Sec. 2-81. Inspection of poles carrying wire; defective and
dangerous poles.
The city manager shall cause to be made such inspections
as he may deem necessary of all telegraph, telephone and
other poles carrying wire, erected within the corporate limits
of the city, and if any pole be found to be defective or dangerous
from any cause, he shall notify the person owning such
pole and the owner shall forthwith replace the same with a
sound pole. If such owner neglects or refuses to replace such
defective pole within twenty-four hours after receiving such
notice, the person so offending shall be punished as provided
in section 1-5. (Code 1959, § 2-81.)
