The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-08

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ORDINANCE No. .s9ts.
Az ORDINANCE regulating the " /.
Htnllntinn. maintenance, use and
operation Of electrical wires. ap-
pilanasa aud apparatus N. upon.
along over across or about the
hriialnEN. streets. alleys and pub.
~ places ~ The city 81 seattle.
aad providing 2 penalty Tor the
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SEATTLE As FOfIspWsi
section 1. The word person. "
wherever used In tbs efdinance.
ard inrlude natural persons Of
either sex. all associations, cn-part.
nsrnhlpa. firms and all public and
private corporations. The singular
shall DO held % include the plural
ana the plural shall be held 10 In
ctude the singular, and the maacuilue
pronoun shHii be held 90 Include the
feminine The words "Supcfintens
deaf Of Public Utilities" wherever
used In this ordinance. shall be held
and deemed 20 mean and include the
superintendent Of Public Utilities
% the city o. Seattle. and any and
all OF his deputies and any and All
other persons authorized b him 10
do and perform any act IN further
ance % this ordinance. and all and
every other person or officer now
authorized BY any ordinance, or
hereafter 20 he authorized by any
ordinance OF the city OF Seattle. 70
% and perform any act or thing
section !. SPACING or WIRES.
u shall hc unlawful for any person
to-
first Place. erect or maintain In
the City OF Seattle any wire or cable
used % conduct or carry any cur.
rent Of electricity OF SIX hundred
fs0oJ volts or less, on any pole. or
on any croas-arm or bracket OF
other appliance attached TO any such
pole. within the distance OF thirteen
|HD inches from ths center line OF
said pole. provided. that the fore
going provisions shall not apply 20
such wires or cables IN eases whore
the same are run from underground
and placed vertically on poles. or 20
bride or Jumper" wires on any
pole which are attached TO or con =
nected with signal" wire on the
same pole. or 10 any "Aertal cable
as between such cable and any pole
on which 4, originates or ter
inmates. or 10 any wire or cable
where the same ia attached 70 the
top % the pole as between IL and
the said pole, or TO telephone or
telegraph cables attached to poles
on which only telephone or tele-
graph wires or cables are carried.
or Ia case not more than ono such
cable Is attached 20 a pole, or ring
construction for insulated Telephone.
service drops. said ring attachment
10 be placed on same side OF pole
~ cable and not more than one foot
second. Place. erect or maintain
10 tho city OF seattle In the vicinity
~ any pole land not attached there
tor within the distance Of thirteen
Cla) inches from the center % SAID
pole. any wire or cable used 90 con-
duet or carry any current or cleo
trlcity Of six hundred tt0ol volts or
more, or 90 place, erect or main tam.
use or operate any pole 20 which ~
attached any wire or cable used 20
conduct or carry any current OF cleo
trfeffv OF six hundred ttO0f volts or
more. within the distance or thif
Teen u3l inches measured from the
rentor line % any such polcl from
any wire or cable used TO conduct
ar carry any current OF electricity
provided. that as between any wire
or cable. and any pole mentloned IN
this subdivision OF TINS section IN.
wire or cable or pole last In point OF
Tina placed. erected or maintained.
shall be hold TO be in violation OF
Third. Place. erect or maintain
IN the city OF Seattle. above ground,
yvithie the distance OF three CD feet
from any wire or cable conducting
or carrying any current OF less tina
40 hundred fg0Ol volts OF electricity
any wire or cable, which conducts
or carries at any time a current OF
mare than ak hundred t60ol volts
~ electricity. any wire or cable con .
lducting or carrying any current or
loss than six hundred t6O0l volts OF
electricity; provided, that the fore
going provisions OF this SUBDIVISION
shall not be held TO apply TO any
y.4re or cable conducting or carrying
a Naecondary" current and attached
20 or connected with any trans
farmer within the distance OF
three as feet measured along the
line OF said wire or cablel from the
point where such wire or cable II
attached TO or connected Win suen
Transformer. or TO electric wires or
cables within buildings or strnc-
lures. or to wires or cables IN cases
where the same are run from the
Ground and placed vertically on
noleg. or 10 any lead" wire or cable
hetween the point whore the same
is made TO leave any pole ior the
purpose OF entering any building or
structure; and provided further'
that as between two wires or cables
or any wire and any cable. the one
last IN point OF time placed, erected
and maintained shall be held to be
In violation OF the provisions hereof,
Fourth. Place. erect or maintain
ins tho city OF Seattle any guy
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