§ 31.17 REMOVAL OF DEAD WIRES.
   It shall be unlawful for any electric light, telegraph, or telephone company to permit any of their disconnected, dead, or unused wires to hang or remain on any pole, tree, or house where it has been formerly connected and in use. These wires shall be taken down and removed immediately upon notice by the Building Inspector. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department to notify the Building Inspector whenever he has knowledge of this condition existing. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
('58 Code, § 6-30) (Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3- 22) Penalty, see § 10.99