The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-11-23
ORDINANCE NO. Io4.

An ordinance permitting the Montour and Col
umbia Telephone Company, lts successors
or assigns TO CONSTRUCT, aua sxse% Of
telephone service In the Town or Blooms
burg, County Of Columbia, and TO erect the
necessary poles, wires ana cables, 10 operaHye
the same, upon certain terms and condi-
tiOns.
SECTIoN l.-Be 1t ordained and enacted by the
Town Council OF the Town OF Bloomsbury, ana
It is hereby enacted BY the authority or the
same:
That permission is hereby granted to the
Montour and Columbia Telephone Company, lts
successors or assigns, to construct, maintain
and operate, a telephone exchange and system
OF telephone service In the Town OF Blooms
burg, and for that purpose 10 erect ana mann
tain the necessary poles, wires and cables,
upon, over and through, the several streets,
avenues, lanes and alleys, OF the said TOWN OF
Bloomsbury, subject, nevertheless, TO the con-
ditiOns and restrictions hereinafter contained,
viz:
SEC. 2-That said. construction and work
shall be done under the direction and subject
to the approval OF the Town Engineer, and the
Committee on Streets and Highways, and under
and subject TO the several ordinances OF the
said Town Of bloomsbury, relating Ting 10 & the cree
streets, avenues, lanes and alleys, OF the said
Town OF Bloomsbury.
SIC. a. That no poles shall be erected upon
any street or avenue Of the said town where a
lane or an alley is available for the same pur-
pose.
SEC 4.-That said Company, It's successors,
not to Interfere with the wires OF other corpor.
ations now having poles and wires upon and
over the streets, avenues, lanes and alleys, OF
the said town, and so as not TO interfere Win
the firemen In the extinguishment or fires.
SEC. b.-That the said poles shall not be
erected so as to impede, obstrnct, or Interfere,
through, over or upon, any gutter, drain, sewer,
culverJ, or water course nor so as 10 interfere
with or obstruct the convenient use or the
streets, avenues, lanes or alleys, or the said
town: nor so as to interfere with or damage
private property, or OF any corporation author
| lied 20 do business Ia said town.
SEC. 6.-That the said Company, Its success
ors, or assigns, shall erect neat poles reasona-
| bly, straight, and repair and make good all dam
age or Injury to the streets, avenues, lanes, al
| leys. or highways, OF the said Town or Blooms
| burg, and sidewalks thereof, or shade trees
thereon, caused by II, It's successors, or assigns
| In the construction OF said exchange and sys-
| lem and the poles so erected, and the fixtures
| thereon, shall be erected and constructed In a
| safe and substantial manner, and as neat In ap-
pearance as may be, and shall be located by the
| Town Engineer or under his direction, and all
WORE shall be erected, constructed, maintained,
1 repaired and cared for, at the cost OF the said
Telephone Company, It's successors, or assigns.
SEQ. THAT the said Company shall place in
the Town Hall one telephone, which shall be
for the exclusive use OF the said town, free OF
any charge, as long as said Company, It's sue
| cessors, or assigns. continue to do business un-
| der this ordinance In said town.
| SEC. S.-Thad the said Montour and Columbia
Telephone Company shall pay the charges at
tendant upon the preparation and publication
| OF this ordinance.
SIC 0. The privileges herein granted are ex-
pressly made subject TO any ordinance hereto
fore or hereafter passed, regulating the erec-
| tion, painting, repair or removal or telephone
poles, In or from the Streets, lanes, avenues,
alleys and highways, OF the Town OF Blooms
| burg: and subject also 30 the privilege to the
said Town OF Bloomsbury, at IT'S election, to
have the free and uninterrupted use OF each or
all OF the poles OF said pole ine or lines, for the
erection or striDging or wires for It's own pur-
poses: free OF any charge. Provided that no
wires carrying high tension current shall be
placed on said poles
SEC. 10.-That before permit shall be grant
ed by the Town Council TO the said Telephone
Company, TO construct It's exchange and sys.
TEN, as herein provided, the said Telephone
Company shall file with the President OF the
Town Council bond, in the sum OF one thous-
and dolavs, conditioned upon full and faith
full performance OF the conditions OF this ordi
nance, which said bond shall be subject to the
approval OF the said Town Council: and until
the said bond shall be approved, and the proper
of1cer OF the said Montour and Columbia Tele
phone Company shall have certified to the SAID
Town Council, In writing, Its acceptance OF thu
terms and conditions OF this ordinance, no worl
shall be commenced upon the erection and con
struction OF the said telephone line.
SEC. II That the work OF constructing sale