The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-23

submitted 60 voters OF the CITY OF
seattle al the general election 90 DO
Passed the city Council the third
day Of January. 1911, and signed Ny
me In open session in AUTHENTICATE Hon
OF its passage this third day OF Jan
WIN IT. MURPHY
President Of the city Council
Filled the third day Of January
WIN ,. BOUTWELL,.
lCity Comptroller and eS-officio CITY
Clerk.
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR or
TftE CITY or SEATTLE. JOHN
y MILLER. AND THE HONOR.
Ani.E nnpf, CITY CO., c9uSClh ,,, ~
r. . or ..l E..IrS9 AND STATE OF
Ths undersigned qualified voters
81 the city % Seattle. aud represent
Ing more than ten per cent % the
office % Mayor az the last preceding
election. asks the enactment a. an
Ordinance ~ the following measure.
Az ORDINANCE regulating ~.
installation maintenance. use and
operation - electrical wires. appii-
Anrea and apparatus IN. along. over
across or about buildings streets AT /.
lieya and public places Ia the city %
Seattle. and providing a penalty TOT
the violation thereof
uE IT ORDAINED ~ THE CITY
/ or SEATTLE A FOLLOWS
section l. The word person
Il " heraVrr uaed III this ordinance
shall 10 held ard construed 60 mean
sen. all associssiena. co partnsrships.
firms and corporations. TIE HiuEn-
liar shall be held 90 include the
plural. the plural shall Be hclf 90
include the singular. and TIE maec . Z
ltlus pruupmm shalt be held g. Include
the feminine The words .Suprrin.
ltrndent 81 Public utilities whercv-
err used III this Ordinance. shall BE
held and deemed 60 mean and include
the Superintendent 81 Public Itiu-
and All % his deputies. and any ana
/ an ether persons authorized ~ him
20 DO and perform any ACT ~ fuf /.
therauce 81 ttis ordinance. ana All
and every other person or officer
now authorised - any ordinance
on hereafter 20 be nuthortfrd ~ any
0raluAucr ~ the City Of Seattle 70
do and psrforu any act OF ihinE
heFaiu referred 20.
Section , SPACING or WIRES
n shall be uniawfu for any person
1 first. Run. place. erect, maintain.
use or operate IN. upon. along. over.
across or about any street alloy or
public place In the city 81 seattle
i any NAfN OF EAWAN AR"A " ANNHBHN
or carry any current % electricity
% sir hundred ffnei volts OF less
| on any pole. or on any croee-arfus
or bracket. or other appliances at
tachea 10 any such pols. within tho
the center line Of said poia. pro-
| yidsd. that the foregoing provision
shall not apply 70 wires or cables In
cases where the sans are run IN
poles. 81 TO ~6ridio@ OF Jumper
wires on. any pole which are at
tachsd 10 or connected with Sign
al" wirc on the same pole. or 60 any
aerial cable a. between such cable
Or terminates. or 90 any wire or
cable where the Same 10 attached 20
the top Of the pole. as between a.
and the said pole.
Second Run. place. erect, main
tain. usa or operate In. upon. along
Icy or public place In tbs city Of
Seattle. In the vicinity OF any pole
land not attached lherctai. within
tho distance 81 thirteen flal inches
from the center line OF said pole. any
wire or cable used 90 conduct or
Icarry any current OF electricity Of
six hundred fsoeJ volts or less. or
10 run. place. erect. maintain. use
or operate any pole 10 which In at
tachsd any wire or cable used 70
conduct OF carry any current Of cleo
ltrlclty of six hundred 5000 volts or
less within the distance OF thirteen
| r5J inches measured from tbs cen =
ter line Of any such polel from any
/ wire or cable used 10 conduct or car
Try any current OF electricity. pro-
vided. that as between any wire or
ca bic and any pole mentioned In this
subdivision or this section tue 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 or about any street. al
ley or public place IN the city OF
Seattle. above ground, within the
distance OF three t91 feet from any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
any current OF less than ak hundred
e60) volts OF electricity. any wire or
lcnbie which conducts or carries at any
time any current OF more than ak
hundred 5000 volts OF electricity. or
TO run, place, erect. maintain, use or
90 feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries at any tins a
current OF more than six hundred
teo0) volts OF electricity. any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current OF less than six hundred
Il 5000 volts OF electricity. provided.
that the foregoing provisions Of this
subdivision shah not be held 10 APP
Idly 10 any wire UE fARAt
or carrying secondary current at
tnched 10 or connected with any
transformer" within the distance OF
three t3) feet measured along the
line of said wire or cabie) from the
point whore such wire or cable Ia
attached TO or connected with such
/ transformer or 10 electric wires or
cables within buildings or structures.
or to wires or cables In cases whore
the same are run from the ground
HlaaAH NAFttFa1lW nniFa 10
any lead" wire or cable between
the point where the Same IL made 10
leave any pole for the purpose OF
entering any building or structure.
tween any two wires or cables or any
J. wire and any cable. the one last IN
point OF time run. placed. erected OF
maintained shall be held TO be In
! 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 Se-
attached TO any pole or appliance "a
which IL attached any wire or cable
used to conduct or carry any cur
rent OF electricity without causing
be efficiently Insulated at ali times
at the distance of not less than eight
90 feet nor more than ton 10) feet
measured along the Inc OF said wire
or cable) from each end thereof
Each guy 10 anchor rods shall have
at least one insulator.
Fifth. Run. place, erect, maintain,
use or operate In. upon, along, over,
across or about any street. alley or
public place In the city OF Seattle
vertically on any pole. any wire OF
cable used to conduct or carry any
electricity. without causing such
wire or cable TO be Mt all times
wholly incased In a casing of wooden
d. | al ~ n ND
one-haf 14) inches In thickness
sixth. Run, place, erect. maintain
use or operate, In. upon, along, over
, or about any street alley or public
pole or on any cross-arm or other