1779 ORD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 1274 THE ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 10 1952

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Upon the completion of the installation of any electrical wi.ring, device or equipment, it shall be the duty of theperson, firm or corporation installing same to notify the electrical inspector and the inspector shall inspect the instalXation within four (4) hours after notice is given. If, upon inspection, it is found that any part of the installation does not com-• ply with the provisions of this ordinance, the Inspector shall give notice of the vio- lation to the person, firm or corporation to whom the permit was issued. When an installation, upon completion, is found to comply with all the re- quirements of this Ordinance, the Inspector shall issue a Certificate of Approval to the person, firm or corporation installing the work. Such Certificate shall authorize the connection of the installation to the Electric 5ervice and the use of the installation. Section 17. WIRING TO BE ENCASED IN CONDUIT. A 11 electrical wiring for light, heat, powzr or other purposes hereafter installed in the City of Paris, Texas, as respectively described in the following sub-sections hereof, shall in all cases be contained and encased in approved metallic conduit, viz: (a) All. electrical wiring in buildings situated in the inner fire limits of the City of Paris. (b) Wiring for decorative lighting and window displays, provided, however, the Electrical Inspector may grant permission for a period not to exceed ten (10) days for temporary decorative or window displays to be installed with wiring, after which period such installation shall be removed. The Inspector, however, may grant an extension of ten (10) days after inspection of tem- porary wiring and found safe. (c) AlI electrical wiring in buildings known in the building trade as "Fire Proof" of "slow burning" construction. (d) Apartment houses of four (4) or moreapartments and all com;nercial buildings. (e) All electrical wi.ring in grain elevators or places used for the storage of grain, garages, filling stations, buildings used for the storing of gasoline or other readily inflam?nable materials, machine shops, freight houses, and in other cominercial buildings where electrical engery is used to operate machines or appliances for profit, provided, this shall not include any electrical device or equipment used exclusively for household purposes. (f) Wiring incidental to the installation of any electric motor other than a single phase motor, and in any such installation the con- duit shall come flushed wi.th the ±erminal side of the motor and shall be equipped with an approved fitting. (g) O:i all service entrance installations from entrance to meter sockets shall be in conduit. All meter sockets shall be grounded in an approved rnanner. (h) All supply wiring for electrical and neon signs. (i) All wiring installed underground or in conc rete slabs or other masonry in direct contact with moist earth, or in other per- manently moist locations wnere subject to condensation of maisture, the conductors shall be of the load covered type or of other specifically approved for this purpose.