The sun., 1898-02-23
.TAE CITY REQUIRES SPACE
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having the use or maintaining any teIe-
graph, telephone or electric light or other
poles, in any of the parks, streets. lanes
or alleys Of the city of Wilmington, shall
annually, between the 18th day of De-
cembcr and the LIST day of January, in
each and every year, file with the Board
of Police Commissioners list Of all s,ioh
poles SO used, possessed or maintained
by him or them, giving the accurate loca-
ton Of each Of such poles, and shall at
all times keep stamped, painted or
printed thereon, in lcgible characters,
their name as owner upon each OF SAID
poles; and Il copy OF such list shall be
furnished by said Board of Police Com.
missioners to the City Auditor and super
intendent of police and fire alarm tele-
graph.
IL shall he the duty of the superin.
tcndent OF police and fire alarm telegraph
to make an examination of all poles, on
cause the same to be done through the
Chief OF Police, and he through his otli-
GERS, who shall report upon the condi.
ton Of said poles as to their being a
menace to life or property. which shall
he submitted to the Board of Police Com
missioners, and they through the said
superintendent, shall require the com
pany or corporation owning such pole or
poles, which. have been reported upon as
being unsafe or not sound, to have the
same removed within fory.cight hours
after being notified, and any company
or corporation, after having been So
notified, who shall fail 70 comply with
such notice shall bc liable to fine Of not
less than five nor more than twenty-five
dollars; each days failure as to each pole
so declared unsafe shall be separate
offenSc
All wires shall be fastened upon poles
or other fixtures with & lass, porcelain OF
rubber insulators, approved by the
superintendent Of police and fire alarm
telegraph. No wires shall be stretched
within four inches of any pole, building
or other object without being attached tt
and properly insulated thereirom.
! In the construction of lines the lnsuIa
ton to be used must be approved by the
superintendent OF police and fire alarm
telegraph, in writing. filed with the
| Board of Police Commissioners, and the
! insulation resistance must be maintained
in accordance with the standard, to be-
not less than three megohms per mile
per 100 volts.
All circuits for electric lights or power
must 0e tested at regular periods, and
when ground comes O effort must tt
made to remove it at once. Failing III
1 NJ, I., .I
til the insulation is restored.
| No unused loops from electric light OF
power circuits shall b, allowed To re.
main after lamps have been taken away
or power discontinued by Subscriber ol
user, except in eases where it is positive.
| " known that the lamp or power would
be required again within two months
Whcn allowed to remain. the joint q
, loop must he ~ well insulated a. the
line Itself.
I All electric light or power circuits
snail be constructed insulated Of wrr,ap
proved bv the Board of Police Comnl>.
sonrr,; and where same has been in
use, 50 as to expose the bare copper, the
same shall be relaped or replaced Will
other wire properly insulated.
| The lnslliallun must hc prc>rrNCC
thrullg hull thr entire circuits, and il any
portion Of either line. lamp or iiXtni,
can /" touched, it must tc properly pro
tcctcd by good insulation.
Nuthlng in this act is intended to re
iicvC any company or corporation oi any
of the ruudll"n~, restrictions or require
mcntS imposed upon said company o
cprp,raliu ny amy ordinance nl wnlci
it Nu pci authorized to place in street
or ai,vv~. any poles, wires or other np
pnra,, : iur the transmission Of rlc' tricit,
Each aud every provision Of this act
unless uthcrwiSc provided, shall appi,
,t,any l,ir, sire or ct crapparatus usr'
IN the Transmission ui electricity here
after V!c,trd IN said streets or alley
whether the same I've erected by way {
repairs or 'pr additional routes or luran
ldUit iOnaI routes or any other pnrp"r,
This ac, shalt hc in force from til
date Of it, passage
Tie Police Conmissi ,nrr, llav" tune
the above commitment ION Hnh draft owe
tn tl,irl, of Police nrNau, with lu~trut
tions to submit tie latter t" the city 50
icitur for his "p Mon on t! legality =
, the proposed ordinance, and IL will /
submitted without delay.
The police authorities are strongly j
favor Of having this matter placed j
their hands, as hey are conv inccd til;
ii much more time is allowed to cIaps
without tie cily'S rights in this rcgar
being looked after there will be troub
: in finding space to string wires actual
necessary for the conduct Of the busincs
Of the city.