The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-18

submitted 10 voters % the city Of
seattle at the general election 60 b
held March Z 1911
Passed the city Council tho third
day OF January, 1911, ana signed hS
me in open session IN AUTHORIZATION
81 It's passage this third day Of Jan
wM. ~ MURPHY.
President OF the city Council
Fiied the third day OF January
wM J. noTuwErL.
city Comptroller aud ox-officio CITY
clerk
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR or
THE cry or SEATTLE, join
D. MILLER. AND THE HONOR.
AHi.E Boph, CITY 1ouNtlls, ~
THE CITY OF SEATTLE CouN.
Tf or KING AND STATE or
WAStIINGTuS
The uudersigpsd. qualified voters
Of the city % Seattle. and represent
ing more than ten per cent % thf
total number 81 votes cast for the
office OF Mayor az tho last preceding
election. asks the enactment az an
ordinance ~ the following measure
AN ORDINANCE regulating tbs
Installation. maintenance use and
operation % electrical wires. april
anceH and apparatus IN. aionE. over
acFnaa or about buildings. streets. al
loYa and public places In the city 81
seattle. and providing a penalty for
the violation thereof
ne IT ORDAINED IN THE CITY
OF SEATTLE As FOLLOWS,
SECTION ! The word person.
wherever used IN this ordinance
shall be held and construed 20 mean
and include natural persons OF either
sex. all associations. CO. partnerships
firms and corporations. This HinEu.
- - AaNI Include the
plural. the plural shall he held g.
Include the singular. and the fuaHcn
line prnnaum shall be held 60 include
the feminine The words Aupefin
teudent % Public Utilities" WHEREBY
err used IN this Ordinance. shalt p
held aud deemed 20 mean and ingiuae
the Superintendent - Public TIM
ties Of the city 81 Seattle and any
and ali Of hia deputies. sad any and
an other persons authorized ~ him
TO DO and perform any act ir FUR
th~rance u this ordinance. ana AL
and every other person or offieef
now authorized BY any ordinance
Or hereafter to BE authorized ~ any
ordinance q the city OF Seattle, 90
herein referred 90.
Section Z. SPACING or WIRES
II shall be unlawful Tor any pernon
FIRST Run. place. erect, maintain
use or operate In. upon. along. over
across or about any street, alley o.
public place Ia the city 81 seattle
any wire or cable used 20 conduct
90 carry any current Of electricity
% six hundred isgol volts or less
on any pole. or on any cruss-nrm
Or bracket. or other appliance at
tached 20 any such pole. within the
the center line o. said pole. pro.
vtdsd. that the foregoing provision
shall not apply 70 wires Or cables IN
cases where the same are run un
dsrwround and placed vertically on
poles. or TO bride" or Jumper
wires on any pole which are at
tachcd Go or connected with "aign
al" wire on the same pole. or 10 any
aerial cable as between such cable
and any pole on which u originates
or terminates, or 70 any wire OF
cable whore the same IN attached "a
the top Of the pole. as between II
and the said pole.
Second 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 81
seattle. la the vicinity 81 any pole
land not attached therefor. within
the distance of thirteen nai inches
from the center line % said pole. ans
wire OF cable used 70 conduct OF
carry any current OF electricity Of
six hundred fe00l volts or icaa OF
To run. place. erect. maintain. use
or operate any pole TO which is at
tHched any wirs or cable used "a
conduct or carry any current Of cicc'
tricfty Of six hundred ts0Ol volts OF
less within ths distance 90 thirteen
tt5l inches measured from the cen
ter line Of any such polsl from any
wire or cable used 10 conduct or car
~ any current Of electricity. pro-
vided. that aa between any wire OF
cabI and any pole mentioned In this
{ = = fNlW Harft Ion the NUlFa
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 % feet from ans
wire or cable conducting OF carrying
any current OF less than six hundred
te08) volts Of electricity, any wire OF
cable which conducts or carries at ans
time any current OF more than slx
hundred ts00) volts OF electricity, OF
| TO run. place. erect. maintain. use OF
operate within a distance OF thres
90 feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries at any time a
current OF more than six hundred
I fG0nJ volts OF electricity, any wire
or cable conducting or carrying ans
current OF less than SIX hundred
fgG9J volts OF electricity. provided
that the foregoing prOvisionH OF this
subdivision shall not be held 20 ap-
I ply 10 any wire or cable conducting
or carrying secondary" current at
tached to or connected with ans
transformer" within the distance OF
three ca feet measured along tbs
line Of said wire or cable) from ths
point where such wire or cable II
attached to or connected with such
| transformer or 20 electric wires OF
cables within buildings or structures
the same are run from the ground
and placed vertically on poles. or &c
any lead" wire or cable between
the point where the Same IL made Il
/ leave any pole for the purpose OF
entering any building or structure
and provided. further that as be-
tween any two wires or cables or ans
wire and any cable. the one last II
point Of time run, placed. erected OF
maintained shall be held 20 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" cable
attached TO any pole or appliance q
which is attached any wire or cable
used to conduct or carry any cur,
rent OF electricity without causing
said guy wire or guy ca Die tf
/ DO efficiently insulated az all timer
at the distance Of not less than eight
I 80 feet nor more than ten CO) feet
/ measured along the limo OF said wire
or cablel from each end thereof
Each guy 10 anchor rods shall have
/ at least one insulntor.
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 10 conduct or carry ans
electricity, without causing suci
wire or cable 90 be at all time
wholly ineased In a casing OF woodef
material OF not less than one ant
one-half q ~ inches In thickness
Sixth: Run. place, erect, maintain
use or operate, In, upon, along, Owe
or about any street, alley or publi'
place In the City OF Seattle, on an,
pole or on any cross-arm or othel