Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-05-08
NOTICE.
Borough Ordinance No. 20,

Granting permission to the Stroudsburo
and Bushkill Telephone COMPANY To con-
struct and maintain telephone lines in tbe
Borough of Milford.
- Whereas the Stroudsburg and Bushkill
Telephone Company has made applica-
tion for permission to erect poles run
wires and maintain telephone lines in tbe
Borough OF Milford.
IL is hereby ordained and enacted by the
Town Council of the Borough of Milford
e,ia e1aV permission IS hereby granted to said
Stroudsburg and Bushkill relephone Com
pany to erect their poles, run wires thereon
and maintain telephone line in the Bo-
rough of Milford as follows: To eract
poles ON any alley in said Borough when
the same may be necessary for the proper
conduct of their business and to nIace
wires thereon for the use of said teienbone
lines, said poles to be located under the
directions of the street commissioner or n
street or other committee as may be an
pointed by the Town Council
SAID Telephone Company to so construct
their lines upon the alleys as not to incom
mode the public use or TO obstruct the en-
trance to any building gate OF other en-
trance to any lot along same in any man
ner and to pay all damage done either To
public or private property OF individuals
IN the construction and maintainance of
said telephone line, and save and keep the
Borough of Milford from any and all dam
ages arising from or on account of said
erecting and maintaining said teleDhone
lines, and upon the further conditions and
terms:
All said poles to be of chestnut, straight
and peeled, said poles to be not less than
twenty (sO) feet in height above ground
ana not less than six (6) inches in diane
ter at the top and that the said Borough of
Milford shall have the right to levy and
collect an annual tax of not to exceed fifty
(oO) cents per pole for each and every pole
erected and maintained by said telephone
line IN said Borough whenever said Bo-
rough shall deem it necessary or proper to
do so and said company shall at an times
Keep their poles and lines in good order
ana repair and upon the condition that
said Telephone Company shall have no
right TO sublet any of the above men
tloned privileges to any other corporation
or individual or individuals and said Bo-
rough reserving the right to grant SINH
liar or other privileges to other corpora
lions or individuals TO establish telephone
line or lines in said Borough. Also the
right to repeal or rescind this privilege as
ABOVE granted for or on account OF any
failure on the part of said Stroudsburg and
Bushkill Telephone Company to keep and
perform all of the conditions above stated
and thereupon to remove any and all IJoles
and lines on any of said streets and alIevs
In said Borough without incurinR any
liability for damages for or on account of
said removal
This ordinance shall not go into effect
unless the said Stroudsburg and Bushkill
Telephone Company within thirty (3O)
days from date hereof shall accept the
same by its proper officials in writing and
under seal of said company covenanting
at the same time that failure to comply
with its provisions shall work a revocation
OF the privileges or consent granted, and
tle said acceptance with the secretary of
the Borough Council and at the same time
pay said secretary the sum of - dol
lars to pay expense incurred in advertising
and entering these proceedings.
n, The above ordinance is passed by the
Town Council of the Borough of Milford
on its first reading Feb. s, 1886.
N. EMERY, JRS President.
Attest, b. e. BROWN, Secretary.
Approved by the Chief Burgess, Feb. 27.
1875. H. b. WELLS,
Chief Burgess.