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

whereby switchboard operators on
duty ut the said companies plantf
may intelligently interpret and err
ecute any orders given by the Era
Department 70 cut off current IL anv
desired point In the City on account
OF fire and lines 10 cut off shall ~.
main dead until said Fire Depart.
ment orders current turned on. No
overhead wires shall be run over f30
feet without pole support, exceut
where distribution In made from dir-
tributing poles, and In such cases.
the distance may be extended TO $50
feet. No pole shall be spliced o.
hraced without the permission of
the City Electrician. No more than
four s0-called pole brackets shall ia
used on any one pole for any purs
pose. Wires shall be run on cross
arms only with the exception Of 10
and 20 volt secondary wires which
may be run on approved racks. All
poles carrying transformers and
line cutouts snail be stepped with
iron steps, beginning eight feet from
the ground. Poles shall be- set nct
less than five feet in the ground.
No pole shall be set or reset with a
diameter less than twelve inches at
ground level. and nil poles must be
sound and free from rot. No poles
shall Nc less than q IL inches. ia
diameter nj top. All cross armA
brackets and i%nsulators must be red
moved while not I'm actual service. br
the person or persons owning or con
trolling same within As hours after
receipt Of n written notice from tbs
City Electrician requiring the safnt
70 be done.
thl The service or drop wires AZ
All telephone. telegraph, signalling
systems, electric light or ,poNer
companies that extend from pole line
70 building or structure shall Re-
supported by cross arm nc pole. pin
and glass insuiator and the fiIst
support that is attached to building
or structure shall be either bracket.
cross arm or pin with full glass in
sulution. such service wires shall
be sufficiently free from slack "a
prevent crosses and not less than
twelve inches apart at any point for
electric light and power service and
TX inches apart for telephone. tele-
graph or signalling system wires.
All service or drop wires attached
to or entering any building shall
not be less than ten feet of ground
~ point az contact. and shall ~ "a
arranged and thoroughly supported
that no person can come in contact
Herewith. Service or drop wires Of
telephone. telegraph or signal sys.
TENS must enter and be attached
10 an approved protective device.
CD II shall be unlawful for any
EnmUa4 Eraaa - -
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 Ia
be done shall be deemed guilty Of
an offensc.
(D The insulation resistance on
All circuits Of all companies shali
be maintained at a standard ap-
proved by the city electrician, and
every facility for testing circuits
shall b. accorded said city e~lectri.
elan. and all materials used in con.
struction. repair or installation Of
all electrical work in this city. eth.
rr inside or outside worl, must IA
approved BY the city electrician.
tk) The city electrician shall have
the power. and il shall be his DUTY
TO inspect md reinspect all over.
head. underground and interior wire
and apparatus conducting electric
current for any OF the purposes see
forth in this section. and when said
conductors and apparatus are found
10 be unsafe 70 life and property, he
shall notify the person, firm or
corporation owning I, operating
same 10 place the same IN a safe
condition within 4s hours and Ia
shall be their duty 10 do 20.
Cd Nothing contained in this uN
dinance shall be construed as to IN
any n impair or effect the
right Of the city in the future to
prescribe any other mode Of con.
Quoting such wires over or unfur
its thoroughfares.
(m) Any person, firm or corpors-
ton or association of persons desEr.
inE TO 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 mn
application therefor. stating in de-
tail the streets. alleys or public
places which said wires. tubes or
cables are 10 occupy. and the man.
ner IN which said wires, tubes or
cables or tubes secured. supported
and insulated. together with plans
and plat showing the route of such
wires. tubes or cables. and every
person, firm or corporation or ASSOC
citation OF persons maintaining on
the streets. alleys or other public
places of the City of Brownsville,
line or lines Of poles. wires. tubea
or cables. shall make N monthly re-
port 70 the city electrician on a roT-
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-
coding month, said report &c be filed
In the office of the city electrician
not later than the tenth # the sue-
cecding month; except electric con-
nections. which must be reported
daily TO the city electrician.
I'M whenever any role. wire,
guard wire. guy wire or any other
wire used in n way in the trans-
mission or electricity In being or has
been poorly or improperly construct
ed. il shall be the duty of the city
electrician to notify the owner Of
such wire. or the manager Of the
company having charge or such
wires. 70 have the same reredicd.
and Il shall be the duty OF such
owner or such manager to put such
nole. wire or wires in n safe. and
proper condition within % hours &c
such notice; and every day that such
owner or manager shall fail to have
the same remedied after such notice
shall constitute N separate ~offense.
tol ANY person. firm or corpora
ton erecting any poles. overhead
cables or underground duets under
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