In accordance with the provisions of Section
1156 of Article XI of the Second Class Township Code, as amended, no railroad or street railway shall hereafter be constructed
upon any Township road, nor shall any railroad or street railway crossings,
nor any gas pipe, water pipe, electric conduits or other piping, be
laid upon or in, nor shall any telephone, telegraph or electric light
or power poles or any coal tipples or any other obstructions be erected
upon or in any portion of a Township road except under such conditions,
restrictions and regulations relating to the installation and maintenance
thereof as may be prescribed in permits granted by the Township for
such purpose.
Upon completion of the work, the applicant shall
give written notice thereof to the Township.
Upon completion of the work authorized by the
permit, the Township shall inspect the work and, when necessary, enforce
compliance with the conditions, restrictions and regulations prescribed
by the permit. Where any settlement or defect in the work occurs,
if the applicant shall fail to rectify any such settlement or other
defect within 60 days after written notice from the Township to do
so, the Township may do the work and shall impose upon the applicant
the cost thereof, together with an additional 20% of such cost.
[Amended 8-21-1996 by Ord. No. 150]
Any person, firm, corporation or utility which shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be subject, upon conviction before a District Justice, to a penalty as provided in Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty.