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Ordinance No 204
An ordinance creating the of
fice oi Electrical Inspector de
fining the duties and powers and
fixing the compensation thereof
proving for the licensing of per J
sons firms or corporations en
gaged in the business of electric
al -wiring or in installing electric
al apparatus in the city of Me1
Cook and for the issuance of
permits for installing electrical
wires and electrical apparatus in
said city prescribing a penalty
for the violation of this ordinance
and repealing all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict
therewith
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and council of the City of Mc
Cook Nebraska
Section 1 The mayor with the
consent of the the council may
appoint an Electrical Inspector
who shall hold office for the
municipal year during which he
shall have been appointed unless
sooner removed by the mayor
with the advice and consent of
the council
Section 2 The Electrical In
spector shall have charge of the
enforcement of the ordinances
now in force or which may here
after be passed pertaining to the
inspection and installation of elec
trical apparatus and wires and
for the prevention of fires
Section 3 Xo electrical current
shall be used for light heat or
power in this city until a certifi
cate shall have been issued by
the Electrical Inspector approv
ing the same
Section -A All electrical wires
in buildings shall be so placed
and arranged that if their insu
lating covering becomes worn
away or removed they will still
be practically insulated
Section o No alteration change
or addition shall be made in such
electrical apparatus or wires
without first notifying the Elec
trical Inspector and subjecting
tlie same to inspection subject to
the provisions of this chapter
All wires to be hidden from view
must be inspected before conceal
ment and parties installing such
wires must notify the Inspector
giving him ample time to make
such inspection
Section 6 The Electrical In
spector shall have the right and
power and upon proper applica
tion it shall be his duty to in
spect all electrical wires and ap
paratus of isolated plants or in or
on any building in this city and
lie shall make a general inspec
tion to ascertain whether the reg
ulations for the prevention of
fire have been complied with
and if any part of said electrical
wires or apparatus shall be found
unsafe or dangerous as to fire
or if there is danger of fire from
other causes he shall institute
such proceedings as may be nec
essary for the immediate abate
ment of all such dangers or nuis
ances and no person shall refuse
or fail to allow such inspection
Section 7 The term Electric
or Electrical Wires as used in
this ordinance shall be constru
ed to mean wires that are arrang
ed or placed in or on any build
ing or supports and designed to
lie used as conductors of elec
tricity for any purpose but espec
or power The term Electric or
ially for producing light heat
jElectrieal Apparatus as used in
this chapter shall be construed
to mean generators of electric
currents electric motors and fix
tures or devices designed to be
used for convenience or protec
tion against fire in connection
with such generators electric
motors electric wires lamps
switches cut offs rheostats and
other devices
Section 8 The Electrical In
spector shall make and keep a
record of all such inspections
herein mentioned giving location
date name of party installing
electrical apparatus or wires for
whom installed giving a general
description of such inspection
and when this ordinance shall
have been strictly complied with
lie shall make and deliver to
party requiring inspection a cer
tificate of inspection giving lo
cation date name of party instal
ling electrical apparatus or wires
and for whom installed The
Electrical Inspector shall decide
all the questions not provided for
in this chapter pertaining to the
installation of electrical apparat
us and wires
Section 9 An appeal maybe
had from any order or decision
of the Electrical Inspector to the
Lighting Committee and a de
cision of said committee shall be
final and binding
Section 10 Certificates of in
spection shall be properly made
or filled out by the Electrical In
spector and then signed by the
City Clerk The Electrical In-
j spector shall then sign and de
liver such certificates to the par-
Jty for whom the inspection was
made
Section 11 The Electrical In
spector shall give a bond in the
penal sum of 50000 with good
and sufficient sureties to be ap
proved by the city clerk condi
tioned for the faithful skillful
and impartial performance of the
duties of his office
Section 12 Any person who
violates or fails to comply with
any of the provisions of this or
dinance shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and on convic
tion thereof shall be fined not
less than ten dollars or more than
twenty five dollars and to a like
penalty for each day during
which he shall continue such vio
lation
Section 13 The Electrical In
spector shall receive for compen
sation for his services one dollar
for each building inspected to
be paid out of the light fund of
the city treasury All electrical
wiring and apparatus hereafter
istalled shall be inspected by
said inspector without waiting
for instructions from the Mayor
and City Council and whenever
ordered by the Mayor or City
Council he shall inspect any elec
trical wiring or apparatus which
has been installed previous to the
passage of this ordinance
Section 14 No person firm
or corporation shall engage in
the busines of electrical wiring or
installing electrical apparatus in
the city of McCook without first
obtaining a license as provided
by the terms of this ordinance
Section 15 The applicant for
a license shall pay into the city
treasury a fee of one dollar and
shall receive therefor a rdeoipt
in duplicate He shall thereupon
exeeuie to the City of McCook ar
bond in Die sum of one thousand
dollars with one or mo sure
ties to be approved y the City
conditioned to hold tire
City of McCook and all persons
and corporations therein harm-
less by reason of any violation of
this ordinance or by reason of
any negligence or misconduct on
the part of the person to whom
the licnse shall be issued or onj
the part of his agents or
jployees such bond to be renew-
ed by executing a neAV bond on
the first day of May of each year
uwunjijiug wiiu xne aioresaici pro
visions of this section
Section 16 On filing with the
City Clerk such bond the treas
urers duplicate receipt for the
license fee and a certificate from
the city Electrical Inspector or
any special electrical inspector ap
pointed by the mayor and city
council that the person applying
is a skilled electrician and is a
suitable person to engage in such
work the applicant shall be en
titled to a license which shall re
main in force until the first day
of May following the date of the
issuance thereof unless sooner re
yoked Saeh license shall author
ize the person to whom it is is
sued to engage in any one or
more of the occupations mention
ed in the foregoing sections of
this ordinance
Section 17 It shall be unlawful
for any person whether licensed
as provided by the provisions of
this ordinance or not to install
alter change or add to any elec
trical apparatus or wires in the
City of McCook or to connect
any electrical wiring or apparatu
in any dwelling business house
or other structure in said city
with any electrical current in
said city without a written per
mit from the electrical inspector
who has been employed for that
purpose by the mayor and city
council When any such permit
has been issued it must be kept
on the ground where any such
work is carried on and exhibit
ed to any policeman or other city
officer on demand
Section IS Any and all ordi
nances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby re
pealed
Section 19 This ordinance
shall take effect from and after
its adoption approval and publi
cation according to law
Passed and approved this 20th
day of July 1911
JAMES McADAMS Mayor
Attest
P L Wolff City Clerk pro tem
Seal
Published July 27 1911
Exclusive Agent Exclusive Coffee
Huber is exclusive agent in McCoo
for the unexcelled Barrington Hall
coffees Priced at 20c 25c and 35c
per pound
If you feel you want to be shown
in the matter of quality go to the
McCook Flour and Feed Storea
McConnell for drugs
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Bleak and barren is the west coast of
South America where it is always
cloudy yet never rains where it is
chilly even up under the equator
where never a tree nor a blade of
grass is to be seen only the parched
and hunghy foothills of the Andes
swept with windrows of sand and be
hind them fleeting glimpses of the
towering peaks of the main mountain
chain Probably nowhere else in the
world is there a seacoast of equal ex
tent so desolate and uninviting
Harbors there are few or none Co
quimbo 200 miles north of Valpa
raiso and Callao are safe and of com
mercial value But although there are
few harbors there are many ports
The Pacific ocean true on this coast
at least to its name makes it possible
for a vessel to anchor almost any
where to take and leave cargo by
means of lighters Loading and un
loading the lighters at the shore are
made possible by artificial breakwaters
or a fortunate conformation of the
land which affords shelter for small
craft New York Post
When You Break Cut Glass
An accident to cut glass invariably
plunges the owner of it into clouds of
gloom but often these clouds have sil
ver linings Before throwing the
pieces away examine each piece sep
arately and see if it could be cut down
into anything smaller Shops which
deal in cut glass usually have a cutter
on the premises A case is told of a
bride who upon entering the dining
room arrived In time to see but not
prevent her maid from pulling instead
of pushing the extension table and as
it separated in the middle several
pieces of valuable cut glass which had
been placedthere during the cleaning
time fell through with a crash to the
floor It seemed a hopeless accident
but a rose bowl wascut down from a
decanter following the pattern near
the neck whichhad broken off a small
violfet holder was cutd own from a tall
vasea tiny sugar bowl from a vinegar
cruetand a small bonbon dish was
sawd from a larger cut glass bowl
Womans Home Companion
A Ckwer Crow
As to a crtiv a bilky to talk said a
naturalist some will and others will
never learn The first of the four
Uirds 5 have had recently was a won
derful talker Unlike the parrot his
Conversation seerned Intelligent rather
than simply imitative For instance
if I a to him Hello Jack he
would answer Hello and not put
on the Jack as so many parrots do
when one says Hello Polly
But he could imitate me also He
found that when any one called and
said Hello Wood my reply was a
low nello He tried in every way
to imitate that low tone of mine and
finally succeeded He would go over
to his water trough and with his head
in the air would cry Hello Wood
Then down would go his head in the
trough and out would come the Hel
lo just like mine Washington Star
Temperature of Sea Water
The temperature of ocean water ra
ries at the surface from 2S degrees F
at the poles to over SO degrees F in
the tropics The cold water toward
the poles has an annual variation of
less than 10 degrees F at any one spot
and the warm water of the tropics
also has an annual variation of less
than 10 degrees F in a band that near
ly encircles the earth This is the re
gion of the coral reefs and atolls Be
tween these regions of small annual
variation there are two bauds sur
rounding the earth where the annual
variation is greater and may exceed in
certain regions 40 degrees F at any
one spot Marine Journal
The Voman In the Case
A mother-in-law had stayed so of
ten with her daughter as to cause a
quarrel with the husband
One day she found her daughter
weeping in the drawing room
Whats the matter Gracious me
dont say that George has left you
she exclaimed
ne has replied the young wife
tearfully
Then theres a woman in the case
mater asked her eyes lighting up ex
pectantly
Yes
Who is it
You
A Model Horse
ni Billings wont to a horse sale one
day and lmridit a horse for SIS When
he got tin horse home he offered it a
bucket of water but it wouldnt drink
After that he gave it a fee l of corn
but it wouldnt touch that cither By
gosh he said youre the very horse
for me if youll ouly work
Probably There Now
Bobby Pi did you ever see an arm
of the sea
Father Yes
Where was it
It was hugging the shore the last I
saw of it Smart Set
Ourselves
No one was ever yet made utterly
miserable excepting by himself We
are if not the masters at any rate al
most the creators of ourselves Epic
tetus
The Yankee Twist
You can always tell an English
man said the Briton proudly
Of course you ean replied the Yan
kee but it doesnt do any good
Fell Into Luck
Artist What a beautiful place this
Is I suppose you came here for the
view Old Lady No I wasnt con
sulted I was born here
NEW F0L9CEMEN
They ire Thoroughly Instructed
as to Their Duties
CHICAGO TRYING THE SCHEME
Object Is to Do Away With Lack of
Specialized Training as the Basic
Cause of Inefficiency Course at
School Covers Three Months
In nearly every city of nny size one
of the terrors is the new policeman
The newspapers frequently record
misdeeds Indiscriminate use of weaj
ons officiousness and even crimes have
been charged against him The city
of Chicago has undertaken to supply
the remedy and has established a
school of instruction for probationary
policemen
No effort is made to give the new
men a general education The school
deals solely with the duties of the po
liceman He is Instructed on the fol
lowing subjects
Rules and regulations of the depart
ment city ordinances and criminal
law
First aid to the injured and enforce
ment of the sanitary regulations
The conduct of police cpurt business
through the actual operation of a mock
court
The preparation of evidence In crim
inal cases by an assistant corporation
counsel
Practical police work and special po
lice duty such as suppression of gam
bling traffic regulation detective work
and identification by officers specially
qualified
Use of the revolver by trained ex
perts
Drill and setting up exercise by the
drillmaster of the department
For one month the new policemen
do not leave the school The second
month of their service they are placed
for one week on traffic duty in the
downtown district and the otlicr three
weeks on special assignments in other
precincts During this second month
they report at the school every Satur
day submitting written reports of their
police duty and receiving additional in
structions
Keep In Touch With School
The third month of their service the
new policemen do not report directly
to the school but they are obliged to
make weekly reports on their police
duty and where they fail to accom
plish results they are seut back to the
school for additional instructions
Ihe school is managed entirely by
members of the police department of
the city of Chicago and the new offi
cers are available for duty at any time
they are needed
A sample days program of the work
of the school gives an idea of what
the new policemen are taught It is
as follows
8 a m Roll call
S a m to 930 a m Setting up exerclsa
and drill
930 a m to 10 a m Instructions on
rules and regulations and correspondence
10 a m to 11 a m Instructions on city
ordinances on explosives fireworks and
throwing missiles
11 a m to 12 noon Instructions on
crimes murder and manslaughter
Noon to 1 p m Luncheon
1 p m to 2 p m Instruction on traffic
rules
2 p m to 3 p m Instructions on tha
city ordinances on pool selling and book
making
3 p m to 330 p m Study
330 p m to 430 p m Instruction on
preparation of evidence
430 p m to 530 p m Revolver prac
tice
Subjects Vary by Days
The subjects on which instructions
are given vary from day to day but
the program is so arranged that of
the 170 hours the new policemen pass
at the school thirty are devoted to the
study of the rules and regulations of
the department thirty to that of the
city ordinances thirty to that of the
criminal law thirty to drill and setting
up exercise eight to revolver practice
eight to traffic regulation four to in
struction in first aid to the injured and
the enforcement of the sanitary regula
tions sixteeu in general study eight
in attendance at court and six in mis
cellaneous work
Saturdays are devoted entirely to
drill instruction in practical police
work and review and examination
All through their course at the school
the new policemen are marked on all
their work and if they fail to attain
the proper degree of efficiency they are
dropped from the force
UNIQUE ACCIDENT
Boys Chest Penetrated by Needle
While Playing Baseball
Sliding to second In an effort to beat
the catchers throw William Jung
fleisch fifteen years old of Philadel
phia collided with the second base
man in a ball game and in the mix
up pierced himself just below the
heart with a large sallmakers needle
which he was carrying In his pocket
The needle penetrated the boys chest
for nearly two inches missing the
heart only by a fraction of an inen
With part of the long needle still pro
truding from his breast he was taken
to a hospital where an operation was
found to be necessary before It could
be removed
After the needle had been success
fully removed the physicians stated
that it was remarkable that the boy
had not been killed
ONLY THREE
MORE DAYS
Special sale of Wash dress
es Childrens dresses Sum
mer dress goods Mens and
Boys clothing
SALE ENDS
Monday
July 31st
DONT MISS THESE
BARGAINS
It will pay you to get our
prices on anything you want
GLDeGROFFCO
EVERYTHING TO EaT AND WEAR
BURLINGTON TIME TABLE
East Depart Central Time
No 6 1130 P M
16 500 A M
O Ov ii JYL
JLii UoO j 1
14 920 P M
JU O VO JT ii
West Depart Mountain Time
No 1 1220 PM
1149 p Hf
5 arrive 830 p m
13 930 A M
15 1230 A M
9 625 A M
Imperial Line Mountain Time
No 176 arrives 330 P M
No 175 departs 645 A M
Sleeping dining and reclining chair
cars seats free on through trains
Tickets sold and baggage checked to
any point in the United States cr
Canada
For information time tables maps
and tickets call on or write D F
Hostetter Agent McCook Nebraska
or L W Wakeley General Passen
ger Agent Omaha Nebraska
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
C M Ward was in Lincoln
Tuesday
Mrs W M Gardner visited
in Bartley yesterday
Mrs E E Benjamin left on
Sunday to join her husband in
Fremont where he is employee
on the Northwestern railroad
The Lincoln Uavelock men
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have organized a permanent
nie association Thev will hold
their first annual picnic at Beat
rice August 19th
J M Smith of McCook Ne
braska was in Wray Monday o
this week Mr Smith has takes
a homestead twenty five miles
south of Yuma Wray Gazette
C D Williams has left for
McCook where he has secured a
position in that city He has
been a resident of this jplaee
for the past year and has made
many friends Havelock item m
Lincoln Star
Mrs W H Browne Marvel
Gladys Harmony and Eddie left
this morning for Indiana on -a
visit of a few weeks Mrs
Browne may also visit her sister
in Virginia while absent Mrs
Ralph Simmons went as far as
Omaha with them on a brief visit
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j one of the Burlington engineers
J killed in the wreck at Indianols
the widow Elian M Leahy was
I appointed administratrix In the
matter of the claim for damages
arising from the accident a set
tlement was reached out of court
Lincoln Star
The McCook Tribune It is lGO
the year in advance
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HUNTING SEASON
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with Dove
Shooting and
other open seasons follow
Our stock of guns and ammunition is complete
with all the new styles
iJjjSENEBAL HARDWARE STOVeT
