Las Vegas City Ordinances, July 18, 1911 to March 31, 1933, lvc000013-278

such wiring, devices and material in a safe condition and have such work completed within fifteen days, or other reasonable period specified by the City Electrical Inspector in said notice and shall pay such fees as are required by any of the ordinances of the City of Las Vegas relating to electrical installations, alterations and/or repairs. The City Electrical Inspector is hereby empowered to disconnect or order the discontinuance of electrical service to such wiring, devices, and/or material so found to be defectively installed until the installation of such wiring, devices and material has been made safe as directed by the City Electrical Inspector and any person firm or corporation or political subdivision ordered to discontinue such electrical service shall do so within 24 hours and shall not reconnect or allow it to be re-connected until notified to do so, by the City Electrical Inspector. Provided, however, that no reinspection shall be made in any dwelling, house, while same is occupied as as dwelling, without the consent of the occupant thereof. No person or persons shall hinder or prevent the City Electrical Inspector or his deputies from making any electrical inspection except in dwelling houses. Section 15. The Electrical Inspector shall charge the sum of $1.00 for each survey of a proposed electrical installation, alteration or repairing for which a permit has not first been issued, which amount shall be paid by the person, firm or corporation responsible for such survey, and such sum or sums so received shall be handled and disposed of by such Electrical Inspector as all other fees collected by him. Section 16. Rigid conduit shall be used in concrete tile buildings on such portions of the installation where it is necessary to install outlets, plugs, and switches in the tile. All conduit used in underground installations shall be galvanised or sheradised and all joints must be leaded or its equal and made water tight. The use of running thread in underground installation is prohibited. Outlet boxes smaller than a four inch octagon box shall not be used on concealed conduit work, 3-¼ inch outlet boxes may be used on open conduit work provided that receptacles or drop cords are used. Table for number of wires to be used in outlet boxes: #14 #12 # 10 #8 #6 wire l½x4 Octagonal or round 9 7 5 4 l½x4 Square 12 10 8 6 4 l½x4 11-16 Square 16 13 10 8 6 21-8x4 Square 20 16 12 10 8 In stepping down wire sizes, splicing of small wire on to larger wire shall be prohibited. Wires shall be brought into a panel and properly fused. All subfeeds shall shall have a disconnecting switch and shall be fused according to size or wire. All disconnect switches shall be permanently grounded. Section 17. Ceiling outlets for Assembly Halls, Schools, Hospitals, Churches and Public Buildings shall be as follows: Corridors---------------------------------------50 watts Breakfast rooms----------------------------100 watts Bed Rooms-------------------------------------100 watts Bath Rooms-----------------------------------100 watts Toilets----------------------------------—-50 watts Auditoriums------------- 1 watt per square foot-200 watts per outlet. Rooms-----------------------1 watt per square foot-200 watts per outlet. Kitchens-------------------1 watt per square foot-150 watts per outlet. Laundries------------------1 watt per square foot-200 watts per outlet. Ceiling outlets for residences, plats, and apartments shall be, as follows: Porches---------------------------50 watts Reception halls -------------100 watts Passage halls-------------------50 watts Living rooms -----------------150 watts Dining rooms-------------------100 watts Beam lights----------------------50 watts Dens---------- 100 watts Music Rooms--------------------100 watts Libraries------------------------150 watts Bed Rooms-----------------—-100 watts Bath Rooms-----------------------150 watts Toilets-----------------------------50 watts Breakfast rooms---------------100 watts Closets------------------ 50 watts Laundries----------------------100 watts Basement Lights-----------------50 watts Bracket Lights-------- 50 watts All light outlets on front and rear porches (sleeping porches excepted) bath rooms, toilets, laundries and kitchens shall be controlled from wall switches, and lights in any room having running water shall be controlled from wall switches. There shall be installed at least one convenience outlet in the kitchen, breakfast room, service porch or laundry in every dwelling place. Convenience outlets shall not be installed in ironing cabinets. Ceiling outlets for store and shop rooms shall be as follows: Sales rooms---------------------------1 watt per square foot-200 watts- per outlet. Basement and storage rooms-----½ " " " " 100 " " " Commericial Buildings------------½ " " " " 100 " " " Window outlets--------------------50 " " lineal foot-150 " " " Automobile Storage Rooms-------½ " " Square " 100 " " " Wash racks----------------------- ½ " " " " 100 " " " Garages (Public)--------------------1 " " " " 200 " " "