Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-04-19
AN ORDINANCE.

IL
GRANTING PERMISSION TO THE
SULLIVAN COUNTY TELEPHON +
COMPANY, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND
MAINTAIN IT'S LINE OF POLES,
WIRES AND FIXTURES UPON,
ALONG, UNDER AND OVER THE
STREETS AND PUBLIC HIGH WAYS
OF THE BOROUGH OF LAPURTE,
SULLIVAN COUNTY, PENNSYL
VANlA.
BE IT ENACTED AND OR
DAMNED by the Town Councilof 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 ofpoles,
wires and fixtures upon, along,s over
and under The streets, alleys ard
public highways of tile said Borough
of L,aporte, upon the following terms
and conditions:
Section l.. 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-
AIRY use of the said public highways,
nbct, ~ M f,r
driveways. imped or interfere with
the flow of water in bitches or drains,
or unduly interfere with any shade
trees growing along the. said high
ways.
Section 2. Said Company sh all 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 3. Said Company shall
hold said Borough free and harmless
1t any and all times from any and all
damages caused by the construction
1r negligent operation or maintenance
IF said lines in said Borough and shall
1t all times save, protect and keep
said Borough harmless from any and
Ill actions for damages for any acci-
lent to persons or property by Ieason
If the use, occupation and enjoyment
If said highways as aforesaid.
Section a. The permission hereby
granted shall not be construed as
the Borough of Laporte'
rom granting similar permission and
lights to any other person, firm or
Section 5. In case the said Com
oany shall fail to erect poles and con-
;truct a working telephone line with
n period of one year from the date
IF the passage of this ordinance, all
lights and privileges granted herein
shall be declared forfeited And if
he said Company shall fail to keep
md 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 8. All expense of the pub
lication of this ordinance, as required
by law, shall bepaid by The Sullivan
County Telephone Company aforesaid,
its successors or assigns.
Section 7, This ordinance shall take
effect and be i'll force from and after
the earliest period allowed by law.
The above ordinance was passed at
a regular meeting of the Town Coun-
Gil cf the Borough of Laporte, Penn
sylvania. on Monday, April >, 1000.
Approved April 2, 1906.
w. II. RANDALL,
Attest: Chief Burgess.
i. II, INGHAM. Secretary.