The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-06

cred a. rejected, ana shall DO of no
/ furce ANA effect
| Charter Provisions Superseded
Ans provision In this charter, and
particularly any provisions IN Sec
Ittun - aud paragraph Forty first
20 section rs Of this article. insofar
a. they are IN conflict with the pro.
Visions ~ this section, are hereby
kSp nr IT FURTHER ne
lSaLVEp. that said proposition be
submitted 90 voters ~ TIE city OF
seattle AZ tho general election 20 be
held March =. laii 49,,
day % January. 1911, and signed ~
me IN open session "a Authorization
Of lts passage this third day Of Jan
wM w. MURPHY.
President ~ the city cauncii.
Piled The third day Of January,
WA > noTHwEIr.
lcity comptroilrr and cx-offieio City
Clerk,
To ruE HONORABLE MAYOR or
THE CITY OF SEATTLE Join
= MILLER. ANn TUE h9Nois-
THE CITY or SEATTLE cOUN
II Oh KING AND STATE or
1 WASHINGTON.
Ths undersisusa. qualified voters
OF TIE 'lty or HfatttNt nhA f*Fff
ing more than ten per cent % me
/ total nunhrr 81 votes east for the
office OF Mayor az the last preceding
/ election. asks the enactment a. an
ordinance ~ the following measure
Ak ORDINANCE Regulating ~.
installation. maintenance. use aud
operation % electrical wires. appii o.
anrsa aud apparatus Ia, along. over
tnrruRa or about huildingAs streets. al T.
I iaFa and public plates IN the city ~
seattle. and p.etidinF penalty Tor
as IT oRpAfSED ny THE CITY
or SEATTLE As FOLLOWS
Section 4 The word person.
1 wherever used In this ordnance
/ shall he held and construed % mean
ana include natural persons % either
sex. all associations. co-pa rfnernhipas
L firms and corporations. The ninEWa
/ lar SHALL be held 90 Include the
plural. the plural shall BE- hrid 4"
/ Include tho singular ard thn mnafu o.
line pronoun ahali be- held g include
the feminine. The words Aupertn E
teudent % Public ttiiifisa," @hcr.Ns
rr used in this Ordinance. shall -
held and deemed 20 mean and lngiude
Tire superintendent - Public ttiii-
Ties - the CitY Of Seattle. ard any
land AL % Nia Deputies. ana any and
an other usFanuH authorized ~ him
20 30 and perform any set IN fnr !.
thrfnnce 81 this ordinance. and all
nov authorized ~ any ordinance.
81 hereafter u be authorized ~ any
ordinance ~ the CITY % Seattle. 60
DO and perform any act or thing
section X sPAcISG OF WIRES
/ ft shall BE- unlawful for any person
] Firnt Hun. place. erect maintain.
us. Of operate In. upon. along over.
across % about any street. alley or
80. 80. - .aekfm ,.w4 4. rauattrs
81 carry any current 81 electricity
~ aix hundred 5000 volts or less
on any pole. OF on any cross safu.
Or bracket Or other appliance at
distance u thirteen tisi inches from
the center line OF said pole pro-
sided that the foregoing provision
shall not apply 20 wires or cables ~
cases where the same are run an
derKrpund and placed vertically on
wires on any pole which are at
tac1nd 10 o. connected with sign
al wire on the same pole. Of to any
aerial cable "a between sueh cable
and any pole on which u originates
or terminates, or 10 any wire Or
cable whore the same ~ attached 60
the top 81 the pole. as between u
and tho said pole
Second Hun. place. erect. main
tain. use Of operate In, upon. along
over. across or about any street.. al.
I Icy o. public place In the City u
Seattle. In the Vicinity 81 ans pole
land not attached theretof. within
the distance % thirteen Ga inchea
from the center line Of said pole. any
wire or cable used 20 conduct or
carry any current ~ electricity ~
six hundred te9ef volts or less. or
20 run. place, erect, maintain. use
OF operate any pole 20 which ~ at
tached any wire or cable used 20
conduct or carry any current o. eiec-
tricity Of six hundred ls90i volts or
less within the distances 81 thirteen
tiai inches measured from the cen
ter line 81 any such poiel from any
wire Or cable used 20 conduct or car
~ any current Of electricity. pro-
vid-d that rs between any wire or
cable and any pole mentioned IN this
subdivision or this section the wire
run. placed. erected or maintained
shall be held to be IN violation OF
this aubdis ision
Third. 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 above ground. within the
distance Of three 60 feet from any
wire OF cable conducting or carrying
any current % less than six hundred
tfeet volts 81 eleetricltYs any wire or
cable which conducts OF carries az any
time any current OF more than six
hundred tgOO) volts Of electricity or
% run. place. erect. maintain. use or
operate within a distance OF three
/ 90 feet from any wire or cable that
current OF more than six hundred
l fgo0l volts ~ electricity. any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current OF less than six hundred
! f600J volts OF electricity. provided,
that the foregoing provisions Of this
laubdiNlaion shall not be held to APP
Ipiy to any wire or cable conducting
or carrying secondary current at
tached 90 or connected win any
\ transformer" within the distance Of
three (3J feet fmenaured along the
/ line Of said wire or cabiel from the
point where such wire or cable 10
/ attached to or connected with such
/ TRANSFORMER or to electric wires or
lcabies within buildings or structures,
or to wires or cables IN cases where
I the same are run from the ground
and placed vertically on poles. or To
any lead wire or cable between
the point where the same Is made 20
leave any pole for the purpose OF
entering any building or structure
and 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
I maintained shall be held to be I'm
violation OF the provisions hereof.
| Fourth: 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 Se-
lattic. any guy" wire or guy" cable
attached to any pole or appliance to
which Is attached any wire or cable
/ used To conduct or carry any cur
rent Of electricity without causing
said guy wire or guy" cable TO
be efficiently insulated at all times
at the distance OF not less than eight
/ go feet nor more than ten t0) feet
/ measured along the line of said wire
or cabIe) from each end thereof.
I Each guy 90 anchor rods shall have
at least ono insulator
Fifth. Run, place. erect, 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 10 conduct or carry any
electricity, without causing such
wire or cable to be az all times
wholly incased In q casing OF wooden
! material OF not less than one ana