The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-12

thereto ana connect SAID wires ana CaDleS
where so placed with the necessary over
head wires to subscribers stations. and
| other points wherever same may be de-
sired in such manner and by such means
as may be adapted to the locality; pro-
Nided, however, that present and existing
pipes and conduits shall not be disturbed
except by consent of owners of same ana
whenever said conduits are laid or re-
pairs made of the same the said company
shall restore that portion of the street,
avenue. court or place disturbed to the
same condition that 1t was before said
disturbance and maintain and keep the
paving on said excavation in good con-
dition for Il period of two years thereaf-
| ter.
MUST SUBMIT PLANS.
Sec. 4. Before exercising any Of the
privileges granted hereby said company
| shall submit to the city engineer IA plan
| showing the location and character or
| the proposed work, and all such work
when the plan shall have been approved
| by the city engineer. shall be performed
under the supervision and to the salts
| faction of the city engineer.
Sec. B. Said company shall not al any
| time cXcavate or cucumber more OF any
street. avenue, court or place than snail
| be necessary to enable 1t to perform with
proper economy and efficiency the work
| of laying and erecting conduits, ducts
and mains, pipes and poles nor shall II
| permit such excavation or encumbrance
to remain for II longer period than shall
| be necessary to do work for which such
| excavation shall have been made, and
| shall put up ard maintain about such
| excavation or encumbrance safety guards
| and lights to prevent the happening OF
| accidents The asphalt pavement on street
! or avenue shall not be cut or disturbed
prior to the first day Of April next.
Sec. e. Said company shall construct
| by October |. 1901. at least six thousand
| feet of conduits tunderground). and the
| same shall be constructed with reference
| to carrying the wires in the following
| street: Lackawanna avenue, from Wash
| ington avenue to Cliff street; Spruce
| street. from Washington avenue To
| Franklin avenue: Linden street. from
| Washington avenue to Franklin avenue
| Franklin avenue, Penn avenue, Wyoming
| avenue and Washington avenue. from
| Lackawanna avenue to Linden street,
and thereafter annually after the en-
piration of three years. If required by
councils, at least i've hundred feet of
| underground cOnduits' in the business
| portion of the city. as the eXigency ana
| the safety of the property may require.
! And when any conduit Is constructed as
| aforesaid. said company shall at once
remove all overhead wires along the line
| same
Sec. :. Said company shall provide and
| furnish without expense TO the city.
| telephones for use in municipal building
| and such other places as the mayor may
| direct. to the maximum number -!
| twenty. seven telephones, and after three
years operation OF its telephone lines,
shall pay To the city Of Scranton one per
cent. of its gross receipts thereafter from
the subscribers in the city of Scranton.
SPACE FOR CITY.
Said company shall also provide and
furnish without expense to the city,
| space for one cable in each conduit, when
constructed for wires owned and opcr-
atci by the city for its fire alarm and
police purposes, and under no drcum-
stances shall the spacc SO provided be
used for wires carryi 'g high tension oi
| dangerous current and shall pay an an
nual pole tax or license fee of fifty cents
per pole.
Sec. 5. The operation of said I.acka.
wanna Telephone company shall at al
times be conducted and carried on indo
pendent of any Competing telephone com
pauy and it shall not lease. sell out t.
or combine with any competing company
See. Q. Before commencing work anC
within thirty days from the passage anC
approx al hereof, said company shall nl'
with the city clerk its written agreement
under its corporate seal tn accept ant
abide by the terms and conditions of thi:
ordinance. and shall before beginning
work file "A bond to the amount of TWEEN
ty-iive thousand dollars with security, OF
a corporate bond for the same amount
which shall be approved by the city so
licitor, conditioned to indemnify the cit,
against any claim for damages resultin.
from the constructor of our telephone
line: and conditioned further that sal,
Lackawanna Telephone company shal
not sell it's plant to any competing tclc
phone company in the city of Scranton
Failing to file said agreement and bon,
this ordinance and the right and priv
ileges granted herein shall lie absolutel,
null and void.