Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-05-10 | Page 9 | Protest Heard on Plans for Electric Code

PROTEST HEARD ON PLANS FOR ELECTRIC CODE Representative for Building Managers Scores Move as Class Legislation After listening to vigorous protests protest against passage of the proposed dec elec electrical ordinance from representatives representative of building owners and managers th the thc city commission deferred action orthe on or the matter Tuesday Headed by E. E Wesley Smith sec see of the Building Owners' Owners and Managers' Managers association the delegation opposed the proposed law and char it as class legislation an attempt to grant powers to a few to control electrical sales and install tion work BUREAU hELl HELD ADEQUATE The group voiced approval of the examining board that the ordinance would create to qualify contracting electricians but bul said it felt fell the present present present pres ent bureau of mechanical inspection is adequate Commissioner Harry L L. Finch sponsor of the proposed ordinance told the delegation that the city cannot cannot cannot can can- not inspect electrical work unless informed in informed in formed through the permit system that there is something to inspect The cit city seeks only to build up the electrical industry on a substantial basis he declared Mr Smith told the commission that the proposed examining board under provisions of the proposed ordinance could not prevent an individual who had passed the examination and taken out a license from ui-om hiring inferior workmen for actual installations PROPOSAL EXPLAINED A prominent business man has informed informed in ln formed me that the they presumably persons in the electrical business want the examining board so they can maintain contract standards st. They say there is underbidding going on now and that with the new ordinance they intend to watch estimates in the thc future and where contracts are arc un underbid underbid underbid they will place a man on the job to watch the installation to see if the work is done in compliance with the electrical code Mr 11 Smith declared If the low y lo bidder causes slighting he will be cited to appear before the board The commission informed the protestants pro pro- pro pro-I that the they would be informed as to when the proposed ordinance will vilI be considered again Pros and cons of the proposed city I electrical ordinance will ill be discussed I by the legislative committee of the Salt Lake real estate board and a n special cial committee of the Apartment House Owners' Owners association at 11 a. a m. m Wednesday in the boards board's office in the Beason Belson building Werner Kiepe sec see announced Tuesday Representatives es of the Electrical League ue of or Utah sponsor of the proposed pro posed ordinance have been invited to attend l I