The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-22

ma In opon session In anthentsration
OF its passage this third day Of jan
wM H. MURPHY.
President Of tho CITY Council.
PILED the third day Of January
wM . RoTHwELr.
city comptroiier and cr-offieio city
| Clerk
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR or
THE CITY OF SEATTLE. Join
n MfIlER. AND THE HONOR
ABLE BODY. ciTf COUNCIL. ~
THE CRY or sEATrLE. COTS
TX or kISg AND STATE OF
me andsr.lEned. qualified voter,
81 the CITY % Seattle. ana represent
Ing more than ten per cent OF tbs
total number OF votes cast Tor ths
office Of Mayer At the last precedinF
detection. asks the enactmeut as an
ordinance ~ the following measure
AN ORDINANCE regulating the
installation. maintenance. uao and
operation Of electrical wires appi
ancss and apparatus Ia. aionE, over
across or about buildings. streets, al.
i~ya ana public places Ia the city 81
Seattle. and providing a psnAltf Tor
tire violation thereof
lBE IT ORDAINED ~ THE CITY
or SEATTLE As FOLLOWS
Section 4. The word .psrsSn.
s s, ~ n., sgs ara ~ eons,r s 4 mean
and include natural persons % eithef
s~x alt aswoctattous. co-psrthsfAhir s,
firms and corporations. The sinEu.
lar shall be held 20 includc the
plural. the plural shall be hsld 70
Include the singular. and The nascv
line pronoun shall be held % Include
th. feminine The words ~Superin
iendsnt % Public utilities whsrev
er us~d in thi. Osainsnce. shall %
held and deemed Ia mean and inclnas
ties Of tho city % Seattle, and any
ara ali % his deputies ard an9 hai
all other persons authorized ~ him
to DO and perform any act IN fur
therancs OF this ordinances. ana al
and every other person OF officer
noN authorized by any ordinance.
OF hereafter 20 be authoriEsd~hy any
ordlnance % the city Of seattle, 70
90 and perform any act or thinE
hersin rafsrfod to.
section . SPACING OF WIRES
u shall be unlawful TOT any person
FIRST Run. place. erect, maintain.
use or operate In. upon. along. over,
across OF about any street. alley OF
public place In tho Citl 81 seattle
any wiz. cr cabls used 10 eonduct
81 ak hundred tseol volts OF l~aa
on any pole. or on any cross arm,
fOr bracket or other appliancs at
tached 70 any s.ch poie. ~lthin the
tho center line % said pole. pro
vtaed. that the foregoing provision
nhafl not apply to wires OF cables IN
cases where the same are run IN
foreground and placed vertically on
wires on any pole which are at
tachsd 10 or connected with Sign
al wire on the same pole. or 10 any
aerial" cable as between such cable
and any pole on which % originates
or terminates. or 10 any wire or
cable where the same 70 attached %
the top OF the pole. as betw cen u
and the said pole
SECOND. Hun. place. erect, main
tain. use or operate In. upon. along
over. across or about any street al
/ Icy or public nlacc In the Cfty OF
Seattle. In the vicinity OF any pole
land not attached therctol. withln
the distance OF thirteen fi1y inches
from tire center line Of said pole. any
wire or sable used 70 conduct OF
slx hundred (s001 volts or less. or
to run. place. erect. maintain, use
or operate any pole 20 which u at
tAched any wire or cable used %
conduct or carry any current OF elec-
triclty Of six hundred tsoel volts OF
I iess within the distance OF thirteen
CI5l inches measured from the cen
ter line 81 any such poie) from any
wire or cable used 20 conduct or car
~ any curreut Of electrirfty. pro-
vided, that as between any wire OF
ca BILE and any pole mentioned In this
su tsifxIaton or this section tha wire
OF cable or polls last In point Of time
run. placed. erected or maintained
shall be 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.
4 ley or public place in the CITY Of
Seattle. above ground. within tbs
ldistance OF three tsJ feet from ans
any current OF less than six hundred
{ 500 volts OF electricity. any wtrc OF
cable which conducts or carries at am
time any current or more than aix
hundred (sOoJ volts OF electricity. OF
10 run, place. erect. maintain. use OF
operate within distances Of three
/ (3J feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or cafrtes at any time a
lcurrent OF more than six hundred
hs0gJ volts OF electricity. any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current or less than ak hundred
5000 volts Of electricity. provided
that the foregoing provisions OF this
subdivision shall not be held to ap.
Ipiy TO any wire or cable conducting
or carrying "sacondary'' current at
taebed to or connected with ans
Ftrausformsr'' within the distance OF
lthree az feet measured along this
lirfe Of said wire or cable) from the
point whore such wire or cable u
attached to or connected With such
transformer or to electric wires OF
cables within buildings or structures
or TO wires or cables In eases where
| the same ars run from the ground
| any lead" wire or cable between
the point whore the same Is made Il
leave any pole for the purpose OF
l entering any building or structure
and provided, further. that as be.
Tween any two wires or cables or an,
wire and any cable. the one last IL
point of time run, placed, erected oil
| maintained shall be held TO be In
violation OF the provisions hereof.
Fourth: Run, place. erect. main
| tain. use or operate In. upon. along
over, across OF about any street, al.
\ ley or public place IN the City OF Sc
latte. any guy" wire or guy" cable
ATTACHED 10 any pole or appliance q
used 10 conduct or carry any eur,
rent OF electricity without causing
said guy" wire or guy" cable e
he efficiently insulated at all timel
! 49, feet nor more than ten tf0) fee
| (measured along the line of said wir,
or cable) from each end thereof
Each guy 20 anchor rods shall hav,
az least one insulator.
Filth: Run, place, erect, maintain
use or operate In. upon, along. over
across or about any street, alley ol
public place In the city OF Seattle
vertically on any pole. any wire ol
cable used TO conduct or carry ans
electricity, without causing suci
wire or cable TO be at all tlmel
Wholly fncBsed In O easing Of woodei
/ material OF not less than one nng
I one half f1k) inches In thickness
Sixth: Run. place. erect. maintain
use or operate, In, upon. along, owe
or about any street, alley or publi'
Iplace in the City OF seattle, on AM
pols or on any cross-arm or othe