The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-06-07
BOROUGH ORDINANCE NO I'd.

BOROUGH ORDINANCE NO IL.
AN ORDINANCE PERMITTING THE MON
TOUR AND COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COM.
PANY, ITS SUCCESSORS, OR ASSIGNS. TO
CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND oPERATE,A
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AND system OF
TELEPHONE SERVICE IN THE BOROUGH
OF ORANGEvILLE, COUNTY OF COLUN.
BIA, AND TO ERECT THE NECESSARY
POLES, WIRES AND CABLES, TO OPERATE
THE SAME, UPON CERTAIN TERMS AND
CONDITIONS.
Be It ordained and enacted by the Borough
Council OF the Borough of Orangevillc. andit
is hereby ordained and enacted by authority
the same:
Section l.-That permission is hereby grsat.
ed TO the Montour and Columbia Telephone
Company, its successors, or assigns to con.
struct, maintain and operate, n telephone ey.
change and system OF telephone service In the
Borough OF orangeville, and for that purpose 70
erect and maintain the necessary poles, wines
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 hereinafter
contained, viz
Section 2..-That said construction and work
shall De uOnt uuutT lne ulItCulOn ana SuOJtC' 70
the approval OF the Borough Engineer, and the
Committee on Streets and Highways, in sad
Borough
Section 3-That no poles shall be erected
upon any street or avenue OF the laid Borough
where a lane or alley is available for the same
purpose.
Section THAT said Company, It's success
ors or assigns, shall so erect It's poles and wires
as not TO interfere with the wires OF other cor
porations now having poles and wires upon aAd
over the streets, avenues, lanes and alleys, Of
the said Borough, and so as not TO interfere
with the flremen in the eXtinguishment OF fires
Section 5.-That the said poles shall not be
erected so as 10 Impede, obstruct, or interfere,
with the free tiow and passage of water, In,
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 to 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 rea-
sonably straight, and repair and make good all
damage or injury TO the streets, avenues lanes
alleys, or highways Of. the said Borough
or Orangevllle, and sidewalks thereof, or
shade trees thereon, caused by 1t, its success
ors. or assigns, In the construction of said eS-
change and system; and the poles so erected,
and the fixtures thereon, shall be erected and
constructed In a safe and substantial manner,
ana as neat in appearance as may be, and shall
be located by the Borough Engineer and the
Committee on Streets and Highways OF said
BJrough 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 tids
work, shall be paid by the said Telephone COM
pany, It's successors, or assigns.
Section THAT the said Telephone Company
snail place In the Council Room, one telephone,
winch Shall be for the exclusive use OF the slii
Borough, and its Solicitor and Secretary, free OF
charge' as long as said Company, its success
ors' or assigns, continue to do business under
This ordinance in said Borough.
section S.-That the said Montour and COllm-
oia Telephone Company shall pay the charges
attendant upon the preparation and pubIica-
tion OF this Ordinance,
Section 9.-The privileges herein granted are
expressly made subject TO any ordinance here
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 the
said Borough OF orangevllle, at its election, %
nave the free and uninterrupted use OF each
and all OF the poles OF said pole line, or lines
Tor the erection or stringlng OF wires for its oWh
purpose, free of any charge. Provided, that no
Wires' carrying high tension current, shall %
placed on said poles.
Section i0-That before a permit shall 20
granted by the Borough Council TO the sld
Ielephone Company, TO construct its exchange
ana system, as herein provided, the said TeIe~
phone Company shall file with the President OF
the Borough Council a bond, In the sum OF lN9
hundred dollars, conditioned upon full ana
taithful performance OF the conditions OF tl'S
ordnance, which said bond Shall be subject 20
the approval OF the said Borough Council; ana
until the said bond shall be approved, and Jhc
proper officer OF the said Montour and ColuhF
| pla company shall have certified to the salu
Borough Council, in writing, It's acceptance Oh
| the terms and conditions or this ordinance no
| work shall be commenced upon the erection
! ana construction of the said telephone line
Sectlon ll,-That the work OF CONSTRUCTING
salu nue snall De commenced within SIX nlohlnS
| rom ghe passage OF this ordinance, ana CoE
pitvIea pt WITHIN one year. and failure TO coulPM
w, Nun Ihls section shall revoke the pefmlsAio"
| ny Ihls ordnance granted.
Section l2.-Ths ordinance shall have force
! % anu %euecJ upon the Aforesaid certihcatlon VI
acceptance and legal publication thereon
fassed May 2Sth. 1900
Attest CLINTON HERRING, Secretary.
| Approved May sSth, 1900. ,,,pp1Na