A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (1898)
Houston, Edwin J. (Edwin James), 1847-1914 · New York, The W. J. Johnston company · leaf 424
as completely set,the strain of the wire will have pulled them intoan erect position. Care must be taken to so plant the poles onthat side of a road or railway that the prevailingwinds will blow them off the roadbed, should itoverturn them. As to location, the top of steepcuttings is preferable to…
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