The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-10-30
ORDINANCE NO.

AN ORDINANCE granting unto the
West Maryland Power Company. a
corporation organized and existing
under the laws of Maryland, its
successors, lessees and assigns, the
right to erect, construct, maintain
and operate in the Community OF
Mountain Lake Park, County of
Garrett, State of Maryland, electric
light works and to enter upon and
under, use and occupy the public
streets, squares, lanes, alleys,
roads, ways and public places paw
ed or unpaved Of the said Commu-
nifty of Mountain Lake Park for the
purpose Of laying, erecting, con-
structing, building, maintaining
and operating in and through said
Community q system of poles,
guys, wires, cables, lines, conduits,
conductors, transformers and other
apparatus for the transmission and
distribution Of electric energy for
light, heat and power purposes to
said Community and to such per-
sons, organizations, corporations,
firms and partnerships as may de-
sire the same, and to alter and re-
pair said system of transmission
and distribution from time to time
BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACT
ED, By the Annual Committee of the
Community Of Mountain Lake Park,
and it is hereby ordained and enacted
by the authority of the same:
Section /. That the right and priv
ilege is hereby granted for a period
OF fifty years (50) to the West Mary
land Power Company, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws
OF Maryland, its successors, lessees,
and assigns, to erect, construct, main
tain and operate in the Community Of
Mountain Lake Park, County of Gar
rett, State of Maryland, electric light
works, and to lay, erect, construct.
build, maintain and operate in, upon
and under the streets, squares, lanes,
alleys, roads, ways and public places,
paved or unpaved, of the said Com
munity poles, guys, wires, cables, con-
dults, transformers and any and all
other apparatus and materials nee
essary, useful or convenient in the
transmission and distribution of cleo
trio energy, for the purpose of sup
plying light, heat, power or any of
them, and for such other purpose as
electric energy is now or may here
after be used in and through the
said Community to said Community
and to such persons, organizations
corporations, firms and partnerships
as may desire the same, and to alter
and repair the said system of trans
mission and distribution from time to
time.
Section 2. That such poles, wires,
cables and apparatus shall be erected
SO as to interfere as little as possible
with the ordinary and customary use
OF the public streets, alleys, lanes.
ways and public places of the said
Community. If, however, any poles
or fixtures so erected are found to in
terfere with public improvements, the
said Company shall, upon being mott
fed by said Community, remove and
relocate at its own expense such poles
or fixtures from the Objectionable
place to more suitable location.
And, provided, further that the said
Company shall repair and replace in
the same condition as existed before
the said work was done, all streets,
alleys, lanes, ways and public places
or parts thereof, damaged or torn up
in the exercise of the privilege grant
ed by this franchise, and upon the
failure of the said Company to make
such repairs, the said Community
may, on or after twenty (20) days
written notice, served on the local su-
perlntendent or other person in
charge of the local office, make said
repairs and collect the cost thereof
from the said Company by action of
law.
Section 3. All poles used in such
work shall be reasonable straight
poles, carefully selected with refer
ence to size, strength and appear
ance. All wires, feed wires and ca
bles for the said system shall be sus-
pended from the poles to be erected
at point as near the top thereof as
practicable, and all wires, cables.
poles, stubs and anchors shall be To-
Gated in manner and way reasona-
bly, satisfactory to said Council, along
and over the curb lines as near as
may be practicable.
Section A. The Community shall
have the right to attach to the poles
of said Company it's fixtures and
string thereon it's fire alarm or police
telegraph wires and equipment at
points on said poles designated by
said Company. Said Community shall
indemnify and save harmless the said
Company from any loss, cost, damage
or liability resulting or caused by the
occupation of said poles by aforesaid
system.
Section. 5. The Company shall pay
the costs of publishing and advertis-