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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - n/a - 11/01/1943 - Police Signaling Alarm `�� ... /� �.. �`, ./ v � BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of �cHenry, McHenry County, I1linois, th3t the Mayor and City Clerk of said City be, and they �.re hereb�, authorized and em- oowered on beh�lf of the said City of B�cHen , to exec e an agreement with the Illinois Bell Telephone Company in form and substa.nce follows, wit: '�THIS AGREII�T made this � day of , 19/��, by and bet�Jeen the City of McHenry, a municipal corporation in the County of �dcHenry, State of Illinois, hereinafter referred to as the City, and Illinois Bell Telephone Company, hereinafter referred to as the Company, l�'�ZTNESSE"I'H: ��bt'HF.aREAS, the City has no police signaling system of its own in said City and has rer�uested permission of the Company to install in its exchange building at McHenry, Illinois, certain ;olice signaling apparatus, and to have the Company, through its operators operating the telephone lines of said Company in its exchange at that point, perform the service hereinafter snecified for the reporting of police alarms, notice of which is received by teleohone, and T "V�'HEREI�S, the Company is �illing ta grant this ;vermission and to have `- its ot�erators in sa.id eachan�e building operate said apparatus and perform such service in the manner and upan the terms and conditions herei.nafter specified. "NOW, THEREFQRE, in consideration of the covenants �.nd agreements here- in�.fter contained P..nd of the sum of One Dollar (�1.00) in hand paid by each of the parties hereto to the other, and for other good and valuable considerations moving from each of said p�:rties to the other, the receipt of a11 of v�hich is hereby acknowledged, it is mutually agreed as follows: ��FIRST: The Company hereby grants nermission to the City to install at the exoense of the City in the Company� s exchange building in said City at such place as may be designated by the Company, said police signaling apparatus consisting of a switch in connection with circuits furnished by the City for the oper�tion of three signal lights, the illumi.nation of which is to i.ndicate to the City t�olicemen that their assistance is desired. "S��COND: The City sha.11 install and maintain such anparatus in a good, safe and wor�nanlike manner in accordance with the specifications of the Company hereto attached and made a part hereof, and so �.s not to endanger the live� or _ safet� of the patrons or emplopees of the Company or of its or their property. � ��TuIi�.D: The City sh�11 not use current in connection tivith said circuits of such voltage as will cause dan�ge to, or interfere r�ith tne operation of, the svires or equi�ment of the Company. The Compan� reserves the right to require the City to reduce the average maxi�arn voltage or a�nperage at any time to such an amount as, in the Company�s juc�ment, sh�ll be safe �.nd free from danger to the Companyts wires, app�ratus, business or employees, or to its ;�atrons, the same to be done by the City v�•ithin twenty-four (2!�) hours after recei;�t of i�•ritten notice from the Company so to do. . r'FOUftTH: The Company shall instruct i�s operators in sai.d exchange knzilding receiving a telephone ca11 for police help from anyone using �y of its telephones tivithin said City, connected wi.th said exchange, to operate said switch designed to light said lights and furnish to said policemen, upon incuiry from them by telephone, such inform�,tion as is recei�red pertaining to the place at which their assistance is desired. After a policeman has made incuiry to secure such informA.tion, sa.id sti�ritch tiiill again be operated so �.s to extinguish said li�,hts. ?�. ,_,,�� + � . �., . 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"SEVENTH: It is further understood a.nd agreed that tnis agreement is ma�e subject to the right of the Illinois Cormnerce Co.mmission to require the same to be abrogated a.nd terminated whenever in its opinion the public interests or convenienee requ.ire it. "IP1titi'ITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused these �resents to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized the � day and year first above written." BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the City Clerk be and he is hereby instructed to for- rrard a certified copy of this ordi.nance to said Company. � �, � PASSED this day of � � ---- � f � ��r:��.c}� ����'.�.�o . / ' City Clerk � . APPROVED this � day of � ��`� ��� ,,� , A.D. 194 Mayor �• � � i _ . .: , �., `L .�'��. �-. SYECI�ICATIONS F'OR INSTALLING EQUIPkfENT � AND �IRIAIG R.E�UIRED FOR FIRE OR POLICE ALARYI SEE�VICE FOR I�IUNICIPALITIES �'HEREIN S6'ITCH OPENATIOP� IS CARED FOR BY AN ENi�'LOYEE OFi COIZTRACTOR OF' TH� TLLINOIS BELL TELEi'HONE CODtPANY 1. GENERAL This specif'ication �rescribes the switching and protection apparatus to be used for furnishing fire or police alarm ser.vice for municipalities v�herein sv�itch operation is cared for by an Employee or contractor of the Illa.nois Bell Tele�hone Compan,y. It also �rescribes the location of such apparatus t,o be installed on and in the central office building of the Illinois Bell Telephone Company. The information in this speci_fication is covered under the foll�wing sections: 1. General 2. Circuit �holly Owned by Municipality 3. Circuit Wholly Or In Part Oxmed by Illinois Bell Telephone Company. Unless otherwise specified herein the installation of the apparatus � prescribed in this specification shall be made by and at the expense of the municipality under the supervision of the Telaphone Company and the muni- cipality shall be responsible for the maintenance of all circuits and equipment with the exception of any conductors and associated protective apparatus owned by the Telephone Company. � All construction and apparatus installed by the municipality in tk�e central office build�.ng of' the Telephone Company shall meet the re- quirements of the National Board of' Fire Undervmiters and shal.l be subject to inspection by engineers of the Telephone Company who may order sucY� changes as they may consider necessary for the protection of lives and property. The switch used for operating the alarm apparatus ahell be automatic in action, not stopping between points when staxted, and shall indicate whether on or off. The location of this switch shall be sub�eet to ap�roval of the Telephone Com�any. The power to operate the alarm apparatus shall be fur- nished by the municipality. 2. GIRCUIT PlHOLLY OWNED BY MUNICIPA,LITY �. This section is applicable only if the circuit is furnished entirely by the municipality. The apparatus to be installed on and in the central office building of the Teleph�ne Com�any shall consist of the following: (a) A switch and its enclosing box. (b) Fuse protector and its enclosing box. The switch shall be located on the inside of an outside wall of the central office building and mounted in a grounded metal box or condulet. , � _ .�.,.��.... __ �,,� � �L � -2- The switch shall be protected by means of two or more �Pestern Electric � Com�an;� No. 11-C, 7 ampere fuses or approned equivalent. The �estern Electric Com;�any 11-C, 7 amp. fuse will c�.rry 7 amps. continuously and vrill o�erate in less tha.n 5 minutes at 10.5 amps. It will successfully operate at 400 amps. on 2500 V. A.C. circuits or at DC pots. of 700 V. The connection of this protection apparatus shall be such that the current aha11 pass through the fuses before it reaches the switch. This protection apparatus shall be located on the outside of the central office building, mounted in a grounded metal weatherproof box� near the point v�here the wires are attached to the building and near the location of' the switch. The containing box for the protective apparatus shall� wherever possi- ble, be placed one foot above the switch box. All containing boxes used for enclosing the switch and protective ap- paratus, together with fittings, shall be of inetal, either galvanized or painted. with two coata of Graphite �aint and shall be effectively grounded by means of a No. 10 B. and S. gauge braided rubber covered copper conductor. The entering wires shall not have voltages above 120 volts between v�ires or between any wire and ground. The entering vPires to the protective apparatus and switch shall be provided with drip loops installed in such a manner that water cannot follow the wires into the containing boxes. 3. CIRCUIT �FiOLLY OR IPI PART O�1NED BY ILLINOIS BEI.L TELEPHONE CONI�'ANY � This section is applicable only if the conductors for the circuit are furnished wholly or in part by Illinois Bell Telephone Company. The apparatus to be installed in the central office building of the Telephone Company shall consist of the followingt (a) A switch and its enclosing box. (b) Condui� and wiring from switch to ma.in distributing frame. The containing box or condulet used for enclosing the switch, together with the conduit and fittings, shall be of inetal, either galvanized or �ainted with two coats of Graphite paint and shall be effectively grounded by means of a No. 10 B and S gauge braided rubber covered copper conductor. The potential applied to the Telephone Com�any conductors shall not exceed 120 volts A-C. between conductors or between any conductor and ground or 135 volts D-C. positive or negative between conductors and ground. The maximnm operating current .shall not exceed 0.35 ampere for non-loaded circuits or 0.10 ampere for loaded circuits. � Protection at the central office building of the Telephone Company shall consist of heat coils and carbons, also fuses if the central office protective equipment is so arranged. This protective apparatua shall be provided by the Telephone Company. Cable protection equipment shall be provided by the Telephone Company as required for conductors owned by the Telephone Com�any. Station protection equipment shall be provided by the Tel�phone Company where con- ductors owned by the Telephone Company enter a building other than a central office buil,�ing. YPhere conductors owned by the Telephone Company connect to facilities owned by the municipality or leased by the muni�uipality from another ,.... , , - , . „` / \ .,,�" , -3- � company� special high potential protection is required at the junction if the con- necting facilities are e�osed to high potentials. Protection shall be provided between conductors of the circui.t and th� power supply in conformity �rith the National Electrical Code and shall meat o�her requirements as indicated belo�v: (a) Direct Current Supply - In cases where the source of potentie.l for the operation of the alarm app�ratus is obtai.ned by connection directly from a D-C. commercial supply to the conductors of the circuit, or from auch aources as motor generator sets, ba.tteries and rectifiers, fuses and protective resistance shall be empl�yed. The value of the protective resistance must not be less than one ohm per volt, divided equally between the two sides of the circuit, and the ft.ises must be rated at values not to exceed the values indicated under (b) Alternating Current Supply. If rectifiers are uaed� some means shall be employed to limit the open-circuit voltage to the potentials s�ecified in the foregoing. (b) Alternating Current Supply - The power supply shall be suitably insulated fron the conductors of the circuit by either an insulating transformer or by tera.inal equipment wit�i adequate insulation. A.I.E.E. standards shall be used for insulation requirements. The secondary of the power trar�sformer, or the aup- ply leads to the terminal equipment shall be fused as follo�cs: � Fhsed at Operatin� Volta�e Not More Than Comments 0-15 Volts 5 Amps. See Note 1 15-30 " S " " " 1 30-60 " 1-1�3 „ n n 2 Over 60 " 1 " " " 3 Note 1: P�here the current supply is from transformers or other devi.ees having inherent current-limiting characteristics anc3 approved for the purpose or from primaxy batteries, the f�ses ma.y be omitted. Note 2: Y�here current-limiting meana other than fuses are installed. be- tween the wiring and source of aupply which will limit. the current at a fault to not more than one ampere, a three-Smpere fuse may be used in place of the 1-1/3 ampere. Note 3: @9here the secondary voltage of the transformer or the voltage of the supply to the terrrinal equipment is greater than 60 volts� cur- � rent limiting means other thsn fuses shall be provided which will limit the power as the result of a fault to not more than 150 watts. This limitation may be provided by the device supplying poruer, by the ter- minal equipment, or by series resistance or reactance. �lhere conductors owned by the Telephone Com�any are terminated at power generating, switching or transformer stations, means to limit the voltage on the conductors due to a rise in ground potential shall be emploped. Neutralizing transformers are recommended for this use but other approved means may be emplo�ed. 1Phere noise influence eaceeding the Telephone Company's limits is impressed on any conductors owned by the Telephone Company, the engineers of the Telephone Company may order such changes as are necessary to bring the influence within the proper limits.