The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-02-10

uary. 1911. .
President of the city Council
Filled the third day OF January
wM. J. norHwELr..
city Comptroller and ex-offieio cts
CLERK
To THE HONORABLE MAYOR of
THE CITY or SEATTLE. join
r. MILLER. AND THE HONOR
ARl.E noDY. CITY COUNCIL on
THE CITY OF SEATTLE couN.
Tr or kINu AND STATE oF
The undersisnea. qualified voters
~ the CITY Of seattle. and represent
ing more than ten per cent OF the
total number OF votes cast for the
office OF Mayer At the last preceding
election. hkka the enactment na an
ordinance Of the following measure
AN ORDINANCE regulating tbs
Installation. maintenance. use and
operation % electrical wires. arpii
ancsH and apparatus in, along, over
across or about buildings. streets. al.
ieya and public places In the city 81
seattle. and providing a penalty foe
the violation thereof
M IT ORDAINED nv THE CITY
OF SEATTLE AZ FOLLOWS
section I Thw word person.
wherever used IN this ordinance,
shalt be held and construed 90 mean
and include natural persons Of either
sex. ali associations, o-partnershins
firms and corporations. The ninNu-
lar shall be held 90 include the
plural. the plural shall be held "a
inciudc the singular. and the mascu
line prononn shall be held 60 Include
tenaent ~ Public Utilities" wherev
Or used IN thia Ordinance. shall D.
held and deemed 20 mean and Include
the Superintendent OF Public ttiii-
ties Of the city % Seattle, and any
ard All OF his deputies. and any and
all other persons authorised ~ him
20 do and perform any act IN fur
fheruurs 81 this ordinance. and all
and every other person OF officer
now authorized hY any ordinance
or hereafter 70 be authorized hY any
DO and perform any act OF thins
herein referred 90
section ? SPACING or WIRES
~ shall be unlawful Tor sny person
First. Run. place, erect, maintain,
use or operate In, upon. along. over
public place in the city Of Seattle
any wire or cable used 90 c0adur,
or carry any current OF electricity
~ six hundred tsoef volts or less
on any pole. or on any cross arm
or bracket. OF other appliance az.
distance 81 thirteen lf1l Inches from
the center lice 81 said pole. pro-
xfd~d, that the foregoing provision
ahaii not apply 60 wires or cables IN
cases whore tho same arc run uu
degground and placed vertically or
wires on any pole which are at
tachod 10 or connected with Sign
al wire on the same pole. OF to any
aerial" cable as between sueh cable
and any pole on which Y ORIGINATES
or terminates. OF 10 any wire Or
cable where khc same IL attached "a
the top Of the pole. az between n
and tho said pole.
Second Hun. place. erect. main
tain. use % operate IN. upon. along
ley or public place in the city Of
Seattle. IN tho vicinity Of any pole
land not attached therefor. withln
the distance 81 thirteen ttal inches
from tns center line 81 said pole, ans
wire or cable used TO conduct o.
carry any current OF electricity Of
ak hundred fsooj volts OF less. %
TO run. place. erect. maintain. uHs
or operate any pole 70 which " at
tnched any wire or cable used 70
conduct or carry any current OF cleo
tricity Of six hundred ts00l volts OF
less within the distance OF thirteen
tI5l inches measured from the cen
ter line OF any such p0lsl from ant
wire or cable used 70 conduct or car
~ any current OF electricity. pro-
yldsd. that as between any wire OF
ca Bile and any pole mentioned In THIS
aubdiviaiOn or thia section the wire
or cable or pole last in point 81 time
run. placed, erected or maintained
shall be held TO be I'm violation oil
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 ths
distance OF three 90 feet from ans
wire or cable conducting or carrying
any current of less than six hundred
5000 volts % electricity. any wire OF
cable which conducts or carries at ans
time any current OF more than aia
hundred 5000 volts Of electricity, o.
10 run. place. erect. maintain. use o.
operate within a distance Of thres
~ feet from any wire or cable that
conducts or carries at any time 9
current Of more than six hundred
(gO01 volts OF electricity, any wire
or cable conducting or carrying AMI
current OF less than SIX hundred
5000 volts Of electricity, provided
that the foregoing proyisiong OF THU
eubdlyision shall not be held 10 APP
ply to any wire or cable conducting
or carrying secondary current AZ
tachsd 10 or connected win an,
three 90 feet measured along w
line Of said wire or cabla) from th'
point where such wire or cable u
attached to or connected with sucf
Transformer or 20 electric wires OF
cables within buildings or structures
the same are run from the ground
and placed vertically on poles. or u
any lead" wire or cable between
the point where the same r. made e
leave any pole Tor 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 III
point Of time run, placed, erected o.
maintained shall be held 70 be IL
Violation OF tho 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" Gable
attached 20 any pole or appliance e
which In attached any wire or cable
used 10 conduct or carry any cur
rent OF electricity without causing
naid guy" wire or guy cable e
be efficiently insulated ~ All timei
at the distance % not less than oighl
80 feet nor moro than ten fiOl fee'
measured along tho line OF said wir,
or cabicJ from each end thereof
Each guy 20 anchor rods shall have
at least one insulator.
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 Ol
cable used TO conduct or carry ana
electricity. without causing aucl
wire or cable 10 be at all tlmei
wholly incased in n cnsing Of woodef
material OF not less than one ant
one half II ~ inches In thickness
sixth: Run. place erect, maintain
use or operate, in. upon, along, ovel
or about any street, alley or public
place in the city Of Seattle, on am