Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

roofs or open ground where not sub
ject to mechanical injury. Cutouts
unless or weatherproof type. flashers
and other similar devices. on OK
within the sign structure must be Ia
a weatherproof box or cabinet %
metal of o less than hat of the
sign itself.
(c) Receptablcs must be so Sc
cured 10 sign to prevent any possi-
bic turning and 50 designed that
terminals viii be Mt least onc-half
inch from other terminals and from
metal OF sign, except where opcp
work is permitted, this separation
must be one inch. Miniature receipt
ables must not be used on outdoor
signs.
I'd All wires must be rubber COW
cred and not less than No. IL -. e.
. Gauge and double braided on all
concealed work. Wires must be
soldered 10 terminals and exposed
parts Of wires and terminals must Re
treated to prevent corrosion. On
outside of sign structure, except
where open work is permitted. wires
must be In approved metal conduit
or lead sheathed armorcd cable.
(el All signs erected shall have a
light giving capacity Of one candle
power 20 each So squarc inches Of
surface Of sign. Signs that are not
burning and not in use as electric
signs must be removed upon notice
from the city electrician.
I'D Must have independent feed
wires run in conduit from point ~
service and not more than 1920
watts on any one circuit. All signs
constructed locally must be inspect
ed while snder construction and be-
fore being closed up.
tg) All switches for operating
signs must break both sides OF the
circuit whether ITO or 30 volts.
th) All classes Of lighting for adj
vertising purposes shall be consid-
cred ~ electric signs within the
meaning Of this ordinance. Where
sign Is erected over sidewalks there
shall be a clearance of eight and
one-half feet from sidewalk 70 low
est point Of sign and no sign shall
extend outside Of the curb line OF
such walk.
I'D Any person, association OF per-
sons or corporation who shall per-
NIT, construct, place or use any
street sign other than hereby per-
mitted, shall, upon conviction. be
fined In any sum not less than Five
tS5.00) Dollars nor more than Fifty
$4,000 Dollars and each day during
which such offeasc shall continue
shall be a separate offcnse.
ID A plan with full specifications,
giving candle power Of lamps, class
Of material used. where sign is 10
hang, how il is to hang and in gen
cral, everything pertaining 70 size,
weight and size OF supports. must
be furnished with petition 10 City
for permission to erect electric sign.
Section 81. Outside Construction.
(a) That all poles. piers, a~buttments,
wires or other necessary fixtures,
appurtenanees or appliances, OF
any that may be hereafter in use FOR
telegraph, telephone. signalling or
electric service purposes shall con-
form 70 the following requirements.
and no person, firm or corporation
or association Of persons shall
hereafter erect or construct or here
after maintain, If aleady construct
ed, any pole, pier, abuttment, wire
sr other necessary fixture, appurte-
nance or appliance which does not
conform 10 said requirements. viz:
no two lines Of such poles shall be
maintained or hereafter be erected,
on the same side of any street, alley.
plaza or avenue except by permits
sion from the City Council. If such
permission is obtain, and IL such
wires are supported By such pole
lines arc over or under power. or
high potential wires, they shall have
an approved weatherproof insulation
OF a thickness Of not less than i-3nd
OF an inch for telegraph, telephone
and signal systems. No telephone.
telegraph or signal wire shall run
Harallel. cross over or under arv
power. low or high potential wires
81 q distance Of less than three feet.
and All wires Of n company. per-
son. firm or corporation shall ~
run and strung on their own fix
lures, unless the consent Of the CITY
Council IS first had to the contrary.
lb) The service or drop wires Of
telephone. telegraph and signalling
systems that extend from poles,
pole line and main pole lines 10
building or structure must have an
approved weathcrproof insulation.
No wires shall be less than twenty
five feet from the curb or ground.
(c) The cross arms OF all tele-
phones. telegraph and signalling sys-
tens. electric aud power companies
must be Of uniform length ana
strengthened by braces and the cross
arms ~ zach and every
must be well seasoned and inspected
by the City Electrician and kent
sound. The poles of all companies
used IN supporting wires must be
branded or stamped with the name
or initials of the company owning
same, and the name or initials shall
he Kept clear and distinct and such
distance from the ground a. not 70
be erased.
I'D II any of the cross arms. pins
or insulators shall become broken,
cracked, rotten. split, loose or 9TH
erwise defective, the person or per-
sons owning or IN control thereof
shall place same in "A standard ana
safe condition within as hours after
the receipt Of a written notice rom
the City Electrician requiring him
or them to do so.
te) Whenever the trolley wire,
guard wire, guy wire, pole, guy
stub wire or metal wrapnings used
IN any way in supporting, ~anchorinr
or maintaining the wires, tubes and
cables " an electric light, power
telegraph. telephone " ~signaIlisr
system shall become detached from
their regular supports, loose, rotten,
without standard insulation or in.
su%lators. bent or warped through un-
due weight, excessive strains "a
broken off or partly broken, TIE
person or persons owning or IN con.
troll thereof shall place the same "
q standard or safe condition within
IL hours after the receipt OF a writ
ten notice from the City Electrician
requiring him or them to do so.
90 All guy wires attached 10 any
company's poles shall have at least
one approved strain ~insulator in.
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