General Order 64-A

Section III

General Provisions

31.6    Pole Identification.

Each utility owning poles, towers or other structures supporting supply or communication circuits shall mark each pole, tower or structure, except as hereinafter provided, with either the initials of its name, or abbreviation of its name, or corporate symbol, or other distinguishing mark by which ownership may be readily and definitely determined.  These marks shall be made with paint, stamps, brands, or other effective means, and must be easily readable from the ground at a distance of six feet from the structure.  Where two or more interests jointly own such pole or structure same shall be numbered and marked, preferably with distinguishing mark of the original owner or constructing party; or such pole, tower or structure shall have some other means of identifying it as a joint pole.

Modifications of this rule are permitted as follows:

A.    Trolley Poles.

Poles supporting trolley contact conductors owned by an electric railway utility need not be marked, the cars traversing the road serving as identification.

B.    Communication Poles.

Poles carrying only communication circuits need be marked only when located outside of incorporated municipal limits and shall then have an identifying mark at not greater than ten pole intervals, except where located on private rights of way.  In the latter case they shall be treated as supply poles.  (See Section C1 of this Rule.)

C.    Supply Poles or Towers.

Poles or towers carrying supply circuits where located on public highways outside the limits of incorporated cities need have only each tenth pole marked as above.

(1)    On Private Rights of Way:  Poles or towers carrying supply circuits, where located on a private right of way, need have only the first pole or tower of the line, on each side of each main traveled thoroughfare crossed by the line, marked as above.