77-168 REGULATING THE INSTALLATION, ALTERATION AND USE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRICAL INSPECTION DIVISION

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- 12 - Section 39 . Installation of entry service and electrical metering devices to measure the current supplied to premises shall be in accordance with the recommendations and regulations of the company supplying such current to said premises. Rigid metal conduit shall be used for service entry. Section 40 . Any electrical conduit or pole or support carrying such conduit or any electrical equipment in the city not properly insulated or installed in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and the code adopted hereby or with other ordinances and codes of the city or franchise agreement between the City and utilities or licenses or standards granted or adopted by the city, as the case may be, or which causes any unnecessary risk for or danger of injury to persons or property is hereby declared to be a nuisance and the Inspection Division is hereby authorized to abate the same and to cause such condition to be remedied or removed, provided however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any person, firm or corporation from liability to the city or to any other person, firm or corporation for damages resulting from, connected with or growing out of the installation, construction or maintenance of such conduit, pole, support, or equipment nor to affect any franchise or license hereto- fore or hereafter granted by the city. Section 41. Amendments to or new additions of the aforesaid standards and codes adopted by this ordinance by reference may be here- after adopted by the filing of such amendments or additions in triplicate with the City Clerk at the direction of the Council which said amendments or additions having been so filed shall become effective and shall be incorporated by reference and shall be applicable and in force fifteen (15) days after the same have been so filed. Section 42 . Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions of this ordinance or who omits, neglects , or refuses to, after being properly notified thereof, as provided elsewhere herein, comply with the provisions hereof shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $5 .00 nor more than $50. 00 for each offense and every day that such violation continues may be deemed to be a separate offense. Section 43. In the event of conflict among applicable provisions of the codes adopted hereby, or applicable provisions of codes otherwise adopted or of other ordinances , that code specifically covering the subject of conflict shall govern. Section 44 . If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, which shall remain in full force and effect; and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby