The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-03-11

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electric light and power pole lines
carrying owe two (2) number eight
(8) B & S, guage wires shall De not
less than four 4) feet in solid earth.
Sec. 2.-Under no condition shall
any wires used as a Feeder or Service
main on pole lines be les than num-
Der eight (S) B & s guage on all
branche service mains where build
ings are located at more than fifty
(50) feet distance from Power line
connection Service mains to Sucn
| buildings shall not be less than num-
Der ten (1O) b & s guage and under
| fifty (50) feet number twelve (12) B
& S guage will be allowed, provided,
in both instances these wires are OF
sufficient carrying capacity o the
load to which they are connected. The
height at which wires should enter
| buildings should he at the highest
/ point consistent with p~racticability
| and a neat appearance.
Sec. 3.-An poles having steps for
the purpose of ready access to Trans
| Lights, or other purposes shall have
the first of such steps placed not less
than seven CD feet from the ground,
thereby preventing any children OF
unauthorized parties not properly
| equipped for this gap from climbing.
Sec. 4-The City Inspector shall
have the authority to test all cleo
trical meters in the City of Roswell
and for such purpose shall nave a
| Standard Meter Tester. Upon test.
ing a meter he shall be required 20
make three (3) reports:-One % TO
be filed with the City Clerk; n ID
for the operating company
and one M) for the consumer. This
report shall state street number at
which b meter is located, make, type
and serial number of meter, it's size,
the numbe of lights connected to it,
whether Or not it is overloaded and
| the percentage dn excess OF the true
| record that h meter is recording, the
length of time that the meter has been
connected, the voltage at which 1t OPP
crates and it's location in the building
and the record that rs on h dials at
the time of the test. AT the com
pietion of such test the>meter shall be
| sealed by the City Electrical Inspec-
tor with the SeaI~of, the Department
of Electrical Inspection, and while
such seal remains unbroken the e
| ord of any meter having undergone
such a test shall be considered o
rect but that no meter with seal ibrok-
en- will he permitted and all meters
/ shall be tested and sealed at least
once every twelve (12) months. The
City Electrical Inspector shall be al
lowed a fee of One ($1.00) Dollar for
such tests O reports, al of which
shall be paid by the operating com,
| pany.
Sec. 6.-The operating company
| shall, on or before the first day OF
each month a all meters read and
the exact amount of such reading en-
braced in writing. a canbon copy OF
same to be left at the premises, with
the consumer, at the time of such
reading.
Sec. And person, firm or corpor-
alton violating any section of this or.
dinance shall be deemed guilty OF a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine Of
not less than $500 o more than
SIS. 90, or a jail sentence Of frodn ten
to twenty days, or both such fine and
imprisonment in the discretion Of the
court trying the case.
Sec. S.-This ordinance shall DE IN
full force and effect after its passage.
Passed this 9Th day of March, 1909.
Approved this 8th day OF March,
I19o9.
| 6SEAI) GA. RICHARDSON,
ATTEST Mayo.