Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-08

the electrician or the council, aud no other
wires than those thus approved by samples
may bc strung
a. An electric street railways shan thor
ougily iusulatc their trolley wires from the
"Cross' or support Wlrc3. All strain
guys shall have an msulutor or circuit
break cut In no a point not exceeding three
feet from trolley wire All electric street
car companies shall erect and maintain "a
quart Wire parallel tu ana at distance
of two feet above all trolley wires on all
streets occupied by telegraph or telephone
companies, said guard wire TO have a circuit
break cut IN ut distances not TO exceed
two hundred aud hfty feet, ON Main street
South Main street. Houston street. Jennings
avenue and Front street.
10 Where wires cutcr q building they
must be incased iu continuous. pieces Of hard
insulating tubing. 80 inclined us 10 oppose
the entrance OF water the outer end Of Tits
tubing must be- scaled with some plastic
Insulating material In such manner u8 To
exclude oil moisture
10 In running along walls all wires shall
be rigcly attached 10 the situc by uOu.
conducting fnstCnngs ana shall not hang
from projecting insuluturs IN loose loops.
all arc light wires shall be placed at not
less than one foot ana all incandesccnt Hight
wires shall bc placed not less than Six
inches apart, and whenever they approach
any conducting body capable OF furnishing
% ground connection they must be ucidly
secured ana separated from the same by
some approved uVu-ConduCtOr. Ihc tNgtri.
button ~ electricity by .tht alternating
or TRANSFORMER system shall be under the
supervising control of the city council
aud all companies using said system ghnll
conform strictly TO all requirements Of said
n. Tic use Of porcelain knobs ns Ursula.
tors on the outside OF buildings Is pro-
hibitcd, except IN dry places. where an ap-
proved 9pcclnl Insulation must De used on
the wires.
Is, Wlrea must not be placed as 10 rem.
der II easily possible Tor Wnter TO form q
10. Wires must hc fastened 60 insulated
| supports by insulated tlewres The use OF
| Iron ne wires Is prohibited. an tie wires
| must have au Insulation equal TO that OF
| the conducting wires.
20 All JOINTS I'm wires must be secured by
! making from i've 20 seven turns ON each
| metallic Sleeve. All Joints must be Insulated
! with not less than four layers Of durable
I waterproof tape. and then covered With
I friction tape. which shall be fastened with
| wire
Il. Wires must be tightly stretched, ana
| never allowed 20 sag tu such nu extent as
! 60 be capable OF coming into swinging con.
! tact with each other, with signs or other
! ncighnoring objects The spacing OF poles
| should be so determined as 10 facilitate the
/ observance OF this rule.
| ~. overhead wires. between which thero
| y difference of potential must not Ice less
! thnn one foot apart, and must swing clear
| OF foreign contact between their insulated
| supports No electric light or power wires
| on cross.oims SHAH Ice less than one foot
! distant from the pole or other central SUP.
! port,
% Wires over roofs must be atleast seven
| feet above Hat roofs at the point of lowest
sag, aud one foot above the ridge Of other
| roofs
-, Service wires must run horlgontally
lrom street mains 10 buildings, except on
| special permission granted by The city coun.
| ~ on the recommendation of the eectrl-
., Where angles occur IN line sinh.
! guard irons, must Doe placed al the ouier
Shls on cross arms, Gnhrd wires must also
DS p.aecu Whtle'9 their presence would
! prevent telephoue. telegraph or other wires
| from coming iutu accidental contnct win
| electric light wires. Tho cost Of such guard
| lfons ana guard wires shall be borne bv
| the person or company making No Inst
| construction. " '"''
20, Al ggy-wlres, whether run by tele.
| blapht tei"phone OF electric HIGHT companies
! must be Kept az a Distance Of NOT less linn
| slN inches from electric HIGHT wires on
G ~ be thoroughly Insulated at points
| 4" H"nEel OF cuntucl with such wires
". Wires Tor arc lighting must enter and
vNre 2 building through a suitable ANA ap-
| ENnNY ouI OUT switch, which Is to be
| Et"V,u ON me building on nCghhoring pole
M q position easily accessible to poiice
| ~ arc lamps must be SO placed ms to
f.eett y Clear space of not less than nine
iSNS p9,Ween lamp ana the sidewalk
| ~ All wires must be SO strung os IN
| 49, SleaF sIhce Of not less than twenty
wv wv Nv tle point o. lowest sng between The
street "N' tue surface Of The sidewalk or
S The Insulation p, slstance on nl cir
! 49,, uiuat ne 4 0lntNincd az a standard
IlhvNeu ~ the city electrician aud the
| tN council, and eyory facility for testing
snn6W'e shhll ~ accorded said electrician
| anu ms assistant
~ Loops, wires and poles no longer IN
| NaN' Nno or which ihgre Is no immediate
| WSSP1lt OF nrther use, shall Lc removed
| a., lhhlfdiaicly after the asceti0n az any
| MHulE ut Other CGi tloar construction far
| geNtle lght or power the company IN
| pWeo erecting the same shall notify The
| ~ '4Wuichn OF the city cuuuyt thui rail
! WE rs ready Tor inspection and no Mao
sAal pe made OF such wiring on It's appul-
ssTnaius5 Tor he purposes aforesaid until
| 9tMoAed by the electrician
| ~. EVERY inpmnn and lampman mugt
| MtNt u paqge Ia plain sight Indicating hls
| nH"n'f Nll the company or person hy whom
hh y employed, aud In case OF dire thls
| eNkN sAlN serve ~ pass TO admit the
"Seryr within the fire lines
| ~ rue hre department OF the city sholi
| 80, ny the station OF every olectric Ighf
~ Eyer company, at the lattor's rNrense
| e suitable gong connecting with The Are
.ta,s ny which shall he Indicated Tia loea.
ileh ni ail hre9 on the occurrence al 7 ir,
~ any District In which gny company M
ntl's, tneh company shalt frihNith eenj
| q Wsn prepared 20 remove All wires ,ibster
vs. direction Of the Ore Department
o. ANY and an persons Companies an ,or
EtHu9ns Operating under this ordinance
NnaH ~ required 70 adopt the lnosf n,si,,,1,
Aln nipfoNed deNirea Tor the proteeiino X
u~fo W Neeflc llght or electric noves
1N-thsl injury 70 persons OF prlH erty ana