It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to construct, maintain or operate upon, over or under
the public streets and highways and public places in the City of Gloversville
a line or lines of wire or other conductors or feeders or service
wires, or attach said line or wires or cables to any trees owned by
the City of Gloversville or in the public way, or to maintain and
keep the same in repair without the express permission of the Common
Council.
[Amended 5-21-1974]
A permit granted pursuant to this chapter shall
terminate ten (10) years from the date of grant, subject to renewal
for an additional period of five (5) years, such renewal to be exercisable
by the permittee at its option. Said permit shall be nonexclusive.
The operators of any cable system licensed by
this chapter shall not engage in the sale, repair or maintenance of
television sets and antennas and shall only install, repair or maintain
the television cable erected by said licensee.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation in the installation, maintenance or use of television
cable to cause any radio or television interference in any degree.
Upon complaint to the Electrical Inspector for
the City of Gloversville, the City Engineer or the City Electrician,
or upon its own initiative, the city may cause to be investigated
the cause or causes of radio or television interference disturbing
or interfering with radio or television reception. If, upon such investigation,
the source or sources of such alleged disturbance or interference
is determined, said Inspector or City Engineer or City Electrician
shall give notice, in writing, to the person, firm or corporation
responsible therefor to correct or eliminate the cause of such disturbance
or interference within a reasonable time thereafter to be stated in
such notice.
Any person, firm or corporation who, within
the time fixed in such notice, refuses or neglects to correct or eliminate
the cause or causes of such radio or television interference and who,
after such time, knowingly and willfully or maliciously on account
of such cause continues to interfere with the reception of radio messages,
communications or broadcasts shall be punishable by a fine of not
less than fifty dollars ($50.) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars
($250.) or imprisonment for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) days,
or both, and each day on which such offense continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
Any person, firm or corporation who erects,
places or maintains any television cable, messenger cable, poles,
screws, amplifier or other apparatus under this chapter shall, in
the event that said cable is no longer used to provide television
reception in the City of Gloversville, immediately after order by
the Common Council, remove said cable and cables, hooks, screws, poles,
amplifiers and other equipment and apparatus from all streets and
public places in the City of Gloversville as well as from private
property upon the request of the owner thereof.
[Added 5-21-1974; amended 6-15-1976]
A. The permittee shall be allowed to maintain only one
(1), single, local business office or agent, which such office shall
be located either within the corporate limits of the City of Gloversville,
New York, or within the corporate limits of the City of Johnstown,
New York, and it shall not be necessary for the permittee to maintain
such office solely within the corporate limits of the City of Gloversville,
New York, for the purpose of receiving and resolving all complaints
regarding the quality of service, equipment malfunctions and similar
matters.
B. The local office shall be open to receive inquiries
or complaints from subscribers during normal business hours, the minimum
office hours of which shall be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday.
C. Any complaints from subscribers shall be investigated
and acted upon as soon as possible, but at least within one (1) business
day of receipt.
D. The permittee shall keep a maintenance service log
which will indicate the nature of each service complaint, the date
and time it was received, the disposition of said complaint and the
time and date thereof, and the log shall be made available for periodic
inspection by the city.
E. The permittee shall provide notice to each of its
subscribers, at intervals of not more than one (1) year, of the procedure
for reporting and resolving subscriber complaints. Said notice shall
be written or be by such other means as the New York State Commission
may from time to time approve upon application by the permittee.
[Added 5-21-1974]
The permittee shall not refuse to hire or employ,
nor bar or discharge from employment nor discriminate against, any
person, in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment,
because of age, race, creed, color, national origin or sex.