The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-09

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| THE CITY couNei. ANt1 -. SUI ~.
| MITTEp UNDER AUTHORITY OF
sTesrfOS / OF ARTICLE ~. or
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bEAifSG WITH THE SAME SUR
Jet As A PROPOSED , nhpt-
TIVE PETITION. CITY CLERK :
FILE No. aura
ORDINANCE NO. seots,
Ian OHpfSANCE regulating the In
| Mtaiiafion. maintenance. use ana
| operation OF electrical wires. APP
planes and apparatus IN. upon,
along. over. across or about the
| buildings. streets. alleys and pub
| nc places IN tho CITY OF Nraftln.
and providing 9 penalty for the
us si tT a6Rnk snslsn' nY THE CRY or
AEATTLE As FOLLOWS. :.
Section i. The word ~person.
uhorsvcr used In this ordinance,
si,ail bs held and construed 20 mean
and include nature, psfhons o.
asrnhipa. flrwia and all public and
nrfvnts corporations. The singular
shall be held 20 include tho plural.
ana tho plural shall DO held 20 In
icigdA the singular, and the masculine
lpronoun shall be held 20 include the
fasnirtne Tho words "Superinten-
dent OF Public utiiiticH," wherever
used IN this ordinances. mhall be held
aud deemed TO mean and include the
81 tho city OF Seattle. and any aud
All Of hia deputies and any and all
pthpf persons authorized by him TO
10 and perform any act in further. .
ancs Of this ordinance. and All and
every ether person or officer now
authorized by any ordinance. or
Ihsrehfter 10 be authorized by any
qrdinance Of the City 81 Seattle, 70
do and perform any act or thing
section :. SPACING or WIRES.
II shall be unlawful for any person
Firsts Place, erect or maintain In
the City % Seattle any wire or cable
used 10 conduct or carry any cuT-
rent Of electricity Of six hundred
lso0) volts or less. on any pole. or
/ on any cross-arm or bracket or
other appliances attached 70 any such
pole, within tho distance Of thirteen
iI2) inches from the center line or
said pole. provided. that the fore
going provisions shall not apply to
such wires or cables IN cases where
tho same are run from underground
and placed vertically on poles. or TO
l"bridic" or Jumper" wires on any
pole which are attached 20 or con
nectad with signal" wire on the
same pole. or 20 any "Aeriaf' cattle
Iaa between such cable and any pole
on which II originates or ter
inmates or TO any wire or cable
where the same is attached 20 the
top OF the pole as between " ana
the said pole, or 20 telephone OF
telegraph cables attached to poles
on which only telephone or tele-
graph wires or cables are carried.
or IN case not more than one Huch
cable IL attached TO a pole. or ring
lconatruotion for insulated telephone
service drops. said ring attachment
to be placed on same side OF poie
as cable and not more than one root
therefrom.
second. Place. erect or mainiaia
| in the city OF seattle In tho vicinity
| OF any pole land not attached there
Ito) within tho distance OF thirteen
| IaD inches from tho center OF said
pole. any wire or cable used 20 con
duct or carry any enrr sna OF cree C.
more, or 20 place, erect or maintain.
use or operate any pole 20 which ~
attached any wire or cable useu 70
conduct or carry any current OF elee :
Itricity OF six hundred t600) volts or
more within the distance or thir-
teen 1sD inches (meaaurod from the
center line OF any such poiel from
any wire or cable used 20 con1uet
or carry any current OF electriciiy j..
provided. that as between any wire
/ or cable, and any pole mentioned IN
this subdivision OF this section. the
wire or cable or pole last In point OF
time placed, erected or maintained
shall be held TO be In violation OF
Third. Place, erect or maintain
in the city OF Seattle, above ground,
within the distance OF three ~ feet
/ from any wire or cable conducting
or carving any current OF less than
sir hundred (600) volts OF electricity,
Iany wire or cable which conducts
lor carries at any time a current OF
more than six hundred tevvg Volts ,.
OF electricity, any wire or cable con :
iductinR or carrying any current OF
/ less than ak hundred t60ol volts OF
laIertricity. provided. that the fore
going provisions of this subdivision
| ahaI not be held to apply 10 any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
| 4 asecondary' current ana at.acheu
| farmer within the distance OF
three CD feet measured along the
| lima of said wire or cable) from the
| nolnf whore such wire or cable Is
atfsched to or connected with such
or TO electric wires OF
cables within buildings or struc-
tAirNa, or 20 wires or cables In cases
where the same are run from Wv
around and placed vertically on
i,ofes. or TO any lead" wire or cable
| bef,veen the point where the same
| In made 20 leave any pole for the
f,urpose OF entering any building or
lafficture; and provided further,
| that as between two wires or cables
Or any wire and any cable. the one
and maintained shall be held to be
lin Violation of the provisions hereof.
| Fourth; Place, erect or maintain
I'm the City of Seattle any guy
wire or guy" cable attached to any
pole or appliance TO which 10 attach