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ORDINANCE NO. 3276. An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 1655 entitled, "An Ordinance regulating the installation, erection, alteration, re- pair, use and operation of electric wiring, connections, fixtures and other electrical appliances in buildings and other structures in the City of Everett, providing a penalty for the violation thereof, repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in con- flict herewith, and declaring an emergency" by amending Sections ,13(a) and 13(b) thereof. THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Section 13(a) : The "National Electrical Code" as edited by the National Board of Fire Underwriters and recommended by the National Fire Protection Association for 1947, together with the Supplement issued and dated November 1, 1949, entitled, "1949 Supplement to the 1947 edition to the 'National Electrical Code ", is hereby adopted as a part of the Electrical Code of the City of Everett there being three copies of said 1947 "National Electrical Code{" and 194v Supplement on file with the City Clerk of the City of Everett; ana such code, together with the supple- ment, is by this Ordinance hereby made a part of this Ordinance as though fully set forth herein. Section 2: Section 13(b) : That the rules, regulations, and directions of the 1947 edition of the "National Electrical Code" and the 1949 Supplement to the 1947 edition to the "National Electrical Code"" shall, in all respects, be complied with, and in addition thereto the following additional requirements shall be complied with as to new constructions or alterations: (1) Within the fire limits of the City of Everett , or in public places, factories, warehouses, hotels, or apartment houses containing more than two (2) apartments, within or without the fire limits of the City of Everett, all wiring where the volt age is over twenty-four (24) Volts shall be installed in Rigid Conduit or Electric Metallic Tubing. .'there it is impossible to install Rigid Conduit or Electric metallic Tubing, the City Elec- trical Inspector may permit the use of Flexible Conduit. (2) All conduits, conduit boxes, and conduit out let boxes, except outlets used with knob and tube wiring, shall b: galvanized or sheradized. (3) Non-Metallic sheathed cable, wooden raceways and cleat wiring shall not be used in the City of Everett. (4) Service entrance conductors shall be in Rigi• Conduit or -Electrical Metallic `:Tubing. (5) Size of neutral conductor No. 4 shall be Type h. -.1-