The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-28

Il W ". y W. ~ " Fatftsa
city Comptroller and ex.offioio city
Clerk.
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR or
1 THE CfTY or SEATTLE. JOHN
" Mli.LERs AND THE HONOR
4 4nh:h c i'pt oF 0i sir1Af fs' couS.
ryY OF ,E,.,l KsTrSSa AND STATE or
Tho undersigned. qualified voters
% tho city Of Seattle. and represent
inK more than Ten per cent OF The
total number 81 votes cast for the
office % Mayor at tho last preceding
election. asks the enactment as an
luriinance of the following measure
1 AN ORDINANCE regulating the
operation % electrical wires. apph-
/ ances and apparatus IN. along, over.
across or about buildings. streets. Al !.
ieya and public place. In the StiY 81
seattle. and providing a penalty Tor
the violation thereof
| BE 1T ORDAINED nv THE CITY
l or SEATTLE AZ FOLLOWS
/ Section T. TIE word "prranr.
/ wherever used In this ordinance.
shall bs held and construed 70 ussan
xex. all associations, CO. partncrships
firms and corporations. The aihEus
1 tar shall be held 20 Include thr
plural. the plural shall b held 10
Il tHIN MMF the NtNtANAN|s AAtAt W." NAAHe""R
line pronoun shall te hsis % Include
ltNe fanfufne The words "aupeftn-
tnndsnt % Public rtiiities.~ wherrv-
80 uard in this Ordinance, shall hF
bsid and deemed 90 mean and Include
abe superintendent ~ Public Nth-
ties ~ the city or Seattle. and any
and an % his Deputies. and any and
all ether persons authorised ~ him
60 90 aud perform any act " fuf-
fheraure u thtH ordinances. ana Alt
II ftrA nfftrHF
naw authorised w any ordinance.
81 hereafter % be authorised ~ any
ordinances % the CITY az Seattle. %
DO and perform any act or thina
/ herein referred to
Section 4 SPACING or WIRES
/ Il shall DO Unlawful for any person
i First Run. place. erect, tnainfntn,
asn or operate IN. upon. along over,
| Aegoas or about any stfost. alley or
public place IN the cttY of seattis
or carry any current Of electricity
u ak hundred te09l volts or Lees
on any pole. or on any cross arm,
or bracket. or other appliance at
/ distance 81 thirteen fial inches from
the center line Of said pole. pro-
vtded. that the foregoing provision
shall not apply 10 wires OF cables In
cases where the same are run IN
foreground and placed vertically On
poles. or 20 "bridls~ or Jumper
sstrns on any poln which are at
taehea 10 or connected with Sign
az wire on the same pole, OF TO an5
aerial" cable as between such cahte
and any pole on which IL originates
or terminates. or to any wire or
cable where the same Is attached 90
the top 81 the pole. as between ~
and tho said pole.
Second. Run. place. erect. main.
tain, usa or operate In. upon. along
over. across or about any street. al
Hey or public place IN the CITY Of
| Seattle. In the Vtriuity OF any pole
land not attached therutol, within
the distance 81 thirteen tia iucheE
from the center limo OF said pole. any
wire or cable used 10 conduct or
carry any current Of electricity Of
sir hundred ls0ob volta or less. or
10 run. place, erect. maintain. use
or operate any pole 70 which IL at
taehed any wire or cable used 70
lcgnduct or carry any curreut OF cleo
ltrfcity % air hundred fsool volts or
less within the distance OF thirteen
1 tfaJ inches measured from the cen
ter line Of any such polsl from any
/ wire or cable used 20 conduct or cmr-
Try any current OF electricity. pro-
vided. that as between any wire or
cable and any pole mentioned In this
subdivision or this section tho wire
or cable or pole last in point Of time
run. placed. erected or maintained
shall be held 70 DO ia violation %
TINS hAbdAsiAtuHs
/ Third. HUN, 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 ca feet from any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
any current ~ less than six hundred
5000 volts Of electricity. any wire or
lcabie which conducts or carries az any
Il time any current OF more than six
hundred ts0ol volts OF electricity. OF
to run. place. erect. maintain. use or
operate within n distance OF three
ca feet from any wire or cable that
lcouducts or carries at any time q
current OF more than SIX hundred
| fgg0J volts Of electricity. any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
/ current or less than SIX hundred
f600j volts Of electricity. provided.
that the foregoing provisions OF this
lHubdivision shall not be held 10 APP
or carrying secondary" current at
/ tached TO or connected with any
4 transformer" within the distance OF
three f3J feet measured along the
lime OF said wire or cabls) from the
point where such wire or cable Ia
/ attached to or connected with such
4 transformer or TO electric wires or
Icabies within buildings or structures.
or 20 wires or cables In cases where
the same are run from the ground
and placed vertically on poles. or 10
Amy lead" wire or cable between
the point whore tho same IL made TO
leave any pole for the purpose of
entering any building or structure,
aud provided. further. that as be-
tween any two wires or cables or any
wire and any cable, the one last In
point OF time run. placed. erected or
/ maintained shall be held TO 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
Icy or public place In the City OF Sc
attic. any guy" wire or guy" cable
attached to any pole or appliance to
which II attached any wire or cable
used to conduct or carry any cur
rent OF electricity without cauHin K
said guy" wire or guy" cable 10
AT the distance OF not less than eight
Il go feet nor more than ten GO) feet
4 measured along the line of said wire
or cable) from each end thereof
Each guy 10 anchor rods shall have
at least one insulator.
Il Fifth. Run, place, Greet, maintain.
use or operate In. upon. along, over.
across or about any street. alley or
public place In the City OF Seattle
vertically on any pole. any wire or
cable used to conduct or carry any
electricity. without causing such
wire or cable 10 be at all times
wholly incased In a casing OF wooden
material of not less than one aud
one half uH) inches In thickness
sixth: Run. place, erect. maintain
use or operate. In. upon, along. over
or about any street, alley or public
lpIacs In the City OF Seattle. on any
pole or on any cross~arm or other