Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-06

construction Nns the Inst /
~, -e Az guy.wires. Whether run br teo.
n,nit ~, 'ti,l.ohe or electric light companies.
s iN inches from electric Hehi ,,.ires er
yuhefwHc be Thoroughly insuirthf "a ,,t,t /
oZ ~ contact With such wires
te,. Wltes Tor are lighting must enter and
icNNe q building through a suItaiie ana IN,
WuN'V cut out switch whirh Ia ~ ~,
,uveu ON me building or ucichbornr nole
~ position easily accessible io police
-. Arc lamps must Be Is ulec,.l az t6
49, y cleat spnce 10 not less than nlue
S5 pty5Wsrn lamp md the sidewalk
~, All Wires must hr 10 STRUNG ns q,
taNe clear sToce OF not loss fhan ttyanfe
l,ct at the puint OF l0wost faa brtvsnn me
Nie ana the surface Of TIE Sidewalk on
So The Insulation resistance on an cir.
Sal's must De uaintainod nd d standard
uRpioNed ~ the city electrician aud the
Srs, DouaSll anu every facility Tor testing
1t3uits shail he accorded said electrician
81. Loops wires aud poles no longer IA
Ur,s,, eli" gl winch There ls no Immediate
prospect OF further use, shan ho rcuOved
3l. Immediately after the erection ~ any
wiring or other outdoor construction for
uieNlIlc heht on power, the company or
/ city. electrician OF The cts council mai said
WORK ls ready Tor inspection and no us0
snNl, uc made ot such wiring or lts appus-
..iNlc's lot the purposes aforesaid until
approved 10y the electrician
l. Every. lncmnn aud lompman must
W,At badge IN plain sight. Indicating his
nunner nnd the company Ur person hy whom
ne Is employed. aud ia case Of lire Tits
hluke shul seire as u pass To admit the
ws99rer, within the Fire lines
30 The fire department of the city shalt
/ erect in The station ut Ovcry electric naht
| or power company 90 the latters usperse.
/ a. hnGlWe gune connecting with the fire
I lines, by which shan Doe Indicated thp iocn
l ton NJ mn fires. ON tho occurrence of "a br,
I lh any district lu which auy company has
/ Wits, sulh company shall forthwith send
/ " ulNn prepared 10 remove nll wires under
/ me direction Of The fire department
| 49, Any nud all persons, companies or cor
| por0uons operating under this ordinance
/ shall Doe required to adopt the most modern
/ ANA approved devices Tor the protection ~
I users Of electric light or electric power
] against injury Go persons or property. and
/ Hhhll he held responsible for amy damages
! Whrutf llln on property which may result
/ from the construction maintenance or Oper-
l alton or their plant and shnu hold the city
/ nnrmless from any liability for damage
/ duc tQ NE or property
| so. ANY person company or corporation
/ organized or continuing Ia operation after
| the passage OF this ordinance shall. when
ever directed 80 90 do hy the city council,
/ carry all wlrca through underground con.
/ duits aud shall hold the city harmless iu
| the matter Of amy claims FOR damages on
/ underground and whore thp light H. ear
/ ricd 90 posts, towers on brackets shall do
| go through tubes to within sis inches OF
whore the light ls exposed.
/ 20. Any grant nude undCr the provisions
| of this ordnance shall not br transferable
/ by sale of stock or Otherwise until the
company goes into operation us herein pro-
/ Nidcl ANA any person company or core
! pornton which docs not personally. or
| through their own agents, 30 into operation
! within Sis months after hping authorized
| so 10 do, and hc prepared to supply 40 leaBt
| fifty arc or five hundred incuudcsccni lights
| taud those furnishing power only shall Dee
| prepared TO furnish 100 huucpowcl within
| as months shall forfeit al the rights aud
privileges previously acquired
! 3S Any person company on corporation
desiring TO engage iu the business ~ light.
| ing 10y electricity under tho provisions of
| this general ordinance shall ua "a condition
| precedent Co the confederation NJ such up-
pllcution, execute good ana sufficient
| bond iu such sum as may Doe determined
hy the city council conditioned 10 carry
! out unl faithfully execute ul the pro.
| visions contained in ibis ordinance. aud
] also conditioned 10 save the city harmless
| from any liability Occruing through Injury
/ Co lifn or property boo the construction,
| maintenance aud operation OF said business
| said bond shall Doe approved 10y the city at.
! tolncy M to form ANA hy the city council
| Ns To suniclcucy, And such person, com
| puny or corporation may Zoe required tO
| live such additional bond as the city coun
oh may, from tiuc "a time, determine.
80 Any person. company or cooperation
! desiring TO operate under tue provisions ol
this ordinance shall first deposit with thC
city treasurer u sum sufficient. IN the judg
/ ment OF the city council, 10 defrly the
cost ~ restoring the streets ana paycmcnt'
removed 10 their former condition, and ir
the CvCnt said person, company or corpora
ton fails To restore said streets ana pave
mputs 90 their former condition IL shall
bc the duty ~ the city council to have The
same restored 10 their former condition and
may for the same from the said sum, and
In the event there rcWnluH any portion OF
the said sum after drtrnying the expenses
of restoring streets ana pnVementS 10 lhou
| snld former condition, same shall be- no.
| turned To- ,hc person, company or colpoiu
tun dcplsitng san'e
80 Poles must not be- deposited ON IN,
street more than two days previous 10 their
Al. That no two lines Of poles hearing
Ire class OF conductors shall De- erected
an 1py street ON nllcy or public ground
within the city of Fort Worth except Bog
| spcciul permission OF the city council on
the Recommendation ~ the city electrician
~ All poles shall Dee erected ana main
tanned lu "a perpendicular position, and u,
pole shall be set less than three feet IL
"a All Joints must be as wei insulated nj
the conductors, and the insulation shan Do
"A. Arc lamps must have the frames on'
exposed parts carefully insulated from th'
| circuit, aud be- provided with hnnt
switch, aud also nm automatic switch ma
| VIII shut the current around the caruoh
sbould they fail 90 feed properly, and
sfon that win prevent the cartoons IRON
falling out in ease their clamps fail u
hold them. ...
rounded hy globes resting Ia a tight stand
VVhen ann materlals that can De rendlll
limited nrc near or under the lamps lh'
globes must be protected by wire net
| uug.
49, No switch lamp motor, dynamo o.
auv other conduCtOr having exposed uninsu
intcd pnrts shall be erected or muiniAlne'
where any person uuncqunntod with thl
dangers az the same could easily come u
contact herewith.
~ No electric light or power wires sinai
he strung on any poles on uN'urrs efrclr'
| mud maintained for ne purpose OF carry
, inp signal wires except by special pernls
, ! s,en az tie city council, ON the recomnen
) | dntion OF tho city plectuclon
as An CNstmg regulations uhl orli
tlonccs IN regard 20 placing OF poles uh
b ! giHugnc or wires arc to .2h'lhu, li le' !, !,
z | snJ ugt 60 bo affected by the provisions %
mia orlmance unless the same bc In direc
{ 1 conflict herewith. , .r.it
, | and every Inspector employed by a. ao wei
! | 9s every member 90 the police force q
: the city shall hr entitled 70 eAhnIhin9 IT,,
/. mits under which work Of any hlnd is 10
i'Eso kll construction work an or an
2 | cbnnreg made In the locnuou OF poles q
2 | ,yirps. an extensions Of the same, nuu ~
connections OF any Kind ~ cnafAclel' snM
} he done and performed gn| ulo ,li,i tne WIZ
"A IN shall be the duty Of the ell{ cue,
= tinian to soc that he provisions on llls 'l
/. dlnnpce are strictly carried Qut ana t
!. carporation furnishing electric iighl "f tif
4 md power an the city OF FpIt Worm WV
power 10 the city OF Foll M ,',,, ,.,, mai,
y. cerrfully Inspect The cons lrncuph uHu JUL all
a t@nsrce 81 thc electric lght ana row
,rvsfem OF the city, ans 20 nave, uH el.t
! crliunurps relating thereto c1inplvN W..
4 ~ epe that on electric light ahI loWet ~
s nished 10 the cllE "l t,.t Therefor.