The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-25

l submitted 10 voters 81 the city ui
seattle az the general election Go BE-
held March :, 1911
Passed tho city Council the THIRD
day ~ January. 1911, and signed ty
ma In open session In authorization
% It's passage this third day % Jan
80 wM n MURPHY.
President % the City Council
Filled the third day OF January
wM ,. BoTHwEfL.
city Comptroller and ex-officio CIT,
Clerk
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR or
THE City or SEATTLE. JOHN
y MILLER. AND THE HONOR.
ABLE BODY. CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF sEATrLE. cpuS.
TT of kiNa AND STATE OF
TIE andsrsigned. qualified voters
~ the city 81 Seattle. and represent
ing more than ten per cent % ths
total Number % votes east Tor fhf
offlep OF Mayer AZ the last prccefinr
elactlon, asks the enactment as az
ordinance % the following measure
AN ORDINANCE regulating this
Installation. maintenance, use and
operation % electrical wires, nprN'
ances and apparAtu. In. along. over
across o. about buildings. streets, al.
icym and public places IN tho city 81
seattle. and providing penalty fof
the violation thereof
RE 1T ORDAINED ~ THE CITY
OF SEATTLE ~ FOLLOWS,
Section 4. Tbs word person.
wherever used ~ THIS efiinanss :,
aud iaciuae natural persons ~ either
sex all associations. -partncrshlps
firms and corporations The slrE0-
lar shall be held % Include ne
plural, the plural shall 10 hrld 70
lneiude the singular. and the nascn
ilne pYonoun shalt he held 90 include
thn fssninlnn The words ''Hupcfin
tandsnt Of Public Utilities" whcrev
er used In this Ordinances. shall BE
held aud deemed 20 mean snd insluds
ties 81 the city % Seattle, and any
and all Of his deputies. and any nud
an other persons authorized ~ HIN
70 do and perform any act N fuf
ther1neo Of this ordinance. anf All
ana every other person o. officnf
now authorized IS any ordinance.
81 hereafter 10 be authorised ny any
ordinance 81 tho CITY % Seattle, %
do and perform any act or thiuG
herein referred 90.
Section :. SPACING or WIRES
II shalt be unlawful for anY person
uae or operate In. upon. along, over.
across or about any street. alley %
public place In the city Of seattle,
any wire or cable naed 60 cgnducf
~ nlx hundred lseel volts OF less
on any poir. or on any cruNs-aru.
or bracket. or other appliance At
tached 20 any such pole. within the
distance Of thirteen lf3l inches from
the center line % said pole. pro.
shall not apply 20 wires or cables IN
eases where the same arc run un
foreground and placed vertically on
poles. or 70 Bride" or Jumper
wires on any pole which are at
tachsd 90 Or connected with sign
al wife on The same pole, or TO any
aerial cable aa between such cable
ana any pole on which u originates
Or Terminates or 20 any wire. OF
cable where tho same is attached "a
the top Of the pole. az between Il
and the said pole.
Second Run. place. erect. main.
tain. uae or operate In. upon. along
over. across or about any street. al
ley or public place In The city -
Seattle ~ the vicinity % any pole
land not attached thsretol. within
thu distance Of thirteen ti1l inches
from the center line of aaid pole. any
wire or cable used 20 conduct or
carry any current 81 electricity %
six hundred t6001 volts OF less. or
20 run. place. erect. maintain. use
or operate any pole 20 which IL at
tached any wire or cable used 70
conduct or carry any current Of eleca
tricity OF six hundred tsO0l volts OF
less within the distance OF thirteen
tia5 inches measured from tho cen
ter line 81 any such polel from ans
wire or cable used to conduct OF car
- any current OF electricity. pro-
Tided. that as between any wire OF
cable and any pole mentioned In this
subdivision or this section the wire
OF abls or pole last IN point % time
run. placed. erected or maintained
shalt be held 20 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
Icy or public place IN the city Of
Seattle, above ground. within the
distance OF three ca feet from any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
any current Of less than six hundred
cable which conducts or carries at any
time any current OF more than sir
hundred fsO0) volts Of electricity. OF
TO run. place. erect. maintain. use or
operate within n distance OF three
tsl feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries at any time q
current OF more than sin 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 TO APP
| ply to any wire or cable conducting
or carrying "secondary' current at
tached 10 or connected with any
transformer" within the distance Of
three i3) feet measured along the
line OF said wire or cabls) from the
point where such wire or cable Ia
attached 20 or connected with such
transformer or 10 electric wires OF
cables within buildings or structures
or TO wires or cables In cases where
the same are run from tho ground
and placed vertically on poles. or 70
any lead" wire or cable between
the point whore tho same IN made 70
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 ans
wire and any cable. the one last In
point Of time run. placed. erected OF
maintained shall be held 10 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 Ia attached any wire or cable
used 10 conduct or carry any cur
rsn, Of electricity without dS CAUSING GAYS e
be efficiently insulated at all times
at the distance OF not less than eight
/ (s) feet nor more than ten GO) feet
/ measured along the line OF said wire
or cabie) from each end thereof
Each guy 20 anchor rods shall have
at least one lnsulntor.
| Fffth. 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
electricity, without causing such
wire or cable 20 be Mt all times
wholly incasod In a casing OF wooden
material OF not less than one and
one half az inches IN thickness
sixth; Run. place, erect, maintain
use or operate, In, upon, along, over
or about any street, alley or public
lulace IN the City of Seattle, on any
IpsIe or on any cross-arm or other