Show 1 ii S S. S L L. ELECTRIC i PERMIT BOARD LAW DRAFTED Amended mended Ordinance Prepared as Move to Check Fire Hazards 1 J Providing for or a board boar of r tion consisting of t the e fire fife chief ana anci chief city electrical m inspector to pass on applicants for tor all electrical permits permits per per- amended city o ordinance dinan e has mits an been prepared for consideration of city commissioners this week TIle The main mali object of the act let is to bring about stricter regulation of this industry embracing as it does many hazards to life and property it was explained Monday Monda and to remove remove re re- h move inoperative features of existing exist exist- fr ing ordinances I f Every person owner custodian or ori i workman is required to take out ar a r permit under the new ordinance 1 i Permits will be issued to home owners owners own own- ers at the regular rate of 1 for the first two outlets and 5 cents for each additional outlet Property custodians such as those In charge of apartment houses and andI office oHice buildings will wiH be required to take out a n maintenance certificate I costing costin 5 per year Contractors will be required d to obtain a contractors contractor's I tors tor's certificate However anyone may do work in his own o home without without without with with- out such a certificate er E Every competent or agent of an electrical contractor must carry earry a card issued by the registration i tion board which also issues all cert t ric tes The card docs does not require payment of a fee Ice Dissatisfied applicants to the board of Df registration have the right of appeal appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap peal to the city commission which must also pass on acts of the board of registration in issuance of certificates gates cates and recommendations ons for revocation re of same Eff Efforts 1 to amend similar ordinances r nances m more re than a year ago drew protests from half hall a dozen sources Since that time it was explained i T permits have bave b been n issued to in in- f to perform electrical work JIt It is estimated that there are not more than 62 qualified electrical contractors contractors con con- tractors in the Cit city f. f I I Before presentation to the city cHr cHrI J I comm commission sion the ordinance has been i discus discussed ed b by Blame Gre Grey chief dee clec- I tri inca al in inspector r with lire under under-rit- f ers ers ers' organizations contractors buildIng build build- fag Ing owners owners' a and d operators real estate t board members and officials of the F f f. f Utah Power and Light c company most of whom have approved cd its I provisions ns said Mr lr Gr Gf Grey y I |