Permission is given to the Philadelphia Suburban Gas and Electric Company,
of Pennsylvania, its lessees, successors and assigns, to erect poles, and
to run wires on the same, over and upon the streets and alleys of the Borough,
and to maintain the same for the purpose of supplying light, heat and power
by means of electricity through or upon such wires, and the location of poles
and wires as now used by the Company is hereby approved.
All poles hereafter erected shall be located and all wires run under
the direction and subject to the approval of the Street Committee of the Council.
No trees shall be mutilated or destroyed in erecting poles, or running
wires, or in the maintenance thereof.
The Company and its employees in the construction, maintenance and operation
of its lines shall not cut or trim, or in any manner disturb any tree or trees
on any street or alley without first arranging for the same with the owner
of said tree, and without first obtaining the consent of the Street Committee
of the Borough.
No such tree shall be cut, trimmed or in any manner disturbed by the
Company or its employees except under the Supervision of the Street Committee.
The Company shall not permit any handbills, posters or notices of any
kind to be placed on its poles, and shall number each pole, and shall furnish
to the Secretary of the Council the number and location of each pole.
The main wires of the Company shall be maintained at a height of at
least 18 feet above the pavement, and all the wires at such a height as not
to interfere, will the travel on the streets and alleys and pavements.
The Company shall, when requested by the Street Committee of the Council,
change the location of any of its poles, and wires which may interfere with
the improvements made by order of the Council of the Borough.
If the Company shall cease to use any of its poles, it shall forthwith
remove the same, and upon failure to do so the Borough may remove the same
and collect the costs therefor from the Company as other costs are now collected
by municipalities.
A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter by the Company
shall subject the Company to a penalty of $100 for each and every offense
to be recovered as debts due the Borough are by law collected.
Any employee of the Company violating any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $10 for each and every offense
upon conviction thereof.
In consideration of the franchise hereby granted the Company for itself,
its successors, lessees and assigns, the Philadelphia Suburban Gas and Electric
Company agrees to furnish electricity to the Borough free of charge for the
purpose of lighting its fire company house, council chamber and the remainder
of the Borough buildings, except such parts of the buildings or fire house
as are or may be rented or used for commercial purposes, and to pay the Borough
annually on the first day of January a pole tax of $0.30 on every pole owned
and located on the streets and alleys in the Borough, provided, however, that
if said Borough shall charge other corporations a pole tax at a less rate,
then the Company shall pay at the reduced rate per pole.
If the Company, its successors, lessees or assigns shall
cease for one week to furnish light, heat and power, as herein required, the
Borough shall have the right to use the poles and wires of said Company in
supplying light, heat and power to the Borough and its inhabitants until such
time as the Company is prepared to furnish light, heat and power as required
by this chapter.