The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31
BOROuGn ORDINANCE NO 16.

A. B. HERRING,
Chief Burgess
BOROUGH ORDINANCE NO l6.
AN ORDINANCE PERMITTING THE MOy
TOUR AND COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COM
PANY, ITS SUCCESSORS, OR ASSIGNS. TO
CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE l
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AND SYSTEM or
TELEPHONE SERVICE IN TIE BoRoUGq
OF oRANGEvILLE, COUNTY OF COLUM-
BIA, AND TO ERECT THE NECESSARY
POLES, WIRES AND CABLES, TO OPERATE
THE SAME, UPON CERTAIN TERMS AND
CONDITIONS.
BE 1t ordained and enacted by the Borough
Council OF the Borough OF orangevlle, andn
is hereby ordained and enacted by AUTHORITY
the same:
Section THAT permission is hereby grant
ed to the Montour and columbia Telephone
Company, It's successors, or assigns to con.
struct, maintain and operate, telephoncex.
change and system of telephone service In the
Borough OF Orangevllle, and for that purpose "a
erect and maintain the necessary poles, wires
and cables, upon, over and through the several
streets, avenues, lanes and alleys, OF the said
Borough OF orangeville, subject, nevertheless
to the conditions and restrictions hereinatts
contained viz
Section 2.-That said construction and WORK
shall be done under the direction and subject "a
the approval OF the Borough Engineer, and th.
Committee on Streets and Highways, In sait
Borough.
section 3.-That no poles shall be erected
upon any street or avenue OF the laid Borough
where lane or alley is available for the sam,
purpose.
Section That said Company. It's success.
ors or assigns, shall so erect its poles and wines
as not to interfere with the wires OF other cor
porations now having poles and wires upon sM
over the streets, avenues, lanes aDd alleys, Of
the said Borough, and so as not to interfere
with the tiremen in the extinguishment OF fires.
Section 5.-That the said poles shall not be
erected so as to impede obstruct, or interfere
with the free flow and passage OF water, 10,
through, over, or upon, any gutter drain, sew.
er, culyert, or water course; nor so as to Inter.
fere with, or obstruct the convenient use OF the
streets, avenues, lanes and alleys, OF the said
Borough; nor so as 10 Interfere with or damage
private property, or OF any corporation author
lied to do business in the said Borough.
Section 6.-That the said Company, its sue
cessors, or assigns, shall erect neat poles req
sonably straight, and repair and make good all
damage or injury TO the streets, avenues, lanes
alleys, or highways OF. the said Borough
OF Orangeyllle, and sidewalks thereof or
shade trees thereon, caused by II, It's succesr
ors or assigns, in the construction OF SAID eX-
change and system; and the poles so erected
and the fixtures thereon, shall be erected and
constructed In a safe and substantial manner
and as neat in appearance as may be, and shall
be located by the Borough Engineer and the
Committee on streets and Highways OF SAID
rough, or under their direction, and all work
shall be erected. constructed, maintained, re-
paired and cared for, at the cost OF the said
Telephone Company, its successors, or assigns
and the Borough Engineer, for assisting In this
work, shall be paid by the said Telephone COM
pany, It's successors, or assigns.
Section THAT the said Telephone Company
shall place In the Council Room, one telephone,
which shall be for the exclusive use OF the said
Borough, and its Solicitor and Secretary, free Of
charge, as long as said Company, Its success
ors, or assigns, continue to do business unda
this ordinance In said Borough.
Section S.-That the said Montour and COluIl-
bia Telephone Company shall pay the charges
attendant upon the preparation and pu0lca'
tion OF this Ordinance,
Section 9.--The privileges herein granted ara
expressly made subject to any ordinance here
tofore or hereafter passed, regulating the erec-
tion, painting, repair or removal OF telephone
poles, In, or from the streets, lanes, avenues
alleys and highways, OF the Borough OF orange
vile; and subject, also, TO the privilege, TO inc
said Borough OF Orangevllle, at its election "
have the free and uninterrupted use OF eacA
and all OF the poles OF said pole line, or HheS'
for the erection or stringng of wires for It's oWA
purpose, free OF any charge Provided, thaJ III
wires, carrying high tension current, shall oe
placed on SAID poles
Section l0.-That before a permit shall ut
granted by the Borough Council to the aso
Telephone Company, to construct It's exchange
and system, as herein provided, the said Iclc'
phone Company shall 1le with the Presidents q
the Borough Council bond, In the sum OF h'o
hundred dollars, conditioned upon full auu
I faithful performance OF the conditions OF Vn'S
ordinance, which said bond shall be suDJe3O~
the approval OF the said Borough Coun III anu
until the said bond shall be approved, and IN
proper officer OF the said Montour aud Colunf'
bia Company shall have certified TO the 'alu
Borough Council, In writing, its acceptanceu
the terms and conditions or this ordinance Nv
work shall be commenced upon the erecI'oO
aud construction OF the said telephone line
Section li.-That the work OF constru,U,Shss
SAID line snail be commenced within SIX mum. I'M
| from the passage or this ordinance, ana Sy nig
pleted within one year, and failure 10 oomgj5tiI
4 win thls section shall revoke the pelllA'"'
| Dy thls ordinance granted. ,,,,e
! Section IL This ordinance shall have lo'Vl
ana eHeCJ upon the Aforesaid certlllca'loA
acceptance and legal publication thereof
! Passed May 2Sth. 1900 ,,
President OF the Borough louR0"
Attest CLINTON HERRING, Secretary