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

whereby oPeA@e"Ae on
duty at the said companies plants
may inteIligently interpret and ex-
ecute n orders given by the Fire
Department Ia cut off current Il Any
desired point in the City on account
Of fire and lines 30 cut OIL shall re-
main dead until said Fire Depart
mcnt orders current turned on nv
overhead wires shall bc run over lJv
feet without pole support, except
where distribution ls made from Ca
tributing poles, and IA such eases.
the distance may b. extended W lJJ
feet. No pole shall DO splice NY
braccd without the permission NJ
the City Electrician. NO more Than
four so-called pole brackets shall 40
used on any one pole Tor any pur-
pose. Wires shall be run on cross
arms only with the exception OF Ia
and 30 volt secondary wires which
may be run on approved RACKS. All
poles carrying transformers AMI
line cutouts snail be stepped with
iron steps, beginning eight ieet from
the ground. Poles shall be set not
less than five feet an the grounI.
No pole shall be set or reset with Y
diameter less than twelve Inches af
ground level. and NIL poles must nv
sound and free from rot. No poles
shall be less than D IL inches .n
diameter ut top. All cross arms,
brackets and insulat0rs must be re-
moved while not IN actual service, Dy
the person or persons owning or con
trolling same within Is hours after
receipt of a written notice from the
City Electrician requiring the same
to be done.
thJ The service or drop wires Nh
all telephone, telegraph, signaling
systems. electric light or poWcr
companies that extend from pole line
70 building or structure shall NV
supported by cross arm mt pole, pin
n glass insulator and the first
support that III attached TO building
or structure shall b. either bracket,
cross arm or pin with full glass in-
suiation; such service wires shall
be sufficiently free from slack 20
prevent crosses and not less than
twelve inches apart at any point for
electric light and power service and
SIX inches apart for telephone, teas-
graph or signalling system wires.
All service OF drop wires attached
70 or entering any building shall
not be less than ten feet Of GROUND
az point Of contact, and shall be so
arranged and thoroughly supporca
that no person can come In contact
herewith. Service or drop wires of'
telephone. telegraph or signal sys-
TENS must enter and be attached
70 an approved protective device.
~ 1t shall be unlawful for any
person. firm or corporation 10 place
or allow to be placed any advertis
ing cards or posters, or other like
material on any of the poles within
the city limits. and n person, firm
or corporation allowing the same "a
be done shall be deemed guilty MI
an o~ffense.
~ The Insulation resistance q
All circuits Of all companies shai
be maintained at a standard ar
proved Ply the city electrician. wv
every facility for testing circuit
snail BE- accorded said city electr
Gran, and all materials used in cor
structIon, repair or installation
all electrical work in this city. al
er inside or outside wor.., must
approved By the city electrician.
tk) The city electrician shall e
the power, and it shall be his :
70 inspect and r~einspect all o
mead, underground and interior
and apparatus conducting cleo
current for any Of the purposes
forth IN this section. and when
conductors and apparatus are fou
70 be unsafe TO life and property,
shall notify the person. firm
corporation owning or operatir
same 20 place the same in n ~
condition within 4S hours and
shall be their duty to do 50.
Cd Nothing contained in this
dInance shall be construed as TO
any manner impair or effect
right of the city in the future
prescribe any other mode of
Quoting such wires over or ur
its thoroughfarcs.
tm) Any person, firm or corn
ton or association OF persons A,
ing 70 place along or across an
the streets. alleys or public Nj
VI the City Of Brownsville any
line or lines. lead or leads or Y
Tor the purpose OF placing the
wires. tubes or cables. shall XII
the office Of the city electrical
application therefor. stating n.
tail the streets. alleys or r.
places which said wires. tube
cables are TO occupy, and the
ner in which said wires, tub
cables or tubes secured, Supre
and insulated. together with =
and plat showing the route Or
wires, tubes or cables. and 4
person, firm or corporation o.
citation Of persons m~nintai-i-"
the streets. alleys or other
places of the City of Brorn-
line Oh lines OF poles, wires.v
or cables shall make n mont
port to the city electrician on-
ular form 70 be approved be5
giving the street number VII
wires. tubes or cables hav
erected or installed during t.
ceding month. said report 10 "
IN the office of the city Gle
not later than the tenth f n.
ceedinE month; except elcctsn-
nections. which must be IN.
daily TO the city electricianIo.
I'M Whenever any r1le
guard wire. guy wire or AZ
wire used in any way in time
mission or electricity Is beinan-
been poorly or improperly cAds.
cd. i shall be the duty or
electrician to notify the
such wire. or the manarc
company having charge
wires. TO have the same 80
and Il shall be the duty :"
owner or such 10
pole. wire or wires in n ,.to
proper condition within 2iture
such notice: and every day
owner or manager shall fa--
the same rcmedied after siors.
shall constitute a separate pat
io) Any person. firm Q
ton erecting IN roles. -,
cables or underground dT-tui
the provisions OF this