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 of weatherproof type, flashers
and other similar devices, on or
within the sign structure must be ~
a weatherproof box or cabinet OK
metal Of not less than that Of the
sign itself.
(c) Receptables must he 50 Sc
cured to sign to prevent any posi-
bic turning and 50 designed that
terminals win be at least onc-half
inch from other terminals and from
metal OF sign, except where open
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 b. &
). Gauge and double braided on all
concealed work. Wires must be
soldered to terminals and exposed
parts Of wires and terminals must be
treated 70 prevent corrosion. On
outside Of sign structure. except
where open work is permitted, wires
must be In approved metal conduit
or lead sheathed arm0rcd cable.
te) All signs erected shall have n
light giving capacity Of one candle
power TO each IS square 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.
% Must have independent feed
wires run in conduit from point Of
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.
CD All switches for operating
signs must break both sides OF the
circuit whether 10 or 22o volts.
th) All classes OF lighting for ad-
vertising purposes shall be consid-
cred as electric signs within the
meaning Of this ordinance. Where
sign II erected over sidewalks there
shall be a clearance Of eight and
one-half feet from sidewalk TO 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
($5.00) Dollars nor more than Fifty
t$50.00) Dollars and each day during
which such offc-sc shall continue
shall be a separate offcnsc-
Old A plan with full specifications
giving candle power OF lamps, elias
Of material used, where sign is I,
hang, how IL is TO hang and in gen
eral, everything pertaining to size
weight and size of supports, mus
be furnished with petition to CIT,
for permission to erect electric sign
Section 81. Outside Construction
(a) That all poles, piers, abuttments
wires or other necessary fixtures
appurtenances or appliances, b
any that may be hereafter in use 70,
telegraph, telephone, signalling 81
electric service purposes shall con
form to the following requirements
and no person, firm or corporation
or association Of persons shall
hereafter erect or construct or here
after maintain, il aleady construct
ed, any pole, pier, abuttment, wire
or other necessary fixture, appurte-
nance or appliance which does no.
conform to 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. IL sucf
permission Is obtain. and ii sucl
wires are supported by such pole
lines are over or under power. 81
high potential wires, they shall have
an approved wcatherproof insulation
OF q thickness Of not less than l-32d
Of an inch for telegraph, telephone
and signal systems. No telephone
telegraph or signal wire shall rur
parallel, cross over or under any
power. low or high potential wire.
of Q distance of less than three feet;
and all wires of any per.
son, firm or corporation shall b'
run and strung on their own fix
lures, unless the consent of the Git,
Council Is first had 20 the contrary
I'D The service or drop wires NJ
telephone, telegraph and signallin.
systems that extend from poles
pole line and main pole lines X
building or structure must have ar
approved weatherproof insulation
NO wires shall he less than twenty
i've feet from the curb or ground.
tc) The cross arms Of All teIe
phones, telegraph and signalling sys
TENS. electric and power companiei
must be Of uniform length an,
strengthened by braces and the eros.
arms of each and every compan,
must be well seasoned and inspecte,
by the City Electrician and ken.
sound. The poles Of an compapnies
used IN supporting wires must u,
branded or stamped with the nam,
or initials If the ownin.
same. and the name or initials shall
Ne kept clear and distinct and sucl
distance from the ground as not 4,
bc erased.
Adl IL any Of the cross arms. pin.
or insulators shall become broken
cracked, rotten. split, loose or 9th
erwise defective, the person or per
sons owning or in control thereo
shall place same in "A standard anS
safe condition within IS hours afte
the receipt of a written notice IRON
the City Electrician requiring hin
or them 70 do so.
tcD Whenever the trolley wire
guard wire, guy wire, pole. gu
stub wire or metal wrappinEs uset
IN any way in supporting, anchorin,
or maintaining the wires, tubes III,
cables W an electric light, power
telegraph. telephone UP ~strnallist
system shall become detached from
their regular supports, loose, rotten
without standard insulation or in
4 NNIMNAau La-
due weight, excessive strains o
broken off or partly broken, IN
person or persons owning or in con
troll thereof shall place the same u
I, a standard or safe condition within
Is hours after the receipt Of a writ
ten notice from the City Electrical
requiring him or them TO do 50.
tl All guy wires attached to an.
~company's poles shall have AT ieas
y approved strain insulator In
serted between the lowest nrire 1874,