The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-11-25
Official W. ReynoIdsviIIe.
AN ORDINANCE regulating all t,le.

AN ORDINANCE regulating all tule-
graph, telephone, electric light and
electric railway poles and the taxai ion
and inspection of the same, etc., in the
streets, lanes and alleys OF the Borough
Of West Reynoldsville.
Section |. Be 1t ordained by the
Town Council of tho Borough of " est
Reynoldsville, in council assembled and
II is hereby ordained by the authority
Of the same, that whenever permiss ion
shall have been granted by council to
any firm, corporation or Individual TO
construct line OF telegraph, telephone,
electric light or electric railway poles
In or upon any street, lane, alley or
public square OF the Borough Of v est
Reypoldsville, 1t shall be the duty Of
the said firm, corporation or individual,
before any poles shall be erected, TO
submit tu the Street Committee und
Borough Clerk, written applicai ion
specifying the number and size Of poles
intended to be erected and designate
the places where the same are to be
inserted and II no objections are made
thereto, it shall be the duty of the
Borough Clerk to issue u license to
said applicant for the erection OF he
specified poles at the designated places
Of insertion In case Of objections oeing
made to the whole or any part Of such
application, 1t shall be the duty Of the
Street Committee to hear the same and
grant the license with the application
or with such conditions and modiiica-
tions TO secure the purposes OF this
ordinance as the case may require. No
poles shall be newly erected without
the license granted by the Street Com
mil nA hu M ol, al
have been previously obtained therefor,
as provided by this section, and for
every such license so granted there
shall be paid TO the Borough Treasurer,
the sum Of fifty cents for each pole.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the
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 Reynoldsville and
II any pole shall be found defective from
any cause, they shall notify the oorpo-
ration, firm or individual owning such
pole who shall forthwith replace the
same with sound pole, and II the said
owner refuses or neglects to replace
such defective poles within forty-cig ut
hours after receiving such notification,
he, they or 1t shall be liable TO fine
Of five dollars for each and every day
during which said neglect or refusal
shall continue, to be collected as 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 Reynoldsville,
which are or shall be owned by any firm,
individual or corporation, shall De
designs ted 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 uil
paint upon the poles so designated ii
shall bc 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 aud
Clerk for license to maintain the
poles heretofore erected for the ensuing
year, specifying the poles to be main
tanned by their proper designation as
provided for in this section, and the
Street Committee shall cause the Clerk
to issue "a 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
the Gate Of said application and the
charge OF issuing such license shall