The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-03-03

day or January. isii. and signed BY
ma IN open session IN Authorization
% its passage this third day Of Jan
WM " MURPHY.
President OF the city Council
Filled the third day OF January
wM. y RoTuwELI4
city Comptroller and ex-officio CITY
CLERK
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR on
THE cry OBJ SEATTLE, Join
n. MILLER. AND THE HONOR.
Ant.E npnY. CITY COUNCIL nF
THE ctTY OF SEATTLE. couN.
TY or KING AND STATE OF
The undersigned. qualified voters
Of the clty Of Seattle and represent
ing moro than ten per cent OF tire
total number OF votes cast for the
office OF Mayor AZ the last preceding
election. asks tho enactment as an
ordinance 81 the following measure
Az ORDINANCE regulating the
Installation. maintenance, use and
operation OF electrical wires, appii
anerm and apparatus 10. along. over.
across or about buildings. streets, al /.
leys and public places IN tho sity nt
Seattle. and providing penalty Tor
the. violation thereof
HE 1T ORDAINED ~ THE CITY
or SEATTLE Az FOLLOWS.
section l. The word person.
wherever uAad In this ordinance
shall be held and construed 20 mean
sci. ali associations. eo-partnsrships.
firms and corporations The aiuEus
lar shall be held 10 include the
plural. tho plural shah be held 20
include the singular, aud tho mas y I.
iins pronoun shall be held 90 include
- asHFsfa R1fKMFFtHa
tsndent 81 Public uttiities whrrex+
er used In this ordina nee. shall BE-
held and deemed 20 mean and include
tbs Superintendent % Public NttH-
tics 81 the city u Seattle. and any
and ali Of bis deputies and any Rud
All other persons authorized ~ him
TO do and perform any act In fur.
therauCe Of thfa ordinance. ana all
and every other person or officer
now authorised by any ordinance.
ordinance % tho City Of seattle 10
40 and perform any act or thing
herein referred TO
section 2. SPACING or WIRES
II shall be unlawful Ter any person
kIrst Eun. place. erect. maintain.
use or operate In. upea. along over.
across or about any street. alley o.
public place tn the CITY % Neattia.
any wire or cable used 20 conduct
or carry any current % electricity
Of six hundred tsoot volts or less
on any pole. OF on any cross arm.
Or bracket. or other appliance at
tRched 70 any such pole. within the
distance 81 thirteen tt5f inches from
the center line 81 said pole. pro.
xided. that the foregoing provision
shall not apply TO wires or cables In
eases where the same are run IN
deraround and placed vertically on
poles. or to bride or Jumper
wires on any pole which are at
tached to or connected with Sign
al" wire on the same pole. or 20 any
aerial cable an between sach cable
and any pole on which u originates
or terminates. or 10 any wire or
cable where tho same is attached 20
the top Of the pole. "a between Il
and the said pole.
second Hun. place. erect. main
tain. usa or operate IN. upon. along
over. across or about any street. al
ley or public place In the city Of
seattle. In the vicinity Of any pole
land not attached thcretoi, Within
The distance OF thirteen 10 inches
from the center line Of said pole, any
wire Or cable used 10 conduct or
carry any current Of electricity Of
six hundred feOOl volts or icss. or
to run. place. erect. maintain. use
or operate any pole To which - at
tachcd any wire or cable used 10
conduct or carry any current Of cleo
trtcity Of six hundred tsooD volts or
less within the distance OF thirteen
ttaD inches measured from the cen
ter line Of any such polsl from any
wire or cable used to conduct or car
~ any current OF electricity. pro-
Vided. that az between any wire or
ca bic and any pole mentioned In this
ga bdl vision or this section the wire
or cable or pole last In point Of TINE
shall be held to be in violation OF
this subdivision.
Third Run. place. erect. main
tain. use or operate in. upon, along.
over. across or about any street. all
ley or public place IN the City OF
seattle. above ground. within the
distance Of three l3J feet from any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
any current Of less than sin hundred
fs00) volts OF electricity, any wire or
cable which conducts or carries at any
time any current OF more than SIX
hundred tsooD volts OF electricity. or
TO run. place. erect. maintain. use or
operate within n distance of three
ca feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries at any time a
current OF more than six hundred
5000 volts Of electricity, any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current OF less than six hundred
t600) volts OF electricity. provided.
that the foregoing provisions OF this
subdivision shall not be held TO APP
ply TO any wire or cable conducting
or carrying secondary" current at
tached TO or connected with any
transformed" within the distance Of
three t3J feet measured along the
line OF said wire or cnble) from the
point where such wire or cable 10
attached to or connected with such
transformer or TO electric wires or
cables within buildings or structures
or 20 wires or cables In cases where
the same are run from the ground
~ fA nlafAH gHFflfallN a nnlQu q.
any lead" wire or cable between
the point whore the same IL made to
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
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
ley or public place In the City OF Sc
attle any guy" wire or guy" cable
attached to any pole or appliance to
which II attached any wire or cable
used 10 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 leas than eight
90 feet nor more than ten D0) feet
(measured along the line Of said wire
or cable) from each end thereof.
Each guy to anchor rods shall have
at least one 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 20 conduct or carry any
electricity. without causing such
wire or cable to be at all times
wholly incaBed In casing OF wooden
material OF not less than ono and
one half q ~ inches I'm thickness
sixth: Run, place. erect. maintain
use or operate. In, upon, along. over
or about any street, alley or public
place Ia tbs city OF Seattle. on any
pole or on any cross-arm or other