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

.DupfN ANCE NO. asptg. PASSED nN
TT TlE CITY COUNCIL AMI SUI
AITrEp UNDER AUTHORITY OF
SECTION / OF ARTICLE w OF
TIE CITY CHARTER. THE SAME
RFfNg A pIFFERENT MEASURE
II DEALING WITH TIE SANE SUI
M jet A. A Proposed ulipi-
HAScE SET FORTH ~ iNlTIA-
TIVE PETITION CITY CLERK y
/ FILE NO s3i1s
anDfNAScn 40. sseis
AN ORDINANCE regulating the w =
ataliation, maintenance use and
operation % electrical wires. APP
pllanrss and apparatus 10. upon
Rieuf. over, across ef ahogt tnn
buildings. streets. alleys and pub
~ places IN the city % Seattle.
ana providing . penalty Tor the
violation thereof
nE 1T ORDAINED ny THE CITY OF
skATTLE ~ foll9W 800. ID.
wherever used IN this ordinance.
shall DO held and construed 20 mean
and include natural parsons o.
either sex. all associations. so part /.
nerships firms and all public ana
private corporations. The singular
shall BE- held 20 include the plural.
and the plural shall be held 10 In.
riude the singular. and the masculine
pronoun nhall be held 90 inciuae the
ss ., p,,ttnieo is,'i,,i.. ssqsyer
used In this ordinance. shall be held
aud deemed 90 mean and include tho
superintendent Of Public Utilities
% the city of Seattle. and any and
AZ o. bis deputies and any and Al
other persons authorized b. him 20
do and perform any act IN further.
aucr Of this ordinance. ana all ana
every other person or sfficcr now
authorized by any ordinance. or
hereafter to be authorized by any
80 ftfHa 80 Seattle
10 and perform any act or thing
herein referred to.
Reetlon ! SPACING or WIRES
u shall be unlawful for any person
FIRST. Place. erect or maintain In
the City % Seattle any wire or cable
used O. conduct or carry any cur
rent Of electricity 81 six hundred
fgpnl volts or less. on any pole. or
on any croaH-arm or bracket or
other appliance attached 10 any such
pole. within the distance 81 thirteen
lf11 inches from the ceuter iine OF
Haid pole, provided. that tho fore
koinE provisions shall not apply 70
such wires or cables IN cases where
the same are run from underground
and placed vertically on poles, or TO
bride or Jumper" wires on any
pole which arc attached 70 OF con
nectsd with "signal rEire on ne ne
a. between such cable and any pole
on which Il originates or ter
inmates, or 10 any wire or cable
whore the sano IL attached 20 the
top Of the pole as between u ana
the said pole, or to telephone or
telegraph cables attached TO poles
on which only telephone or tele-
graph wires or cables are cartted
OF In case not more than one Euch
cable 81 attached 10 pole, or ring
construction for insulated telephone
ts4et uat1 FlnW attachment
TO be placed on same side OF pole
as cable and not more than one foot
therefrom.
second Place. erect or maintain
In the city Of seattle IN the vicinity
OF any pole land not attached there
TOD within the distance OF thirteen
.U3) inches from the center OF sald
pole. any wire or cable used 20 con-
duct or carry any current OF cree
triclty OF six hundred teoel volts or
more or to place, erect or maintain.
use or operate any pole % which -
attached any wire or cable USED 70
conduct or carry any current OF cree
tricity Of six hundred thVul Nolts o.
more within the distance OF thir-
teen tis) inches measured from the
center line Of any such polel from
any. wire or cable used to conduct
or carry any current OF electricity
prov Ided. that as between any wire
or cable, and any pole mentioned ~
fbts auhaiyiHiou Of this section, the
wire or cable or pole last In point OF
Time placed, erected or maintained,
thall be held TO be In violation OF
this subdivision.
I'm the city OF Seattle. above ground,
within the distance OF three 90 feet
from any wire or cable conducting
br carrying any current or less tnAh
six hundred (G0ol volts Of electricity,
any wire or cable when cohaucts
r~ s,,.rrfaa nj any time a current OF
more than six hundred (s09l volts
IL electricity. any wire or cable con
ductinR or carrying any current OF
iess than six hundred 5000 volts OF
Electricity: provided, that the fore
going provisions of this subdivision
abau not be held to apply 20 any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
a Hseeondary" current and attached
10 or connected with any trans
former" within the distance or
three CD feet measured along the
line OF said wire or cable) from the
noInt where such wire or cable -
attached TO or connected with such
Transformer. or 10 electric wires or
cables within buildings or struc-
lures, or TO wires or cables IN cases
where the same are run IRON the
grouud and placed vertically on
noies or to any lead" wire or cablo
hetween the point where the same
liz made TO leave any pole Tor the
purpoae of entering any building or
structure. and provided further.
that as between two wires or cables
or any wire and any cable, tho one
last m 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
pole or appliance TO which IL attach