The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-14
Hr IT ORDAINED ny THE CITY or
AFATsrI.E As FOLLOWS

iHE IT ORDAINED ny THE CITY OF
sEATTIE as FOLLOWS
sessssr used TIE IL S shi. oriinsSe,
shall 10 held and construed 20 mean
and include natural persons o.
either sex all associations co-paff :
nsrships. firms ana al public and
private corporations. The singular
shall be held 90 include the plural.
and the plural shall be held 90 in
lciuda she singular. and the masculine
probaun shall DO held 10 Include the
dent % Public Utiities." wherever
used IN this ordinance. shall be held
aud deemed 90 mean and Include the
superintendent Of Public Utilities
~ the city OF Seattle. and any and
alt Of hts deputies and any aud all
other persons authorized ~ him TO
do and perform any act In further
anca Of this ordinance. and ali and
every other person or officer now
hereafter to he authorized ~ any
ordiuancn OF tho CITY Of Seattle, 10
do and perform any act or thing
herein referred 20.
Section 2. SPACING or WIRES.
II shall be unlawful for any person
first. Place. erect or maintain in
the city Of Seattle any wire OF cable
used 10 conduct or carry any cur
rent OF electricity Of six hundred
te0o) volts or less. on any pole. or
on any croaa-arm or bracket or
other appliance attached 20 any such
| pole. within tho distance Of thirteen
nal inches from The center lire OF
said pole. provided. that the fore
going provisions shalt not apply 10
the same are run from underground
and placed vertically on poles or 20
| bride" or Jumper wires on any
pole which are attached 10 or con =
same pole. or 10 any "Aeriai' cable
| as between such cable and any pole
on which 10 originates or ter
| minateH, or TO any wire or cable
where. the same r. attached to thss
the said pole, or 60 telephone OF
Telegraph cables attached 90 poles
on which only telephone or tele-
graph wires or cables are carried.
or III case not more than one such
cable ~ attached TO pole, or ring
icoustruction for insulated telephone
service drops. said ring attachment
/ TO be placed on same side OF pole
as cable and not more than one loot
| fherefrnm.
second. Place. erect or maintain
| In tho city OF Seattle In the vicinity
| OF any pole land not attached there
lto) within the distance OF thirteen
lJ81 inches from the center OF said
| pole, any wire or cable used 20 con-
duct or carry any current OF cleo
| tricity 81 six hundred t600l volts or
more. or TO place. erect or maintain
uae or operate any pole 70 which ia
attached any wire or cable used 10
Ieouduct or carry any current OF cleo
tftssfty Of six hundred tG0pl volts or
more within the distance OF thir-
teen ti8) Inches measured from TIE
center line OF any such pOlel from
/ or carry any current OF electricity
| provided. that as between any wire
or cable, and any pole mentioned IN
this subdivision OF this section. the
wire or cable or pole last In point OF
| time placed, erected or maintained
shall be held 20 be In violation OF
this subdivision,
Third. Place. erect or maintain
/ in the city Of Seattle. above ground,
within the distance OF three (5) feet
from any wire or cable conducting
ar carrying any current OF less than
six hundred 5000 volts OF electricity,
Iany wire or cable which conducts
or carries at any time a current OF
lof electricity. any wire or cable con.
ductIng or carrying any current OF
less than six hundred 5000 volts OF
electricity; provided that he iofe-
sheii not be held to apply TO any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
/ "A "a0couhary" current ana attached
10 or connected with any trans
three fs) feet measured along the
/ line of said wire or cable) from the
noint whore such wire or cable Is
atfacbsd TO or connected with such
| Transformer. or to electric wires or
cables within buildings or struc-
| turea. or to wires or cables In cases
where the same are run from the
eround and placed vertically on
naies or 10 any lead" wire or cable
| hetweon the point where the same
] q IN lguNa mole Tor the
n,rpoaa OF entering any building or
structuro, and provided further,
tbat as between two wires or cables
or any wire and any cable, the one
last In point OF tlme , placed, erected ea
In violation OF the provisions hereof.
| Fourth; Place, erect or maintain
| I'm the city OF Seattle any guy
wire or guy" cable attached to any
lpoio or appliance to which Is attach