The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-03-04

Af' TJfr I t.,fry cotfNcfL AND RUn.
MfTsTEp UNDER AUTHORITY u
HEcTfpS : OBJ AitrtCi.E " ~
THE cry cltAhristta TIE hA m <
nEfNu A DIFFERENT MEASURE
nFAfINo WITH THE EANk STU
JFfsr As a PROPOSED oltpi
NANCE SET f0ETH ~ INiTiA,
TiVE PETfrfpN. CITY CLERK
PILE so ssiga
ORDINANCE NO aeois
AN oNufNANCE regulating the In.
Htaiiaflnn. maintenance. use ave
operation 81 electrical wires. APP
planes ana apparatus ~. upon
along. over. across Or about khs
buildings. streets alleys ana pah'
nc piaraa IN tie city OF Seattle
and proyialns : penalty for ms
violation thereof
me 1T ORDAINED ny .TiiE CITY OF
SEATTLE As FOLLOWS
section 4 THE word person.
lwhsrever uacd IN this ordinance
shall - held ana construed TO mean
Aud Include natural persons 81
lnlthrr Hrn. all associations. co psrt.
iaeFahipH. firms and all public and
/ uriVnfs corporations The HinFpih
lehhil 10 held 20 include the. piufA8
and the plural shall 10 held 60 In
lciadr the singular. and the masculine
pronoun shall DO held 20 include Tbs
tfennIulus Tire words "Superinten
dent 81 Public Utilities. wherever
I used IN NnlN ordinance HHNtA AF AAt.ts'
land deemed TO mean and include ths
Superintendent ~ Public Utilities
Iaf the city % Seattle. aud any and
laif % hiE deputies and any and Al
lothrr persons authorized by Rim q
ldo and perform any act In further.
anre 81 this ordnance. and All and
every other ncgaon or officer now
authorized IS any ordinance. o.
Hereafter 20 be authorized by ans
gsdinance 81 inc CITY Of seattle, e
- or
herein referred to.
lection 2 SPACING or WIRES
II shall be unlawful for any person
Itos
FIRST. Place. erect or maintain "a
the city Of Seattle any wire or cable
rent Of electricity q SIX hundred
isV0l volts or lees. on any pole. oi
/ on any croan-Arm or bracket o.
other appliance attached TO any sucf
pole. within the distance Of thirteen
tal inches from the center ltne Of
said pole. provided. that the fore
going provisions shall not apply Il
auch wires or cables la cases whcrs
the same are run from underground
and placed vertically on poles. or &c
pole which are attached TO or con
necied with "ninnai" wire on tbs
same pole. or 90 any Aerial" cabls
as between such cable and any pols
ron winch u NNfMilttAtt W "'t
inmates. or to any wire or cabis
whore the same r. attached to ths
ltop OF the pole "a between IL anc
the Anid pole. or 20 telephone OF
telegraph cables attached 10 polei
on which only telephone or trle'
graph wires or cables are carried
or IN case not more than one snei
lcablo Is attached TO a pole. or rims
leonstruction for Insulated telephone
service dropa. said ring nttachmenl
1 80. naV aiHA nf nHfe
as cable and not more than one foot
therefrom.
Second: Place. erect or maintain
I'm tho city OF Seattle In the vicinity
OF any pole land not attached there.
lto) within the distance OF thlrtecT
/ Ia) inches from the center Of sale
pole. any wire or cable used TO con
duct or carry any current or cleo
ltrlcity OF six hundred 5000 volts oi
more. or TO place. erect or maintain
use or operate any pole 20 which y
attached any wire or cable used e
conduct or carry any current of eioc'
/ trfctty OF ak hundred 5000 volts 81
more. within tho distance OF thir'
teen Ial inches measured from th'
center line OF any such poiel t,o n,
or carry any current OF electricity
provided. that as between any wir'
or cable, and any pole mentioned y
this subdivision Of this section. th'
wire OF tAblt OF p'A. A'tHA ~ 49,
time placed, erected or mnintainec
| whau be held TO be IN violation o.
lthia subdivision.
Third. Place. erect or maintain
lin the city OF Seattle. above ground
/ within the distance OF three tS( Tee
from any wire or cable CONDUCTING
or carrying any current OF less thar
ak hundred t6O01 volts OF electricity
ANY wire or cable which conducts
or carries at any time a current q
more than six hundred t6ool volt
Of electricity. any wire or cable con
lducting or carrying any current q
less than six hundred 5000 volts o
leiectricity. provided that the fore
going provisions OF this subdivision
lehaif not be held 70 apply TO an,
wire or cable conducting or carving
Ia Haecondnry" current and attached
Ito or connected with any Trans
lfnrtner" within the distance o.
Three ts) feet measured along tn
lime OF said wire or cable) from th'
4 nalnt whore such wire or cable 4
lnttnched 20 or connected with suci
or 10 electric wires oil
II,rables within buildings or struc
lures. or 20 wires or cables In caAei
Ishere the same arc run from tn
4 ground and placed Neiucally OF
between the point where tho SAINT
lia made TO leave any pole for th'
nurpoae OF entering any building 81
strticturo. and provided further
n that MS between two wires or eabie
Tor any wire and any cable, the ON
.lfnat In point of time placed, erectc,
land maintained shall be held to b,
Mn violation Of the provisions hereof
i Fourth. Place, erect or maintain
4ltn' the city OF Seattle any guy
lwirs or guy cable attached to an,
lpole or appliance to which IL attach