The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-18

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ORDINANCE NO. ssoie
An ORDINANCE regulating the In.
staliafion. maintenance. Use and
operation of electrical wires, APP
alliances and apparatus IN. upon.
along. over across or about tbs
buildings. streets. alleys and pub
Ilc places In the city 81 Seattle
and providing penalty for the
violation thereof
HE 1T ORDAINED ny THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ~ FOLLOWS
section The word person "
wherever used In this ordinance.
ahan 10 held and construed 90 mean
ard include natural persons 81
either ser all associations. e,9-part,,
pfisats corporations. The singular
shAu DO held 10 include the plural.
ard the plural shall be held 20 IN
risde the singular and the masculine
pronouu Hhaii be held % include the
feminine The words superinten-
dent Of Public utilities wherever
Used IN ihis ordinance. shall b. held
and deemed TO mean and include tho
~ the city OF Seattle. and any and
All OF hia deputies and any and all
other persons authorized by him to
do and perform any act In further.
anre of this ordinance. and all ana
every other person or officer uow
&uthorisod by any ordinance. or
Hereafter 20 be Authorized ny any
ordinance % the city 81 Seattle, to
do and perform any act or thing
herein referred 10.
Section ?. SPACING OF WIRES
u shall be unlawful for any person
First. Place. erect or maintain In
the city Of Seattle any wire or cable
used 20 conduct or carry any cur :
rent OF electricity OF six hundred
on any crosa-Rrm or bracket or
other appliance attached to any such
pole. within the distance Of thirteen
li3l inches from the center limo OF
said polo. provided. that the fore
going provisions shall not apply TO
such wires or cables in cases where
the same are run from underground
and placed vertically on poles. or 70
bride" or Jumper wires on any
pole which are attached TO or con
nected with signal" wire on the
same polo. or 90 any Aerial cable
as between such cable and any pole
on which II originates or ter
inmates, or 60 any wire or cable
TOD OF tho pole as between IL and
the said pole, or 60 telephone or
telegraph cables attached 10 poles
on which only telephone or teis-
Or In case not more than one such
cable ~ attached 20 a pole. or ring
rouatrurtion for insulated telephone
service drops. said ring attachment
to be placed on same side OF pol.
az cable and not more than one foot
second: place. erect or maintain
In the city Of Seattle In the vicinity
81 any pole land not attached there
lto1 within the distance OF thirteen
| TD Inches from the center Of said
pole. any wire or cable used 70 con
duct or carry any current OF cleo
tricity OF ak hundred ts0ol volts or
more. or 20 place. erect or maintain
use or operate any pole TO which ~
attached any wire or cable used TO
condurt or carry any current Of cleo
tricity Of six hundred ts00l volts or
more. within the distance OF thir-
teen u9l Inches measured from tns
center line OF any Eucn polel from
any wire or cable used to conduct
ar carry any current OF electricity.
provided, that as between any wire
or cable, ana any pole mentioned "
wire or cable or pole last In point o.
time placed, erected or maintained.
ehnU be held to be In violation OF
this subdivision.
Third: place. erect or maintain
In the City OF Seattle, above GROUND.
within the distance OF three CD rect
from any wire or cable conducting
or carrying any current OF less than
aix hundred (600) volts OF electricity,
lanv wire or cable which conducts
or carries at any time a current OF
more than six hundred (6ool volts
OF electricity, any wire or cable con .
ductlnE or carrying any current OF
less than six hundred tt00l volts OF
leieetrfcity: provided. that the FORE
going provisions OF this subdivision
| shalf not be held 20 apply TO any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
a Hnecondarv" current and attached
10 or connected with any trans .
| Former" within the distance OF
| fhreo 90 feet (monsurcd along the
| ilna of said wire or cahle) from the
polnt where such wire or cable Is
lattached to or connected with such
lfranaformer. or to electric wires or
saties within buildings or struc-
urea or to wires or cables In cases
xghere the same are run from the
grn5ind and placed vertically on
| roIea or 10 any lead" wire or cable
| hetween the point whore the same
~ made TO leave any pole for the
-, ,nose OF entering any building or
str,icturo; and provided further.
fheI AS between two wires or cables
g. nv wire and any cable, the one
iaat In point OF time placed, erected
and maintained shall be held to be
lin violation OF the provisions hereof.
Ia, Inc city OF Seattle any guy
tvire or "guy" cable attached TO any
lpoie or appliance to which is attach