The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-24

submitted Go voters % the city of
seattle al the general election 60 BE-
held March z. 1911
Passed the city Council the third
day 81 January ipti. ana siwned ~
me iu open session in authorization
Of It's passage this third day Of jan'
wa ~ MURPHY.
President % the cts Council.
! Filled the third day Of January
wM ; noTttwEti.
lcity Comptroller ana cN-otfteio CitN
CLERK
TO. .ge HONORABLE MAYOR on
] THE cry or SEATTLE. Join
! H. MILLER AND THE nNNph
Ani.E nupY. CRY COUNCIL on
WASHINGTON
Tire unAeraisned. qualified voters
81 the city Of Seattle. and represent
ins more than ten per cent ~ ne
0ffler uf Mayer AZ tho last preerding
election. asks the enactment a. an
Ordinance % the following measure
Az pttbfNA%t'E regulating the
Installation. matutenauce, use hnd
operation Of electrical wires appii
huees and apparatus In, atoms. over
iacrona or about buildings, streets AZ
ieya and public places IN the Iitf of
seattle. and providing penalty Tor
the violation thereof
nE IT ORDAINED ny .TtiE CITY
or SEATTLE A. FOLLOWS
section The word person.
I wherever used In this ordinance.
shall be held and construed % moan
and include natural persons 81 either
sex. ain associations. -paftuershipa.
firms ana corporations The sinKu.
lar shall b. held 20 include the
plural the plural shall be held 90
Include the singular ana The mARc b
Tine pranoun shall BE- held 81 inelna
| the feminine The words "aWpnfiu F
tendrnt % Public Utilities. whrfeN
~ used IN this Ordinance, shall D.
held ana deemed q mean ana ing luae
the Superintendent ef Fu1itr ltih'
I Ties ~ the N'itv Of Seattle. and any
land all % hln Deputies, snd any and
Ian other persons authorised ~ him
I 20 do and perform any act fr fuf
fhera nee % this ordinance. ara all
and every other person er officer
aoW authorized ~ any ordinance.
o. hereafter 90 BE- authorized ~ am
ordinance ~ tho Ctty o. Seattle 90
80 and perform any act or thinE
herein referred 60
section 2 SPACING or WIRES.
II shall BE unia wfui Tor ans person
rtrst Run. place. erect. maintain.
uss or operate In. upon, along, over.
across 81 about any street. alley o.
public place In the city ~ seattle,
any wtrw or cable used 90 conduit
or carry any current Of ei~ctrieity
81 Ell hundrsa esool volts or less
! on any pole or on any rrasasarui.
or bracket or other appliance at
tachsd 10 any such pole, within the
distance % thirkren ff1t Inches from
stded. that the foregoing provision
/ shall not apply Go wires or cables in
cases whore the same are run uu
foreground ana placed vertically on
" a.sa a - 7fsaf
wires on any pole which are AZ
tarhed 70 or connected with "aiGa
al" wire on the same pole. or t. any
aerial" cable as between such cabir
and any pole on which ~ originates
Or terminates. or 10 any wire Or
cable where the same IL attached e.
the top % the pole. as between ~
and the aaid pole
Second Run. place. erect. main
tain. use or operate In. upon. sioug
over. across or about any street. al
hey or public place In tho CITY Of
/ seattle. 10 the vicinity OF any pole
I land not attached tharstoI villain
the distance 81 thirteen ttal Inches
from the center line 81 aaid pole, ans
wire or cable used 20 conduct or
carry any current % electricity %
six hundred 5000 volts OF ieas. or
20 run. place. erect. maintain. use
or operate ans pole 20 which " at
tached any wire Or cable used 20
conduct or carry any current 81 cleo q
Ityicity % six hundred 5000 volts or
less within the distance 81 thirteen
ltial inches measured from the cen +.
ter line Of any such poiel from any
wire or cable used to conduct or car
Try any current Of electricity. pro-
vtded. that as between ans wire OF
cable and any pole mentioned Ia this
subdivision or tniA section ihc wlrs
run. placed. erected or maintained
shall be held 20 be Ia violation OF
this subdivision.
4 Third. Run. place. erect. main
tain. use or operate IN. upon. along
over. across or about any street at
Icy or public place ~ the city OF
seattle. above ground. within the
distance OF three 90 feet from any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
Amy current OF less than six hundred
5000 volts Of electricity. any wire or
cable which conducts or carries NJ any
time nny current gr more than six
hundred 5000 volts 81 electricity. or
TO run, place. erect. maintain, use or
operate within n distance OF three
90 feet from any wire or cable that
lcuudufta or carries at any time a
current Of more than six hundred
fsO0J volts Of electricity, any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current or less Than SIX hundred
5000 volts Of electricity. provided.
that the foregoing provisions Of this
subdivision shall not be held 10 ap-
lply TO any wire or cable conducting
or carrying secondary" current at
tached 10 or connected with any
"trausformcr' within the distance %
three 90 feet measured along the
line Of said wire or cabl~J from the
I point where such wire or cable i1
/ attached to or connected with such
\ transformer or to electric wires or
lcabtea within buildings or structures
or to wires or cables IN cases where
the same are ran from the ground
81. - fgaa1lN a. HAIfH tsr "a
inny lead" wire or cable between
the point where the same ia made 10
leave any pole for the purpose OF
entering any building or structure
and provided, further that az boz
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 TO be In
\ violation OF the provisions hereof
Fourth Run. place. erect main
tain. use or operate In upon. along.
over, across or about any street, al
Hey or public place In the City Of Se-
N attic, any guy" wire or guy" cable
attached TO any pole or appliance 60
which IN attached any wire or cable
used 10 conduct or carry any cur
rent Of electricity without causing
said guy wire or guy cable 90
be efficiently insulated at all times
at the distance Of not less than eight
go feet nor more than ten G01 feet
measured along the line Of said wire
or cable) from each end thereof
Each guy TO anchor rods shall have
at least one insulator.
Fifth. Run. place. erect, maintain.
use or operate IN, upon. along. over
across or about any street, alley or
public place ia the city Of Seattle
vertically on any pole. any wire or
cable used TO conduct or carry any
electricity, without causing such
: wire or cable TO be at all times
wholly incascd In a easing OF wooden
material OF not less than one and
One-han uM) inches in thickness
sixth: Run, place. erect. maintain
use or operate. In. upon. along, over
or about any street, alley or public
place In the city OF Seattle. on any
pole or on any croSs-arm or other