The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-20

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heid March 7 1871.
Passed the city Council the third
day Of January, 1914. and signed by
mo tn open session IA naturalization
% is passage this third day OF Jan
wM n MURPHY.
President OF the city Council.
Filled the third day Of January
WIZ J. BOUTWELL,.
city Comptroller and cX-offieio city
CLERK.
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR OF
TIE CITY or SEATTLE. JOHN
D. MILLER, AND THE HONOR
A All h3pf CRY 10. S9y y s5t' ~
TY or KING AND STATE OF
WASHINGTON.
The nndersiEned. qualified voters
Of the city % Seattle. and represent .
Ing more than ten per cent % ne
fetal number % votes cast Tor the
office % Mayor al tho last preceding
election. asks the enactment ms an
ordinances % the following measure
AN ORDINANCE regulating the
installation. maintenance, use ana
operation OF electrical wires. nppit-
aueaa and apparatus In. along. over
across Or about buildings. streets. al
tryH aud public places In tho CITY OF
seattle. and providing a penalty Tor
tie violation thrfhnfs
BE 1T ORDAINED ~ THE CITY
or SEATTLE AZ FOLLOWS
section 4. Tho word ~person.
wherever used In this ordinances.
shall he held and construed 60 mean
and include natural persons % either
sex. alt associations. partnerships,
firms and corporations. THE slnEu-
lar shall be held 60 include the
plural the plural shall be held -
luctnde the singular. and the rtaEc y =
lilac prounun shall 30 held % Include
the feminine. The words rupertn
taudenf % Public Utilities" WHEREBY
er used IN this Ordinance. shall p
held aud deemed 90 mean ana include
ths Superintendent % pubitc ttiii-
Ties % the city Of Seattle. and any
and al Of his deputies, and any and
al ether persons authorizes ~ hin
theranca Of this ordinance. anf al
and every other person or officer
now authorized hy any ordinances.
Or hereafter TO be Authorized ~ any
ordinance Of the CITY % Seattle. %
30 and perform any act or thing
hsreta referred 20.
Section Z. SPACING or wIREA
u shall be unlawful for any person
First, Run. place. erect, maintain.
Use or operate In, upon. along. over.
across Or about any street. allsy ~
any wifs o. cable used TO conduct
81 carry any currsnt % electricity
~ six hundred tseal volts or less
on any peie. or on any eross-afm.
or bracket. or other appliances at +
distance Of thirteen tttJ inches from
the center line Of said pole. pro
si1ed. that tho foregoing provision
shall not apply 70 wires or cables In
cases where the same are run un
dergrouud and placed vertically on
poles. or 20 Birdie" or Jumper
wires on any pole which are at
tached 70 or connected with sign
al wire on the same pole. OF 20 am
aerial" cable as between such cable
and any pole on which Il originates
or terminates. or 10 any wire or
cable where the same Ia attached 70
the top OF the pole. aa between Il
and the said pole.
Second Run. place. erect. main-
tain. uee or operate tn. upon. along
over, across az about any street, al
ley or public place IN the city Of
Seattle. In the VI iulty Of any pole
I tard not attached thorctot, within
tho distance Of thirteen ff3J inches
from the center line OF said pole. any
wire or cable used 10 conduct or
carry any current Of electricity OF
six hundred ls00j volts or less. or
to run. place. erect. maintain. use
or operate any pole 10 which r. at
taehed any wire or cable used 70
conduct or carry any current Of cleo
tricity OF six hundred fsODl volts or
less within the distance Of thirteen
(t1) inches measured from the cen
ter line OF any such polel from any
wire or cable used TO conduct or ear
/ - any current OF electricity. pro
videJ. that as between any wire or
en- Bile and any pole mentioned In this
subdivision or this section the wire
Or cable Or pole last In poInt OF time TIM,
shall be held 10 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 OF public place In the city OF
Seattle. above ground. within the
distance OF three t3) feet from any
wire or cable conducting or CARR In x
any current Of less than ak hundred
/ 5000 volts Of electricity. any wire OF
cable which conducts or carries at an y
time any current OF more than str
hundred teO0l volts OF electricity, or
to run. place. erect. maintain. use or
operate within n distance OF three
/ 90 feet from any wire or cable that
current OF more than six hundred
5000 volts OF electricity. any wire
/ or cable conducting or carrying any
current OF less than six hundred
ts00l volts OF electricity: provided.
that the foregoing provisions OF this
subdivision shall not DO held to APP
Ipiy to any wire or cable conducting
or carrying "secondary" current at
tached to or connected with any
transformer within tho distance OF
three (3j feet measured along the
/ line OF said wire or cabiel from the
point where such wire or cable Ia
attached to or connected with such
/ transformer or 10 electric wires or
lcabies within buildings or structures
or to wires or cables In cases where
the same are run from the ground
and placed vertically on poles, or 20
Iany lead" wire or cable between
the point where the same In made %
leave any pole for the purpose Of
and provided, further. that as be.
tween any two wires or cables or ans
wire and any cable. the one last In
point Of time run splaced, 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 Sc
attic. any guy" wire or guy" cab Ia
| attached TO any pole or appliance e.
which is attached any wire or cable
used 10 conduct or carry any cur.
rent OF electricity without causing
said guy" wire or guy cable q
At the distance OF not less than eight
(8J feet nor more than ton UO) feet
| (measured along the line OF said wire
or cable) from each end thereof
| Each guy TO 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 OF
public place In the City OF Seattle
vertically on any pole. any wire OF
cable used TO conduct or carry any
electricity. without causing nucf
wire or cable 10 be at all times
wholly incased IN n Gazing OF wooder
material OF not less than one and
one-half Gh) inches in thickness
Sixth. Run, place. erect, maintain
use or operate. In. upon, along, over
or about any street, alley or publ,
place In the City OF Seattle. on ans
pole or on any crosB-arm or Other