The Somerset reporter., 1904-10-27
The Central Maine Telephone Co
Right to Oonstruct Lines Given under Ger
tain Restrictions.


tain Restrictions.
The selectmen filed with the town
clerk, Saturday, their decision on the
petition of the Central Maine Telephone
Company for permission to enter Show.
hogan village. The hearing on this pc
tition was held on the Saturday preced-
ing.
The permit asked for Is granted, with
such restrictions as Ia the Judgment Of
the board are sufficient to safeguard the
interests of the town and its citiz ms.
This company Is authorized to set
poles and string its wires thereon on the
following streets, unless there are tele-
phone poles already set, when said com-
pany constructs its lines, upon which
here has been a right granted by SAID
company whose poles are already set for
any other company which has been here
tofore or may be hereafter granted the
right TO string its wires on said streets
on The poles of said company.
Following are the streets and high
WAYS above referred to: Court street,
High street from Madison avenue to
Court street, and from North street TO
Bush street, Leavtt street from Madi-
sou avenue to Court street, from North
street to Bush street, Dlnsmore street,
Summer street, Spring street, Silver
street, Lawton street, Bush street, Tur-
ner avenue, Pine street, Mlburn street,
Railroad street, Free street, South stre ct,
liz
street, East street, Olive street, Pros
pect street, also on Winter street and
Maple street if there are not electric
light poles on said Winter and Maple
streets sufficient, School street, Park
street, Middle Road to cooperation limits,
Permission To string wires only Is
granted on the following streets;
Water street, North avenue, Madison
avenue, Jewett street, Heaelton, Russell
street, Middle street, Pleasant stree ,
Elm street, Coburn avenue, Island ave.
nue., Weston street, High school place,
Main street, West Front street, Alder
street, Willow street, East Front street,
French street, MechaLic street, Mill
street, Hathaway street, Dyer street,
Oak street, High street from Court street
To North avenue.
Said company Is TO use cables on the
following named streets: Water, from
North Channel bridge to North; North
from Water to Winter; Russell; Island
avenue to the Middle road.
The posts are to be Of iron, cedar,
chestnut or oak, not less than 20 feet In
length and six inches In diameter, strip
ped, peeled, trimmed, kept well painted
and set so as not to unreasonably inter-
fere with any gateway, driveway or
walk, etc. The wires are to be suspend
ed at least Is feet from the ground. The
town reserves the right to direct poles
to be set OF sufficient size and length to
carry all the wires and cables OF all the
companies WHO may have the right to
use them. The company Is TO use the
utmost care with reference to construct
nights lines, not to injure or deface shade
or fruit trees.
The town Ia granted the right to use
the poles for municipal purposes, ex-
cepting electric lights, and high voltage
wires. The company Is permitted to
use the poles of other companies by con-
tract. 1t 10 turn agrees to allow other
companies to use its poles on payment OF
an equitable consideration, to be fixed In
each instance by a committee consisting
of the managers of the companies in
question aud third member appointed
by the municipal officers
The town is to have three telephones
free OF charge: one n the office OF the
seectmen, one in the Office OF the super.
ntendent of schools and one at the po-
lice station.