The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-22
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By Alderman Schroeder
An ordinance to regulate the str;7
ing of overhead wires and to raonfss'
the removal of wires, loops poles 1
supports no longer used. aug
Section l.. Be it ordained b,. =.
Mayor and Aldermen of the cit,- ms
Savannah in Council assembled M
from and after the passage of Iat
ordinance it shall be unlawful for s.rs
company or person to string wiroe
make any electrical connections MAJ
buildings within the incorporate T ill.,,
its of the city of Savannah WITH
permission to do the same from, ~
electric inspector. 'e
Sec. ,. Be it further ordained rh,,
all electric light and power wires a.
cepting trolley wires for electric "a
ways, must be covered with a d,rabt.
water proof insulation not less tbse
two coatings. Permits to string v.iro.
Will be granted only after approval Of
samples submitted to the electric in.
spector, and no other wires than tboso
approved by sample may be strlnp
Sec. 8. BE it further ordained Tn.
all electric light and power wires n,ns.
be fastened to insulated supports by
insulated tie-wires having an jnsu1s.
ton equal to that of the conductina
49, W II CO must Dt llSllllN stretched
and never allowed to sag TO such an
extent as to be capable of coming intn
swinging contact with each other with
signs or other neighboring objects
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained Thu
whenever 1t is necessary for anv cleo
trio light, power or trolley wires IA Ia
run under telegraph, fire alarm or tele-
phone wires permission shall be granted
to do so, but the company running
such wire or wires, shall raise or have
raised the other wires, so that said
wires shall not be less than five feet
above said electric light, power or
trolley wires, and whenever any telo.
graph, fire alarm or telephone com.
pany wish to stretch wires above anv
electric light power or trolley wires
they must cross not less than five feet
above such wires. The guard wira
above each trolley wire must consist
of two wires of not less than No.
guage, and be tightly strung not less
than two feet above said trolley wire
and twelve inches on each side. Guard
wires must be erected at every Doint
where telegraph. fire alarm or tele
phone wires cross the street over troll
ly wires
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained
That roofs or other parts of buildings
must not be used in the support Of
wires without the consent of owners
thereof, and then only upon the writ
ten approval of the electric inspector.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained. That
loops, wires. poles and other supports
no longer in use shall be removed by
the person, firm or company to whom
they belong. or who last used them.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained, That
the provisions of this ordinance are
to go into immediate affect as regards
future construction, and all necessary
changes in the present construction as
to meet the provision of the same, shall
be made by the first day of July 1902.
and any violation or refusal on the
part of any person or any company to
make such alterations and repairs in,
their present or future construction,
as may be demanded in conformity to
this ordinance, shall work immediate
suspension of all permits held by the
company or persons guilty of such viO-
lation or refusal. And in case of per-
sistent violation of requirements. and
in case of dangerous necessity, the
electric inspector is authorized to cut
out lights or cut out the current in any
locality concerned, and to enforce the
discontinuance of all lights and cur
rent until the ordinance is complied
with.
Sec. s. Be it further ordained. That
in granting permits for overhead cleo
trio construction, the Mayor and AL
| dermen reserve the right to add TO or
modify all rules and regulations, and il
il should prove necessary, to have any
and all electric wires placed UNDER
ground.
Sec. 9. Re it further ordained. That
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to relieve any firm or company
from liability, or moral responsibility,
in case of accident to life or damage
to property, in the operation of their
plant or plants.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, That
any person convicted of violating any
section of the foregoing ordinance shall
ing one hundred dollars. or imprson-
ment not exceeding thirty days, either
or both in the discretion of the re-
corder, and it shall also be within the
power and authority of the electric in
spector to require the removal or mod
ification of any electrical work con-
structed in violation of this ordinance.
so as to render the same safe, such
removal or change to be made at the
expense of the owner of the building
or contractor in charge of the work.
as the case may be.
Sec. il. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
i'm conflict with this ordinance be, ana
the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time Jan. 8, 1902, and published
for information.
w. p. BAILEY,