The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-11

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TtNE PETITION. CITY CLERK
f-ti.E Su a9tTs
ORDINANCE No gsets
AN ORDINANCE regulating the ~ I.
atAfiattpn, nHintenhnee, use ana
operation - electrical wires. ap-
piiancea and apparatus ~. upon
along over across or about TIE
auiidiaNn. streets. alleys ard pub
1te piaen4 Ia The GbfF ~ seattle.
ard providing penalty for The
pg iT 0npsi~KD nv THE CITY or
SEATTLE A. FOLLOWS
Section Tha werd person"
wherever used IN this ordinance
Hbal be held md construed % mean
either sex all associations. cnspari-
narahfps firms and all public and
private corporations The sing utsf
shall be held 60 Include tire plural
aud tire plural shall be held 20 ln-
ctuds the singular. and Tire maNruli He
pfnnann shall be heia 90 include the
feminine The words Sapwrlntru.
dent Of Public Utilities wherever
used In thls ordinance, shall Dc held
and deemed 20 mean ard include the
Superintendent Of Public Utilities
% the city Of Seattle. and any and
afl ~ hiN deputies and any ana All
other persona authorized BY him 10
40 and perform any act IN further.
every other person or officer now
authorized by any ordinance. or
hereafter 20 be authorized by any
ordinance q the CITY Of Seattle, 70
do aud perform any act or thing
sectian :. SPACING OF WIRES
u shall be unlawful for any person
Flruts Place. erect or maintain In
the city Of Seattle any wire or cable
used 10 conduct or carry any cur.
rent Of electricity Of ak hundred
60a4 volts or less, on any pole or
on any crosHaarm or bracket OF
other appliance attached 60 any such
pole. within the distance Of thirteen
u7p inches from the center line OF
said pole. provided. that tho fore
going provisions shall not apply 10
such wires or cablea tn cases where
the same are run from underground
aud placed vertically on poles. or 20
ahrtdte# or Jumper" wires on any
pole which are attached to or con
neuted with "aignal" wire on the
eame pole, or 20 any "Aetlal cabis
as between such cable and any pole
on which Il originates or ter
inmates. or 10 any wire or cable
where the same ~ attached 20 the
top Of the pole as between u ana
/ the said pole. or 20 telephone or
telegraph cabies attached TO polea
on which only telephone or tele-
graph wires or cables are carried.
or IN case not more than one sneh
cable In attached 10 pole, ~ ring
| contradiction for insulated telephone
service drops. said ring attachment
| 10 be placed on same side OF pole
as cable and not more than one toot
thorcfrom.
| IN the city Of Seattle In the vicinity
~ any pole land not attached there
Ito1 within the distance OF thirteen
ff8) inches from the center Of said
pole. any wire or cable used 20 con-
| duct or carry any current Of ciec-
ltrfcitv OF ak hundred 5000 volts or
more. or 10 place, erect or maintain,
uae or operate any pole 20 which is
attached any wire or cable nNed 70
conduct or carry any current OF cree
more within the distance OF thtr-
teen tfal Inches measured from the
center line Of any euch pptel from
tAuy wire or cable used TO conduct
| 81 carry any current OF electricity
| provided. that as between any wire
or cable, and any pole mentioned IN
ibHH subdivision Of this section, the
wire or ca BILE or pole last IN point OF
time placed, erected or maintained
ahau he held to be IN violation OF
| this subdivision.
Third place. erect or maintain
/ IA the city OF seattle above ground,
within the distance OF three CD feet
/ from any wire or cable conducting
or CARRYING any current OF less than
sfx hundred t600) volts OF electricity,
any wire or cable which conducts
81 carries at any time a current OF
more thnu six hundred t60ol volts
/ 81 electricity, any wire or cable con .
5urtfnr or carrying any current OF
/ leea than six hundred tbOo) volts OF
lalertricIty. provided. that the fore-
going provisions OF this subdivision
4 ahafi not be held to apply to any
wire or cable conducting OF carrying
1 "A secondary" current and attached
10 or connected with any trans
4 farmer within the distance OF
three fg) feet measured along the
Il limo OF said wire or cable) from the
pntnt where such wire or cable II
| attached to or connected with such
liranaformer or to electric wires or
tures. or 10 wires or cables In cases
/ where the same are run from the
ground and placed vertically on
SSafna or To any lead" wire or cable
/ kstween the point where the same
/ ~ made TO leave any pole for the
purpose OF entering any building or
| strticture; and provided further,
or any wire and any cable, the one
iaat In point OF time placed, erected
ana maintained shall be held to be
/ IL Violation of the provisions hereof.
/ Fourth: Place, erect or maintain
I'm the city OF seattle any guy
| wire or guy" cable attached 70 any
lpole or appliance to which Is attach