The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-08

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wN J. boutwell,.
I city Comptroller and cx-offieio city
Clerk
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR or
THE CITY or SEATTLE. JOHN
r. MILLER. AND THE HONOR
| AHisE HuDf. CITY COUNCIL OBJ
THE CITY Oh SEATTLE c0NN.
TY or KING AND STATE or
The undersigned. qualified voters
% tho City OF Seattle. and represent
Ing moro than ten per cent OF the
total number Of votes cast Tor the
office Of Mayor At the last preceding
election. asks the enactment as an
ordinance OF the following measure
An ORDINANCE regulating the
linafalia ton. maintenance. uae and
operation Of electrical wires, applt-
anees and apparatus IN. alauE. over
across or about buildings, streets all
ieys and public places In the city %
Seattle. and providing n penalty Tor
the violation thereof
lpR IT ORDAINED nN THE CITY
or SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS
section l The word .gsrssn.
shall be held and construed % mean
and include natural persons % either
sex. ali associations. apartnefsisipF,
firms and corporations. The tinEu+
lar shall be held 20 include The
plural the plural shall be held %
line pruuoun shall bc h-ld 90 include
/ the feminine The words "Suprriu- d
taudent Of Public Utilities" wherrs o.
er used ia this Ordinance, shall pe
held and deemed 60 mean and ineiude
ths superintendent Of Public utiii-
ties 81 the CITY 81 Seattle, and any
and All % hiH deputies. and any and
All other persons authorised ~ him
% 10 and perform any act ~ ~. (.
thsranra Of this ordinance. and all
and every other person or officer
now authorized BY any ordinance.
or heFrA ftNr 90 he authorized ~ any
ordinance Of the city o. Seattle. to
do ana perform any act or thing
herein referred to.
Section Z SPACING or WIRES.
II shall be unlawful for any person
FIRST. Ran. place. erect, maintain,
use or operate In. upon. niunE, over.
across or about any street. alley or
public place In tho City OF Seattle,
fAuY wire or cable used to conduct
OF carry any current % electricity
Of slx hundred ts0ol volts or less
on nny pole. or on any croHH-arm
or bracket. or other appliance at
taehea 10 any such pois. within the
the csntar line Of said pole. pro-
vidsd. that the foregoing provision
shall not apply 90 wires or cables In
cases where the same are run an.
dsrxround and placed vsrsisaily o.
wires on any pole which are at
tached to or connected with sign
all wire on the same pole. or 20 any
aerial cable as between such cable
and any pole ON which u originates
OF terminates. or TO any wire o.
cable where the same is attached 20
the top OF the pole, az between II
and tho said pole.
Second. Hun. place. erect. main
tain. uss or operate In. upon. along
Lev or public place IN the City 81
seattle In the vicinity OF any pole
land not attached therctol, within
the distance OF thirteen i5b inches
from the center line OF said pole. any
wire or cable used to conduct or
carry any current OF electricity Of
six hundred tsO0l volts or lcsA. or
TO run. place. erect. maintain. use
or operate any poie 10 which w. at
tRched any wire or cable used TO
conduct or carry any current Of cleo
itriclty OF ak hundred ts00l volts or
less within the distance OF thirteen
tf1l inches measured from the cen =
ter line OF any such polel from any
wire or cable used 70 conduct OF car
lry any current Of electricity. pro-
vided. that as between any wire or
cable and any pole mentioned IN THIS
subdivision or this section the wire
Ass . or pole sss sss 70 OF p"nn aS NJ
shall be held 10 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 ca feet from any
i vrfre or cable conducting or carrying
any current OF less than six hundred
CeoO1 volts Of electricity. any wire or
lcable which conducts or carries at an
time any current or more than six
hundred 5000 volts OF electricity or
lao run, place. erect. maintain. use or
operate within n distance OF three
1 80 feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries ut any time a
current OF more than six hundred
/ 5000 volts Of electricity. any wire
| or cable conducting or carrying any
current OF less than SIX hundred
/ 5000 volts OF electricity, proviusn.
/ that the foregoing provisions OF THIS
IsubdiylEion shall not be held TO APP
ufy to any wire or cable conducting
/ ~ carving secondary" current at
tachod to or connected with any
sfrausforfuer' within the distance OF
three go feet (mensured along the
/ line Of said wire or cnble) from the
polut where such wire or. cable -
attached 20 or connected with such
/ transformer or 70 electric wires or
igUhieH WITHIN tuldlUhf VI 81 W. f'9
/ or 10 wires or cables In cases where
/ the same are run from the ground
and placed vertically on poles. or 70
any lead" wire or cable between
tie point where the same II made 20
| leave any pole for the purpose OF
entering any building or structure
land 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 o.
| maintained shall be held 70 be ~
violation Of the provisions hereof:
| Fourth. Run. place, erect main
tain. use or operate In. upon, along
| ley or public place In the city OF Ae
| atfts. any guy" wire or guy" cable
attached TO any pole or appliance q
which is attached any wire or cable
,t9ed 10 conduct or carry any cur
rent Of electricity without causin <
/ sald guy" wire or guy" cable "a
be efficlently insulated at all tlmea
Iat the distance OF not less than eight
| fs1 feet nor more than ten U0) feet
| fmeasured along the line OF said wire
/ or cabIe) from each end thereof
| Each guy 20 anchor rods shall have
al least one inAulator.
! Fifth: Run. place. erect. maintain
use or operate In, upon. along, over
/ across or about any street. alley OF
public place In the city OF Seattle
| Vertically on any pole, any wire OF
cable used TO conduct or carry any
| clertricity. without causing Huci
/ wire or cable TO be Mt all times
wholly incased I'm a casing of wooden
| ,nafarial of not less than ono and