The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-21

me IN open session ~ authorization
% lts passage this third day " jan
wN II. MURPHY.
President Of the city Council
Piled the third day Of January
wM ,. BOUTWELL,.
city Comptroller and cN-ofticio city
Clerk
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR or
THE CITY OF SEATTLE, JOHN
~ MILLER AND THE HONOR.
AnLE BODY. CITY COUNCIL on
THE CRY OF SEATTLE co.'s.
TY on kiNn AND STATE OF
Ths und~rsiEned. qualified voters
af the city of Seattle. and represent
ins more than ten per cent OF she
total number ~ votes cast Tor The
efficr Of Mayor Al the last preceding
election. asks the enactment - an
ordinance ~ the following measure
Az ORDINANCE regulating the
INSTALLATION. maintenance. use ana
operation Of electrical wirrs. arpN-
across or about buildings. streets. al !.
teyn and public places in the tftf o.
seattle. and providing a penalty Tor
thu violation thereof
nE IT ORDAINED nv THE CITY
or SEATTLE AZ FOLLOWS
section !. Tue MVfN
shall be held and construed 20 mean
aud include natural persons n either
sex. ali associations, -paftuefHhipH.
firms and corporations The sinNN-
lar shall be held 90 Include The
include the singular. and TIE uaswu Z
line pronouu shalt - held 90 include
fhs f~minine The words "Aup#rin
tsudruf - Public Utilities" whsrsv-
er used IN this Ordinance snail =
held and deemed 90 mean ana include
the Superintendent Of Public Itiu-
ties 81 the city OF Seattle. and any
and all % his deputies. and any hua
al other persons authorized ~ him
% 40 aud perform any act y fur.
fhrfaucr % this ordinance. ana all
ard every other person or officer
uaw authorized By any ordinance
81 hereafter 60 be authoriAed ~ ans
ordinance ~ the City OF Seattle, %
do and perform any act or thinE
herein referred 70.
section 2 spAcTSg or WIRES
n shall BE- unlawful for any person
first Run. place. erect, maintain
use or operate In. upon. along, over
across or about any street, alley OF
public place ia tho city Of Seattle,
any wire or cable used 20 conduct
or carry any currsnt % eie@trtCitY
% six hundred fsnof volts Or less
on any pole. or on any croas-arm.
or bracket. or other appliance at
taehsd to any such pole. within the
the center lire % said pole pro
vtded. that the foregoing provision
ahaii not apply 10 wires or cables IN
cases where tho same are run uu
foreground and placed xeriieaily On
wires on any pole which are at.
taehed 10 or connected with sign
al wire on the same pole. or 20 any
aerial" cable as between such cable
and any pole on which "a originates
or terminates. or TO any wire or
cable where the same 10 attached 70
the top 81 tbs pole. as between IL
and the said pole
Second Run. place. erect. main
tain. use or operate So. upon. along
over. across or about any street. al.
ley or public place in the CITY d
Seattle. IN the vicinity % any pole
tand not attached tharntol. within
the distance OF thirteen ttit Inches
from the center line OF said pole. ans
wire or cable used 10 conduct or
six hundred 5000 volts or less. Or
to run. place. erect maintain. use
or operate any pole 70 which IL at
tachsd any wire or cable used TO
conduct or carry any current Of eiec-
triclty Of siK hundred ts00i volts OF
less within the distance 81 thirteen
t13b inches measured from the CEN
ter line OF any such poicl from ans
wire or cable used TO conduct OF car
- any current OF electricity pro-
yided. that as between any wire OF
cable and any pole mentioned IN this
subdivision or this section tho wire
or cable or pole last In point Of 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.
over. across or about any street. al
ley or public place In the city Of
Seattle. above ground. within the
distance OF three 90 feet from any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
any current Of less than six hundred
5000 volts Of electricity. any wire or
cable which conducts or carries at any
time any current or more than six
hundred ts0eJ volts OF electricity. or
20 run, place, erect. maintain. use or
operate within a distance Of three
90 feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries at any time a
current Of more than six hundred
fg0gy volts of electricity, any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current or less than six hundred
te09J volts Of electricity. provided.
that the foregoing provislong Of this
subdivision shall not be held 20 APP
ply to any wire or cable conducting
or carrying secondary" current at
tached TO or connected with any
''transformor" within the distance Of
three ca feet measured along the
line OF said wire or cable) from the
point where such wire or cable 10
attached to or connected with such
transformer or to electric wires or
cables within buildings or structures.
or to wires or cables In cases where
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 IL made to
leave any pole for the purpose Of
entering any building or structure.
and 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 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
ley or public place In the city Of Sc
attic, any guy wire or guy" cable
attached 20 any pole or appliance 10
which II attached any wire or cable
used 10 conduct or carry any cur
rent OF electricity without causing
said guy" wire or guy cable to
be efficiently insulated ~ all times
at the distance Of not less than eight
fs) feet nor more than ton (0D feet
measured along the line OF said wire
or cablc) from each end thereof,
Each guy 20 anchor rods shall have
Mt least one insuintor.
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 TO conduct or carry any
electricity, without causing such
wire or cable to be at all times
wholly incased In a casing OF wooden
material OF not less than one and
one-hnlf q h) 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 crossgarm or other