The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-09

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seattle az the general election 20 be
held March I. 1911,
Passed tho city Council tho third
day OF January. 1914, and signed by
mo In open session In authorization
% ita passage this third day OF Jan.
WA. n MURPHY.
President ~ the city Council.
Filled the third day OF January
wM J. boutwell,.
City Comptroller and ex-officio city
Clerk
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR OF
y N1fiFR AND rim HONOR
ABLE nOpY. CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. CouN-
TT or KING AND STATE or
wASfff$GTpN.
The undersigned. qualified voters
OF the city Of Seattle. and represent
ing more than ten per cent OF the
total number OF votes east for the
office OF Mayor At the last preceding
election. asks the enactment as an
ordinance q tho following measure
AN ORDINANCE regulating the
installAtion. maintenance. use and
operation Of electrical wires, april
anccs and apparatus In. along. over.
across or about buildings. streets. al
icys and public places In the city OF
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the violation thereof
nr 1T ORDAINED M THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS;
Section /. The word person"
wherever used in this ordinance.
shall be held aud construed 20 mean
and include natural persons % either
sex. all associations. co-partnerahips.
firms and corporations. The niugu-
lar shall be held 20 include the
plural. the plural shall be held 20
include the singular. and the mascu p
line pr0noun shall bo held 20 include
the feminine. The words "5uperln-
tendent Of Public utliities.- whercv-
or used IN this Ordinances. shall be
held and deemed 20 mean and include
tho Superintendent o. Public uttli-
ties of the city Of Seattle. and any
and all Of hts deputies. and any and
All other persons authorized ~ him
20 do and perform any act In FUR.
tharancs Of this ordinance. and all
and every other person or officer
now authorized by any. ordinance.
or hereafter TO be authorised ny any
ordinance OF the city OF Seattle. 20
do aud perform amp act OF thius
herein referred 10.
Section q SPACING or WIRES
IL shall be unlawful for any person
First Run. place. erect, maintain.
use or operate IN. upon. along, over.
across OF about any street. alley or
any wtrs or cable used 10 conduct
OF carry any current OF electricity
OF six hundred tseel volts or less
on any pole. or On any eross.arra.
tached 20 any such pole. within the
distance OF thirteen (l1l inches from
the center iine OF said pole. pro-
vldcd. that the foregoing provision
shall not apply TO wires OF cables In
cases whore the sams are run nn-
foreground and placed vertically on
poles. or to bride" or Jumper
wires on any pole which are at.
tached 10 or connected with sign
al wire on the same pole. or TO any
aerial" cable as between such cable
and any pole ON which IL originates
or terminates. or to any wire or
cable where the same Is attached 10
tho top OF the pole. as between ~
sceond. 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. IN the yiclnity Of any pole
land not attached theretol, within
the distance OF thirteen li3j lnchsa
from tho center line Of said pole. any
wire or cable used TO conduct or
carry any current OF electricity OF
sin hundred 5000 volts or less. or
to run, place, erect. maintain. use
or operate any pole to which II at
tached any wire or cable used 10
conduct or carry any current OF cleo
trlctty % six hundred tsool sohs or
less within tho distance OF thirteen
UaJ inches measured from the cen d.
ter line OF any such poiel from any
wire or cable used to conduct or car
~ any current OF electricity. pro-
gided. that as between any wire or
ca bls and any pole mentioned In this
subdivision or this section the wire
or cable or pole last In point OF time
run. placed erected or maintained
shall be- held 10 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 Ia the city Of
Seattis. above ground, within the
distance OF three tab feet from any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
any current OF less than six hundred
tG00i volts OF electricity, any wire or
cable which conducts or carries at any
time any current OF more than ak
hundred (e0gj volts OF electricity, or
to run. place. erect, maintain. use or
operate within distance OF three
f3J feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries at any time a
current of more than six hundred
(eO0J volts of electricity, any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current OF less than six hundred
(s001 volts Of electricity, provided.
that the foregoing provisions OF this
subdivision shall not be held 70 APP
Dfy to any wire or cable conducting
or carrying secondary current at
fached to or connected Win any
transformer" within the distance 81
three (3) feet measured along the
line OF said wire or cnble) from the
polut where such wire or cable 10
attached TO or connected win such
Transformer or TO electric wires or
cables within buildings or structures,
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the same are run from the ground
and placed vertically on poles, or 70
any lead" wire or cable between
the point where the same IL made 10
leave any pole for the purpose OF
entering any building or structure;
and provided. further, that aB 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 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
10y or public place In the city OF So
attic, any guy" wire or guy" cable
attached TO any pole or appliance 10
which IL attached any wire or cable
used TO conduct or carry any cur
rent OF electricity without causing
said guy" wire or guy, C. cable ,,, 70
AT the distance Of not less than eight
| 1s) feet nor more than ten ti0l feet
inca sured along the line OF said wire
or cablo) from each end thereof.
Each guy 20 anchor rods shall have
AT least one insulator.
Ftfth. Run. place, erect, maintain.
use or operate In. upon, along, over.
acroas or about any street. alley or
public place in the City OF Seattle,
vertically on any pole any wire or
electricity, without causing such
wire or cable 10 be Mt all times
wholly incased In casing OF wooden
material OF not less than one ana
Sixth: Run, place. erect, maintain
use or operate, In, upon, along. over
or about any street, alley or public
place. In the City OF Seattle. on any
| pole or on any oross-arm or other