Arizona republican., 1896-09-13
ORDINANCE NO. 22e.

| l IL,
 Electric Light and Trolley Poles,
 Upon the Streets and Alleys of the
 City of Phoenix.
 | The common council of Phoenix do ordain as follows:
 Section l. On all streets having fourteen QD feet and sixteen Q6) feet curb lines, the outer edge or side of the porch posts is to be placed thirteen and one half q31a) feet from the prop erty line and on a line at right an- gles thereto and towards the center of the street. And on all streets having 1 twelve Q2) feet curb lines, the outer edge or side of the porch posts is to be placed eleven and one half Q1k) | feet from the property line, and on a line at right angles thereto and to- wards the center of the street. No porch post to be placed at block cor ners inside of street intersections. Sec. 2. Telephone, telegraph, cleo tric light and trolley poles and all other poles that may be placed upon the streets and avenues, the street side of poles is to be placed flush with the inside of curb, (said curb being six (6) inches wide) no poles to be placed at block corners inside of street inter- sections, and all poles between block corners to be placed in line with lot lines or partition walls that are right angled, or nearly so, to curb line, ex- cept on streets that have the same di- rection as lot lines, then said poles shall be placed in line with building or partition walls that are right an- gled, or nearly so, to curb line, and the street side of pole to be placed flush with the inside of curb. Sec. 8. And all poles that may be placed upon alleys twenty five (25) feet wide, the alley side of pole shall be placed three and one-half (31a) feet from the alley property line and parallel thereto and towards the center of alley.
 All poles that may be placed upon alleys twenty (20) feet wide Gncluding Wall street) shall be placed up to and flush with the property line; and side arms shall be used to carry the wires. And all poles in alleys at alley cor ners, where alleys intersect streets, the street side of such poles shall be placed in line with the street property line.
 All poles that may be placed upon alleys elsewhere than at the alley cor ners of alley and street intersections, shall be placed in line with a lot line or building partition wall right an- gled, or nearly so, tothe curb line, but no two poles shall be placed on op- posite sides of the alley. in line with the same lot line or building partition wall.
 No poles shall be placed at alley corners inside of street and alley in tersections.
 Sec. 4. One line of poles shall be jointly used for the carrying of tele- phone, telegraph, electric light and trolley wires; the dimensions of such poles shall not be less than fourteen Q4) inches square at butt, and eight (S) inches square at top and forty-two (42) feet in total length. If the poles be round the dimensions of such poles shall not be less than fourteen 14) inches in diameter at butt, and eight
 Sl inches in diameter at top, and
 1.-two (42) feet in total length.
 tlative position upon such poles
 'y, the telephone wires shall \. n the arms of said poles whic est above the ground, the teree to be placed inter mediate l,n 'rfc light wires to the neares, )1o- ground.
 But in no .,-~ shall any wire, on any pole used Jointly, be placed at a less height than twenty-six (26) feet above the ground, excepting only the trolley stay wire.
 All poles shall be set not less than six (6) feet in the ground and river gravel shall be filled in around the pole and we'll tamped, that the pole may remain perpendicular under all conditions.
 When poles are used for only one kind of traffic, then the dimensions of such poles shall not be less than twelve Q2) inches square at butt, and seven CD inches square at top, and twenty six (26) feet in total length above the ground If the poles be round the dimensions of such poles shall not be less than twelve q2) inches in diam eter at butt, and seven CD inches in diameter at top and twenty-six (26) feet in total length above the ground
 But when two or more companies wish to place wires upon the same portion of a street or alley, then and in that case joint poles shall be erect ed in the manner and with the dimen- sions hereinbefore specified.
 AM poles shall be of wood, metal or any other material suitable for such purposes, and if such poles be of wood, then mountain spruce, yellow fir (known as Oregon pine), or any other wood equally as strong and durable shall be used, and the use of such wood for poles shall be approved by the city engineer.
 All poles, side arms and cross arms shall be planed or smoothed on all sides.
 All poles shall be set under the di- rection of the city engineer and with tihe annrova1 of the city counci1