The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-17
Borough Ordinances.
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Council or the Borough uf Reynolds
willie In Council assembled, and 1t Is
hereby ordained by authority Of the
same: That whenever permission shall
have been granted by Council to any
firm, corporation or individual to con
strurt line Of telegraph, telephone.
electric light or electric railway poles
In or upon any street. lane, alley Or
public square of the Borough of Rcyn-
o.dsvilc. il shall b, the duty of the said
firm. corporation or individual before
any poles shall b. erected to submit To
the street Committee and Borough
Clerk. II written application specifying
the number and size Of poles intended
to b. erected and designate the places
where the same are to be inserted. and
If no objections are made thereto. IL
shall be the duty Of the Town COun-
ell to direct license to be issued to
said applicant for the erection Of the
specified poles M the designated places
of insertion: aud in no case shall shade
trees be intcrfcrcd with by either poles
or wires: in case of objection being made
to the whole or any part of such appli-
cation. IL shall bc the duty of the COun-
ell to hear the same and grant the
license either in accordance with the
applicatiOn ui' with such conditions aud
notifications to secure the purposes Of
this ordinance and the protection Of the
citizens as the ease may require: no
poles shall be- erected without the Ii
cpuse granted by the Council and cer-
titled by the Clerk. shall have been
previously obtained therefore, as pro-
vldcd in this section. and for every such
license SO granted there shall be paid
to the Borough Treasurer the sum Of
fifty cents for each pole.
See >. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Street Committee To cause Il thorough
inspection To b. made AT least once
every year ON all telegraph, telephone.
electric light or electric railway poles
erected within the corporate limits Of
the Borough Of Rcynoldsville. and If
any pole shall be found defective from
any cause. they shall notify the corpo-
ration. firm or individual owning such
pole who shall forthwith replace the
same with sound pole and if the said
owner refuses or ncglcts to replace such
defective poles within forty-eight hours
after receiving such notification, he or
they shall be liable to Il fine Of five dol
lars for each and every day during
which said neglect or refusal shall con-
tinue after notice. TO be collected As
debts of like amount are now by law
recoverable.
Sec. 3. All telegraph. telephone,
electric light and electric railway poles
now erected or hereafter to be erected
in the Borough of Reynoldsville. which
are or shall be owned by any firm, indi-
vidual or corporation, shall be desig-
mated by the names or initial Of such
owner. and each of such poles shall bear
distinctive number. together with the
names or initials, and the number shall
be legibly marked in oil paint upon the
poles so designated: it shall be the duty
of every such owner or owners annually
on the LIST day of April in each year, to
make application to the Street Commit.
tee and Clerk for a license to maintain
the poles heretofore erected for the en-.
suing year, specifying the poles to be
maintained by their proper designation
as provided for in this section and the
Council shall cause the Clerk to issue
license to such applicants, which shall
authorize the maintainance of the poles
designated in the application only for q
period Of one year from the meeting
next ensuing the date of said applica'
tion, and the charge Of issuing such q
license shall be the sum of fifty cents
for each and every pole authorized to
be maintained thereby and shall be paid
to the Borough Treasurer for the use OF
the Borough.
Sec. 4. No telegraph, telephone
electric light or electric railway pole
shall be maintained within the corpo.
rate limits of the Borough of Reynolds
vile without an annual license for the
maintainance of the same shall have
been previously granted in accordance
with the provisions Of Sec. 3 of this
ordinance. Any privilege heretofore
granted by resolution or ordinance fol
the erection or maintainance of poles
for any Of said purposes are hereby re-
pealed. Any person violating the pro
visions of this ordinance shall be liable tC
fine Of five dollars for each and every
pole so maintained without a license, tC
be recovered as debts of like amount
are now by law recoverable.
Sec. 5. After the date of this ordi
nance it shall be unlawful for any per
son, persons. individual or corporation
to nail, tack or paste any sign or adver
tisement on any telegraph, telephone
electric light or electric railway pole OF
poles within the corporation limits o
the borough OF Reynoldsville and the
mailing, tacking or pasting OF any such
sign or advertisement on any pole OF
poles as aforesaid, shall be deemed 6
public and common nuisance.
Any person, persons, individual ol
corporation violating the provisions
Of this section of this ordinance
shall upon conviction thereof pay
fine of five dollars for eacf
and every sign or advertisement
so put up, which fine shall be paid Il
the borough treasurer for the use OF tn,
borough and shall be collected as debtl
are now by law collected.
Any person, individual or corporation
owning poles within the corporate lin
its OF the borough Of Reynoldsville arr
hereby authorized to prosecute any per
son or persons found violating the pro
visions OF this section Of this ordinanc,
but in such prosecutions the borough o
Reynoldsville shall not be liable for an.
costs, damages or expense incurred 70
prosecution by individuals or corpora
tion.
Sec. 6. All ordinances or parts of or