The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-16

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President OF tho city Council
Filed the third day OF January.
wM }. norHwEfI..
city Comptroller and eN-officio city
Clerk
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR or
THE CITY or SEATTLE JOIN
y. MILLER. AND TttE HONOR
ABLE nNnY. CITY COUNCIL or
THE CITY pF SEATTLE cuuN
TY or kiNl AND STATE or
the unaersiwnea. qualified voters
% the city OF Seattle and represent
iua more than ton per cent % the
total number % votes cast Tor the
office Of Mayor ~ the last pr.eeiinK
election. asks the enactment az an
ordinance ~ the following measure
AN ORDINANCE regulating the
Installation. maintenance. use and
operation % electrical wires. Hnpiir
ances and apparatus In. along. over
ACROSS of about buildings. stfnfts. al
ieya aud public places in the CITY q
Seattle. and providing a penalty for
the violation thereof
ne IT ORDAINED ~ THE CITY
or SEATTLE AZ FOLLOWS
section 4 Tho word person.
wherever used In this ordinance.
mhati be hold and construed 20 mean
and include natural persons ~ sitfsrr
sex. all associations. co.. partnerships.
sArusw and corporations. Ths sinau-
lar shall BE- held % include the
plural tho plural shall he held 20
include tbs sin auinr. and tho ruanestf
tine prunpun shalt BE- held 90 inriadw
the feminine The words sHuuefiut
fsnAnnt az Public rfiiiti~H. whrrnf b
~ used IN this Ordinances. shaii 10
held and deemed % mean and inriufe
the superintendent % Public Ntiii-
lies % the CITY % Seattle. and any
and al % his deputies. and any aua
an other persons authorized tY him
q DO and perform hnr act ~ tuf /.
therauca % this ordinance. ana All
ard every other pefeon or officer
now authorized by any ordinancs,
Or hereafter % b. authorized - any
ordinance % the city % Seattle -
90 and perform any act o. thiuk
herein referred %,
Section :. SPACING OF WIRES
n shall be uuiaw ful Tor any perean
first Hun. place. erect. maintain.
uae Or operate IN. ppe". alHms otrf
across o. ahgas az s ss~s sss.s .,s q
any wfr~ ~ T1Fle used g. cor fstrt
or carry any uurrert ~ riectfietst
q ala hundred tst0t volts OF less
on any pole. or ora any ffase arm
or bracket or other appliance a..
tached 20 any such pole. within the
distance 81 thirteen Nsl Inches from
atFt tHNNh'N INV ~ HHNA HNNHr ENN"
vidsd. that the foregoing provision
ahaii not apply 20 wires ar cables IN
cases where the SANE are run I'M
dsrxrpund and placed vertically on
poles. OF 20 bride or Jumper
wires on any pole which are At.
Tackled to or connected with sign
az wirs on tho same pole nr 10 any
aerial" cable az between such cable
and any pole on which " originates
q ssss, hs-s e., o. s,, ss sns ,,h.s e. or
tins top OF tho gole. as between IL
and The said pole.
Second nan. place. erect. main.
tain. uae or operate 80. upon. a&HnE
ever. across Or about auy street. al a
ley o. pubic place u the city Of
land not attached therefol. within
the distance % thirteen fi1t inches
from tho center line % said pole. any
wire OF cable used TO conduct or
six hundred fs90l volts or lees or
70 run. piece. erect. maintain. use
Or operate any pole 10 which is at.
tached any wire or cable used 10
conduct or carry any current % cleo.
triaity Of six hundred 5000 volts OF
tlsJ inches measured from the cen
ter iina Of any such poiej from any
wire or cable used 70 conduct or car
- any current Of electricity pro-
ca Bile aud any pole mentioned IN this
subdivision or thia section the wire
or cable or pole last In point Of time
run, placed, erected or maintained
shall be- held TO be In violation Of
this subdivision.
Third! Run, place. erect. main
tain. use or operate IN, upon. along
over. across OF about any street. al
ley or public place In the City Of
Seattle. above ground. within the
distance Of three ca feet from any
wire or cable. conducting or carrying
any current Of loss than six hundred
tsegl volts Of electricity. any wire or
cable which cOnductR or carries at any
time any current or more than aix
hundred 5000 volts Of electricity. OF
TO run. place. erect. maintain. use or
operate within n distance Of three
30 feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries At any time
current OF more than six hundred
es00b volts OF electricity, any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current OF less than six hundred
fe00) volts OF electricity. provided
that the foregoing provisions OF this
subdivision shall not be held TO ap-
ply To any wire or cable conducting
tached TO or connected with any
ssvfanaformar" within the distance or
three t3J feet tmcnsured along the
line OF said wire or cnbiel from the
UUArf WUNIt NuAN WHO OF fANtf u
attached to or connected with such
transformer or 70 electric wires or
cables within buildings or structures
or 10 wires or cables In cases where
the Same are run from the ground
and placed vertically on poles. or 10
any lead wire or cable between
the point where the same is made 10
leave any pole for the purpose OF
entering any building or structures
and provided, further, that as be-
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wire and any cable. the one last in
point Of time run, placed, erected or
maintained shall be held TO be In
violation OF tho provisions hereof.
Fourth. Run. place, erect. main
tain. use or operate In, upon, along
over, across or about any street, al
ley or public place In the city OF Se-
attic. any guy" wire or guy" cable
attached 20 any pole or appliance to
which IL attached any wire or cable
rent OF electricity without causing
said guy" wire or guy" ca BILE To
be efficiently insulated at all times
at the distance OF not less than eight
go feet nor more than ten (l0) feot
tmeasured along the line Of said wire
or cabie) from each end thereof
Each guy 20 anchor rods shall have
at least one insulator.
Firth Run. place, erect, maintain.
use or operate In, upon, along, over,
across OF about any street. alley or
public place In the city OF Seattle.
vertically on any pole, any wire or
cable used to conduct or carry any
electricity. without causing such
wire or cable 20 be at all times
wholly lncased IN casing OF wooden
material OF not less than one and
one-half Az inches In thickness
Sixth; Run. place. erect. maintain,
use or operate, In, upon, along, over
or about any street, alley or public
place In the City Of Seattle. on any
pole or on any cross-arm or other