HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 582 ORDINANCE N0 . �
AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED" AN ORDINANCE DEFINING THE DUTIES AND POVMS
OF THE CITY ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR ? PROVIDING FOR EXAMINING AND LICENSING OF
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS , FORMULATING CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THF GUI
DANCE OF ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS , AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES : °
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE , ARKANSAS :
SECTION ONE : It shall be the duty of the City Electrical Inspector to
inspect allC electrical wiring , installed within the City limits that has to
be connected with the power lines of the Company or Corporation ftrnishing s
said power to the City of Fayetteville , Arkansas ; and if said wiring is found
20 conform to the Rules and Regulations of the National Board of Fire Un-
derwriters , in effect when the wiring is started , the Inspector shall at once
issue his Acceptance Certificate approving the wiring for connection to the
power lines , giving one copy to the person or firm having done the wiring , one
to the company furnishing the electrical current , and a duplicate to be plac-
ed in a permanent file in his orifice :
SECTION TFIO : Service for moving picture houses , theaters , etc . The
wiring in all moving picture houses , theaters , ete must be provided with sep®
erate main switches , one for power and one for ligh ; tp be located at the en#
trance where the service wires from the lighting company enter the prem-
ises so that in case the main fuse on the power circuit furnishing current '
to the moving picture machine blows or melts , that the general illumination
in s = id moving picture house or theater will not be o.ffected . The general
lighting in moving picture houses and theater¢ must also be so arranged that
the same can be turned on from either the operator's booth or at a point in
tlae,. lobby of the house within reach of the ticket seller .
SECTION THREE : A wiring diagram must be furnished to the City Elec=
trician covering the wiring for both light and power for all buildings
within the fire limits of the City of Fayetteville , Arkansas , when the wring
in said buildings is started , and a wiring diagram must be furnished to the
City Inspector for any building , dwelling , store , etc . within the city limits
of Fayetteville , Arkansas , when the lighting exceeds 30 lights .
SECTION FOUR : The city electrician will have direct supervision over
the erecting , installing or placing of any antenna wires , used for wireless
apparatus , and no antenna aerial , etc . is to be installed over or under any
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power lines of the Lighting Company , nor attached to any poles , towers or equip
ment of the lighting companypShouldttbboOcity inspector iadz_LT-6_-,a find any : u
such conditions he is to immediate writethe Eleutric Light Company* or the
people owning such antenna , aerial , ete . to immediately remove said wire , or wire
within ten days .
SECTION FIVE : No wiring in any building , dwelling , store , etc . , is to be
covered by lathe , plaster , plaster board or any covering whatever until same hai
inspected and approved by the City inspector . City Inspector must be notified
at least 24 hours before any inspection is required .
SECTION SIX : All service wire shall be placed in rigid iron conduit
between the meter switch and the point of connection with the Light Company
wire , and in no case to be smaller than No . 10 B &S gauge .
The main service switch must be of an improved type and consist of a
safety cabinet similar to the 17addsworth Electrical Manufacturing Companyts r
safety box Mo . 382 . 17ain service fuses Must be in place when the city electrical
inspector makes his final inspection .
SECTION SEVEN : All unnecessary service wires , namely , the wires between
the lighting company ' s poles and buildings shall be removed and taken down by
the Power Company . All wires going over buildings with a voltage in excess of
250 volts shall clear the roof or roofs of said building by not less than
eight feet .
SECT16N EIGHT : No electrical company shall connect any wiring to any
building for electrical service or current until there is presented a certif-
icate of permission to make such connections , in writing , and signed by the
electrical inspector .
SECTION NINE : ' The City Electrician is hereby vested with the necessary
power and authority to order the lighting company to discontinue any and all
electrical service to any building , dwelling , store , theater , etc . , whose wiring i
unsafe and dangerous and any liability may exist , by furnishing in writing to
the light company his order to that effect .
SECTION TEN . AVy person , persons , firms or corporation engaging in the I
business of electrical wiring or installati on , whose wiring is to be connecter
with the lighting companyls wires must obtain a license from the City Council
of the City of rayetteville , P.rkansas ,before they will be permitted to do any
electrical work within the said city .
Qualifications for license will be thorough understanding of t
the latest rules and regulations contained in the electrical code as issued bI
the National Board of fire Underwriters ; and at least three years practical eyip
experience in electrical wiring and installation . � d <
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Fees for said License shall be 442 per annum starting
January 1 , 1926 . Examination Board to consist of two qualified persons to be
appointed by the Mayor of the City of Fayetteville , Arkansas , and to serve until
replaced by said. Mayor .
SECTION' ELEVEN : IVE : Any person or persons , firm or corporation who shall
violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be demmed guilty of a
misdemeanor , and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less tlia
than $10 . 00 , nor more thar_ 1%25 . 00
SECTION WFJUIVEs:N : All Ordinances or p..rts of Ordin:;nc ,� s in • i )�;li ^
hArewi,thi are hereby repealed otherwise to be in full force and effect .
SeCTION THIRTEEN : This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
saforced from and after its passage , approval and publication .
PASSED and APPROVED thid day of November , 1925 .
APPROVED —(jDkp,, )L\Mq�/l}
Mayor .
ATTEST
�/ Clerk .
