The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-22

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MfTTED tfNDEH AUTHORITY OF
FICTION 1 or ARTICLE ~. OF
THE CITY CHATTER. THE rAAE
REfSg a pfFFEKkNT MEAr y, , y
Ifat-r AZ A PROPOSED nlkpl'
NANCE SET F0HTH ~ fNiTiA
TINE PETITION. CITY CLERK :
FiiE No ssi7i
ORDINANCE NO aeots
AN ORDINANCE regulating the IN,
.staiiatiou. wainteuauce. use and
Operation or electrical wires, APP
piiancsa ard apparatus IN upon
Along over. across OF about the
buildings. streets alleys and pub
nc places "a tho ely o. sss', ~.
snd presie,ins penalty FOR 'h'
mr. TT ORDAINED HY THE CITY on
SEATTLE As FOLLOWS
section 4 Tire word person
wherever used in this ordnance
ahali 10 held and construed TO mean
ard include nssa s,.,,o, person. saa,. :, e
nsTships. firms and AL public and
prfvats rofporationa TIE Hiuanisr
shall hs held 90 include the plural,
And the plural shall be held 20 10.
pfoncan shall hs held 10 incl sde the
fsminins The words "fupcrinten.
dent % Public utilifies" whersysl
used IN this ordinance. shall be held
ard deemed 20 mean and include the
81 the city Of Seattle. and any and
all OF hle deputies and any and all
ether persons authorizes ~ him &c
30 and perform any act In further
ence OF this ordinance. and al and
every other person or offtrer now
hsreafter 10 be authorized ~ any
ordinances Of the City % Seattle, %
DO and perform any act or thius
herein referred TO.
Section 2. SPACING or WIRES
II shall be unlawful for any person
first: Place, erect or maintain in
tho city OF Seattle any wire or cable
uaed 20 conduct or carry any cur.
rent OF elsctticity % ak hnnarea
on any orosa-arm or bracket Us
other appliance attached 20 any such
pole. within tho distance 90 thirteen
l2i inches from the csnier line q
said pole. provided, ,hat we tofs.
such wires or cables IN cases where
the same are run from underground
and placed vertically on poles. or 70
bride or ~iumper" wires on ans
pole which are attached 20 or con
Same pole. or 20 any "Aeriar' cable
as between auCh cable and any pois
on which ~ originates or ter
inmates. or TO any wire or cahls
, wn's Of t The pole pois as between /, and
The aald pole. or 10 telephone OF
iteisgraph cables attached 70 poles
on which only telephone or tele'
graph wires or cables are carried
/ or w case not more than one suef
cable IL attached TO pole, or rims
lcousffucfian for Insulated telephone
asfelce drops said ring attacnmeni
| to bo placed on same side or poi,
as cable and not moro than one loot
second, Place. erect or malntain
lin the city OF Seattle in the vicinity
| OF any pole land not attached there
Itol within the distance OF thirteen
us) inches from the center on said
| pole, any wire OF cable used 70 con
Iduct or carry any current OF cleo
ltriclty OF six hundred ls00l volts 81
more. or TO place. erect or MAINTAIN
use or operate any pole 20 whlcn !,
attached any wire or cable used q
ronauet or carry any current OF cleo
itriclty OF six hundred tsOe) volts oi
mora. within the distance OF thir'
teen fia) inches measured from ths
center line of any such polel iron
Ior carry any current Of electricity
provided, that as between any wiz.
Tor cable. and any pole mentioned "
this aubdiyiaion Of this section, tn,
wire or cable or pole last 10 point q
| time placed, erected or maintained
| shnii be held TO be In violation Of
Ithis subdivision.
Third. Place, erect or maintain
lin the city OF Seattle, above ground
within the distance OF three CD fee'
from any wire or cable CONDUCTING
ar rarryfng any current OF less thar
Ix hundred t60O) volts OF electricity
any wire or cable which conducts
or carries at any time current o.
mora than six hundred (600l volt
| on electricity. any wire or cable con
Quoting or carrying any current o.
| less than six hundred !boOl Nolts o.
going provisions OF this subdivision
Thnif not be held to apply TO an,
wire or cable conducting or carrying
i s.aecondary" current and attached
10 or connected with any trans
| Former within the distance 81
| three CAD feet measured along TIN
| line OF said wire or cable) from th'
noint where such wire or cable Il
lsttached TO or connected with suci
lfransformer. or 60 electric wires ol
cables within buildings or struc
ltures or to wires or cables In caaei
whore the Same are run from TN
rround and placed vertically .oi
kaiea or 10 any lead wire or cahl,
bstween the point where the sam,
Ia made TO leave any pole for thu
nnrpOse OF entering any building OF
| sfrncturo; and provided further
] that as between two wires OF cabie'
81 any wire and any cable, the on
/ iaat in point Of time placed, erected
\ nnd maintained shall be held 60 b,
1 III violation OF the provisions hereof
| f~Fourth. Place, erect or maintaii
I'm the city OF Seattle any guy
Wire or guy" cable attnched 70 an,
pole or appliance to which Is attach