Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-31
MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISEMENTS.

A n NORDINANCE.-An ordinance providing
"a for the regulation of telegraph, tele
phone, electric light, water, gas and street
railway companies in the use of the public
highways of the borough of Freeland, and for
the collection of an annual tax for the same.
Whereas, the occupation of the public high
ways by private corporations in the use OF
electric wires, poles, mains, trenches and
streeI railway tracks and cars requires addi-
tonal police supervision and municipal res
possibilities.
Therefore, be it ordained and enacted by
the burgess and town council of the borough
OF Freelaud, in council met, and it is HEREBY
enacted by the authority of the same, as
follows
Section l. That for the purpose of regulat-
ing the of the public highways OF the
borough of Freeland, by telegraph, telephone,
electric light water, gas and street railway
companies, or by the lessee thereof, or by any
person or persons operating under said COM
panies, said companies, less, cs or persons shall
be annually licensed and registered, and shall
within thirty days after the passage, of this
ordinance and annually thereafter and before
the first day of March, 1898, be required to pay
to the borough of Freeland the following
sums respectively for said licenses.
Section 2. Every telegraph company one
dollar for each pole owned by said com
pany, and one dollar for each mile or part of
mile of suspended wire. respectively, erected
in and over the public highways or public
grounds OF the borough of Freeland.
Section 3. Every electric light company
one dollar for each pole owned by said com
pany and one dollar for each mile or part of
mile OF suspended wire erected as aforesaid
Section 4. Every telephone company one
dollar for each pole owned by said company,
and one dollar for each mile or part of mile of
suspended wire erected as aforesaid.
Section B. Every water company ten dol
lars for each mile or part of mile OF water
mains laid in and under the public highways
or the public grounds of the borough OF Free
land.
Section 6. Every gas company ten dollars
for each mile or part of mile of gas mains laid
in snd under the public highways or the pub
lie grounds of the borough of Freeland.
Section Z. Every street railway company
twenty-five dollars for each Cur operated by
said company on or over the pubic highways
within the borough of Freeland.
Section s. Every street railway company
one dollar for each pole owned by said COM
pany ana one dollar for each mile or part of
mile of suspended wire erected in and over
the public highways within the borough OF
Freeland
Section o. The borough clerk shall, upon
payment to him of the respective sums afore-
said, issue license for one year to the party
applying for the same, and SAID clerk shall
keep record of said licenses wherein shall be
stated the name of the licensee the date of
license, the amount paid and for what pur-
pose
Section TO- Every company or person Of
Tending against the provisions of this ordin-
aDce shall pay II penalty not exceeding nVe
dollars per day for each days violation
said.
All ordinances inconsistent with this or
dinance nre hereby repealed.
Ordained and enacted int an ordinance this
third day of January, A. ID. lS9S
Patrick Meehan, president.
Approved this twenty second day of Janu-
ary, A. ID. 1898.
James NJ. Gallagher, burgess
Attest: Thomas A. Buckley, secretary.
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