The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-12-02


graph, telephone, electric ielit and |
electric railway poles and the taxation |
and inspection of the same, etc, In the |
streets. lanes and alleys Of the Borough |
OF West lteynoldsvile.
Section /. BE IL ordained by the
Town Council VI the Borough Of West
RuynOldsville, In council asseiu bled aud
IL IL hereby ordained by the authority
of the same, that whenever permission
shall have been granted by council To
any firm, corporation or individual to
construct u line Of telegraph, telephone,
electric light or electric railway poles
In ar upon any street, lane, alley or
pubic square vi the Borough ul Nest
ltey nOidsvIile, IL shall Du tue duty Of
Tie saiu iirui corporation or Individual,
before any poles shall Du erected, 10
submit 10 tue street Committee and
borough Ctcrk, written application
specify iug the number uuu sizo of puics
Intended 10 b. erected aud designate
the places where tho same nru 10 bl
inserted ana II no objections are made
thereto, 1t shall b. the duty of the
| Borough Clerk to ssuu license to
said applicant Tor the erection Of the
| specified poles uJ the designated places
Ui Insertion In case Ul objections Deing
made To the whole or any part ol such
application, II shall bu the duty Of the
Street Committee 10 hear the same aud
grant the license with The application
| OF With such conditions und mudifca-
tiOns To secure the purposes Of this
ordluunco as the caso luaJ require No
poles shall be newly erected without
the license granted by the Street Com
mittee, certified by the Clerk, shall
have been previously obtained therefor,
as provided by this section, and for
every such license ~ granted there
shall be paid to the Borough Treasurer,
the sum Of fifty cents Tor each pole.
Section 2. IL shall be the duty Of tho
Street Committee to cause thorough
inspection to be made at least once
every year Of all telegraph, telephone,
electric light or electric railway poles
erected within the corporate limits Of
the Borough Of West lteynoldsvilc and
II any pole shall be found d,fuuliyu from
any cause, they shall notify the corpo-
ration, firm or individual owning such
pole who shall forthwith replace the
same with sound pOle aud II the SAID
owner refuses or neglects 10 replace
such detective poles within fOrty.right
| bOurs after receiving such uutliluatiun,
he, they or IL shall be liable to IA fine
| oi nvc dollars Tor cuCh aud uvciy day
| during which said ncgl, ut Ur refusal
shall continue, to be collected us debts
OF like amount are now by law re-
coverable.
Section 3. All telegraph, telephone.
electric light and electric railway poles
now erected or hereafter To be erected
In the Borough of West Rcynoldsville,
which arc or shall be owned by any firm,
individual or corporation, shall 30
designated by the names or initials Of
such owner, and each of such poles shall
bear distinctive number, together
| with the names or initials and the
number shall be legibly marked IN oil
paint upon the poles 80 designated il
shall be the duty Of every such owner
or owners annually on the first Monday
OF January In each year, to make appli-
cation to the Street Committee and
Clork for license 10 maintain the
poles heretofore erected for the ensuing
year, specifying the poles To be main
tained by their proper designation as
provided FOR In this section, and the
Street Committee shall cause tho Clerk
to Issue license to such applicants,
which shall authorize the maintainance
OF the poles designated in the applica-
tion only for period OF one year from
the first day OF January next ensuing
tho date OF said application and the
charge OF Issuing such license shall
be the sum OF fifty cents for each and
every pole authorized to be maintained
thereby and shall be paid TO the
Borough Treasurer for the use OF the
Borough.
Section 4. No telegraph, telephone,
electric light or electric railway pole
shall DO maintained within the cOrpo-
rate limits OF the Borough OF West
Reynoldsville, without an annual license
for the maintainance Of the same shall
have been previously granted in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of Section
3 OF this ordinance. Any privilege
heretofore granted by resolution or
ordinance for the erection or maintain
ance OF poles for any Of said purposes
are hereby repealed ANY person
violating the provisions of this section
shall be liable to fine Of five dollars
for each and every pole so maintained
without license, to be recovered AS
debts OF like amount are now by law
recoverable.
Section 8. BY complying with the
provisions and requirements Of this
ordinance, the privilege heretofore
granted TO individuals, corporations or
companies by resolution or ordinance
shall not be- in any way affected.
All ordinances or parts OF ordinances
Inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordained and enacted this 2nd day of
November, A. d., 1903,
HENRY HERPEL,
Attest Pres. of Town Council.
PHILIP KGHLER,
Clerk of Council.
| Approved this-day of----,
A. d., 100 VIM. M. BURGE,