The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-07
LEGAL NOTICES.

appliance attached 10 said pole,
lplaced any electric are lamp cor arc
Hight, any transformer ZOE the puf-
pose Of altering the voltage ~ any
leurrent of electricity.
section q Telephone, telegraph,
district moHaunror aud an rau bell
lcirruits fire and burglar alarm aud
IAN other similar systems must, as
Tar as possible, be separated from
electric light and power wires hl
occupying independent lines OF poles.
tfut whore the above referred 90
lines are necessarily crowded 20.
pether upon the same side If a street
or alley. the Joint use % police, undsi
lcertaiu rentiotionu, VIII be allowed,
and ali cases where such wires cross
lover electric light, power or trolley
wires. suitable guard shall be
maintained between such wires aud
such electric tight power OF trolley
Wires.
section 4 TRANSFORMERS Firati
Where transformers are 90 DO con
Injected 10 high voltage circuits, the
secondary system may be porHih
lnrntiy grounded, and provision shaii
BE- made for Il whom the trhhnt"rm-
second transformers shall not
he placed on roofs 81 buildings or
on walls Of wooden buildinEa
Third; They shah not be atthrhrn
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separated thercfrom hy auhntantial
supports. and shall. whore praotie
BILE. be placed ON poles rather tneh
roartb An Transformers used Tor
ltovv petanttat distribution iu tho city
LOT seattle shall conform ~ Insulation
material. method OF tnHulRtinH con
atruCtton. reennBtruetton anu tepei
TO the latest standard pfselisnt ~.
shall he subject 60 break down tests
le.fwecn the primary and secondary
lrola and cases az three times NE
highest normal voltage altefnetlnss
said test 90 be made ny VIC vM.''
lconatructor or rcpnircr % said taiH
formsfa. az tho ease may be, Who
lehali provide himself or thomarl Nee
with step up transformers OF vihe.
means u procuring the ieaul 90 ts s'
Ieisrtranoiive force. and said tcsi
shali he made in the presence % ana
under the direction 81 the super
Iintenaent OF Public UTILITIES when 80
required
section s In all eases where
lwlro or cable originates %
inmates on tnaulatera alta 49,
lany Din OF other appliance, SAID MI
shall he attached 20 ~ l.Ast W ~,
such iusulatofs provided. heNcNst.
that this section snail NOT aFfal
service wires 90 buildings ef 49,
lorisinatins or terminating on strain
llnsniatora or circuit hfeahsfs.,,,.
/ section 6 ROOF flNTlh i+1.
tFixturua for the support ~ Mif.A ~
soefs 81 buildings ahait be - s.ins
| fer,, approved IN ths superintendent
La puhile tttfities and 81 sufficient
| strength 20 Withstand All sifaina "
which they will be subjected 49,
shall 10 ~ such heiEht ana a,, ~ ~
| fh,m nhaii be at least seven - test
above tho highest point ~ fv.is
/ less than one -auarter pst.". -.
mot less than one foot ab"Ne 80 ',,.,,s.s
fef roofs % more than ouv-duA ~
Itt.i vifeh. over which they pass ef
| ~ witch they may be attaches, ~
roof fixtures shall be rnilehtt 49,,
81 and shall be Distinctly
| .etth the owners name. ihttiate ~
tr.ac ,aafk and IN ease any person
hssn vxirs 81 cable on the roet III
ttir,s owned by another person. az
such wires shalt bs syitaniy lsAsSss
tnt each fixture with easily atHneth1
lhin nrtaiiIc tags all such part ~
80 rfxturr 90 arm used shall ne
suitably marked with ne natl.. ~
lifisin o. trade mark q the 49,,
| ~ roof fixture shall be - pi.tNA
ItN.t M viii Interfere with Tie Tree
Dassasa % persons upon. oFst 7"
"a from the roof All brhchets
service boxes. cable boxes ana ~
single wire supports nAsi =. ~
with the name. initials or trade marx
% the owner.
section q first, All poles shall
be ~ such form and dimension and
50 set a. 20 comply with we tsHv ~,
ments II the superintendent OF F"'-
ssrand Au poles along which
shaN be run vertically any wire %
irahir used 20 conduct or carr hrg
ieurreut Of electricity Of tWo huudre9
fs6si vaitm OF more. shall 10 provided
sim steps And no st~ua shall be
lpiacrd nearer the ground than eight
Third. An poles shall be a, all
times Kept rree from all nails ana
itarkH. and no poster or advsrtietns
matter % auy character anah be
posted thereon.
Or hereafter erected shall hr suitably
painted. throughout their entire
length with = neutral or ineDnspieu-
Gus color. and except poles carrying
trolley. wires shall BE- Esencilea
name. Initials or trademark, to.
sether with the words mo posting.
al point from five 90 20 seven 90
feet above the ground. hnd zach
arms or support OF a single wire 81
different ownership. shall be clearly
distinguished BY soma rhafacterias
tic paint. mark or fastening. 40 may
be designated ~ the superintendent
lof Public utilities.
Fiffhs Al abandoned poles shalt
be removed as soon as the service
IL discontinued.
Sixth No poles shall be set
within ten liel feat % any gas lamp
unless local conditions are such a.
TO make this impracficabie. and no
gas lamp hereafter shall be placed
within ten tioi feet Of any electric
Hight. power, telephone or telegraph
pole, excepting at street interHcc-
lions.
Seventh. No pole shall be set
nearer than four feet from any fire
plug.
section g PINS. All pins or APP
be attached for the purpose % sup
porting any wire or cable used to
conduct or carry any current ~
electricity which shall ~ any time
exceed SIX hundred 5000 volts. shall
at all times be kept painted a bright
red color OF at least two coats Of
good weatherproof paint
| Section ?. First Tho grounding
OF low potential circuits under the
Following regulations shall be al
lowed only when circuits are 50 ar
ranged that under normal conditions
OF service there VIII be no passage
Of current over the ground wires
Second Transformer Eccondarisa
Iof Distributing systems may be
grounded. and when grounded. the
following rules shall BIO complied
with.
ta) The ground wire shall he
may be directly attached TO the
building or pole The wire shall be
carried In az nearly q straight line
as possible, and kinks. coils and
sharp bends shall be avoided. Pro-
vided. no secondary ground wire
shall be placed on corner pole.
CO. The grounding shall be made
at the neutral point or wire whom
ever neutral point or wire ~ ac-
lcesEible.
fcD where no neutral point or
wire r. accessible one side % the
secondary circuit may be grounded,
provided the ma ximum difference ~
potential between the grounded point
land any other point IN the circuit
does not exceed two hundred nifty
| fzb0b volts.
IA The grounded connection
shall. whom practicable. be at the
transformer The superintendent OF
Public Utilities may require any
| further grounding which he may
deem neceRsnry
(e) Tho ground wire In direct
lcurrent. three 90 wire systems
shall not OF central stations be