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Show I WANTS ELECTRICAL ' ORDINANCE CHANGED , City Is Asked to Amend the Present Regulations to Provide Greater Safety. Sweeping changes in the cft3's electrical elec-trical ordinance are recommended by the Klectrical Contractors' association j of fialt Lake in a communication re- ceived b3' the city commission yester-. yester-. . day. The changes are designed to givo I,;' belter protection against fire risk, and A they have the approval of the firo chiof A nnd the eloctrical inspector, it is sot H out. j It is recommended first that permits A to do electrical work be lsbued onljr to ! licensed contractors, and that an ex-,( ex-,( ainining committee bo appointed by 1! tho citv and that all contractors be exit ex-it nminc'i by this committee before thoy ,1 can secure licenses. An increase in tho i liconso fee to $100 a year is urged in I order to prevpnt boys and incompetent j men from doing electrical work. . A It is further urged that fused con-U con-U duits be installed outside of all houses tt nnd buildings so that the wires may be fj disconnected at once in case of fire, 'j Finally, it is recommended that ap- proval of applications for maintenance j of electric, signs be tho sole province of the electrical inspector rather than that )l of tho building inspector, as at pro's-1 pro's-1 j out. |