Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-12
AN ORDINANCE

Company of Pennsylvania, it's success
ors and assigns, to construct, maintain
and operate its posts. poles, cables,
wires, and all other necessary over
head apparatus on, over and along; and
its conduits, ducts. mains, pipes, cables,
wires. manholes. terminal and dis
tributing poles, and ali other necessary
underground appliances on, in, under
and through the streets, alleys and
highways within the limits of the
Borough of jighspire. in the County OF
and prescribing the manner of placing
the same, and regulating the use of
the streets, alleys and highways by said
The Burgess and Town Council of the
Borough of Highspire, in the County of
ordain and enact as follows:
granted to The Beil Telephone Com,
pany of Pennsylvania. its successors
and assigns. to construct, maintain and
operate its posts. poles, cables, wires
and all other necessary overhead, ap-
conduits. ducts, mains. pipes, cables.
wires, manholes, terminal and dis
tributing poles, and all other necessary
underground appliances on, in, under
and through the streets, alleys and
highways within the limits OF the
Borough of Highspire. in the County
of Dauphin and state of Pennsylvania;
and to use the property of other COM
panies and to permit other companies,
the said Borough. to use its property
upon such arrangements as the two
conlpa nies may agree; Provided
Section l. That all poles erected lv
said Company shall not be less than
twenty five (25) feet above the surface
of the ground, and shall be so located
safety or convenience of persons
travelling on or over the said streets.
alleys and highways; and in the lnstal
lation and maintenance of it's under
ground system, said Company shall not
| open or cucumber more of any street.
alley or highway than will be neces
| sary to enable II to perform the work
with proper economy and efficiency
Section 2. That the erection of poles
provisions of this ordinance shall be
| subject to the supervision of the Chair
man of the Street Committee, and said
| Company shall at it's own expense re
! of any sidewalk or street which may
| have been displaced or damaged by 1t
IN the construction and maintenance
of its system.
Section 8. That space on the poles
erected and in the conduits constructed
under. the provisions of this ordinance
may be used. free of charge, for the
! purpose of carrying wires of any Fire
Alarm or Police Telegraph System
Borough, provided the said wires are
| placed and maintained in such a man
ner as may be prescribed by the said
Company. and in no case used to carry
high tension currents.
Section. 4. That the said Company
shall sha In maintain all posts. poles, wires
manholes and all other apparatus
erected or constructed under the pro-
visions Of this ordinance, in ,good and
safe order and conditions and shall at
all times fully indemnify, protect and
save harmless the said Borough from
and against all actions, claims suits,
damages and charges, and against all
loss and necessary expenditures arIs-
ing from the erection, construction and
neglect or failure to maintain the said
condition.
Section 5. That the said Company
shall install and maintain, free Of
charge. one Cd telephone in the Fire
Engine House, on, the second floor of
located, and furnish free service there
from for municipal business only to
an telephones in the area within which
local service is from time to time fur
nished at standard rates to its sub
scribers in the said Borough of High
spire and to install and maintain, free
hre engine house that is hereafter es-
tablished and owned by the said
Borough; and furnish free service from
ness only to all telephones in the area
within which local service is from time
10 TO- time furnished at standard rates to
It's subscribers in the said Borough. In
the event of the said Council Chamber
oeing moved at any time. to a To-
| tfaeion ~ outSlue OF hre engine house,
maintain, free of charge. one G6 tele-
phone In such new location, and fur
as is herein provided for the telephona
gine House.
dinance shall be construed to grant
unto the said Company any exclusive
right or to prevent a grant of similar
privileges to other companies
Section Z. That the said Cop,nan,,
shall. under its seal and by its proper
9tnicers Officers within sixty (6O) days from
ordinance, signify in writing its ac-
ceptance of all the terms, conditions
regulations and restrictions in this or
this ordinance shall become null and
void and of no effect.
orSe Section i,, g. That upon the accept
IN the preceding Section. and the ap-
proval OF same by the Public Service
commission of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, all ordinances or parts
| OF ordinances, conflicting with the
! provisions hereof. be and the same
| are hereby repealed. in so far as they
| anect the said Company.
Section g. That it is hereby UNDER
stood and agreed that neither the pur-
Pose Pose nor intent; nor the ALLEGATION of
! The Public Service Commission of tho
| commonwealth of Pennsylvania is such
as to impair or in any wise affect fhs
exercise by said Commission Of anv of
| the powers vested in it bv the P,ihIic
SERVICE Company Law, approved july
Section 10 That all legal advertis-
! ing or printing fees incurred by tbe
| Borough of Highspire, in the County
Of Dauphin and state of Pennsylvania.
| in connection with the passage Of this
| ordinance, shall be paid by the said
! Company.
! Ordained and enacted into an ordin-
ance. this seventh day of August, A. d.
! 1914. "a -
| JOSEPH K. WISE.
| Acting President of Council.
S. A. BOOK.
Secretary of Council
Approved this seventh day of An
| gust, A. D., 1914
AARON d. KLUGH.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
is true and correct copy of an ordin
| ance enacted by the Council of the
| Borough of Highspire on the eevan1b