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

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any pole any wire or cable used !.
loonduot or carry any cisetriclts
without causing such wire or cable
10 be at alb times effiolently ~.
suiatsd and cncaasd. provided. that
VA no case shall any metallic eaHinH
lconnectea with tho ground or ans
lappiianea leading thereto be extend
ca upward 20 point higher thar
four "a feet below the lowest cross
arm bearing wires which carr,
electric current exceeding ak hun
dred ts0ol volts.
section = NO wire or cable used
for tsisphone, telegraph. district
messenger and call bell circuits. firs
land burglar alarm, or any other sim
liar ayhtema. except municipal IRE
alarm and police signal. hhal! b
any poisn a distance less than Tour
(4) feet from any wire or cable
carrying three hundred or more
volts OF electricity used ioi
sny psf s,,ss ana x,r., IN cross s e essr
wires. . suitable guard or such otheI
method SIS may be approved TX W
Superintendent 81 Public ututies
shall be maintained bstween sueh
wires and such electric power. light
or trolley wires, and said guard o.
method shall DO Installed BY the per
son owning the wires isst placed OF
lerected.
Section 4 TRANSFORMERS Al
lpola or underground lead trans
lformefn Used for low potential dis.
tributios In the City Of Seattle shall
ba aub iaet 10 break down tests be
tween the primary ana secondaf
coils and eases AZ three times ,hs
lAaId test 70 be made by the owner.
lconsfruetor or repaif.r OF said
transformers. as the case may ~
Who shall provide himself or them
selves with ntep-up transformers or
other means Of procuring the re-,
iaulrsd test electromotfy. force. and
said tests shall be made " the pre-
lence OF and under the direction q
tho Superintendent OF Public Itli'
However. that ali mAnufheturers'
icsrtificates % Inspection accom-
Iphnyins new transformers shall be
laccspted "a complying with the pro
visions OF this ordinance.
section 8. In All eases Where a q
gauge or cable originates Or ter
inmates on inapiafors attached %
lany pin or other appliance. said wire
snail be attached 60 At least two
mat tsis section shall not apply 60
ssrsics wires 10 buildings. or wires
loriFinating or terminating on strain
liusulntoFa or circuit breakers. -,
Section g POLES First All
,oies shall be Of aueh form aud a.
/ fncnsion and 90 set as % comply
i with Tie requirements ~ the super
lintrndrnt 81 Public rtliiuea
second All poles aiens whlch
leabis used 20 conduct or carry any
leurrent= Of electricity Of two hun
ldred ts0el volts or mnse, SHAH pc
provided with steps. Ard no iron
steps shall Be place. m, nearer ths
Third: Ii shalt be unlawful for
ANY psraon 20 place Any poster or
advertising matter .. any chAfae :
ter upon any pole or drive any naIl-
ever. that the provisions % this sec
ition shall not prohibit the placing
of any traffic or stree, signs upon
fosrths An poles now standing
Tor hereafter erected upon graded
ntrseta shall be suitably painted Ia
such manner and as directed by the
unafd Of Public works. and all
poles. except those ssrryins m@ss.s
% OF marked With the owners name,
I initials or trade mark. AZ a point
from five TO seven feet above the
Fiftb, All abandoned poles shall
he removed when directed By the
| superintendent % Public Utilities.
Sixth. No polcH except intsrHert-
ling poles shall be set ~ less dis
existing gas light cluster light pole
or other decorative pole
/ Seventh. No pole shall be set
nearer than five 90 feet from an,
section 7. The neutral wire OF ali
alternating current, three wire Dis.
ifrihutinK system. shall be grounded
| with not less than a No. u -
ing 1850 feet from the neutral point
Of each transformer or bank of
transformer. Ths Superintendent
Of Public UTILITIES may require any
further Erounding which he may
tal: The wire shalt be carried In
m nearly n straight line as possible,
and kinks. coils and sharp bends
shall be avoided. provided, no sec !
ondAry ground wire shall be placed
vertically on corner pole or trapsfor-
| (b5. where no neutral point or
wire is accessible. one side OF the
secondary circuit may ee grounded
n
potential between tha grounded
I point and any other point In the cir
cult does not exceed two hundred
fifty t2Se) volts.
Section = Any and all wires or
other apparatus or material USED for
! electrical purposes. which rhah al
any time become defective NO as
likely TO cause fires or accidents or
lendanRer persons or property. snail
lbe condemned by the superintendent
Na.F
condemnation tho person or persons
downing or using the same shall Inn
mediateiy cause the same 20 be put
lin a safe condition. In case any
\ person or persons owning or using
Amy electrical wires or other eiec-
tricaI apparatus or material OF any
nature Whatsoever which have been
condemned by the superintendent OF
Public Utilities shall faii 70 have We
same put In a safe condition within
forty eight hours after the same has
been condemned. or within such
other reasonable length OF time as
shall be prereribcd by the Superin
tendent of Public Utilities. then y
shall be the duty of said Superin
Itendeat of Public Utilities TO cut the
wires or by other means completely
ldiHconncct the condemned wires. ap
lparatua or material from the sources
lsf eiectricai energy. and when any
electrical wires or electrical appa
ratua or material of any nature
whatsoever have been In any manner
ldinconnected and rendered inoperA
tive by the Superintendent OF Pub
liIc Utilities. as set forth In the fore.
going provisions OF this section. II
shall be unlawful for any person OF
lpcrEons to In any manner re-connect
1.-The same or cause the same to be re.
connected 20 any source OF electrical
energy or to use the same as part
OF any electrical system until they
have been put In safe condition.
Section .. First. II shall be un-
lawful for any person or persons
lothcr than the owner or the author
lived representatives OF the owner OF
any outside electrical installation OF
the proper officers or employees OF
1.-THE city OF Seattle TO In any manner
Interfere with, trespass upon. dis
lturb. change. damage, occupy or use
lany said electrical installation OF
lpart thereof without the written
consent OF the owner, except as re-
served or provided for In the grant
franchise license or ordinance here
ltofore passed by the City OF Seattle
Second. Any person except the
duly authorized agent OF the com
pany owning. maintaining OF oper-
lating such electrical wires. or the
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