The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-21

The ordinance which the select coun-
Gil proposes to give the Lackawanna
Telephone company:
File of select council No. 10, 1898. AS
amended in select council May IL,
1898.
AN ORDINANCE.
Authorizing the Lackawanna Tele-
phone company to Construct and Op-
crate Lines of Telephone in the City
of Scranton, State of Pennsylvania,
Under Certain Conditions.
Section ] Be it ordained by the
select and common councils of the
city Of Scranton, and it is hereby or
dained by the authority of the same,
That the Lackawanna Telephone COM
pany, a corporation Incorporated under
the laws of the state of Pennsylvania,
be and is hereby authorized and grant
ed permission to erect and maintain
the necessary poles, string wires, and
operate lines of telephone upon the
several streets, avenues, courts and
places of the city of Scranton, Penn
sylvania Excepting, however, the
center of the city. embraced within
radius of 1000 yards distance from the
court house in every direction. beyond
under the direction of the street COM
missioner and the city engineer. and
be SO located as to do as little damage
as possible to private or corporate
property.
Section .. The said Telephone COM
pany is also authorized to construct
and lay under the surface OF the
streets and alleys within a radius of
I rl nd l,n
house in every direction, conduits,
ducts. mains or pipes. with the neces-
sary manholes, etc. for the purpose
of placing therein their wires and ca
bles and to connect such wires and
cables underground with the subscrib-
ers' premises. Before proceeding with
any work they shall file plans with
the city negineer, and all such plans
! must be approved by the street COM
missioner and the city engineer and
their written consent obtained. All
such work to be prosecuted and COM
pleted under their supervision and to
their satisfaction and where pave
ments or sidewalks are disturbed the
| same to be promptly replaced in as
! good condition as before such distur-
hunce and be kept in good repair for 4
ptilON VI lNO yediS OF lHe GNpSHSG
| Of said company.
Section 3. The charges for local tel
| ephone service shall not exceed SO. 60
pcr month for business places and s.. 90
| per month for private residences.
| Section 4. The said company before
proceeding to erect and operate the
said telephone SYSTEM, shall file 4
| bond in the sum of twenty thousand
| l.l1 % 81 81.
| tor, and the bond shall be signed by at
| least two good securities, and shall
| be approved by the city solicitor and
by city councils, as being sufficient and
| good, said bond to be conditioned for
| the fulfillment of the provisions and
| the stipuations prescribed in this or
dinance, and the agreement to be exc
cuted hereinafter referred to, for the
| removal of said company's poles, wires
and conduits, if the same shall become
| dangerous to life or property, or be
| abandoned by said company, and fur
| ther to indemnify the city from any
! and all loss growing out of negligence
or want of care on the part of the said
company, and to save the city Of
Scranton harmless from any liability
| or damage caused by the laying of
| cOnuultS, uuctS, Ildiils' pipcs Vi eTecl-
| ing poles and stringing wires under the
provisions of this ordinance and the
| ordinance shall be imperative until the
provisions of this section are complied
! with.
! Section 8. That should the Lacka-
wanna Telephone company rent, sell,
lease, consolidate or merge with any
other corporation, the privilege granted
| in this ordinance shall become null
and void, and the bond provided for in
Section 4. amounting to twenty thou
sand dollars. shall be forfeited to the
city.
Section 6. Said company shall supply
at least 500 of it's patrons with salts
factory telephone service on or before
June !, 1898, otherwise the permission
| herein granted shall be revoked