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

OF tta passage this mira day OF Jan
wM II MURPHY.
President % the city Council
Filled the third day OF January
WIN J. nOrHwELf..
city Comptroller and eK-officio CITY
Clerk
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR or
THE CITY Oh SEATTLE. JOHN
r. MILLER AND TtlE HONOR
AntE BODY. CITY COUNCIL OF
gitE cry or SEATTLE. COrN.
rY on ktNo AND STATE or
The underslHneH. qualified voters
90 the city Of Seattle. and represent b
ing more than ten PEE cent OF the
total number OF votes cast for the
office 81 Mayor Al abe last preceding
election. asks the enactment a. an
ordinance - the following measure
Az ORDINANCE regulating the
Installation. maintenance. use nnd
operation 90 elect ftcat wires apRll
ancea and apparatus in. along over
across or about buildings. streets al /.
inya and public places in the CITY OF
Seattle and providing a penalty Tor
tho violation thereof
uE IT ORDAINED ~ TIE CITY
OF SEATTLE As FOLLOWS
Section The word person.
" hsrsver us~d 10 thls ordinance.
shall De held and construed % moan
and include natural persons - either
anx. all associations, CO. paftnrrnhtpH,
firms and corporations The sin go
lar shall be held % include the
plural tho plural shalt 30 held 60
Include the singular and the niaHrm
line prunoun shall be held 81 include
the feminine. The words AWpNftn
tcndent % Public ttliitlea. whsfr~f
~ used IN thim Ordinance. shall BE-
held and deemed 20 mean and include
I the superintendent Of Public Nt4lls
Ties Of the city Or Seattle. ana any
and all % his deputies. and any ard
au other persons authorized ~ him
10 90 and perform any act W fur
thernncs uf this ordinances. ana ell
and every other person or officer
nov authorized hy any ordinance.
or hereafter a. be authorized ~ any
ordinance - the chg ~ seattle %
40 and perform any act Of thinM
herein referred 20
Section q SPACING or WfttFtA
II shall be Unlawful for nnF person
first Run. place. erect maintain.
use or operate IN. upon. alouE. over.
public place 10 the city - Seattle.
any wire o. cable used 10 conduct
~ carry any current ~ electricity
% ak hundred tS0u1 volts OF loss
ON ANY pole. or on any cross arm
or bracket or other appliance AZ 4.
tarhed 10 any such pole. within the
distance % thirteen tf3l inches from
tha center lire % said pole pro-
staHd. that tbs foregoing provision
shall not apply % wires af cables in
cases where the same are run On
background and placed vertically on
poles or to Bride or jumper
wires on any pole which are az
tnchea 10 or connected with align
al wire ON the came pole. or 20 any
aerial cable az between such cable
and any pole on which II originates
or terminates. or 10 any wire or
cable whore the Same ie attached TO
tho top of the pole, as between u
and the said pole.
second Run. place. erect. main
tain. uHs or operate In. upon. along
over. across or about any street. at.
| ley or public place In the CITY 81
Seattle. IN the Vicinity uf any pole
land not attached thsretol. within
I the distance % thirteen ftNi inches
from the center line OF said pole. any
sire or cable used to conduct Or
carry any current u electricity Of
six hundred tgQel volts or less. or
10 run. place. erect. maintain. use
or operate any pole 10 which is at
iRched any wire or cable used 20
conduct or carry any current 81 etec-
ltriuity OF six hundred 500 volts Or
less within the distance Of thirteen
/ ttaI inches measured from the cen
ter line Of any such polet from any
wire or cable used to conduct or car
Try any current 81 electricity. pro-
vided. that az between any wire OF
icahie and any pole mentioned Ia this
aubdivlalou or this section the wire
/ run, placed. erected or maintained
shall be held 90 be In violation OF
this subdivision.
| Third Hun. place. erect. main
/ tain. use or operate 10. upon, along.
over. across or about any street al
4 la fsA r4MNfNf NfffM a
Seattle. above ground. within the
distance OF three fal feet from any
/ wire or cable conducting Or carrytnR
lany current ~ less than ak hundred
/ Z 5000 volts 81 electricity. any wire or
lcable which conducts or carries at any
time any current OF more than six
hundred fgU0J volts OF electricity. or
| 90 run, place. erect. maintain, use or
I operate within distance or three
I ca feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries az any time a
Icurraut Of more than six hundred
/ geuD volts OF electricity. any wire
or cable conducting OF carrying any
lcurreut OF less than sir hundred
/ (6O01 volts Of electricity provided
that the foregoing provisions OF this
/ subdivision shall not be. held 20 APP
lpiy to any wire or cable conducting
Tor carrying secondary current at
lfaghrd to or connected with any
/ 'tranaformer~ within tho distance OF
three 90 feet measured along the
I Lime Of said wire or cabIej from the
point whore such wire or cable 10
attached 70 or connected with such
transformer or to electric wires or
cables within buildings or structures
or 10 wires or cables IN cases where
the same are run from tho ground
and placed vertically on poles. or "a
any "lead" wire or cable between
/ the point where the same iH made 10
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 aud any cable. the one last IN
point Of time run. placed. erected OF
/ maintained shall be held to be In
violation Of the provisions hereof
Fourth: Run. place. erect. main
tain. use or operate in upTn, 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 TO any pole OF appliance q
which Is attached any wire or cable
used 90 conduct or carry any cur
rent OF electricity without causing
l said guy" wire or guy" cable T.
be efficiently insulated at all times
at the distance OF not less than eight
! 90 feet nor more than ten tlD@ feet
/ measured along the line OF said wire
or cable) from each end thereof
Each guy TO anchor rods shall have
al least one insulator.
/ FIFTH: Run, place. erect. maintain
use OF opefHtc H. bpplis hloHht over
across or about any street. alley 81
public place IN the city OF Seattle
! vertically on any pole, any wire oi
cable used TO conduct or carry ans
electricity, without causing suci
/ wire or cable 20 be at all times
wholly lncased Ia a casing Of wo0der
| material Of not less than one and
one-half Gh) inches in thickness
sixth: Run. place, erect, maintain
use or operate. In, upon. along, oyei
or about any street, alley or public
place In the City Of Seattle. on ans
pole or on any cross or othei