The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-24
Borough Ordinances.
mo. 34l

Council of the Borough of Reynolds
willie In Council assembled, and 1t is
hereby ordained by authority of the
same: That whenever permission shall
have been granted by Council 10 any
firm. corporation or individual to con-
struct line Of telegraph, telephone.
electric light or electric railway poles
I'm or upon any street, lane, alley or
public square of the Borough Of Reyn-
o.dsvilc. IL shall be the duty Of the said
firm, corporation or individual before
any poles shall b. erected to submit to
the Street Committee and Borough
Clerk. Il written application specifying
the number and size of poles intended
to hc 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 Il license to be issued to
said applicant for the erection Of the
specified poles mt the designated places
Of insertion: and in no ease shall shade
trees be interIered with by either poles
or wires: in case of objection bsingmade
to the whole or any part of such appli-
cation. IL shall be the duty Of theCoun-
ell tn hear the same and grant the
license either in accordance with the
application or with such conditions and
notifications to secure the purposes Of
this ordinance and the protection Of the
citizens as the case may require: no
poles shall be erected without the IL
cense. granted by the Council aud cer-
titled by the Clerk. shalt have been
previously obtained therefore. -as pro-
vided in this section. and for every such
license 50 granted there shall be paid
to the Borough Treasurer the sum of
fifty cents for each pole.
See. >. II shall he the duty N the
Strcri Committee to cause Il thorough
inspection to be made at least once
every year on all telegraph. telephone.
electric light Or electric railway poles
erected within the corporate limits I
the Borough Of Rcynoldsvile. ana IL
any pole shall be- found detective 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 neglrts to replace such
defective poles within forty-cight 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-
tinuc after notice. to be collected as
debts of like amount are now by law
recoverable.
See. ,. All telegraph. telephone.
electric light and electric railway poles
now erected or hereafter to be erected
in the Borough of Rcynoldsvile. 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
b. legibly marked in oil paint upon the
poles so designated: il 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 Il license to maintain
the poles heretofore erected 70" 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
IL license to such applicants, which shall
authorize the maintainance of the poles
designated in the application only for II
period Of one year from the meeting
next ensuing the date Of said applica-
tiOn, and the charge of issuing such a
license shall b. the sum of fifty cents
for each and every pole authorized to
be- maintained thereby aud shall be paid
to the Borough Treasurer for the use of
the Borough.
See. 1. No telegraph, telephone.
electric light on electric railway pole
shall be maintained within the corpo-
rate limits of the Borough of Reynolds
vile without an annual license for the
maintsinance Of the same shall have
been previously granted In accordance
with the provisions OF Sec. 8 OF this
ordinance. Any privilege heretofore
granted by resolution or ordinance for
the erection or maintdinance OF poles
for any OF said purposes are hereby re-
pealed. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall be liable to
II fine of five dollars for each and every
pole so maintained without license to
be recovered as debts Of like amount
are now by law recoverable,
Sec. ). 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 or
poles within the corporation limits of
the borough Of Reynoldsville and the
mailing. tacking or pasting Of any such
sign or advertisement ON any pole or
poles as aforesaid, shall be deemed
public and common nuisance.
Any person, persons, individual or
corporation violating the provisions
of this section of this ordinance
shall upon conviction thereof pay
n fine of five dollars for each
and every sign or advertisement
ST. put up, which fine shall be paid to
the borough treasurer for the use OF the
borough and shall be collected as debts
are now by law collected.
Any person, individual or corporation
owning poles within the corporate linn
its of the borough Of Reynoldsville are
hereby authorized to prosecute any per-
son or persons found violating the pro-
visions of this section of this ordinance
but in such prosecutions the borough of
Reynoldsville shall not be liable for any
costs, damages or expense incurred for
prosecution by individuals or corpora
tiOn.
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