Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1904-08-19
POLE QUESTION
NOT SETTLED

The question of poles for the Bor-
ough Electric Light plant has not as
yet been settled. 1t has been ascer-
tanned however, that fright Of
way" can be obtained over poles now
standing. Whether 1t would be for
the best interest Of the Borough to 40.
oede to the terms and use these poles
or to plant others of its own is aques.
tion on which under the circumstances
there ought to be no division Of opin-
ion. The matter will come up before
Council at its meeting tomorrow
night.
The Standard Electric Light Com
pany makes . proposition to the Bor.
ough which seems sminently fair and
will no doubt be accepted by Council.
It agrees that the Borough shall have
the right and privilege to attach its
wires, cross arms. cables and fixtures
to the Light Company's poles for the
purpose OF transmitting electric light
current only at height not less than
one and one half feet below the lower
cross arm now In use on said poles,
the wires to be attached to CROSS arms
at distance of at least one and one.
half feet from the center Of pole.
The Standard Electric Light Com
pany agrees to bear the cost Of main
tanning the poles thus used. stipula.
ting, however, that each party bear
the expense Of maintenance or repairs
of its own cross arms and fixtures. II
for any cause 1t becomes necessary to
remove any or all of said poles the
Light Company agrees to make such
removal, the expense thereof to be di.
vided and borne equally between the
parties OF the first and the second
part.
The Light Company agrees to pay
license on the poles used by the Bor-
ough, stipulating. however. that the
license or tax on poles or any Of the
property of the Light Company. ex-
cept real estate. shall not be increased
during the term Of agreement.
The Standard Electric Light Com
pany asks that the Borough agree to
pay a rental ON all poles thus used OF
sixty cents per annum during the
term of the agreement, payable In ad.
vance on the first day Of November Of
each year for each and every pole
rood hy tho Popouuh
The conditions proposed provide
that each party agree to save the
other party harmless from any and all
loss and damage ocoasioned by its cur.
rent, or by the erection and mainte.
nance upon poles Of its wires, cross
arms. cables. fixtures and apparatus
and that each party guarantees to
keep its wires properly insulated and
to reimburse the other party for all
damage, cost and expense incurred by
them by reason Of any negligence Of
employees.
The term of the agreement is ten
years. The poles which the Stand
ard Electric Light Company proposes
to grant use of to the Borough are 10.
Gated as follows: Twenty.eight poles
on Market street, thirty poles on Mill
street, fourteen poles on Bloom street
in addition to any other poles which
may be required, the poles to be used
jointly by the Standard Electric
Light Company and the Borough Of
Danville
Our streets are already we'll filed
with poles .ud the thought Of dupli.
eating those already standing in in.
stalling the Borough plant is hardly
to be tolerated in view of the liberal
proposition from the Standard Eleo.
trio Light Company. 1t is the cheap
er course to pursue and in every re-
spect solves the problem nicely.