[9/10/1896, § 1]
The North and West Branch Telephone Company or their successors
be and are hereby authorized and empowered to construct, maintain
and operate a telephone exchange and general telephone service in
the Borough of Hughesville and for that purpose to erect and maintain
the necessary poles, wires and cables upon, over and through the several
streets, avenues, and alleys of the said Borough of Hughesville, subject
to the conditions and restrictions hereinafter contained.[2]
[9/10/1896, § 2]
Said work shall be done under the supervision of the proper
Borough authorities and under and subject to the several ordinances
of the said Borough relating to the erection of telephone poles and
wires upon the streets, avenues and alleys of the said Borough.
[9/10/1896, § 3]
No poles shall be erected upon any street or avenue of the said
Borough where an alley is available for the same purpose.
[9/10/1896, § 4]
Said Company shall so erect its poles and wires so as not to
interfere with the wires of the several corporations now having poles
and wires upon and over the streets, avenues, and alleys of the said
Borough for any purposes and so as not to interfere with firemen in
the extinguishment of fires.
[9/10/1896, § 5]
The said poles shall not be erected so as to obstruct, impede
or interfere with the free flow and passage of water in, through,
over or upon any gutter, drain, sewer, culvert or watercourse, nor
so as to interfere with or obstruct the convenient use of the streets,
avenues and alleys of the said Borough nor as to interfere with or
damage private property, or of any corporation authorized to do business
in said Borough.
[9/10/1896, § 6]
The said Company shall erect neat poles, keep the same properly
painted, repair and make good all damages or injury to the streets,
avenues and alleys of the said Borough, and sidewalks, thereof or
shade trees thereon, used by them for the purpose aforesaid.[1]
[1]
See Section 21 of this chapter.
[9/10/1896, § 7]
Nothing in this ordinance[1] shall prevent the Borough from hereafter requiring the
wires or cables of the said Company to be placed underground, whenever
practicable so to do.
[1]
Sections 21 to 28 of this chapter.
[9/10/1896, § 8]
The said Borough shall have the right to the use of said poles,
if desired and without charge, for a fire alarm system, provided such
fire alarm system does not injure the telephone service, and in addition
thereto, the use free of charge of one telephone to be placed in the
Town Hall, or any other place selected by the Council of the Borough,
so long as said Company or their successors continue to do business
in said Borough.
[3/23/1897, § 1]
The Central Pennsylvania Telephone and Supply Company, its successors
or assigns, its or their agents, servants and employes are permitted
to erect and maintain in the streets, lanes and alleys of the Borough
of Hughesville, Pennsylvania over or under the same line or lines
of poles and wires with all such necessary and usual fixtures therefor
as may be necessary for the successful prosecution of a telephone
or signal business by means of electricity.[2]
[3/23/1897, § 2]
The poles shall be reasonably straight and with the fixtures
so to be erected shall be put in a safe and substantial manner and
shall be as neat in appearance as may be and shall be located by the
Street Committee or the Street Commissioner under their direction
in such manner as not to obstruct said streets, lanes and alleys in
their ordinary and customary use and shall be erected, maintained
and cared for at the cost and charges of said Company.
[3/23/1897, § 3]
This grant is subject to the legal rights of any person, company
or corporation as now occupying or using the streets, lanes or alleys
in the Borough of Hughesville under the license from the said Borough.
The Borough of Hughesville reserves the right to tax said Company
on its poles or otherwise as may be lawful.
[3/23/1897, § 4]
The said Borough shall have the right to use the said poles
if desired and without charge for a fire alarm system, provided such
fire alarm does not injure the telephone service, and in addition
thereto, the use free of charge (said use to be in the Borough limits
only) of one telephone to be placed in the Council Chambers of the
Borough so long as said Company or their successors continue to do
business in said Borough.
[7/16/1901, § 1]
The North and West Branch Telephone Company or its successors,
be and are hereby authorized and empowered to construct, maintain
and operate a telephone exchange and general telephone service in
the Borough of Hughesville and for that purpose to erect and maintain
the necessary wires, cables and poles upon, over and through the several
streets, alleys, avenues of the said Borough of Hughesville, subject
to conditions and restrictions hereinafter contained, viz.:[2]
[1]
This franchise is now vested in the West Branch Telephone
Company.
[2]
Section 9 of this ordinance provided that the Company submit
a written acceptance of the provisions of this ordinance. Section
10 stated that the telephone line should be put into operation within
two years of the passage of the ordinance.
[7/16/1901, § 2]
The said work[1] shall be done under the supervision of the proper Borough
authorities and under and subject to the several ordinances of the
said Borough, relating to the erection of telephone poles and wires
upon the streets, alleys and avenues of the said Borough.
[1]
See Section 33 of this chapter.
[7/16/1901, § 3]
No pole shall be erected upon any street or avenues, of the
said Borough where any alley is available for the same purpose.
[7/16/1901, § 4]
The said Company, or its successors, shall so erect its poles
and wires as not to interfere with the poles and wires of the several
corporations now having poles and wires upon and over the streets,
avenues and alleys of the said Borough for any purpose, and so as
not to interfere with firemen in the extinguishment of fires.
[7/16/1901, § 5]
The said poles shall not be erected so as to obstruct, impede
or interfere with the free flow and passage of water in, through,
over or upon any gutter, drain, sewer, culvert or watercourse, nor
so as to interfere, or damage private property, or of any corporation
authorized to do business in said Borough.
[7/16/1901, § 6]
The said Company, or its successors, shall erect neat poles,
keep the same in repair, and make good all damages or injury to the
streets, avenues or alleys of the said Borough, and sidewalks thereof,
or shade trees thereof.
[7/16/1901, § 7]
The said Borough shall have the right to the use of said poles,
if desired, and without charge, for a fire alarm system, provided
a fire alarm system does not injure the telephone service.
[7/16/1901, § 8]
The Borough of Hughesville reserves the right of taxing said
Company on its poles or otherwise as may be lawful.
[3/17/1906, § 1]
The Sullivan County Telephone Company shall have the right to
erect and maintain poles and wires upon and in the public streets
and alleys of the Borough of Hughesville, Pennsylvania, to be used
for telephonic communication.
[3/17/1906, § 2]
The erection and maintenance of said poles and wires shall be
at all times under the supervision of the Burgess and Council of said
Borough.
[4/6/1925, § 1]
The West Branch Bell Telephone Company, its successors and assigns,
its or their agents, servants and employes, are permitted to erect
and maintain in the streets, lanes and alleys of the Borough of Hughesville,
Pennsylvania, and over or under the same, a line or lines of poles
and wires, with all the necessary and usual fixtures therefor, as
may be necessary for the successful prosecution and operation of a
telephone or signal business by means of electricity.
[4/6/1925, § 2]
The poles shall be reasonably straight and with the fixtures
so to be erected shall be put in a safe and substantial manner, and
shall be as neat in appearance as may be, and shall be located by
the Street Commissioner or Committee under their direction in such
manner as not to obstruct said streets, lanes and alleys in their
ordinary and customary use, and shall be erected, maintained and cared
for at the cost and charge of the said Company.
[4/6/1925, § 3]
This grant is subject to the legal rights of any person, company
or corporation now occupying or using the said streets, lanes and
alleys of the said Borough under license from said Borough. The said
Borough reserves the right to tax said Company or its poles or otherwise
as may be lawful.
[4/6/1925, § 4]
Said Borough shall have the right to use said poles, if desired
and without charge, for a fire alarm system, provided such fire alarm
system does not interfere with or injure the telephone service.
[4/6/1925, § 5]
The said Company shall erect poles and wires as not to interfere
with or damage private property, and shall repair and make good all
damage and injury caused by it to said streets, lanes and alleys of
said Borough.[1]
[1]
The preamble to this ordinance stated that the West Branch
Telephone Company had applied for permission to erect poles and run
wires on the same over or under the streets, lanes and alleys of the
Borough, as provided by the Act of June 25, 1885, P.L. 164, and the
amendments and supplements thereto. Section 6 provided for the written
acceptance of the provisions of this ordinance by the Company. Section
7 provided that the Company pay all advertising costs for this ordinance.
