The Cecil Whig., 1911-07-01
BRICK DWELLING HOUSE IA
ORDINANCE

Relating TO certain privileges granted TO The
Home Manufacturing, Light and Power Com
pany" TO lay conduits or pipes underground and
place wires therein. or to erect, keep and main.
tain a line of poles and string wires thereon un-
der in, over and along the streets roads, lanes,
bridges, in the town OF Elkton, for the purpose
of transmitting electricity for Lighting motive
power and other purposes to said town or to the
residents thereof.
SECTION !. Be il enacted and ordained by
The President and Commissioners of the Town
of Elkton that The Home Manufacturing
Light and Power COMPANY" its successors and
assigns, are hereby authorized and empowered
Tor the purpose OF transmitting electricity for
heating and lighting purposes and to supply
motive power and Tor other uses to said town or
the residents thereof, 10 construct OF build its
lines within the limits of said town either above
or underneath the ground. over under and along
such streets. squares, lanes, roads, public high
ways, bridges, alleys and crossings, as the Presi-
dent and Commissioners OF Elkton may here
after, in writing, designate by laying wires
tubes, conduiis and insuators, OF by erecting
poles and stringing wires thereon, and to main
tain, repair and remove the same from time to
time, as occasion may require. subject also
however. TO the provisions and conditions here
matter set forth,
SECTION 3 And he it ordained, That the said
The Home Manufacturing. Light and Power
Company" its Successors and assigns shall not
in the construction of lis said lines, or any of
'uSh'' io tHS PURPOSE oi laying us conductors or
pipes underground, dig up said streets, roads,
lanes public highways alleys at any place
where public travel over the same shall be i'm
peded or interrupted. and that all trenches OF
bitches so dug by il (f any shall be restored or
hlled up so that such streets roads public high
ways lanes and alleys shall be restored 10 their
normal condition. And the said Company shall
not plant any pole or poles string wires there
on along any of the said streets, roads public
highways, lanes OF alleys, as to impede or in
| terrupt public travel thereon; and said poles
shall be placed at such places only as the Presi-
dent and Commissioners OF said town may desig-
nate.
And provided, further That all of said con-
| duits or pipes, il any shall be made and con-
structed under and along said streets, roads,
| public highways, lanes and alleys under the
| supervision OF the President and Commissioners
| OF the Town OF Elkton and subject to the ap-
| proval OF said President and Commissioners, and
the ground along said streets where said con-
| duits or pipes made shall be restored by the
said Home Manufacturing Company to its nor
NAL condition, and that all poles which shall be
| erected for the purposes aforesaid. under the
| supervision OF the said commissioners, shall be
| symmetrical and of such height as not to inter
| fere with any buildings, trees, bridges railroad
| or street crossings and shall not be larger than
eighteen inches in diameter at the top of the
ground, and such poles within the town limits
as the Town Commissioners may direct shall be
| painted not less than once a year TO height o!
not less than twenty feet, at the expense OF the
| said The Home Manufacturing, Light and
| Power Company.
| SECTION s. And be it ordained That the said
poles shall be planted as far as practicable the
| lines between adjoining properties and further
| that no pole shall be placed in front of the prop
erty Of any person without the consent of suci
person first having been obtained.
| july l-f