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Show BETTER Hi TO BEREQUl New Electric Wiring Orfll a Subject of Interest jS Builders, m INSPECTION REVEALS fl NEEDJ0RJrR Creation of Office of Gilt trician Advocated by'M ness Men. m Inspection of tho elcctrit K the buildings in tho bufincisiJJ Salt Lnko has progressed rB last three months, nnd dcspitffl that there is no city ordinaaVM tho inspector, improvements mndo in many instances. pj9 all now work is being put in9 to tho national electric codei3 a few montbB it is probablsjB Lnkc will lose tho distinctiojS practicnlly tho only importiaiB the United Slates where thcftW dinance to compel stomo regard B ty in electric wiring. jH A draft of the proposed ordB boon completed and it kiiW formally considered by mcmiS city council and Mayor J, SjH who have expressed IhemscIrriB strongly in favor of proper ritfl What Measure Piop$j9 The ordinance that will beH by tho council Monday nipi for tho appointment of a city JH by the mayor. The first ia officer shall bo to attend to fjfl mont of all ordinances nndUS regarding tho installation o9 wires or apparatus in tho mH important provision is tliat laV tion of n building, no clettrjfl shall bo lathed over or covertH has boon inspected and apprvfl electric companies must proiijS mit for all installation and moderate foes, for permits ufl for inspection is included which will make tho office aH ing. Violation of tho propifl nanco will cull for a fine oH imprisonment in tho city jaul Continuod on Following B BETTER WIRING TO BE REQUIRED Continued from Preceding Page. niore than 100 days or both fino and imprisonment. Tho present system of inspection, which is being done by II. C. McGregor, representing the Pacific Board of Fire Underwriters, has been confined mostl' to the business district and to new buildings. "Whenever a defect is found or improper mnlerials are being used, the inspector seeks the owner of tho building and explains tho defect or improper im-proper installation. The usual effect of this procedure, according to the inspector, inspec-tor, is that the owner of tho building rectifies the evil immediately. Being Woll Received. W. V. Lawry. manager of the local office of the underwriters, snys the movement, for better elctrical wiring in Salt Lake is received well by the business busi-ness men of Salt Lako generally and the electrical contractors are showing a willingness to co-operate with tho inspection in-spection bureau. "Wo are trying to present this matter mat-ter in the light of a proposition that is for tho benefit of tho public as well as for tho fire insurance underwriters of Salt Lake." said Mr. Lawry. "The report of the national board of fire underwriters' un-derwriters' committee on liro prevention, preven-tion, which was made on Salt Lako last December, calls attention to tho fact that at that time there was neither municipal mu-nicipal nor insurance control over inside electric wiring and no inspections other than those by the electric lighting company, com-pany, which usually were made after tho "wiring was completed and covered. This report further said that the condition con-dition of inside wiring showed lack of propor supervision to a marked degree. The inspectors concluded their report by saying that the proportion of fircB attributed to electric work was much larger than in cities in which supervision super-vision is maintained. " Broad Inspection Favored. Electrical contractors arc in favor of the passage of an ordinance providing provid-ing for proper inspection of all electric work, inasmuch as it would bring about a decided betterment of business con- ditions; especially through tho adoption of tho national electric code, which is indorsed 1)3' a dozen or moro 7iational associations of architects, enginccrp. builders and tho like. Under tho old system of no inspection and no regulation, regula-tion, people of Salt Lake havo been paying pay-ing standard prices for electrical work which generally lias been far below standard. Electrical contractors say that when bids aro asked for work, there is no standard of material or installation in-stallation and in most cases there aro bids which call for tho use of inferior material and methods of installation which aro actually hazardous. TCogarding the "cost of electrical work under the proposed ordinance, it is asserted as-serted that in wiring an ordinary dwelling dwel-ling according to approved methods and with proper materials it should not cost more than $4 or $5 in excess of the cost where materials and methods render tho work unsafe. Salt Lako architects also aro in favor of tho adoption of proper regulations and the subject has been ono of general gen-eral discussion among builders ajid contractors con-tractors tho last week. |