Electricians license.
Before receiving license, the
applicant shall file with the examin-
ing board a petition in writing which
shall state that he Is competent to