The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-06
Franchise
Asked For

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Following is the ordinance the
Eureka Pipe Line Company asks
the city council to pass:
An Ordinance granting unto the
Eureka Pipe Line Company the
right to construct and maintain
telegraph and telephone lines along
certain streets and alleys, and for
that purpose to place and maintain
the necessary poles and wires in
such streets and alleys.
Whereas. The Eureka Pipe Line
Company, a corporation, fled its
petition and application, with the
City Clerk of the City of Clarks-
burg, West Virginia, more than
thirty (3O) days prior to this date,
to-wit: on the fifth day of Septem-
Der, 1906, praying the consent and
authority of the Council of said
CITY to construct and maintain a
telegraph and telephone line ex-
tending from the terminus of its
present line on Sehon Alley along
and upon certain streets and alleys
in said application mentioned and
hereinafter specified, enroute to the
plant of the South Penn Oil Com
pany now under construction East
of said City: and
Whereas, also the said petitioner
has caused a notice TO be publish
ed Of the time and place of making
such application to the said Coun-
ell. and of the fling of the same
with the City Clerk as aforesaid,
for thirty days prior to this date,
as required by law
Now therefore. be it ordained by
the Council of the City of Clarks-
burg. West Virginia:
That from and after the passage
hereof. the said applicant, The
Eureka Pipe Line Company, have
and is hereby ganted franchise to
construct. maintain and operate
such telegraph and telephone line.
and for that purpose, to place and |
maintain along and upon the streets
and alleys hereinafter specified, but
subject to the restrictions herein
after mentioned, all needful poles
and wires, along and upon the route
set forth and described in its said !
and notice. except that
part of the said route described in /
It's said application as Sehon Alley |
between Third and Second streets.
The said part Of the said route so
as Sehon Alley between
Third and Second streets being a
private alley not under the control
If the said City of Clarksburg.
But the right is hereby granted
INTO the said applicant. its success
,rs and assigns. to construct, main
ain and operate said lines. and to
place and maintain said poles and
wires from the present terminus of
aid lines on said Sehon Alley to
he Eastern extremity Of said alley
md to cross Third street at the
Eastern extremity of said alley;
hence. beginning again on Second
treet, at the point phere Sehon AL
ev extended in its present direc-
ion would interect the same
hence along said Second street, in
Southern direction, to the inter
ection of said street with Main
treet; thence along Main street,
on the Northern side thereby, to
he Eastern terminus of said street,
nd thence across Buckhannon
treet to the city limits.
But it Is expressly provided that
II poles placed in any Of said
treets and ALLEYS. BY virtue hereof,
hall be 50 placed, under the super
ision of the street committee of
he Council, or the Superintendent
f Streets, of said City, as to con-
.itutc the least possible interior
nee with other persons in the law $
N use Of said streets and alleys; t
nd the said poles shall be Of as !
nall diameter as possible for the a
Sc 10 be made of them, and shall I
e kept neatly painted during the I
fe of the franchise aforesaid. n