Show NEW EW ELECTRIC LAW ENACTED City Adopts Amended Mea Mea- I sure Creating Registration tion Board An amended electrical Inspection ordinance setting up a board o or of registration for lor all workmen engaged engaged en en- in the industry was adopted adoptee unanimously Wednesday by cit city commissioners Action was taken taken following a brief public hearing attended attended at at- tended by 20 contractors and others other interested in the enactment of ot a law aw tightening up inspections o on this type of work Elaine Blame Grey chief electrical Inspector Inspector in inspector In- In explained the ordinance which fixes a 25 a year contractors contractors' contractors contractors' tors' tors license fee and a 5 a year yea maintenance certificate fee tee But Bu home owners and occupants are arc no not prohibited from doing minor repair work on their own premises provided provided provided pro pro- vided the regular electrical perm permit is first obtained from rom the inspection department The ordinance which becomes el ef ef- at once will mal make c for better betle control of or the industry Mr Gre Grey said He called attention to th the fact that men women am and youths have obtained obtained permits t to perform various types of work during during during dur dur- ing the past few lew months while it was estimated there are not more mor than 60 qualified contractors in th the cl city Fire Chief Chic Walter S. S Knight Inight an and Mr Grey constitute the board o of registration qualifying all journeymen journey journey- men workers and contractors who wh If lr dissatisfied with the boards board's nIng n rl l Ing have the right of ot appeal to cil city commissioners Workers Workers' certificates are Issued Issue without cost The 5 fee for tor a maintenance maintenance main main- cert certificate was inserted fo for tor benefit of building operators an and owners while the 2 for contractors contractors' contractors contractors' contractors contractors' tors' tors certificates is obviously a bus busness business business busi- busi ness license Mr Grey explained explain d. d Provision for revocation of incon electricians' electricians licenses or ce certificates certificates is provided requiring tl the board of ot registration to file charges charge before city commissioners after aeter Investigating in in In- complaints I Violation of the ordinance Is punIshable punishable pun pun- by a fine of ot not less than tha 25 or more than |