Section 709.020 - Maintenance and repair of equipment; specifications for poles and wires1. Such persons or corporations shall keep their plants, poles, wires and necessary appurtenances in good repair, so as not to interfere with the passage of persons or vehicles or the safety of persons or property.2. Such poles shall be not less than 30 feet in height, and the wires strung thereon shall be not less than 25 feet above the ground.3. Such persons or corporations with all due diligence shall provide a competent electrician at their own expense to cut and repair such wires as are necessary for the removal of buildings or other property through the streets of counties, cities or towns.2:132:1909; RL § 1262; NCL § 61642:132:1909; RL § 1262; NCL § 6164