The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-03-06

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.uE TT ORDAINED Hr TIE CITY OF
SEATTLE AZ FOLLOWS
section l. The word person
whsfn~sr used In this ordinance.
ahaii BE held and construed 10 mean
and Include natural persons %
either sex. all associations. co-part .
ncfshlpH. firms and all public and
private corporations, The singular
shall be held 90 include the plural.
ana the plural shall be held 20 in
cfuda tha singular. and the masculine
pronoun HhAii be held % include the
feminine The words ~Hupfrinten
deaf ~ Public ttliiti~H, wherever
uned IN THIS ordinance. shall BE held
and deemed 20 mean and include the
superintendent % Public UTILITIES
OF tho city % Seattle. and any and
all % his deputies and any and all
other persona authorized hy him 70
do and perform any act IN further,
aucc % thia ordinance. and all and
every ether person or officer nos
authorized by any ordinance. or
hereafter TO be authorized by auy
ordinance Of the city OF Seattle. TO
DO and perform any act or thing
Section 2 SPACING or WIRES
Il shall DO unlawful for any person
10.
first: Place. erect or maintain In
the city Of Seattle any wire or cable
used 90 conduct or carry any cur.
leos) Volts on less. on any pole. or
on any rroMn-arm or bracket or
ether appliance attached 20 any such
pole. within the distance OF thirteen
ti1l inches from the center line OF
said pole. provided. that tho fore
going provisions shall not apply Go
aucb wires or cables in cases where
the same are run from underground
and placed vertically ON poles. OF 20
bride" or Jumper wires on enS
nected with signal" wire on the
same pole. or 20 any Aerial" cable
a. between such cable and any pole
on which II originates or ter
inmates. or TO any wire or cable
top Of the pole as between Il and
the naid pole. or TO telephone or
Telegraph cables attached TO poles
on which only telephone or tele-
graph wires or cables are carried.
cable is attached 10 q pole. or ring
|cunatruction for insulated telephone
service drops. said ring attachment
TO be placed on same side OF pore
"a cable and not more than one Tool
therefrofn.
SECOND, Place. erect or maintain
in the city ~ Seattle ia the vicinity
of any pole land not attached there
tol within the distance OF thirteen
ltsl inches from the center OF said
pole. any wire or cable used 20 con
duct or carry any current OF elec
tricity OF six hundred 5000 volts or
mora. or to place, ersct or maintain
use Or operate any pole 10 which "
attached any wire or cable uned 70
conduct or carry any current OF elee-
trIolty OF six hundred 5000 volts OF
more, within the distance OF thir-
teetf u3l inches measured from the
center line OF any such polel from
any wire or cable used 70 conquer
or carry any current OF elsctrloltS
provided. that as between any wire
or cable. and any pole mentioned In
uhta enbtiviaion OF this section. the
Nire or cable or pole last In point OF
time placed. erected or maintained.
ahall fbe held to be In violation OF
mira Place. erect or maintain
In che city OF Seattle above ground.
wlthin the distance OF three CD feet
from any wire or cable conductlhk
or carrying any current OF less than
afx hundred (gOOl volts OF electricity,
an. wire or cable which conducts
or cnrries at any time "a current OF
more than six hundred teo0l volts
nf ialoctricity, any wire or cable con
Quoting or carrying any current OF
Tess than six hundred !eoVl Noits OF
electricity: provided. that the fore
going provisions OF this subdivision
shaU not be held 40 apply to any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
a "accondary" current and attached
TO or connected with any trans,
three f3l feet (measurcd along the
line OF said wire or cable) from the
poInt where such wire or cable ~
attached to or connected with such
transformer, or To electric wires or
cables within buildings or struc-
,@raa or 10 wires or cables in cases
,ghere the same are run froN the
rround and placed vertically on
polea. or to any lead wire or cable
between the point whore the same
purpose OF entering any building or
structure. and provided further
mai az between two wires or cables
or any wire and any cable, the one
last IN point OF time placed, erected
and maintained shall be held TO be
In violation OF the provisions hereof.
Fourth. Place. erect or maintain
In the city OF Seattle any guy
wife or "giiy" cnble attached TO any
pole or appliance to which is attach