The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-14

Passed the city Council tho third
day o. January. 1911. and signed by
nae ia open session On authorization
% its passage This third day 81 Jan
wM ". MURPHY.
President 81 the city Council.
Filled the third day OF January
WA. J BOUTWELL,.
| city Comptroller aud oX-otticio NltY
Clerk
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR or
TlfE CITY or SEATTLE. JOHN
D. MILLER AND THE HONOR
AHLE RopY CRY COUNCIL Oh
TttE cry on SEATTLE cpuN.
WASHINGTON.
The uuaeraiwned. qualified voters
OF the city % Seattle ana represent
Ing more than ten per cent Of the
total number Of votes rnHt for the
offiee 81 Mayor az the last preceding
election. asks tho enactment a. an
lordlnanee % the following measure
AN ORDINANCE regulating the
g. stailatiou. maintenance. use and
operation % electrical wires. appll-
anecs and apparatus In. along. over,
across or about buildings. streets. Al =
tsYa and public places In the city %
Seattle. and providing a penalty for
the violation thereof
nn 1T ORDAINED ~ THE CITY
or SEATTLE - FOLLOWS 81.
wherever used tn this ordinance.
shall be held and construed 20 mean
and Include natural persons ~ either
sex. all associations. cot artuershtaH.
firms and corporations fRs .insu-
lar shalt be held 60 include the
plural. the plural shall 30 held 20
include the singular. aud ~. utaacus
line prenouu shall 30 held 60 Include
tho feminine. The words "NupNfin p
tandenf OF Public Utilities wherrvs
held aud deemed o. mean aud Include
the superintendent % Public ttili.
ties Of the CITY % Seattle. and anr
aud all Of hts deputies. ard any ana
All other persons authorized ~ him
10 do and perform any act in fvr /.
theranca Of this ordinance. ana all
and every other person or officer
nov authorized BY any ordinances.
OF hereafter 20 Do authorized ~ any
ordinance % the city % Seattle 70
DO and perform any act OF thlnE
herein referred 20.
Section = SPACING or WIRES
~ shall be unlawful for any person
FIRST Run. place. erect, maiutsiu.
use or operate In. upon. along over.
across o. shout ahy street Allsl Or
any wire or cable used 90 conduct
or carry any current % electricity
Of six hundred (sugl volts or less
on any pole. or on any rosa-arm
Or bracket. or other appliance at
taohed to any such polls. within the
distance OF thirteen tilf inches from
the center line Of said pole pro-
Ntded. that the foregoing prortaian
shall not apply 20 wires or cables In
cases where the same are run ua
foreground and placed vertically on
poles. or TO Birdie" or Jumper
wires on any pole which are at
tachad 70 or connected with Sign
al wire on the same pole. or TO any
aerial cable as between such cable
and any pole on which u originates
or terminates. or TO any wire OF
cable where the same IL attached 20
tho top OF the pole. as between q
and the said pole.
Second. Run. place, erect. main
tain. use or operate In. upon. along
over. across OF about any street. al
ley Of public place In the CITY 81
Seattle. Ia tho vicinity 81 any pole
land not attached therctoy. within
the distance OF thirteen tlaJ inches
from the center line Of said pole. any
wire or cable used 10 conduct or
carry any current Of electricity Of
six hundred ts0oj volts or less. or
to run. place. erect, maintain. use
or operate any pole 20 which T. at
tarhed any wire or cable used TO
conduct or carry any current % cleo
tricity Of sir hundred 5000 volts Or
less within the distance Of thirteen
tf31 inches measured from the cen
ter line Of any such ppiol from any
wire OF cable used 60 conduct or car
~ any current 81 electricity. pro-
vided. that as between any wire or
cable and any pole mentioned In this
subdivision or this section the wire
or cable or pole last In point ~ time
shall be held 20 DO in violation Of
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 OF
Seattle. above ground. within the
distance Of three 90 feet from any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
any current Of less than six hundred
fs0ol volts Of electricity. any wire or
cable which conducts or carries AT ans
time any current or more Than Eik
hundred 5000 volts OF electricity, or
to run, place. erect. maintain, use or
operate within distance OF three
80 feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries at any time a
ts001 volts % electricity, any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current OF less than six hundred
( 600 volts OF electricity. provided.
that the foregoing provisions OF this
subdivision shall not be hold 90 APP
ply to any wire or cable conducting
or carrying "secondary" current at
tached TO or connected with any
transformer" within the distance Of
three 90 feet measured along the
| line OF said wire or cable) from tho
point whore such wire or cable 10
attached 20 or connected with such
transformer or TO electric wires or
cables within buildings or structures.
or TO wires or cables In cases where
the same arc run from tho ground
and placed vertically on poles. or to
any lead" wire or cable between
the point where the same Is made to
entering any building or structure.
and provided, further. that as be-
tween any two wires or cables or any
wire and any cable, the one last In
point 81 time run. placed, erected or
maintained shall be held 90 be In
Violation Of tho provisions hereof.
Fourth Run. place, erect. main
tain, use or operate In, upIn. along.
over, across or about any street, al
10y or public place In the city OF Sc
attic. any guy wire or guy" cable
attached TO any pole or appliance TO
which is attached any wire or cable
used to conduct or carry any cur
rent OF electricity without causing
be efficiently insulated at all times
at the distance OF not less than eight
| 90 feet nor more than ten (1O) feet
| measured along the line or said wire
or cnble) from each end thereof.
Each guy TO anchor rods shall have
at least one inaulator.
| Fifth. Run, place, erect, maintain.
1 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 or
cable used to conduct or carry any
electricity. without causing such
wire or cable to DO at all times
| wholly Incased In a casing OF wooden
material OF not less than one and
one-haf q ~ inches In thickness.
Sixth: Run. place. erect, maintain,
use or operate, In, upon, along. over
or about any street, aliep or public
place In the City Of Seattle. on any
pole or on any cross-arm or other