The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-11

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q ita passage this third day of Jan
~ ' wM n MURPHY.
President ~ The CITY Council
Filled the laird day Of January
wM >. RoTHwEff..
CITY Comptroller and e1-oftleio CITY
Clerk
TO TnE noNoRAuiE MAYOR or
THE CITY OBJ SEATTLE. JOHN
y. MILLER. AND rHE HONOR.
Ant.H HobY. cry COUNCIL or
THE CITY OF SEATTLE coNN-
TY or kISg AND STATE or
The Undersigned qualified voters
% the city % Seattle. and represent
Ing more than ten per cent ~ the
total number OF votes cast fer the
office Of Mayor az the last preceding
election. asks the enactment a. an
ordinance 0f the following measure
AN ORDINANCE regulating the
operation of electrical wires. appli-
ancWA and apparatus IN, along. over,
across Or about buildings streets. Al.
teYH and public places LEA the city ~
seattle. aud providing a penalty for
tha violation thereof
ne TT ORDAINED ~ THE CITY
or SEATTLE A. FOLLOWS
Section 1. Ths word person.
wherever used 30 this ordinance.
shall be held and construed - mean
and include natural persons % either
sex. an associations. co-p aftnsrHhtpK
firms ana corporations The sinKu-
lar shalt be held 70 include the
plural the plural shall be held 90
Include the singular. amt the inm@eus
lire pFnuauu shall be held % include
The feminine The N9fds NApafim- .
trudsnf % Public utilities whwreN
or used in thia Ordinance shalt hr
held and deemed 10 mean ard include
the Superintendent Of Public Isiii+
ties 81 the City ~ Seattle. and ans
and all 81 bis deputies, and any snH
al other perHans authorized by him
20 do and perform anY act ~ fur.
thsFRues ~ tbis ordinance and all
aud every other person or officer
nov authorised BY Ant ardlnauew.
o. hereafter % he authorized ~ ans
ordinance ~ the city nf Seattle 60
herein referred 20.
Section 2 SPACING OF WIRES
~ shalt be uuinw VITAL for ANY person
First Hun. place. erect maintatn
use or nperAte In. upens along. aNrf
across oF about any street. alley 90
public place In the city ~ Seattle
any wtfw or cable used to conduct
Or carry any current - electricity
~ six hundred fsHHA volta ct less
On any pole. or on any gFUan arm.
or bracket. or other appliances at
taehed to anF such polls. wiEhtn The
distance 81 thirteen ltal Inches from
tbs center line % said pole pro-
vtded. that the foregoing provision
shall not apply 70 wires OF cables In
cases whore the same are run uu.
poles. or 20 "brialr@ or Jumper
wires on any polls which are at
tached TO or connected with Sign
Al" wire on the same pole, OF 70 any
aerial" cable a. between such cable
and any pole on which Il originates
or terminates, or 20 any wire or
cable where tire same ls attached 70
the top of the pole, "a between 81
and the said pole.
Second Hun. place. erect. nain-
tain. uae or operate tn. upon. along
over. across or about any street. al
ley Of public place ia The city %
seattle IN the vicinity u any pole
taud not attached thefetol. within
the distance Of thirteen gf&l inches
from the center line or said pole. any
wire or cable used to conduct or
carry any current Of electricity Of
six hundred tssgl volts or less. or
to run. place. erect. maintain. use
or operate any pole 20 which is al.
tached any wire or cable used 20
conduct or carry any current Of cleo
trieity ~ six hundred teeet volts or
less Within the distance Of thirteen
ff8i inches measured from THE CEN
ter line of any such poiel from any
wire or cable used 20 conduct or car
~ any current Of electricity. pro-
vldad. that as between any wire or
cable and any pole mentioned ia this
subdivision or this section the 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 % three t3l feet from any
wire or cable conducting or carrying
any current OF less than six hundred
a0u1 volts Of electricity. any wire or
cable which conducts OF carries at any
time any current or more than six
hundred 5000 volts Of electricity. or
20 run, place. erect. maintain. use or
operate within a distance 81 three
90 feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries at any time
current ~ more than six hundred
teo0J 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
taehed 70 or connected with any
transformer" within the distance Of
three f31 feet measured along the
line Of said wire or cable) from the
point where such wire or cable ~
attached 10 or connected with such
transformer or 10 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 70
any lead" wire or cable between
3 i. Fts rssH ga ma a a Il
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 i
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 to any pole or appliance to
which Is attached any wire or cable
used 20 conduct or carry any cur
rent OF electricity without causing
said guy" wire or guy" cable 20
be efficiently insulated az all times
at the distance OF not less than eight
$50 feet nor more than ten t10) feet
measured along the line Of said wire
or cabie) 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
cnble used 10 conduct or carry any
electricity, without causing such
wire or cable 20 be at all times
wholly incased In casing Of wooden
material Of not less than one and
one-half GhD 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