[Adopted 7-24-1967 as Ord. No. 2778]
The Pennsylvania Electric Company shall have the right at all times to supply such persons as may desire the same with light and power by means of electricity at such prices as may be agreed upon, together with the right to make, erect and maintain the necessary buildings, machinery and apparatus for manufacturing and distributing the same.
Said company shall also have the right to use the streets, lanes and alleys of said city for the purpose of erecting and maintaining such poles, wires and other apparatus as may be necessary in order to transact the business as mentioned in § A228-32 of this ordinance.
The rights and privileges hereby conferred are granted to the Pennsylvania Electric Company and its successors for the term of ten (10) years from the first day of July 1967, provided that nothing contained in this ordinance shall be construed as granting any exclusive privileges to said Pennsylvania Electric Company either to occupy the streets, lanes and alleys of said city by the erection of poles, wires and other necessary apparatus or of supplying the City of Bradford and such other persons, partnerships or corporations as may desire light and power; and provided, further, that the City of Bradford hereby expressly reserves unto itself the right and privilege at any time during the existence of this franchise of supplying itself with electric or other light for its streets and buildings and of furnishing electric or other light and power to such persons, firms, companies or corporations in the City of Bradford as may desire the same, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed between the city and persons, firms, companies or corporations so desiring such light and power, and of making, erecting and maintaining the necessary machinery and apparatus for manufacturing the same.
Said company shall at all times be subject to such reasonable rules, regulations and ordinances as the Council of said city may prescribe affecting its business and operations within the limits of said city.
This permission is hereby granted with the express understanding that said company shall be responsible for and save the City of Bradford harmless from all loss or damage accruing to any person, partnership or corporation that may be injured by reason of its operations or by the maintenance of its poles and wires and other apparatus upon the streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Bradford and with the further understanding that said company shall cause as little inconvenience to the public in the City of Bradford in the use of the streets, lanes and alleys occupied by its poles and wires as possible, under penalty of forfeiture of the rights and privileges hereby conferred.