The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-13

Passed RhN CITY COUNCIL ANT kNffA
daY - January. leit and signed ~
me IN open session Ia authorization
~ is passage this thlfd day pf Jan
wM II MURPHY.
President 20 the City Council
Fliea the third day ~ January
wM ) RoTlfwEtT.
CITY Comptroller and eA~aftlrlo CITY
c'tefk
70 TIM HONORABLE MAYOR uF
TftE CITY or SEATTLE join
a. MILLER AND TffE HONOR
ABLE nonY. CITY COUNCIL pF
THE gtTN or SEATTLE COTS
TN or kING AND STATE on
TIE mndsrsgwusa. qualified voters
81 the Ctty ~ Seattle and represent
ing more than ten per cent II THE
total number 81 votes cast TOT the
office 90 MaYur AZ che last preceding
election asks the enactment as ar
ordinance ~ the following measure
Az ORDINANCE regulating the
installation. maintenance. une ana
operation % electrical wires, appit
Anrms and apunrHtua iu. along. over
acroAs OF about buildings atfretn al /.
iava and public places iu the cts ~
seattle. and prev lding a penalty tor
the violation thereof
uE 1T ORDAINED HH TitE CITY
or SEATTLE As FOLLOWS
Section The word @peFHon.
wherever used ia thls ordinance
shall be hrid and construed g. mean
ard include natural persona ~ either
sea. al associations. Go -partnernhtps
fif4na aud corporations The HtnNus
lar shall BE- held tc tneiude the
plural the plural shall he held e.
inelud@ TIE singular, and tae niane Z /.
iius pFuuuuu shalt be held 90 iueiude
the feminine The words "@Busftm
teuaenf 81 Public utiitfiTa WHEREBY
wr Used IN this Ordinances. shall BE
held and deemed 10 mean and incl Jude
tha Superintendent % Fuhiie uttli-
and all 81 bta deputies. and any ana
an other persons authorized - htm
20 do and perform any act On far.
therRues OF thfa ordinances. anf all
ana ever ethsr person or officer
now authorized hY any orfiuanrs.
nr hereafter 90 be authorized - enS
ordinance Of the city % Seattle t.
40 and perform any act or thlnN
herein referred to
section 2 SPACING oF WIRES.
II shall be unlawful for any person
First tsun place. erect maintain
use or operate in upon. along over.
across or about any street alley Or
public place IN tire CITY - Seattle.
any wire or cable used 20 conduct
or carry any current ~ electricity
on any pole or on ans rruss arm
0r bracket. or other appliance at .
tachad 10 AnY such pole. Within the
distance ~ thirteen tfal inches from
the confer lire OF sala pole pro-
ylded. that the furnNnlua provision
shall not apply 20 wirea or cables 10
cases where The same are run uM4
drrwruund and placed vertically or
poles or 10 bride Or jumper
wires on any pole which are at
H.E4ff74N n ed a6sfHA al
81" wire on the same pole. or 70 anf
aerial cable az between auCf cable
and any pole on which IL originates
or terminates. Or g any wire or
cable where the same - attached IA
the top Of the pole. az between Il
and the said pole.
Second Run. place. erect. main
tain, use or operate IN. upon. along
over. across or about any street a.
ley Or public place iu the CITY Of
seattle lm the vicinity 81 ans pole
tmnd not attached th.rctof within
the distance ~ thirteen ft1l inches
from the center line Of said pole. any
wire or cable used 10 conduct or
carry any carreut Of electricity %
six hundred fsnag volts or less. or
or operate any polls to which t. at
tarhed any wire or cable used 20
conduct or carry any current OF ctsc z
trieity OF six hundred s0Ol volts or
ANaH HHAfkM Ntaf Nt#AA EtF 90 AAAAA tfttt
tigl inches measured frum the CEN
ter line 81 any such p9ts1 from any
wire or cable used to conduct OF Car-
~ any current Of electricity proc
vidcd. that as between any wire or
cal Bile and any pole mentioned IN this
suhdivimion or thta section the wire
or cattle or pole last IN point ~ time
run. placed. erected or maintained
shall be held 10 be In violation 81
this subdivision.
Third. Run. place erect. main
tain. use Or operate In. upon. along.
ley or public place IN The city o.
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
e0oD volts 81 electricity. any wire or
cable which conducts or carries at any
time any current or more than six
hundred (G90l volts Of electricity Or
20 run place. erect. maintain. use or
operate within distance Of three
80 feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries at any time a
current Of more than six hundred
f6HQ1 volts 81 electricity any wire
or cable conducting or carrying any
current or less than six hundred
te00) volts OF electricity. provided.
that the foregoing provisions Of this
subdivision shall not be held 20 APP
ply TO any wire Or cable conducting
or carrying secondary current at
fafhrd to or connected with any
transformer" within the distance Of
three t3I feet measured along the
line OF said wire or Cahlet from the
point where such wire or cable is
attached 10 or connected with such
transformer or to electric wires or
cables Within buildings or structures.
or 10 wires or cables Ia cases where
the same are run from the ground
and placed vertically or, poles. Or to
any lead" wire or cable bntweeu
the point where the same In made 10
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 20 be IN
Violation Of the provisions hereof
Fourth Run. place. erect. main
tain. use or operate In. upIn. along.
over, across or about any Street, al
Icy or public place In the city Of See
attic. any guy" wire or guy" cable
attached 20 any pole or appliance to
which is attached any wire or cable
used 10 conduct or carry any cur
rent Of electricity without causing
said guy" wire or guy" cable 20
be efficiently insulated at all times
at the distance OF not less than eight
| 80 feet nor more than ton ttVp feet
measured along the line Of said wire
or cabieD from each end thereof.
Each guy to anchor rods shall have
at least one insuiator.
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 to be at all times
wholly ineased In a casing Of wooden
material of not less than one and
one half Nv 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 eross-arm or other