The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-03-03
LEGAL NOTICES.

% any wire or cable used 20 conduct
OF carry any current 81 electricity
Without causing said guy" wire %
guy" cable 10 be- effieiently In
OF not less than ciKht 90 feet MOI
more than ten fiOD feet fuenaufef
along the line Of said wire OF en- bicl
from each end thereof. and each gus
20 anchor rods shall have ~ Least
one iunuiatOr. provided that the pro
visions Of this subdivision do not
apply 60 guys from grounded cnbiei
unless such guys are above electric
light or power wires.
Firth Place, erect or maintain
Ia the city Of henttle vertically o.
any pole any wire or cable used q
conduct or carry any electricity
without causing such wire or cabis
to be at All times efficiently IN
Huiated ana enenaed. provided. that
~ no ease shall any metallic cnHinE
connected with the ground or ans
appliance leading thereto BE Sktend'
ed upward 90 r. point higher than
four 90 feet below the lowest cross
arm bearing wires which carry
electric current exceeding sir hun
dfed 5000 volts.
section g. No wire or cable used
FOR telephone. telegraph, district
and burglar alarm, or any other sim
liar syEtnmh except municipal fire
alarm aud police signal shall be
placed. maintained or operated on
any pole II a distance less than four
90 feet from any wire o. cable
carrying three hundred or more
volts Of electricity used Tor
amy purpose. and In all cases
whore such wires cross oyer
electric light power or trolley
method as may be approved by the
SUPERINTENDENT 81 Public Utilities
shall be maintained between such
wires ana such electric power. ilRtt
or trolley wires, and said guard or
method shall be Installed by the per
son owning the wires last placed OF
erected.
Section 4. TRANSFORMERS All
pole or underground lead trans
formers used for low potential dis.
.trthution iu the CITY % Seattle snail
be subject 20 break down tests be-
coils aud eases at three times the
highest normal voltage alternating
said test 20 be made ~ the owner
constructor or fepatfcr OF nald
transformers. as the case may be
who shall provide himself or them
selves with ntrp-up transformers 90
other means Of procuring the re.
auifad test eiectromotiYe force. ana
said tests shall be made " the pres .
once 81 and under the direction of
the NMNAfNNfANFNAfNh " ANfA+
ties when 30 required. provided
however that all manufacturers
certificates % inspection accom-
panYinR new transformers shall be
accepted az complying with the pro-
visions Of this ordinance.
section s. In ala eases whore a
wire larger than No 70 ~ w. A. q.
gauge or cable originates or ter
inmates on insuiat0rs attached 10
any pin OF other appliance. said wire
shall be attached 90 Al least Two
such inHulaterH. provided, however,
asreire wires 20 buildings. or wires
originating or terminating on strain
insulaiors OF Circuit breakers.
section g POLES First All
poles stall be OF such form and At
,stth he requirements OF the super.
lntenaent u Public Utilities.
second All poles along which
shalt he run vertically any wire or
cable used 20 conduct or carry any
dred t2oOl volts or more. shall be
provided with steps And no iron
steps shall be placed nearer tho
ground than eight 90 feet
Third n shall be unlawful for
any porpon 20 place any poster or
aavsffisinK matter Of any eharac-
ter upon any pole or drive any nails
or tackH thereon. provided. how D.
ever. that the provisions of this sec
fibn shall not prohibit the placing
~ any traffic or street signs upon
said poieu
Fourth. All poles now standing
or hereafter erected upon graded
ntFesfa shall be suitably painted IN
such manner and 80 directsd ny the
Hoard Of Public works. and All
polew. except those carrying trolley
wires only. shall be atrnciied, paint
81 or marked with the owners name.
Initials or trade mark. at a point
from five TO seven feet above the
rim. All abandoned poles shall
DO removed when directed by the
OF Public Utilities.
Sixth. no poles. except "tuteraect-
ing poles" shall be set at q less dis
lance than ten tiol feet from any
existing EaH light. cluster light pole
or other decorative pole.
Seventh. No pole shall be set
nearer than five 80 feet from any
fire plug.
section Z. The neutral wire Of all
alternating current. three wire DIS.
tributins system. shall be grounded
with not ieNa than No. - a =
gauge wire at distance not exceed
Ing $50 feet from the neutral point
q each Transformer or bank q
transformers The superintendent
Of Public Utilities may require any
further grounding which he may
deem necessary
Ia. The wire snail be carried In
as nearly n straight line as possible,
and kinks. coils and sharp bends
shall be avoided provided. no sec
ondnry ground wire shall be placed
vertically on corner pole or transfor-
mer pole
tbi; Where no neutral point or
wire ~ accessible. one side % the
secondary circuit may be grounded.
provided the maximum difference ~
poienfiai between the grounded
point and any other point In the cir
cult does not exceed two hundred
nifty t15O) volts.
Section e Any and all wires or
other apparatus or material used for
electrical purposes, which shall at
any time become defective so as
likely TO cause fires or accidents or
endanNcr persons OF property. shall
be condemned By the superintendent
condemnatio the person or persons
owning or using the same shall im-
mcdiatciy cause the same 20 be put
In safe condition. In case any
person or persons owning or using
any electrical wires or other cleo
trlcal apparatus or material OF any
nature Whatsoever which have been
condemned by the Superintendent OF
Public Utilities shall fan TO have the
same put In n safe condition within
been condemned, or within such
other reasonable length of time as
shall be prescribed by the Superin-
tendent OF Public Utilities. then II
shall be the duty OF said Superin-
tendent OF Public Utilities TO cut the
wires or by other means completely
diaconnect the condemned wires. APP
paratus or material from the sources
OF electrical energy. and when any
electrical wires or electrical appa~
ratus or material of any nature
whatsoever have been In any manner
disconnected and rendered tnopera =
tive by the superintendent OF Pub
lie Utilities. M set forth In the fore
going provisions OF this section. IL
shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to IN any manner re-connect
tho same or cause the same 10 be re-
connected 60 any source OF electrical
energy or 90 use the same as part
OF any electrical system until they
have been put I'm a safe condition.
Section .. First: IL shall be un-
lawful for any person or persons
other than the owner or the author
lied representatives OF the owner Of
any outside electrical installation or
tho proper officers or employees OF
the city of Seattle to In any manner
Interfere with, trcspass upon, dis
turb, change. damage, occupy or use
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