The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-26


nance granting the Lackawanna Tele-
phone company certain rights and
privileges, was introduced 1T last
nights regular meeting of common
council. The measure ON being intro
duCed by Mr Jackson. of the Thir-
tcenth ward, occasioned no debate nor
comment. Its title was read and it
was summarily referred to COMMITTEES.
The ordinance is almost Identical
with tine old Lackawanna tClephon"
ordinance as amended in select council
May II and in common council June l
of this year 1t obligates the company
10 be ready to serve al least 500 sub
scribcrs by Nov. 1, 1899, at $50 annual
ly for business phones, $44 for resi-
dcnce phones and $50 for the twc COM
bined, 10 put all its wires underground
and to furnish telephones free cf cost
to the Offices in the city hall.
Following Is the ordinance in fun:
An ordinance: Authorizing the I.acKa-
wanna Telephone Company to construct
ana oucr tc lines of telephone in the city
of Scranton, state of Pennsylvania, uu-
der certain conditions.
Section |. BE it ordained by the select
and common councils of the city of Scran-
ton, and it is here by ordained by the au-
| thrritE of the same, that the Lackawanna
| Telephone company, a corporation incor-
poHatcd under the laws of the state of
Pennsylvania, be and is hereby authorized
and granted permission to erect and
maintain the necessary poles, string
wires and operate lines of telephone uron
| the several streets, avenues, courts and
places of the city of Scranton, Pcnnsyl-
NGnia.
TIE RATES.
Sec. p In consideration of the rights
! privileges and franchise granted by this
ordinance the Lackawanna Telephone
compuny shall, before Nov. l. 1899. erect
and put IN operation a telephone system
sufficiently large to supply at least five
/ hundred subscribers ana the maximum
/ rates to hp charged Icy the said company
. for the use of telephones i'm the city shall
| he as follows, viz: TEirty-s dollars an
/ nually for bush ess phones, twenty-rour
dollars annually for residence purposes
| and fifty dollars for business ana resi-
! dcnCe purposes combined.
See. 3. The said company il also grant e
! ed permission to construct, lay. operate
| and maintain under and over the streets,
| avenues, urtS and places of the city,
| conduits, ducts, mains or pipes with the
! necessary manholes poles and other ap-
| pllanceS for the purpose of maintaining
! ana placing therein and thcrCupon its
| wires cables and appurtonanCes thereto
! and connect said wires and cables where
! SO placed with the necessary overhead /
| wires to subscribers, stations and other
points wherever same may be desired in
such manner and by such means as may
he adapted to the locality; provided. how
ever, that present and existing pipes and
COnduits shall not be disturbed except by
| consent Of owner or owners of same and
whenever said conduits arc laid or re-
| pairs made of the same the said company
| nc 10 q
avenue, court or place disturbed to the
! same condition that il VAS before said
disturbance. and maintain and keep the
paving on said excavation in good con-
dition for a period of two years tnerear-
ter.
Sec. 4.--Before exercising any OF the
privileges granted hereby said company
shall submit to the city engineer plan
| showing the location and character OF the
proposed work. and all such work WhCl
the plan shall have been approved by ihC
city engineer shall be performed undo,
the supervision and to the satisfaction OF
the city engineer.
ABOUT EXCAVATIONS
Sec. 8. Said company shall not at any
time eXcavate or cucumber more of any
street avenue, court or place than shaI
he necessary to enable il to perform Will
the proper eCSnomy and efficiency the
work of laying and erecting its cOnduts
ducts and mains, pipes and poles, no.
shall it permit such excavation or en-
, Cumbrance to remain for longer peTioC
than shall be necessary to do the worl
. for which said excavation or enCumbranc,
safety guards and lights to prevent tn
happening of accidents.
Sec. g. Said company shall Construc
within three years of the passage of th
ordinance at least four thousand feet o
: underground Conduits and thereafter an
nually such extensions of the same as tn
cXigencies and the safety of property il
the city may demand, and the same shal
he constructed with reference to Carryinj
the wires on streets where the wires ar
most numerous, and when any conduit |
| constructed as aforesaid said cOmpan,
shall at once remove all overhead wire
along the street in which said conduit i
| constructed and place them in the same
Sec. T. Said company shall provide an
| furnish without expense to the city Spac
for one cable in each conduit when con
struCted for wires owned and operata ta
by the city for its fire alarm and polio
purposes and under no circumstance
shall the space so provided be used 20
wires carrying high tension or dangerou
| currents and said company shall also prC
vide and furnish the Offices i'm the muniC
ipal building telephones free Of cost.
Sec. s. Before commencing work an
within sixty days from the passage her,
l of, said company shall file with the cit
? | clerk its written agreement under it's cor
porate seal to accept ana abide by TN
:, terms and conditions of this ordnanc,
! ana shall also file a bond to the amour
=. of twenty thousand dollars with two e
more sufficient sureties, who shall be taN
payers of this city, or a corporate bOnC
either of which shall be approved bV tn