Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-05-03
AN ORDINANCE.

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GRANTING PERMISSION TO THE
SULLIVAN COUNTY TELEPHONE
COMPANY. OF PENNSYLVANIA.
TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND
MAINTAIN IT'S LINE OF POLES,
WIRES AND FIXTURES UPON,
ALONG, UNDER AND OVER THE
ISrREETS AND PUBLIC HIGHWAYS
OF THE BOROUGH OF LAPORTE,
SULLIVAN COUNTY, PENNSYL
VANIA.
BE IT ENACTED AND OR
DAMNED by the Town Council of the
Borouph Of Laporte, Sullivan County
Pennsylvania, and it is hereby enact
ed and ordained by the authority of
the same, that The Sullivan County
Telephone Company, of Pennsylvania
its successors or assigns, be and the
same are hereby granted the right,
privilege and authority to construct,
operate and maintain its lines of poles,
wires and fixtures upon, along, over
and under ihe streets, alleys and
public highways of the said Borough
of Laporte, upon the following terms
and conditions:
Section I. All poles erected by the
said company shall be located under
the direction and supervision of the
Town Council, or committee of the
said Council, and shall not be SO
placed as to interfere with the ordin-
ary use of the said public highways,
obstruct entrances to gateways, or
driveways, imped or interfere with
the flow of water III bitches OF drains,
or unduly interfere with any shade
trees growing along the said high
ways.
Section 2. Said Company shall be
subject at any and all times to any
and all general ordinances or sesolu-
tions now in force or that may here
after be passed regulating the use of
public highways or other public places
in said borough.
Section 8. Said Company shall
hold said Borough free and harmless
damages caused by the construction
or negligent operation or maintenance
of said lines in said Borough and shall
at all times save, protect and keep
said Borough harmless from any and
all actions for damages for any acci-
dent to persons or property by Ieason
of the use, occupat ion and enjoyment
of said highways as aforesaid.
Section 4. The permission hereby
granted shall not be construed as
precluding the Borough of Laporte
from, granting similar permission and
rights to any other person, firm or
Section 5. In case the said Com
pany shall fail to erect poles and con-
struct working telephone line with
in period of one year from the date
of the passage of this ordinance, all
rights and privileges granted herein
shall be declared forfeited. And if
the said Company shall fail to keep
and maintain proper telephone pay
station or stations within the said
Borough, for the use of the said
telephone line by the public, then and
in that case all privileges and rights
herein granted shall cease and deter
mine and be declared forfeited, and
the said poles, wire and fixtures may
be removed by said Town Council, its
agents or employees.
Section 6. All expense of the pub.
lication of this ordinance, as required
by law, shall be paid by The Sullivan
County Telephone Company aforesaid,
its successors or assigns.
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effect and be in force from and after
the earliest period allowed by law.
The above ordinance was passed at
a regular meeting of the Town Coun-
ell cf the Borough of Laporte, Penn
sylvania, on Monday, April =, l906.
Approved April ?, 1906.
w. II. RANDALL,
Attest: Chief Burgess.
+. II. INGHAM, Secretary.