(A) Definition. For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ELECTRICAL SERVICE. The use of electric wire for the purpose of either light, heat or power and pertains to the electrical service wiring for all residences, public and business houses of the village.
(1986 Code, § 8-2-1)
(B) Rules adopted. All of the electrical service work that may be done in the village must be done in a manner so as to live up to and comply with the requirements of the National Board of Fire Underwriters of America’s latest “Code”, Standard-Rules.
(1986 Code, § 8-2-2)
(C) Amendments to rules. The following clauses shall be added and considered a part of, and in conjunction with the above rules. In all cases where the Code is mentioned hereinafter, the above Underwriter’s Rules will apply and govern.
(1) All porcelain knobs other than the solid dead-ending knobs, shall be what are known as number 55.5 U.S. square glazed porcelain knobs.
(2) For all residence work, what are termed as feeders, or that portion of the service leading from the outer line wire to the meter and entrance switch, shall be incased in rigid iron conduit with proper fittings at each terminal with no bend in conduit to exceed three and one-half inches as a radius on the inner edge of the bond. Proper fittings to be used to avoid making injurious bend in the conduit, wire of the proper braid and conductivity to be used throughout as per Code.
(3) Meters, entrance switches, branch blocks and cabinets shall be located on the walls of the outer veranda so that meterman may at all times have ready and convenient access to the instrument. Any required exception to this rule must be approved by the Board or its advisors.
(4) In the fire limits of the village, and in fact, all public buildings, stores or any other buildings used for public gatherings or the transaction of retail business, shall be wired in what is known as a continuous rigid iron conduit system, in which the requirements of the Code shall at all times govern.
(5) All connections from appliances of any description shall be run from separate circuits other than the lighting circuits.
(6) Feeder lines to large appliances such as electric ranges, furnaces and the like, shall have their own separate, main service, switch and protecting fuses.
(7) In order to obviate undue trouble from the lack of competent workmen and also to safeguard the interests of the village in the loss of current due to inferior work and material, it is required that any electrical contractor doing inside wiring in the village shall first file a satisfactory bond with the Village Board and must, before receiving same, satisfy the Board or its advisor as to the ability and necessary pecuniary resources to be able to maintain and back this work and the performance of same or any other work that he may have the occasion to perform in the village.
(a) In order to insure the licenses getting into responsible hands, a bond of $500 shall be filed with the Board before the license shall be forthcoming.
(b) The following contract shall be and constitute the required bond, and be considered a part of this section.
Know all men by these presents, that we ________________, of the County of ___________ and State of _________________ are held and firmly bound unto the Village of Hanover and its citizens of the State of Illinois in the penal sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) lawful money, of the United States, for the payment of which sum we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals and dated _______ day of __________ A.D. ___________.
The condition of the above obligation is such, that, whereas, the above ____________________ have entered into an agreement with the said Village of Hanover, bearing date of __________ day of ______________, A.D. _________ for furnishing and installing all material for each of the several electric house systems and making same to conform to the requirements of all ordinances passed by the Village Board. Furthermore, _________________________ agree to make any changes in the system that may be required by the Board or its advisor in so long as the required change is in accordance with the ordinance. Now, if the said _______________________ shall in all respects well and truly keep and perform the said contract on _______________ part, in accordance with the terms thereof and the specifications and ordinances herein referred to and further shall indemnify, keep and save harmless the Village of Hanover and its citizens against all liabilities, judgments, costs, damages and expenses which may in any way arise and come against the village or its citizens in consequence of granting the licenses or any work that the contractor may have done in an unsatisfactory manner.
(8) The bond filed with the Village Board by each prospective contractor shall be in full force and effect until the final house job has been duly inspected and passed, in which case his or her license shall automatically be void.
(9) So that the village may safeguard its own interests and those of its citizens as well, an inspector shall be appointed by the Village Board to inspect all inside electrical work, whose decision shall be final so long as the Code and this chapter are faithfully carried out in a workmanship-like manner.
(10) Each house or building system shall be open to complete view of the inspector and be passed by him or her with a written certificate designating that the job has been duly inspected and found to be satisfactory.
(1986 Code, § 8-2-3)