The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-10
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dangerous substances. Therefore
Section l. Be it ordained and enacted
by the Town Council of the Borough of
Reynoldsville, in council assembled,
and IL is hereby ordained and enacted by
authority Of the same. that in addition
to any power conferred upon any public
officer of said Borough, the street com
mittee shall have and is given the
supervision and control over all electric
conductors now In use or which may
hereafter be used in said Borough, in
cluding all telephone, telegraph. trolly
and other lines, wires and instruments
in which electricity is used upon any
and all public streets, lanes or alleys or
within public or private buildings.
Sec. >. The Street Committee shall
have direction of the construction and
operation of all wires. instruments,
apparatus and work used OF intended
for power and light IN the interior of
all buildings, public and private and on
the streets, lanes and alleys and shall
have supervision of every wire and the
manner Of placing the same within any
building. street, lane or alley designed
To carry and supply electric light or
power current and shall have the right
TO prohibit and forbid the use Of any
wire. light, power. instrument or
apparatus, which shall be defective,
dangerous or insecure. either In
material. workmanship or construction
for operation and for each and every
inspection of any building street, lane
or alley, in which such light or power
shall be placed. the said committee shall
charge for the use of said Borough and
collect from the owner or owners of
such building a fee not exceeding one
(Sl .00) dollar.
Sec. g. The said Street Committee
shall notify the person, firm or corpora
iion owning or operating any wires or
lines, whenever the attachments. insula-
tors, supports or appliances are
unsuitable or unsafe and insufficient and
IL the same shall not be corrected and
remedied within forty-eight hours after
notice, the said Street Committee shall
cause the same to be forthwith removed
at the expense of such individual, firm
or corporation and shall also require all
abandoned or dead wires wherever found
to be removed and upon failure or refusal
by any such person or firm or corporation
to pay the same the said Street Com
mittee shall enforce its payment by
proper action at law in the name and
for the use OF the Borough OF Reynolds
vile.
Sec T. The said Street Committee
shall have the right and II is made its
duty to prescribe from time to time,
reasonable rules and regulations for
carrying out and enforcing the
provisions OF this ordinance and not
inconsistent herewith such rules and
regulations to be approved by Council,
and shall have the right to enforce the
same as well as the provisions OF this
ordinance through such person or
persons as shall from time to time be
required, authorized and appointed so
to do.
Sec. 5. Any person, firm or corpora
tion violating or failing TO comply with
any Of the provisions OF this ordinance
or with any Of the rules and regulations.
which shall from time to time
be made by the said Street Com
mittee and approved by. Council
as aforesaid, shall be liable to Il
penalty of not less than ten $4,000 dol
lars, and not exceeding twenty-five
and recovered summarily before any
Justice Of the Peace or Magistrate
within said Borough as other fines and
p'hoibiNs Wy law
and all such fines and penalties shall be
by such Justices Of the Peace or Magis-
trate paid to the Treasurer of the bor-
ough and in addition thereto the person
so offending shall be liable for all the
costs and expenses incurred by said
Borough, in enforcing any of the pro-
visions Of this ordinance or of the rules
and regulations aforesaid and which
may be enforced by an action OF assump-
sit before any Justice Of the Peace or
Magistrate or Court OF Common Pleas
having jurisdiction thereof
Sec. 6. Council reserves the right to
amend, revise or repeal the provisions
OF this ordinance at any time after the
period OF two years from the time it be-
comes a law.
Sec. I. That any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provi-
siOns of this ordinance be and the same
is hereby repealed so far as the same
affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into law in
Council this first day Of March, A. ID.
1897. w. S. STONE,
Attest: Pros. of Council.
L. J. MCINTYRE, Clerk OF Council.
Approved this lst day of March, A.
ID. 1897. PETER ROBERTSON,