The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-03-01


Az ORDINANCE regulating the In
RtniiatiDn maintenance. use ana
operation Of electrical wires. np-
planes aud apparatus b. upon.
bUIidinKH. streets. alleys and pub
ne places ia the CITY % renttle,
aud providing a penalty for the
Violation thereof
pE 1T ORDAINED ny THE CITY or
NEATTt.E AZ FoiioWs
wfersver usca In this ordinance
shall 30 held and construed 60 mean
ard include natural persons OF
eth nax. all assoc iaitona. CO. part
Hwrahips, firms ana AL public an1
private corporations The singular
stall 10 held 10 include the plural.
ard the plural shall be held 20 In
risidc the singular. aud the masculine
prunoun shall be held g Include the
s tsaa,", y, Pubic Utilities Wherever
used Tn this ordinance. shalt be held
and deemed 60 mean and include the
Superintendent OF Public UTILITIES
~ the city ~ Seattle. ana any and
All 81 hts deputies and any and all
other persons authorized hy BIN 10
do and perform any act IN further
nurr of this ordnance. and all nut
every other person or officer nov
authorized by any ordinance or
hereafter TO be authorised ~ any
ordinance Of the city 81 Seattle. 70
10 and perform any act or thing
herein referred 10.
section :. SPACING or WIRES
II shall be unlawful for any person
Firpt. Place. erect or maintain in
the city OF Seattle any wire or cable
used 90 conduct or carry any cur
rent OF electricity OF six hundred
feppl volts OF less. on any pole Or
on any crosH-arm or bracket or
other appliance attached 10 any such
pole. within the distance Of thirteen
u5b inches from the center line OF
aaid pole. provided. that the fore
going provisions shall not apply 70
auch wires or cables In cases whore
the Same are run from underground
and placed vertically on poles. or 20
birdie" or Jumper wires on any
pole which are attached 20 Or con.
nectcd with signal" wire on the
aag pole. or 20 any Aerial" cable
as between such cable ana any pole
on which u originates or ter
inmates. or 10 any wire or cable
W., ws'f y t me I pos between 4 and
the said pole. or TO telephone or
Telegraph cables attached TO poles
on which only telephone or tele-
graph wires or cables are carried
or IN case not more than one such
cable ta attached TO a pole. or ring
construction for insulated telephone
service drops. said ring attachment
to be placed on same side OF pole
as cable and not more than one foot
thcrcfrom.
Second. place. erect or maintain
| in the city OF Seattle in the yicinity
| OF any pole land not attached there
ltol within the distance OF thirteen
| (1g) incheH from the center OF said
pole, any wire or cable used 20 con-
| durt or carry any current OF cleo
trlcity of six hundred teo0) volts or
more, or TO place. erect or maintain.
USE or operate any pole 70 winch ~
attached any wire or cable used 10
conduct or carry any current OF cleo
| tricity OF six hundred teo0l volts or
more. within the distance OF thlr-
| Teen p3l inches measured from the
center line OF any such polel from
any wire or cable uHcd 70 eonuuet
or carry any current OF electricity,
| provided, that as between any wire
| or cable. and any pole mentioned IN
| fhfk subdivision OF this section, the
Wire or cable or pole last In point %
time placed, erected or maintained
| hal be held TO be In violation Of
this subdivision.
Third. Place. erect or maintain
| IN the city OF Seattle, above ground
| ,vfthfn the distance of three CD feet
gronn any wire or cable conducting
| or carrying any current OF less IMAM
! ak hundred (GO0l volts OF electricity,
any wire or cable which conducts
or carries nj any time a current OF
moro lINn SIN lAftAfN WY
Of sstectriCity. any wire or cable con.
Quoting or carrying any current OF
less than six hundred t6oOl volts OF
elcetricity; provided, that the fore
going provisions OF this subdivision
shall not be held TO apply 20 any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
"A "eecondary" current and attached
to or connected with any trans
| former" within the distance OF
| three 90 feet measured along the
| line of said wire or cnble) from the
nnint where such wire or cable Is
attached TO or connected with such
| Transformer, or TO electric wires or
cablea within buildings or struc-
turee. or to wires or cables In cases
! xhere the same are run from the
ground and placed vertically on
noles. or to any lead" wire or cable
| hetwcen the point where the same
| ~ made 10 leave any pole for the
nurpoae OF entering any building or
| structurc and provided further,
| ,haf as between two wires or cables
az any wire and any cable, the one
| iaat in point OF time placed. erected
and maintained shall be held to be
| In violation OF the provisions hereof.
Fourth. Place, erect or maintain
in the city OF Seattle any guy"
wire or guy" cable attached TO any
pole or appliance to which IL attach