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

ed any wire or cable used 10 conduct
Tor carry any current ~ electricity
without causing said "gny" wire 81
lnuintod at at times AT the distance
/ of not less than eight 90 feet nor
moro than ten fl1l feet tmennured
along the line OF said wire or cable
from each end thereof ana each Kuy
Ito anchor rods shall have az least
one inaulat0r. provided that tho pro-
visions Of this subdivision do NOT
Ihppiy 30 guys from grounded Cables
unless such guys are above electric
Hight or power wires.
Fiftht Place, erect or maintain
| iu tho city Of Seattle vertically on
lnny pole any wire or cable ha'd ta
conduct OF carry any electricity
without causing such wire or cable
10 be a. All Times efficiently IN
auluted and oucnHed. provided. that
| IA no case shall any metallic easing
lcannoctea with the ground 0f any
appliance leading thereto bee sKtpnd r
cd upward 20 "a point higher than
four 90 feet below the lowest cross
arm bearing wires when carry
electric current exceeding SIX hun
| dfed 5000 volts.
Section 3. No wire or cable used
far telephone. telegraph, district
messenger and call bell circuits IRE
and burglar alarm. or any other STU
liar ayntamH, except municipal hre
alarm anu NNHAft MAEMANH NHtAHN ~"
! placed. maintained or operated on
any pole ~ distance lees than four
lftl feet from any wire or cable
carrying three hundred or more
volts % electricity used Tor
any purposne' enc IN .,S a.. o ssss
electric light, power or trolley
wires. a suitable guard or such other
method as may hg approved TX ihs
Superintendent ~ fuhlc ttiltl'a
wires aud such electric power light
Of trolley wires and said guard Or
method shall be Installed by the per-
son owning ths wires last placed or
section 4 THANgroRMERs Al
pole or underground lead trans
formers used for low potential dis
ltfihution in the city OF seattle hlhll
be subject 20 break down tests be-
tween the primary and secondary
highest normal voltage alternating.
Said test to be made hy the owner,
constructor or rcpaifer OF hala
transformers, aA TIE case may De
who shall provide himself or them
selves with step-up transformers or
other means ~ procuring TIE re.
uufrgd test NlrctrnmutiKr force. ana
said tests shall 10 made ~ The pres.
encc ~ and under the direction or
the aupefintrndsnt - Public Itili-
Ties when 30 required. provided
however. that All manufacturers
certificates - Inspection accom-
panyinE new transformers shall be
accented a. complying Win tho pro
Visions 81 this ordinance.
Section 9. m al eases where a
wire larger than No. "a vs. W. A q.
eHuas OF cable originates OF ter
inmates on innuiatorn attached %
auy pln or other appliance. said wire
shall be attached 60 AZ least two
A.. rfaa.I 40 =
mat tits section nhnil not apply 10
service wires 10 buildings or wires
originating or terminating on strain
iuaulnf0ra of circuit breakers
Section g POLES First All
poles shall he Of such form and a.
mennlsn and 30 set ~ 20 comply
with the requirements ~ the super
iufendrnt % Public Utilities.
Second Ali poles along which
shall 10 run vertically any wire or
current % electricity 81 two hun
hFrh f4QHf volts or more. shall De
provided with steps And no iron
stepa shall be- placed nearer the
grqgn,s, sh1,n. s,ga, sl d isf, "a, for
any person 60 place any poster or
ADVERTISING matter 81 any rhefnc-
ter upeu any pole or drive any nails
or tarks thereon. prpfilFd, how
ever. that the provisions ~ this sec
lion shall not prohibit the placing
u any ,faffic Or street signs upon
Tohpih' All poles now standing
or hereafter erected upon graded
streets shall be suitably painted In
a8ch manner and az directed by the
Hoard 81 Public Works. and all
poles except those Carrying trolley
wires only. shall be stenclicd. paint
"a or marked with the owners name.
Initials Or trade mark. al a point
from five 10 seven feet above the
Fifth. All abandoned poles shall
be removed when directed ~ the
superintendent 81 Public Utilities.
sirth, No poles. except "lnterncct-
Ing poles shall be set a. less dis
lance than ten ftol feet from any
existing RnH light. cluster light pole
or other decorative pole
nearer than five 90 feet from any
section 7. The neutral wire Of all
alternating current. three wire dis
with not less than No. - =
gauge wire az a distance not exceed
Ing $50 feet from the neutral point
of each transformer or bank Of
transformers Tho superintendent
nf Public Utilities may require any
further grounding which no may
deem necessary.
tai. TIE wire snail be carried In
as nearly straight line a. possible,
and kinks. coils and sharp bends
shall be avoided provided. no sec
ondary ground wire shall be placed
vertically on corner pole or transfor-
thi. where no neutral point or
wire H. accessible. one side Of the
secondary circuit may be grounded.
provided the maximum difference Of
potential between the grounded
point and any othor point IN the cir.
cult does not exceed two hundred
section 3. Any ana all wires or
other apparatus or material used for
electrical purposes, which shall at
any time become defective SO as
likely TO cause fires or accidents or
cndhnEsr persons or property. shall
be condemned hy the Superintendent
OF Public Utilities. and upon SUCH
condemnation the person or persons
owning OF using tho same shall im-
mediatelY cause the same 70 be put
In n safe condition. In case any
person or persons owning or using
any electrical wires or other cleo
irical apparatus or material or any
nature whatsoever which have been
condemned by the superintendent OF
Public Utilities shall fall 20 have the
same put In a safe condition within
forty eight hours after the Same has
been condemned. or within such
other reasonable lcngth OF time as
tandent % Public Utilities, then II
shall be the duty % said Superin-
tendent Of Public utilities TO cut the
wires or by other means completely
diaconncct the condemned wires ap-
pa ratuH or material from the sources
Of electrical energy. and when any
electrical wires or electrical appa-
ratua or material OF any nature
whatsoever have been IN any manner
disconnected and rendered inopera
tive by the Superintendent OF PUB
lie Utilities. as set forth In the fore
going provisions Of this section. II
shall be unlawful for any person or
persons TO In any manner re-conncct
the same or cause the same 20 be re-
connected TO any source OF electrical
energy or To use tho same as part
Of any electrical system until they
have been put In safe condition.
Section .. First, 1t shall be un
lawful for any person or persons
other than the owner or tho author
lied representatives, OF the owner OF
any outside electrical installation or
the proper officers or employees OF
the city OF Seattle TO III any manner
interfere with, treapnss upon, dis
turh, change, damage, occupy or use