Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-14
0BDiRABcF mo. 59Z.


ORDINANCE no. 59Z
An ordinance prctcr.blug tho forms and
conditions uder which the hlsucsy of clyc.
trit Humiliation or tie lurmsllug Of clcc.
tlcil luWgr uay he Cu1Hupl So Within thp
corporate limits of The city on Fort Worth
by AMY pcrsi0u company ur corporation ac-
curing permission hy special ordinance 10
90 engage, nr who Ltyc heretofore tc.
cured pTnlssi1n by ordinance duly passed
Bc q ordmg.d ~ the city council Of the
Soc ! Tint Whenever permission 10 by
ordnance granted tu any person, company
or corporation 20 ougngo iu tho husiucs4
uf electrical illumination Oh The furuishlus
lowing cxpr.ss tcrms ana con1iious
], The grant TO u'rupr the streets alloys
Worth Ug tHc purpose Of erecting ami
W1lWWuiuE poles, uusiF toWcih, uracE"is,
ana 1WUrl, viii thc necessary wires
thereon. shan Nn lnr Huen period OF ilWc na
council shall determine ut thc date of puH-
raEo OF Uuy spcciul ordinance,
Sly siaui 8hull be muuc 20 thus occupy
Wupruol pulw. mnHts. towers brackets or
SUPPORTS nave already D'cu erected FOR thc
wires uulr. both fidr. of snid street. uuuy
ur public place are Already sD ogcuplcu or
uron amy other street alley or public
GROUNDS ~ sutu Wuuu,r uH TO interfere
with. obstrurt Or Inconvenience nuy por.
son iu hE Or DER right to the lrce use OF
such streets. uuuys. plc.
3. Aud oll poles mas,s. towors brackets
uuu bt plUrri, whenever ava Wherever Crryt-
cd. shall De- ~ sufficient height Co curry
any Wires placed thereon above ana clear
Of nli uNuuciionu growing out uf thc chur-
uctrr coz me buildings adjoining such lluDs.
on the nuturu of the busluoss carried on
lhoreln uud iu uu case shall thcy uc Nt-
tuchtd tu ilr owes or roofs OIL tops or
houses without thc poAIvut of the owner
thereof, properly authenticated tu the city
council md no poles. nusis towers brurk.
cls pr supports shall De- Of less height imam
twenty-five fret.
g. crus, the lmc of amy existing electric
light electric power. telegraph or tUlp.
phone lines, 10 shall Doc. at distance Of not
ir.s Than three tcct th"rufrum unless 40.
tuluicly necessary aud then only ON per-
mission ga writing being granted by tuc
Guy council on the accommodation ot
%. That IL shalt not be admissible 90 ur-
culE any main street with such poles.
practicable tu penetrate any district ur
hupil} Tie occupants VI any one huuHrc uy
'irrung ana maintaining such supports ih
thr alley ways Of such city or when such
occupation shall opstruct said nllcy.wuys,
lAnu 10y acquiring lhp Hight 20 occupy such
portions OF private properly nbuitlng tnorr.
nler ~ ouch posts. musis towers AMI sup
ports !" such WanEer os may be determined
o. That Hll such POSTS mostt towers
hfhckei5 ANA supports carrying ulpputc
usil pr power Wires WHOM erected ehuli Doe
tnr Cip council may determine DO order
that tue character OF the Wiros carried
thereon shall Boo understood. Ali otuti pu.cs
tutfAlHF Wlgy of uiN hiul shall uo painted
az iho council may rr4uiro.
All polo. bow standing or hereafter
power wires shul bo markru with ne
N1nr of iriiluls uf thr company owning
turm nt point Use frvt FROM tl,N gruUud.
~ d pole Dee usel py morn CHAM ono coin.
pany, such cross arm. 500. it necessary. each
wiz mnat Do mprhed o' labeled so as 90
s. That uin pcrsnu company or corpor,
tiou erecting ANY SUCH llugs of poles mnsta,
ipW , ~ o ,bc,p p2i r,,SN ny gh3 ,,, 1hS pay
uri ylnl cost OF erection ot thp portion 10
hc 40 occupied ana roSsysHed and nuuri,
~ t se ,ff crec,io,, ,, i~r lI3iGr,,i1,,
of the portion 10 hc 20 occupied ana pos.
scsard. ptiMt amy other person. company
rights ana privileges thereon. ~ salu poles
have npt already tWl complement uf
wires same u Dc dcirimucd ~ tho dis
q Aad whneyos twe or more persons.
cpupinif' or puNWAiOH IrV supplying
Uosg WhWsgry,r wthl4 ip stav territory
,ADy sngll hc Wuirel 90 Jointly mae Hiid
occupy thc Hlmo poles UaHts, towDr or
supports hpnA tNp conditional hprtluhoio,t
rvitr1 uud nO wires pf electrical cuntuc.
tors of any character og llnd BmM hp
5nlgtanca m .any other manner than that
10, rhc exact location ana tho erection
OF pn pQlgh muNif, towers ur supports mo.
I""NNA ~ NN NlhAANA lA NNA Nh'fhIila. NNrts
lnhy on cooperation slnl 90 mhjpr, as
iur appnNhl 90 The city council Wluph
rhall hafe lur Wight % orltr und enforce
tnworH ur wppr,s And thc utcnpatian
ot nny new streets hurcnttur Obpnei shan
De upon plan To- De suhmiutl hy snii
proved by ihc ciy eom,Ii
~, Aud whenever 10 may tcc0mo ucCcs.
Eary 10 string wires or electrical condur.
fors 20 any poiut not ou thr main linp AMI
whcrp 70 ls mprocuvnhle go erect aud main.
IAN ihf gos mgsia towor9 " sbppnrts
only upon special permission hcing grantua
by the Guy eounch and approved BY the
proval shuN Dc hled with sald application.
~. Amy ordinance granting authority 10
any person, conpany OF corporation 20 90
general orlinnnco shalt distinctly specify
Rnd indlCnie the inaNimum price az Which
private consumers Tor either lighting or
powcr purposes
H. An conducting wires, excepting trolley
wires for cloctnc railways must he COZ.
lion embracing not less than Two cOatlngB.
Permits TO string Witpa VIII be- granted only
after eg approval OF s sanplgN sa9ai,tS9 TO
wires, than those thus approved by samples
VA An electric street railways shan thor.
ougnly insnlgte their trolley wires fonl the
s'crOas" OF "aunnurt Wlres An strain
guys shall have al lnsulaior Of circuit
rcet from trolley wire. All electric street
car companies shall erect ana mnintain a
guard wire parallel 90 ANA az "a distance
81 two feet above nll trolley Wirea on an
streets occupied by telegraph or telephone
companies, SAID guard wire TO have circuit
break cut la ut distances not 20 exceed
qwo hundred and fifty feet on Afain str,,et
Eonth Aiam sfrect Houston strOOt, Jennin, y,
avenue ana front street
rs Where wives enter a building thew
must be incased il continuous pieces 81 Nlrd
Insulating tubing, 80 incned as 20 Opuoso
the entrance ~ water me Ontcr end 81 this
Insulating material IN such manner rs 40
exclude an moisture.
40 In running along walls an wiros SHAH
be nrtly attached 10 thO same ~ non.
conducting fasionings, and shall moi hang
from projecting nnuiatprs IA loose loops.
mi are hRhi Nirpe shall be plngasd al not
loss gl1n one foot and an ipcaudescant light
whites shall he placed not lgsa than SIX
inchef apart and whenever they approach