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Section 23. Out]ets per circuit in residences. In arranging circuits for the lighting of residences, flats or apartments, no ~ircuit to which is connected a ceiling outlet located in a kitchen, dining room, front or sitting room, shall have more than eight outlets connected thereto. No circuit supplying any part of a residence, flat or apartment shall have more than ten outlets, nor more than sixteen sockets connected thereto. No. 3 wire b~anch lighting circuit shall be installed. In arranging circuits in dwellings, flats, and apartments of all buildings, each ceiling outlet shall be wired for not less than the number and size of lamps specified in the following tables: Room- No. of 4 Ow. lamps Reception Hall 3 Library 4 Living Room 4 Dining Room 4 Den 5 Breakfast Room 2 Kitchen 2 Bed Room 2 Bath Room 2 Hotel Bed Rooms 2 Ail other rooms 1 Section 24. No additional work shall be attached to any existing installation without ~btaining )ermission from the City Electrician to do so. (a) Where alterations or additions are made in any installations the approval for ;he use of old material must be obtained from the City Electrician before it is used. (b) All hotels, factories, work-shops, school, detention buildings, assembly halls, theaters and all otherrbuildings requiring fire escapes, which are occupied at night, shall have all public halls, stairways, and passageways properly lighted and at the head and the foot of each flight of stairm, and at the point of egress to each fire escape shall be kept burning red light at all times. Permission is given by this ordinance to install four circuits on each 2-wire service ut each circuit must not exceed 880 watts. All lighting circuits unless otherwise specified ~ust be considered as 880 watts. (c) All switches, cutouts, first installations fuses, complete mains and meter loops, and all connections in wiring necessary for placing any meter must be installed by the ~ereon, firm or corporation to whom the permit for such installation is issued. All main line switches and sub-switches mu~t be kept within six (6) feet of floor; round or working platform. All connectims must be soldered and taped, first with rubber and th~n friction tape. .ll wires No. B and over running to switches, must be lugged. (d) Bell trans~mmers must be installed in separate metal cabinets or in cutout cabinets. (e) Any building or structure (other than private residence) in the Fire District Ihf the City of Santa Aha as now and hereafter fixed by ~dlnance of the City Council, when ltered, repaired, remodeled or changed in any way to exdeed the value of Twelnty-five (25) ollars, all wires which were previously installed in said building or structure and used for e purpose of conducting electricity for heat, light, o~ power must be installed or reinstalle n approved metal conduit, armored cable, or metal moulding and any building or structure ltered, repaired or removed, that is not in the Fire District, must have building service ~hanged or installed to conform with the existing electrical ordinance. (f) Every system of wiring for light and motor installations shall be so installed ~s not to exceed 3% drop over all. For ?actor will be permitted. calculating the voltage loss of feeders and sub-feeders the fol2owing demand Classification Demand Factor Apartment Houses: ~o. 'Of Apartments. 1 to 8 100% 6 to 10 90 ll to 18 80 16 to 26 70 26 to 35 60 ab~ e 35 50 Clothing ~fg. ~lants 90 Department Stores 90 Foundries V5 Garages (Public) 75 Hospitals 60 Hotels 75 ~achine Shops ~5 Mfg. Plan (G~neral) 75 Office Buildings BO Packing Houses 80 Prlnt~ng Establishments ~0 Tanneries 75 Theaters and Schools 100