The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-17

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day % January. 1914. and signed by
me ia open session IN Authorization
Of "a passage this third day Of Jan
wM " MURPHY
President Of the city Council
Piled the third day OF January
wM } noTHwEfI.
city Comptroller and eN-officio clt'
Clerk
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR ot
THE CITY or SEATTLE jobs
- MILLER. AND THE HONOR
ABLE HObr CITY COUNCIL 81
THE cry OF SEATTLE, couN.
IN on kIN1 AND STATE OF
The undersigned, qualified voters
Of the Clty 81 Seattle, and represent
Ing more than ton per cent % ths
total number - votes cast Tor tbs
offics OF Mayor At the last pgerefin 8
election. asks the enactment as az
ordinance 81 the following measure
An ORpfNANcE regulating tns
operation % electrical wires anpt
ancss aud apparatus IN, along. over
across or about buildings. streets. AZ.
ieys and pubiic places In the city II
seattle. and providing a penalty f"'
the violation thereof
kaf4 ffNaAfEhNHNN w. AAtH ~ =
OF SEATTLE A. FOLLOWS
section 4 The word person.
wherever used la this ordinance
shall be held and construed % mean
and include natural persons % either
sex. an as-ociationn. co-pa rtnefahipa
firtu4 ard Corporations. The Singh
Tar shall be held 90 Include thf
plural The plural shall be held q
Include tho singular. ana the iuancu
line pronouu shall ~ held 90 Include
tendrnt % Public utiiities WhnFef
er used in this Ordnance shall -
held and deemed 20 mean and include
the SUPERINTENDENT 20 Public Ltili
ties ~ the city Of seattle ana ans
and al % his deputies. and anf aad
All other persons authorized By nin
20 DO ana perform any act lr FOR
thrrauC~ Of this ordinance. AMI al
and every other person o. officer
nov authorized BY any ordinance
or hereafter 90 be authorized BY ans
ordinance % tho city Of Seattle. "a
herein referred 60.
Section 2 SPACING or WIRES
u shall be unlawful Tor any person
FIRST Hun, place. erect, maintain
use Or operate In. upon. along. over
across 81 about any street. aliry %
public place IN the CITY ~ Seattle
any wlre or cable usrd to conduct
or carry any current % electricity
~ ak hundred fsoef volts or teas
on any pole. or ON any cross
or bracket. or other appliance at
tachsd a. any such pole. within the
distance Of thirteen liai inches from
the center lire OF said pole. pro
gided. that tho foregoing provision
shall not apply 20 wires or cables In
cases where the same are run an
dsfRrourd and placed vertically on
poles. or 10 Birdie" OF Jumper
wires on any pole which are at
tachsa 80 OF connected with Sign
al wire on the same pole. or TO ans
aerial cable as between such cable
and any pole on which Il originates
cable where the same ls attached 60
the top ~ the pole. az between IL
and the said pole.
Second Hun. place. erect. main
tain. use or operate In. upon. along
over. across or about any street. al.
ley or public place IN the CitY u
Seattle. In the Vicinity 81 any pole
faud not attached therefor. within
the distance OF thirteen ti1l inches
from the center line Of said pole. ans
wire or cable used 10 conduct OF
carry any current OF electricity Of
six hundred te00i volts OF iess. o.
To run. place. erect, maintain. use
or operat. any pole 10 which is at.
tschsd any wire or cable used g.
conduct or carry any current OF cleo
less within the distance Of thirteen
fts1 inches measured from the cen
ter line OF any such polsj from ans
wire or cable used TO conduct or ear
~ any current Of electricity. pro-
vided. that az between any wire %
ca bic and any pole mentioned In this
subdivision or this section the wire
or cable or pole last Ia point Of time
run. placed, erected or maintained
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. al.
ley. or public place rs the City Of
Seattle. above ground. within the
distance Of three ca feet from ans
wire or cable conducting or oarryins
any current OF less than six hundred
500 volts OF electricity. any wire or
cable which conducts or carries al ans
time any current or more than six
hundred 5000 volts Of electricity, OF
TO run, place, erect. maintain. use OF
operate within distance OF three
90 feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries nj any time a
current OF more than six hundred
tgDGB volts OF electricity. any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current OF less than six hundred
(sg9) volts Of electricity; provided
that the foregoing provisions Of this
subdivision shall not be held to APP
piy TO any wire or cable CONDUCTING
or carrying "Hecohdary' current at
tached to or connected with any
transformer" within the distance OF
three CD feet measured along tbs
line of said wire or cable1 from the
point where such wire or cable IA
attached TO or connected with such
transformer or 20 electric wires OF
cables within bulidingg or structures
or to wires or cables N cases where
the same are run from the ground
and placed vertically on poles, or %
any lead" wire or cable between
the point where the same is made "a
leave any pole for tho. purpose OF
entering any building or structure
and provided, further. that as he.
tween any two wires or cables or ans
wire and any cable. the one last IN
point Of time run, placed, erected OF
maintained shall be held 20 be IA
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.
attic. any guy" wire or guy" cable
attached 20 any pole or appliance u
which IL attached any wire or cable
used TO conduct or carry any cur
rent OF electricity without causing
said guy" wire or guy cable e
be efficiently insulated at all times
at the distance Of not less than eight
go feet nor more than ten fi0D feet
fmcasured along the line Of said wire
or cable) from each end thereof
Each guy TO anchor rods shall have
at least one inaulator.
Fifth. Run, place, erect, maintain
use or operate In, upon. along, over
across or about any street, alley Oh
public place IN the city OF Seattle
vertically on any pole, any wire OF
cable used TO conduct or carry ans
electricity. without causing suel
wire or cable to be at oil timei
wholly incssed I'm a casing Of wooder
material OF not less than one AM
one half nh) inches Ia thickness
sixth: Run. place, erect. maintain
use or operate. In, upon, along, ovei
or about any street, alley or public
place in the city OF Seattle. on ans
| pole or on any cross-arm or Other