The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-05
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present Installed where cross arms are
not used as provided in sec ion one shah
be protected by double brackets OF stan
dard make attached TO the pole with
forty and sixty penny nails, and shall he
further protected By 4 guard wire Of not
less than the size as used on The line.
10 he securely attached TO the pole above
and below the brackcts1 Such protection
to he made within the time required by
section five of this order.
Section g. All such poles shall be To-
Gated not more than fif'y-two feet aud
not less than ten feet from the nearest
real Of any track. and shall cross the
track at right angles when practicable.
Provided that the owner OF such tele-
graph or telephone or other wires may
for the purpose of proper clearance. be
compelled to construct their wires not
higher than tweuty-eght feet above tho
top OF the rails Of the track. and further,
that in case the wires OF the railway
company are higher than twenty-seven
feet above the top OF the rails OF the
track such telegraph or telephone wires
may be strung under the wires OF said
railway company at a height OF not less
than twenty-five feet. allowing for sag.
Provided electric light wires carrying
twenty three hundred volts or less, alter
mating current or five hundred and fifty
volts or less. direct current, shall
not be placed lower thsl twenty
five feet OF the op OF the rails
and electric wires carrying higher voll-
age than above specified shall not be
placed nearer than thirty feet from the
top of The rail, and shall have a clearance
OF eight feet over any telegraph or tele-
phone wires. and all such electric light
and power wires conveying a voltage Of
over five hundred volts shall be thoro-
ughly insulated and protected by basket
guards properly grounded at each pole.
Section a. In an eases where any tele-
graph. or telephone Inc has been con
structed across any railroad track upon
a public highway, the railroad company
in case 1t may desire to change its line
OF wire already constructed. or construct
new lines, shall clear such telegraph or
telephone wires not less than two feet.
Section s. In all cases where any tel
egraph or telephone company shall de-
sire to place it's wires und the tracks
OF any railroad company. IT shall, at
least fifteen days before so doing serve
written notice upon the agent OF tie
railroad company at the station nearest
the place where such crossing IL 10 he
made. The wires, cables. aud conduls,
used in said crossing shall be placed un-
der the tracks in such a manner as not
Ia be exposed on the surface or nearer
than eight feet from either rail on either
side. and in every case the wires, cables.
and conduits used in said crossing shall
be placed at least three feet below The
bottom Of tho rails OF the track. An
work In such construction across the
right OF way. aud placing such wires un-
der Tho railway tracks shall be In the.
presence OF and under the supervision Of
an authorized agent Of the railway COM
pany, and railway companies are re-
duested to have an authorized represen-
tative present 10 supervise such work at.
ihe sinc and place mentioned " The no.
ticc. An excavations or other work shall
be so made and conducted as not 70