The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-03-06

day 81 January, 1911. and signed hy
mo IN omen session IN authorization
ot its passage this third day OF Jan
WIN n MURPHY.
| President OF the city Council.
Filed the third day OF January.
WIZ J. boutwell,.
Icity Comptroller aud ex-offieio city
clerk
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR OF
THE CITY or SEATTLE. JOHN
=. MILLER AND TiiE HONOR
AnI.E hopr, CITY cnuNciL of
THE cry OF SEATTLE cOuN-
TY or kISa AND STATE or
WASHINGTON
The undersigned. qualified voters
% the city of Seattle. and represent o.
Ing more than ton rsr cent % W.
office Of Mayor a. the last preceding
election asks the enactment aH an
Ordinance 81 the following measure
AN ORDINANCE regulating ths
Installation. maintsnance. use ana
operation % electrical wires, appii-
nnres and apparatus In. along, over
across or about buildings, streets. Al /.
li~Ys and public places IN the city %
seattle. and providing penalty TOT
the violation thereof.
ms Fr ORDAINED ur THE CITY
or SEATTLE AZ FOLLOWS
Section 4. The word person.
wherever used In this ordinance.
shall be held and construed 20 mean
and include natural persons Of either
ser. an annoclationn. 60. partnernhlps.
firms and corporations. tn. atnEu"
liar shall be held 10 include the
| plural. the plural shall % heid 70
inciudc the singular. aud the inasen ,
tine pronoun shall be held g. ineiudc
lths feminine The words "Aupvrin-
trndenf ~ Public utiiitiea." wherrv-
er used IN this Ordinance. shall -
held and deemed 20 mean and include
ties 81 the city % Seattle, and any
and all ~ hts deputies. and any and
Iaif other persons authorized ~ him
10 do and perform any act ~ fur /.
ltheranco 81 this ordnance. ara All
and every other person or officer
now authorized ~ any ordinance.
or hereafter 20 be authorized by any
lnrdtuance 81 tho city Of Seattle 70
IA and perform any act or thing
herein referred TO
section z. SPACING or WIRES.
u shall be unlawful for any person
/ Fifst Hun, place erect maintain.
use or operate Ia. upon. along. over.
arroNs or about any street. alley or
public place In the city % Seattle.
lazy wire OF cable used 10 conduct
/ or carry any current 81 electricity
% SIX hundred leSot volts ur iess
/ on any pole. or on any Crues -&rfn
or bracket. or either appliance at
taehed 70 anY such pole. Within the
the eenter line - said pole. pro-
/ xided that the foregoing proviaiou
/ shall not apply 20 wires o. cables IN
cases whore the same are run I'M
background and placed vertically on
poles. or 90 birdie" or Jumper
wires on any pole which are at.
tached 10 or connected with sign
al" wire on the Same pole. OF % ans
l aerial cable "a between such cable
and any pole on which II originates
or terminates. or to any wire or
cable where TIE same IL attached to
tho top Of the pole. as between u
and the said pole.
second; Run, place. erect. main
tain. use or operate In. upon. along
lover. across or about any street. AT.
Hey or public place In the city Of
Seattle. In the vicinity Of any pole
land not attached theretol, within
the distance of thirteen ti11 inches
from the center line Of said pole. any
wire or cable used To condnct or
lCarry any current 81 electricity Of
six hundred teQol volts or leaa. or
70 run. place. erect maintain, use
or operate any pole 70 which ~ at
tnched any wire or cable used 20
conduct or carry any current OF cleo
triCiiy Of sir hundred 1901 volts or
less within the distance % thirteen
/ tt3J inches measured from tho cen
ter line OF any such pulc) from any
wire or cable used 70 conduct OF ear
Try any current OF electricity. pro-
ridsd. that "a between any wire or
cable and any pole mentioned In this
subdivision or this section the wire
or cable or pole last In point 81 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.
z M a hnfIf nfrAFf T.
ley or public place In the city OF
! Seattle. above ground, Within the
distance Of three CD feet from any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
any current OF less than six hundred
5000 volts OF electricity. any wire or
lcabia which conducts or carries at any
time any current OF more than sir
hundred 5000 volts Of electricity, or
to run, place. erect maintain. USE or
operate within a distance % three
90 feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries at any time n
current OF more than six hundred
5000 volts Of electricity. any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current OF less than six hundred
/ (GO0D volts OF electricitXs provided.
that the foregoing provisions OF this
subdivision shall not be held 10 APP
ply to any wire or cable conducting
Tor carrying secondary" current "a .
tnched to or connected with any
transformer" within the distance OF
three f3J feet measured along the
line Of said wire or cableb from the
attached TO or connected with such
/ transformer or TO eiectriot wires or
lcabfea within buildings or structures.
or 20 wires or cables In cases where
j the same are run from the ground
and placed vertically on poles. or 10
any lead" wire or cable between
the point where the same II made TO
leave any pole for the purpose OF
/ entering any building or structure.
ana provided, further, that as be-
tween any two wires or cables or any
/ wire and any cable. the one last In
point Of time run, placed erected or
maintained shall be held 70 be In
I violation OF the provisions hereof.
Fourth. Run, place, erect. main
Il tain. use or operate In. upon, along,
over. across or about any street, all
ley or public place In the city OF Sc
attic, any guy" wire or guy" cable
attached 20 any pole or appliance 10
which Is attached any wire or cable
used 10 conduct or carry any cur
rent Of electricity without causing
Eald guy" wire or guy" cable TO
be efficiently insulated at all times
at the distance Of not less than eight
n 80 feet nor more than ten G0) feet
(measured along the line Of said wire
or cable) from each end thereof.
az least one insulator.
Fifth. Run. place. erect, maintain.
use or operate In. upon. along. over.
across or about any street. alley or
public place In the City OF Seattle
vertically on any pole. any wire or
cable used 10 conduct or carry any
electricity, without causing such
wire or cable 20 be at all times
wholly incased In a casing OF wooden
material Of not less than one and
one half a ~ inches In thickness.
sixth. Run, place. erect, maintain
use or operate, In, upon, along. over
or about any street, alley or public
place fn the city OF Seattle, on any
pole or on any cross-arm or other