Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

whereby switchboard operators on
duty mt the said companies plarts
may in~telligently interpret and ex-
ccute any orders given by the Fire
Department To cut off current az any
desired point in the City on account
Of fire and lines 80 cut off shall re-
main dead until said Fire Depart
ment orders current turned on. No
overhead wires shall be run over lao
feet without pole support, cxceut
where distribution is made from dis
tributinE poles, and i'm such cases.
the distance may be- extended 70 $50
feet. No pole shall be spliced or
braced without the permission az
the City Electrician. No more thar
four so-called pole brackets shall be
used on any one pole for any uur.
pose. Wires shall be run on crosT
arms only with the exception OF iI0
and 20 volt secondary wires which
may be run on approved racks. All
poles carrying transformers and |
line cutouts shall be stepped with
iron steps, beginning eight feet FROM
the ground. Poles shall be set notk
less than five feet in the rroundy
no pole shall be set or reset with M
diameter less than twelve inches M
ground level, and all poles must ~
sound and free from rot. No polaK
shall be less than 3 10 inches ~
diameter at top. All cross arms
brackets and insulators must w ~
moved while not in actual service. 80
the person or persons owning or con.
trolling same within As hours after
receipt OF n written notice from TIA
Iity Electrician requiring the sams
~ be done.
th) The service or drop wires AZ
All telephone. telegraph, signalling
systems. electric light or power
companies that extend from pole linz
to building or structure shall n.
supported by cross arm at pole. pin
and glass insulator and the first
support that Is attached to BUILDING
OK structure shall be- either bracket.
cross arm or pin with full glass in.
suiation; such service wires shall
Ne sufficiently free from slack n,
prevent crosses and not less than
twelve inches apart nj any point for
electric light and power service and
six inches apart for telephone, tsls-
graph or signalling system wires.
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to or entering any building shall
not be less than ten feet Of ground
~ point Of contact, and shall he a.
arranged and thoroughly supporter
that mo person can como in contact
Herewith. Service or drop wires a
telephone. telegraph or signal sys-
tens must enter and be attached
10 an approved protective device.
Cd Il shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation To place
or allow to be placed any advertise
ing cards or posters, or other like
material on any Of the poles within
the city limits. and any person. firm
or corporation allowing the same to
be done shall be deemed guilty Of
an offcnse.
ID The insulation resistance on
all circuits Of all companies shall
be maintained nj a standard APP
proved by the city electrician, and
every facility for testing circuits
shall be accorded said city e~lectri.
clan, and all materials used in con-
struction, repair or installation Of
all electrical work in this city, eith-
er inside OF outside work, must be
approved by the city electrician.
tk) The city electrician shall have
the power. and it shall be his duty
10 inspect and r~einspect all over
head, underground and interior wire
and apparatus conducting electric
current for any Of the purposes set
forth in this section. and when said
conductors and apparatus are found
TO be unsafe TO life and property, he
shall notify the person, firm or
corporation owning or operating
same TO place the same in n safe
condition within IS hours and IL
shall be their duty 10 do so.
I'D Nothing contained in this Ur-
dinance shall be construed as 10 in
any manner impair or effect the
right OF the city in the future 10
prescribe any other mode OF COM
Quoting such wires over or unfnr
its thoroughfares.
(m) Any person, firm or corpora
tion or association of persons desEr-
ing 10 place along or across any of
the streets. alleys or public places
Of the City Of Brownsville any new
line or lines. lead or leads or poles
for the purpose OF placing thereon
wires. tubes or cables, shall file in
the office OF the city electrician an
application therefor. stating in de-
tail the streets, alleys or public
places which said wires. tubes or
cables are to occupy. and the man
ner in which said wires, tubes or
cables or tubes secured. supported
and insulated, together with plans
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wires, tubes or cables. and every
person, firm or corporation or asso-
citation of persons maintaining on
the streets. alleys or other public
places Of the City of Brownsville
line or lines Of poles, wires, tubes
or cables, shall make n monthly re-
port to the city electrician on a reg
ular form 10 be approved by him.
giving the street number where all
wires, tubes or cables have been
erected or installed during the pre-
ccdirg month. said report to DC filed
N the office of the city Clectrieian
later than the tenth of the sue
ceedlng month; except electric con-
nections. which must be reported
daily TO the city electrician.
tn) Whenever any role. wire.
guard wire. guy wire or any other
wire used in any way in the trans-
mission OF electricity IL being or has
been poorly or improperly construct
Cd. u shall be the duty OF the city
electrician 10 notify the owner OF
wire. or the Of ths
company having charge or such
wires. to have the same remedied.
and il shall be the duty Of such
or such manager 20 put such
pole. wire or wires IN a safe and
proper condition within "a hours Of
such notice; and every day that such
owner or manager shall fail 10 have
the same remedied after such notice
shall constitute n separate offensA
to) Any person, firm or corpora
ton erecting any poles. overhead
cables or underground ducts under