The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-23

lany objections which may be urged
| by any pc son interested against W
following proposed order, rule, reg
nlation and requirement.
All persons, firms and corporations
Swnlng or operating telephone OF
/ telegraph lines, or electric light OH
9ower plants. or any other character
of business requiring the use Of wires
which cross the tracks Of steam or
electric railroads, shall construct
snch wires in accordance with the
following rules:
All poles next to and on eithef SIDE
OF such railroad tracks wnich sus-
tain wires crossing such railroad
tracks shall be of sound timber ced-
NJ or better, with not less than slN
Inch tops, and placed In the GROUND
to depth of not less than i've lol
: feet. Of sufficient height so that the
Nires shall not be less than twenty
five (25) feet above the top of the
rails after allowing for sag, wen
!. tanned braced and guyed, u nee
assary. the cross arms sAail DC brac'
/, ed with iron braces, and locust,
! li,tdge or steel pins shall be used Ail
! snch poies shall be located not more
! tran fifty.two t52l feet and not less
I I than ion (t0) feet from the track ahd
shall cross the track at right angles
!, when practicable: Provided, that th'
. owners Of such telegraph, telephone
= OF other wlics shall In no case ps
compelled TO string their wires high
2 or than twenty eight feet above tn
!. ton of the rails Of the track ant
I further. that In case the wires 9
u the railroad company arc higher thal
a iY euty-seven feet above the Top o
{" the rails Of the track, such tele
maph or telephone wires may D
" strung under the wires of sueh ~
n lrtnd company. at a height ol not ics
or than twenty-five feet,
u In all cases where any telegraph Y
10 telephone line has been constructe
no across any railroad track upon pul
n. lie highway, the railroad company !
case It may desire to change its line
Of wire already constructed OF col
Cd struct new lines shall clear such tell
graph OF telephone wires by moi les
te than two (2)feet
95 In all cases where any telegraph
90 telephone company shall desire
05 place It's wires under the tracks
10 any railroad company, II slIai,
" least five days before so doing, ser'
~ written notice upon the agent
~ the railroad company at the statit
~ nearest to tho place where sue
20 crossing Is to be made The wire
~ cables and conduts used IN sue
,so crossings shall be placed at lea
og ,og three (3) feet below the bottom Of u
,Sy Sg rails Of the track Excavations {
,sg such underground crossings shall
AZ no case be left open for a longer pc
wn iod than twelve u2) hours
The foregoing rules shall not app
to feed or trolley wires OF an electi
no railway, but such wires shall be pI,
ION ed at least twenty-five feet above 9
tops Of the rails Of any railway croi
ing thereby. They shall be carri
by on or supported from sound ted
the trolley poles with not less than 81
en- inch tops, or suitable iron troll
poles Of sufficient height and strenP
ply The above and foregoing rules a
ow regulations shall be In full force
lrs- ter hearing and publication Of ord
as to all new construction, and
companies are required to change
an. constructions at crossings so az
comply with the foregoing rules wi
ler' In ninety days from the date of I
promulgatlon of the order,
,,o CORPORATION COMMISSION
Nv ]. II LOVE,
Chairm
,na A p WATSt
Commissioner
oE Attest: u. c. PATTON,
Secretary.