The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-03-02

fAHHoi the lily teuutti wv hftfN
me IN open session ~ authcuticatiof
% is passage this third day OF Jan
VIM w. MURPHY.
President of the city Council
Filled the third day OF january
WA ). noTuwEfI.
! city Comptroller and ex-officio ci3
CLERK.
TO the HONORABLE MAYOR ot
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. jpltN
y MILLER. AND THE HONOR
Anf.E nopY cry COUNCIL OF
TitE cfTY OF SEATTLE couN.
TY or KING AND STATE OF
wASiiiNGTON,
The undersigned, qualified voter
~ the city OF seattle. and represent
ing more thsn ten per cent OF W
office 81 Mayor M the last prceehins
election asks the enactment as an
ordinance 81 the following measure
Az ORDINANCE regulating tbs
installstion.. maintenance aNe an
operation 81 electrical wires Appt
anr~s and apparatus In. along. over
across OF about buildings. streets. al.
ieYs and public places In the city oi
seattle. and providing a penalty to'
the violation thereof
ne 1T ORDAINED ~ TUE CITY
or SEATTLE As FOLLOWS
section 4 The word person,
wherever used in this ordinance
shall be held and construed 20 mean
and include natural persons ~ rithTi
sex all associations. ro-pArtnrrrhtpr
lar shall be held 60 include ths
plural. the plural shall be held e
/ Include the singular. and tho fnaNcu
ilus pronoun shall be hsld % Include
the feminine The words rup"ftn
trndsnt Of Public UTILITIES" whsrsN
er used in this Ordinancs. shall -
held and deemed % mean and include
the Superintendent 81 Public UNIT
ties "a the city Of Seattle. and ans
ard all of his deputies, and anJ and
all ether persons authorized - him
10 DO and perform any act r. fur.
theranco u this ordinance. ana all
and every uthrr person az officer
now authorized BY any ordinance
or hereafter 60 be authorized by ans
grdinance q The cts Of Seattle Y
herein referred 20.
Section = SPACING OF WIRES
10 shall be unlawful for any person
first Run. place. erect, maintain
use or operate In. upon. along. over
across OF about any street. alley ~
public place IN tne GUY % SsA,,ls
or carry any current % electricity
81 sfx hundred seef volts or los,
on any pole. or on any erVassArtu
or bracket. or other appliance at.
iached 70 any such pole. within tbs
the center line OF said pole. pro
sided. that tho foregoing provision
shall not apply 90 wires or cables u
cases where the same arc ran un'
dersround and placed vertically %
wires on any pole which are AZ.
taehed 10 or connected with Sign
al wire on the same pole. OF 90 ans
aerial cable NJ between such cabis
and any pole on which " originates
cable where the same Ia attached q
the top Of the pole. az between II
and the said pole
Second 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 VI
seattle. tn the ysciuity OF any pole
fRnd not attached therefor, withlr
the distance Of thirteen tl41 tnchet
from the center line % said pole. ans
wire or cable used 20 conduct 81
carry any current OF electricity Of
six hundred teg0b volts OF iaas. OF
10 run. place, erect. maintain. uss
or operate any pole to which " at
tachsd any wire or cable used e
conduct or carry any current Of cleo.
less within the distance 81 thirteef
12l inches measured from the cen
ter line of any such polei from ans
K wire or cable used to conduct or car
~ any current OF electricity. pro
vided. that aa between any wire oi
ca bile and any pole mentioned in thii
subdlyision or this aection the wire
or cable or pole last In point OF time
run. placed. erected or maintained
shall be held 20 be In violation ol
this subdivision.
Third: Run. place. erect. main
tain. use or operate In. upon. along
over, across or about any street. al
icy or public place In the city oi
seattle above ground. within th'
distance OF three ca feet from am
wire or cable conducting Or carryint
any current OF less than ak hundred
5000 volts OF electricity, any wire oi
lcabia which conducts or carries at an
time any current OF more than al
hundred ts0OD volts OF electricity. OF
10 run. place. erect. maintain. use Oi
/ f1J feet from any wire or cable tha'
conducts or carries at any time I
current Of more than six hundrcs
| 5000 volts Of electricity, any wir'
or cable conducting or carrying AM
current OF less than six hundres
| 5000 volts OF electricity. provided
that the foregoing provisions of THU
subdivision shall not be held 10 ap
ply 20 any wire or cable conducting
or carrying secondary" current at
tached TO or connected with am
I"transformcr" within the distance o
three (ab feet measured along thu
line OF said wire or cableD from tn
point where such wire or cable 4
ATTACHED 20 or connected with sucl
transformer or to electric wires 81
lcables within buildings or structures
or to wires or cables In cases whcr,
the same are run from the Rrouns
aud placed vertically on poles. or q
any lead" wire or cable between
leave any pole for the purpose o
entering any building or structure
and provided, further. that ms be
tween any two wires or cables or an!
point Of time run. placed, erected o.
| maintained shall be held TO be II
/ violation OF the 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 Sc
attic, any guy" wire or guy" cabl'
attached TO any pole or appliance q
which ~ attached any wire or cabi'
used 20 conduct or carry any cur
said guy" wire or guy cable &
be efficiently insulated at All time
lat the distance OF not less than clRh
| 90 feet nor more than ten t0) fee
(measured along the line OF said wir
or cabteJ from each end thereof
Each guy TO anchor rods shall hav'
at least one insuiator.
| Fifth. Run. place, erect, maintain
use or operate In. upon, along, over
across or about any street. alley o
public place In the City OF Seattle
Vertically on any pole, any wire o
cable used 70 conduct or carry mn,
electriclty, without causing sucl
wire OF cable 20 be at all time
wholly incased In a easing OF woodei
material Of not less than one an
one. half (fik) inches in thickness
Sixth: Run. place. erect. maintain
use or operate. In, upon, along. owe
or about any street, alley or publ
place ia the City OF Seattle. on an
pole or on any cross-arm or othe