The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-18
Ordinance.

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FILE OF SELECT CoUNCIL, No. 23 1891.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
"A levy aud collection Of license taxes upon
poles erected and maintained for the con-
venienc, and support of electric wires with =
in the city Of Scranton.
SECTION |. Be 1t ordained by the select pnl
common councils of the city Of Scranton and
it is hereby ordained by the authority of the
same That all telegraph, telephone electric
light and street raj way poles and any other
poles now erected OF hereafter to he erected
for the conveyance or support Of electric
wires for Profit upon any street, lane, alley,
court or city property within the city Of
Scranton, which are or shall be owned by any
corporation partnership or individual other
than the municipality itself, shall be desia-
mated by the name or initial of such owner or
owners, and each of said pOles shall have
distinctive number and also bear the word
Post no bills" which, together with the
name or initial, shall be leeibly marked with
oil paint upon the poles So designated
SE . 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the owners to
mark the poles now erected within ninety 800
days after the passage Of this ordinances, and
any poles hereafter to be erected within thirty
800 days after their erection
SEC 8. 1t shall be tho duty of every such
owner or owners ON or before April |, 1896
and annually thereafter 10 apply TO the city
treasurer for license to maintain The poles
heretofore erected for the ensuing year, speci.
flying the poles to be maintained by their des.
ignation as provided for in this ordinance,
and the city treasurer shall issue such license
to such applicant upon payment TO him for the
use of the city Of the sum of fifty cents for
each ana every pole. authorized to be main.
tanned thereby which license shall authorize
the maintenance Of the poles designated In
such application only for the period of ono
year, to be computed from the first day Of
April of each and every year, and no longer,
c. 4. Within one year after the passage Of
this ordinance, all poles now stan ding and all
cross arms attached thereto shall be painted
a uniform dark green color, and all new poles
and arms hereafter erected shall be similarly
painted within six months after their cree.
tion.
SEC. 8. Il shall be the duty of the police de.
partment to make q semi-annual inspection OF
the poles herein specified and report any vio-
lation in the marking thereof OF such poles to
the street commissioner, who Is hereby en-
powered and directed to remove any such
pole or poles found without tho proper marks
of Identification required by this ordinance.
SEC. 9. Any person, co-pRrtnership or cor
poration failing to take out the license herein
before mentioned or refusing to pay the II
cense tax required by this ordinance, or who
shall violate any other provision thereof ex.
cept in the marking OF the polls shall bo sub
ject to penalty OF five dollars (S5QO) for eacl
and every ffense to be sued for and recovered
in the manner now provided by law for the
recovery of like penalties, and the erection or
maintenance Of any fingle pole IN violation of
the provisions of this ordinance shall consti
tute distinct and separate offenso thereun.
der
SEC. 7. The city clerk Is hereby directed to
publish this ordinance once week for three
weeks In two daily newspapers OF general cir.
culaton in the city of Scranton.
approved Aug 10, 1874.