Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-06-25
Borough of Matamoras
ORDINANCE NO. 70

OKDlNANCE NO. 20
Giving permission to the Matamoras
Citizens Water Company, its success
sors and assigns to lay, repair and main
tain water mains, water pipes, hy-
drants, shut offs, gates and meters
through and under the avenues, streets
and sidewalks owned by and within
this Borough and to furnish water, for
public and domestic use to the inbab-
itants thereof for pay and prescribing
certain conditions and penalties.
Section /. The council of the Bor-
ough of Matamoras does ordain; That
from and after the passage of this ordi-
nance The MatamOras Citizens Water
Company, its successors and assigns,
q corporation organized and existing
under the laws of this Common wealth.
be and they are hereby empowered TO
lay, repair and maintain water mains.
water pipes, hydrants, shut offs, gates
and meters through aud under the
avenues, streets and sidewalks. owned
by and within the Borough of Mats-
moras, Pa, and to furnish water TO the
public and private consumers for av.
subject TO the following regulations
and conditions.
Section 2. Tha. all mains or pines
laid, shall be at a depth Of not less than
three (5) feet below the grade line Of
such avenues, streets or sidewalks: that
all shut offs, gates and meters shall not
extend above the level Of the surface
Of the avenues, streets and sidewalks
and shall forever be so maintained;
that all fire hydrants shall be SO placed
within the curb lines and the outside
edge Of the sidewalk aud at such places
as shall be designated by the Street
Committee Of this Borough and the
nozzles Of such fire hydrants shall be
Of the uniform standard size ora inches
in diameter; that all excavations made
shall whileOpened, be protected against
animals, vehicles and pedestrians by
proper guards during the day time and
atnight by red lanterns placed at a suf
ficient distance apart to insure safety
to the public; that no excavations made
shall be left open for period of more
than one week; that all top soil taken
from excavations shall be thrown to
one side and upon refilling shall be re-
| placed on top of the fill; that in refill
ling excavations the ground shall be
thoroughly tamped and as often as the
ground settles il shall be Immediately
level; that all mains and pipes laid I'm
and running parallel with avenues
streets shall be laid not to exceed a dis
tanee of ten Q0) feet from the gutter
lines and far enough from the trees in
the sidewalk to cause the least damage
thereto; that no avenue or street is 10
be wholly closed on account of any Law
ing or repairing of mains or pipes, or
from any other cause, but a width suf-
ficiently large to allow the passage of
teams and vehicles shall be left at all
times; that such water company shall
be liable at all times for any and all
damages in the event of any injury oc-
casioned by reason Of the laying, main
tanning and repairing of its mains,
pipes, ETC., and the use of the avenues
streets and sidewalks for the purposes
afOrasaid and all things appertaining
to the work done, or to be left undone
or to be done by the Matamoras Citi-
zens Water Company its successors or
assigns; that such Matamoras Citizens
Water Company, its successors or as
signs shall pay all the expenses Incl
dent to enactment of this ordinance. II
is further stipulated that unless the
work is in good faith commenced with
In one year from the passage of this or
dinance, that such ordinance will lapse
and become veid.
Section 3. That before any work
shall be done in said Borough the said
The Matamoras Citizens Water Com
pany, its successors or assigns, shall
give bond, to be approved by this
council, in at least sum of not less
than one thousand 10000 dollars, for the
/ faithful performance of all these things
contained in Section two hereof, and to
protect this Borough from damages by
reason Of such work, repairs, excava-
tions, etc. and all things appertaining
TO the work done, or to be done or left
undone by such water company, its
| successors or assigns
Section 4. If such Matamoras Citi-
zens Water Company its successors or
assigns ehall neglect or refuse to do anv
OF these things required in this Ordin-
ance, such company its successors or
assigns shall incur penalty of not less
than fifty (60) dollars for each infrac-
tion thereof.
ALFRED DEVLIN.
President Of Council.
Attest:
JOHN S. DURANT,
Secretary to Council,
Approved this 9Th day of June 1909.
]. II. SHEEN,
Chief Burgess.