APPENDIX A OUTFIT FOR CONSTRUCTION CREW 



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2 LIST OF LINE SUPPLIES 

 (Material per mile of Standard Grounded Circuit) 



(a) Pole Line 

 30 poles, 22^ or 25 feet. 

 320 pounds No. 9 B.W.G., B.B. galvanized- 



iron telephone wire. 

 30 12-inch painted oak brackets. 

 30 regular pony, long-distance, glass in- 



sulators. 



4-inch and 30 6-inch galvanized wire 



30 



nails. 



30 2-inch fence-staples. 



Approximate total weight, 7,900 pounds. 



(b) Tree Line 



315 pounds No. 9 B.W.G., B.B. galvanized- 



iron telephone wire. 



55 standard, porcelain, split tree insulators. 

 55 4 -inch or 3 -inch iron staples. 

 5 pounds No. 12 B.W.G., B.B., galvanized- 



iron telephone wire. 

 Approximate total weight, 350 pounds. 



NOTE. Additional materials must be provided for braces, guys, and special construction, 

 if any, according to the conditions in each individual case. 



3 LIST OF STATION SUPPLIES 

 (Material required per Station) 



(a) Standard Indoor Installation 



(For trade description of supplies see List 



of Standard Equipment, Section 44.) 

 1 1317-S type telephone set. 



3 dry cells. 



40 ft. No. 14 B. & S. gauge, rubber-covered. 



weather-proof, copper wire. 

 10 ft. No. 19 B. & S. gauge, rubber-covered 



weather-proof copper wire. 



1 standard protector. 



2 standard protector micas. 



4 standard protector blocks. 



1 7-ft. standard, galvanized-iron ground rod. 

 1 12 -inch oak bracket. 



1 standard glass insulator. 

 6 No. 4 porcelain knobs. 



6 3-inch flat-head wood screws. 



2 porcelain tubes. 6 by 1 by i%e inches. 



5 IJ-inch blued, round-head screws. 

 20 i-inch Blake insulated staples. 



2 7 -ampere tubular line fuses (required only 



with 58-F type protector). 

 1 asbestos protector mat (required only with 



58-F type protector). 



2 ft. brass oilcloth binding. 

 , 1 howler (required only for receiving vibra- 

 tory signals). 



1 condenser (required only for receiving 

 vibratory signals). 



Approximate total weight, 50 pounds. 



(5) Standard Outdoor Installation 



1 1336-J type telephone Set. 



4 3 -inch galvanized-iron lag screws. 



2 wooden cleats, 3 by 4 by 18 inches. 

 8 6-inch wire nails. 



1 protector mounting-box. 



1 60-E type protector. 



4 standard protector blocks. 



2 standard protector micas 



1 S.P.S.T. baby knife-switch. 



5 2-inch blued, round-head screws. 



30 feet No. 14 B. & S. gauge, rubber-covered, 

 braided and weather-proofed, copper wire. 



1 7-ft. galvanized-iron ground rod. 

 30 2 -inch Blake insulated staples. 



2 dry cells. 



Approximate total weight, 115 pounds. 



4 LIST OF CONSTRUCTION TOOLS 



(a) Pole-line Construction 



7 long-handled, round-pointed shovels. 



5 7-ft. digging spoons. 



1 standard tree-trimmer. 



5 combined digging and tamping bars. 



1 standard post-hole auger. 



3 double-bitted axes with handles. 



1 brush-burning torch (where needed). 



4 reversible splicing clamps. 



5 8-inch linemen's pliers. 



4 pairs eastern climbers with pads and 

 straps. 



4 linemen's belts Tvith safety straps. 



5 hand-axes, Hudson Bay pattern. 



2 Buffalo grips with pulleys. 

 1 Haven clamp. 



1 3-inch double pulley block (with one hook). 

 1 3 -inch double 'pulley block (with hook and 



eye.) 



35 ft. 1-inch sash cord. 

 35 ft. 1-inch sash cord. 

 1 wire-reel. 

 1 pole support (for poles 35 feet and over, 



only). 



4 pike-poles (for poles 30 feet and over, only). 

 1 12-inch monkey wrench. 



(a) Pole-line Construction Con. 



1 carborundum grinder. 



2 double-bitted axe-handles. 



1 brace and P-inch bit (12-inch twist. 6-inch 

 shank). 



3 carborundum whetstones. 4 -inch. 

 6 10-inch flat files. 



1-12-inch wood rasp. 



Approximate total weight, 380 pounds. 



(&) Tree-line Construction 



(When an occasional pole will have to be 

 set on a tree line, sufficient pole-setting 

 tools to handle the work must be included 

 in the outfit.) 

 8 double-bitted axes with handles. 



1 cross-cut saw (2-man). 



2 steel felling wedges. 

 1 peavy. 



1 brush-burning torch. 



3 reversible splicing clamps. 



4 8-inch linemen's pliers. 



3 Eastern climbers with pads and straps. 



3 linemen's belts with safety straps. 



4 hand-axes, Hudson Bay pattern. 

 3 standard tree-trimmers. 



