The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-07

held March 2. 1911.
Passed the city couacii the thirt
day OF January. 1911. and signed b,
mo In open session IN authenticntioF
% ia passage this third day or Jan
wM. ". MURPHY.
PrcHidant nf the City Council
Filled the third day % January
wM J noTHwELI.
city Comptroller and ex-otficio CIT,
clerk
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR or
the CITY Oh SEATTLE. JOIN
y. MILLER, AND THE HONOR
THE CRY or sEArrIE. couN
TY OBJ KING AND STATE OF
wASnfSGTON.
The undersigned. qualified voter,
Of the City OF Seattle. aud represent
lns more than ten per cent Of th'
total number OF votes east for ths
office of Mayor At the last preceding
election. asks the enactment as az
ordinance 81 the following measure
An ORDINANCE regulating tbs
Installation. maintenance, use and
operation Of electrical wires, april
ancss and apparatus In. along. over
lwys and public places In the city 81
seattle. and providing a penalty foi
the violation thereof
pr 1T ORDAINED ~ THE CITY
OF SEATTLE As FOLLOWS
Section l. THE word person,
wherever used In this ordinance
shall be held aud construed TO mean
and include natural persons % either
sex. all associations, partnership
firms and corporations Thn aiuNu'
lar shall be-. held 20 Include ths
plural. the plural shall be held %
include the singular. aud tho tnasru
lire prunnun shall be held 60 include
The feminine. The words 'SupErin
tsndent Of Public rtiiitics." wherev'
81 used In this Ordinance. shall ~
held and deemed 60 mean and tncluds
the Superintendent % Public tint
ties % the city OF Seattle. and any
aud all Of hts deputies. and any and
all other persons authorized hy him
TO 10 and perform any act In fur.
theraucs Of this ordinance and all
aud every other person or officsf
now authorized by any ordnance
or hereafter 20 be authorized 81 am
ordinance 81 the city OF Seattle, "a
40 and perform any act or thins
herein referred TO
Section = SPACING or WIRES
II shall be uniawfui Tor any persian
First. Run. place. erect. maintain
use or operate In. upon. along. over
across or about any street. alley OF
nv wtss ~ eabte ur~i 10 eoTfae,
OF carry any current Of electricity
% SIX hundred te0ol volts or less
on any pole. or on any csnks-arn
or bracket or other appliance ~
tached 20 any such pole. within The
the center line Of said pole. pro
sfded. that the foregoing provision
shall rot apply 20 wires or ca hieB Ia
cases whers tho same are run IN
foreground and placed vertically on
poles. or TO Bride or Jumper
tached 10 or connected with Sign
all wire on the same pole. or 10 any
aerial" cable as between such cable
aud any pole on which IL originates
OF Terminated. or % any wire %
the top Of the pole. as between u
and the said pole.
Second Hun. place. erect. main
tHia. use or operate In upon. along
over. across or about any street. al.
Icy o. public place ~ tho city 81
Seattle. In the vicinity Of any pols
tand not attached thsfetol, within
the distance OF thirteen ti1b inches
from the center lime OF said pole. any
wire Or cable used 70 conduct %
carry any current Of electricity 81
six hundred te90l volts or ieaa. OF
TO run. place, erect. maintain, uas
or operate any pole 70 which t. at
taohed any wire or cable used "a
conduct or carry any current OF cleo
tFicity OF Hix hundred fe0ol volts OF
less within the distance OF thirteen
ttsJ inches measured from the cen
ter lire of any such poIel from any
wire or cable used 70 conduct OF car
~ any current of electricity pro-
vided, that "a between any wire OF
ca Bile and any pole mentioned Ia this
nubdIvision or this section tho wire
III 80 "a AZ ~ mint A Nifna
run, placed, erected or maintained
shall bo 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 IN the CITY 81
seattle, above ground. within the
distance OF three "a feet from any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
any current OF less than six hundred
5000 volts Of electricity. any wire OF
cable which conducts or carries az an ,
time any current Of more than STA
hundred 5000 volts OF electricity. OF
10 run. place, erect. maintain. use ~
operate within n distance Of three
t3D feet from any wire OF cable that
conducts or carries at any time 2
current Of more than six hundred
5000 volts % electricity. any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current OF less than six hundred
fs005 volts Of electricity: provided
that the foregoing provisions Of this
sul,diviHi0n shall not be held to APP
ply 10 any wire or cable conducting
or' CARRYING secondary" current at
tached TO or connected with any
'itranHformer" within the distance OF
three 90 feet measured along the
line Of said wire or cablel from the
point where such wire or cable "a
attached to or connected Win Hdch
= Or -. ali I'll 1glrHu a
cables within buildings or structures
or to wires or cables In cases where
tie same are run from the ground
and placed vertically on. poles, or u
any lead" wire or cable between
tie point where the same IL made q
entering any building or structure
and provided, further. that as be-
tween any two wires or cables or ans
wire and any cable. the. one last In
point Of time run, placed, erected o.
maintained shall be held 20 be In
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 So
attic. any guy wire or guy cabie
attached to any pole or appliance q
which Is attached any wire or cable
used 20 conduct or carry any cur.
rent OF electricity without causin
said guy" wire or guy cable %
he efficiently insulated at all times
al he distance OF not less than eight
1s1 feet nor more than ten G0l feet
(meaaired along the line OF said wire
or cable) from each end thereof
Each guy 20 anchor rods shall have
al least one insulator.
Fifth: Run, place, erect, maintain
ues or operate in, upon, along, over
across or about any street, alley OF
nubiIc plnca In the city OF Seattle
Vertically on any pole, any wire or
cable used TO conduct or carry my
electricity, without causing such
wire or cable TO be at all times
wholly incased In casing Of wooden
material OF not less than one and
one half Gh) inches In. thickness
Sixth: Run, place, erect, maintain
use or operate, In, upon, along. over
or about any street, alley or public
place IN the city OF Seattle. on any
pole or on any cross-afm or other