The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-15

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Az ORDINANCE regulating the N {
afmlsation. maintenance. uAe sna
operation % electrical wires az
pliaucea and apparatus ~. upon.
along over. across or about TIE
buliAlngm. streets alleys and pub
iir places in the cts 81 seattle.
aHa preylaing penalty for the
violation thereof
lBE IT ORDAINED nY .TiiE CITY OF
SEATTLE A. FOLLOWS
Asrtfnn 1 The word person.
s. herewar used IN this ordinance
ahaiI 10 held and construed 70 mean
land iurlude natural persons o.
either sex all associations. co part
nafahipn. firms and all public and
private corporations The singular
snail be held 20 include the plural.
and the plural shall hH held 70 ~ r
atmds the angular. ard the maHcut ur
pronnnn shaft he held e. Include thc
feminine TIE words "ssperlufsn
avut Of Public Utilities WHEREBY er
used IN this ordinance. shall be held
and deemed TO mean and Include the
superintendent 81 Public utiiliies,
% the CITY 81 Seattle. and any and
All 81 his deputies and any and all
other persons authorized by him %
do and perform any act In further.
amce 81 this ordinance. ana all and
every other person OF officer now
lnutharlsed ~ any ordinance. OF
hereafter 20 be authorized ~ any
ordinance Of the city 81 Seattle. 20
do and perform any act or thing
herein referred to.
Section 2. SPACING OF WIRES
u shall be unlawful for any person
first Place. erect or maintain in
the city % Seattle any wire or cab
used % conduct or carry any cur
rent ~ electricity Of six hundred
on any cross or bracket o.
other appliance attached 90 any such
pole. within the distance % thirteen
U2l Inches from the center Hne OF
said pole. provided. that the fore
going provisions shall not apply 20
such wires or cables In cases where
the Same are run from underground
and placed vertically on poles, or 20
Hhridts" or Jumper" wires on any
pole which are attached 20 or con
nectea with "HlgHal" wire on the
same pole, or 20 any Aerial cable
az between such cable aud any pole
on which Il originates or ter.
inmates or TO any wire or cable
ton % the pole as between Il and
[ ths said pole. or TO telephone OF
Telegraph cables attached TO poles
on which only telephone or tele-
graph wires or cables are carried
I or ln case not more than one such
lcabic Is attached TO pole. or rims
leonatructiuu for insulated telephone
service drops said ring attach non
10 be placed on same side OF pore
fas cable and not more than one loot
! tharafrom.
second. Place. erect or maintain
In the city of Seattle ~ the vicinity
lof any pole land not attached there
ttoI within the distance OF thirteen
| u.s. Inches from tho center % said
4 nSle any wire or cable used 20 con
duet or carry any current OF cleo
ltfscity OF six hundred tsoQl volts oi
more. or 60 place erect OF main az
use or operate any pole TO which n
attached any wire or cable used 70
eonducf OF carry auY current OF cleo
ltneity 81 six hundred tto0) volts OF
more within the distance OF tilf
teen tf2D inches measured from the
tehter line Of any such poiel ffonl
ihhy wire OF cable used TO conduct
lof carry any current OF electricity
/ provided. that as between any wire
~ cable. aud any pole mentioned ~
tfnla subdivision Of this section IN.
| wire OF fhhit OF fhlt ttAat ~ 49,
lttma placed, erected or maintained
| ahait be held to be IA violation OF
This subdivision.
Third Place. erect or maintain
lin the city Of Seattle. above ground
within tho distance Of three CD feet
from any wire or cable conductins
or carrying any current OF less than
ak hundred 5000 volts OF electricity
lany wire or cable which conducts
Ior carries at any time current OF
more than six hundred 5000 volts
1 OF electricity. any wire or cable con.
Iducting or carrying any current oi
/ loss than six hundred 5000 volts OF
| eieetricitv: provided. that the fore
going provisions OF this subdivision
Snail not be held 20 apply to ans
wire or cable conducting or carrying
| "a aaeeoudary" current and attached
10 or connected with any trans.
/ Former" within the distance OF
! tbree ca feet (measurcd along the
Lime OF said wire or cable) from the
| nCtnt where such wire or cable Il
isffsrhcd TO or connected with suci
Transformers or TO electric wires OF
l.abiea within buildings or struc'
Lures. or to wires or cables In cases
yhore the same are run from the
4 srfnund aud placed vertically on
/ 9oica OF to any lead" wire or cable
! tet,ycen the point whore the same
IL made TO leave any pole Tor the
purpose OF entering any building OF
/ struetarci and provided further
nat as between two wires or cables
a. any wire and any cable, the one
hast IN point OF time placed, erected
and maintained shall be held 60 be
I'm violation of the provisions hereof
/ Fourth. Place, erect or maintain
I'm the City of Seattle any guy
lpoie or appliance to which 10 attach