[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Athens 6-21-1965 by Ord. No. 11. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 136.
Consent, permission, right and privilege be and are hereby given and granted to Pennsylvania and Southern Gas Company, a Delaware corporation, operating under and by virtue of the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its successors and assigns to furnish, supply and distribute gas to or for the public for compensation for heat, light, fuel and power purposes, within the limits of the Township of Athens, County of Bradford and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for such purposes to construct, lay, place, maintain, alter, inspect, repair and operate conduits, ducts, mains, pipes, lines, manholes and other necessary appurtenances and appliances, on, under, over, through, across and along the streets, roads, lanes, alleys, highways and other public places within the limits of the Township of Athens, County of Bradford and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania and Southern Gas Company, its successors and assigns shall agree not to open or encumber any more of any street, road, lane, alley, highway or any other public place than will be necessary to enable it to perform its necessary operations with proper economy and efficiency; nor shall it permit such opening or encumbrance to remain for a longer period than shall be necessary to do the work; provided, further, that the company shall be subject to all reasonable regulations of a general nature governing the use of the streets, roads, lanes, alleys, highways and other public places in the Township of Athens that are now in effect, or that may hereafter be enacted, including all regulations that may be enacted governing the size and fees in connection with road openings and replacing the surface of said road and governing the locations of the openings, provided that the terms, conditions and regulations prescribed therein do not impair or abridge the permission contained in this ordinance.
The Pennsylvania and Southern Gas Company shall, under its seal and by its proper officers, within 60 days from the date of the final enactment of this ordinance, signify, in writing, its acceptance of all the terms, conditions, regulations and restrictions herein contained, in default of which this ordinance shall become null and void and of no effect.
This ordinance shall take effect at the expiration of 30 days from the date when a certified copy thereof shall have been filed in the office of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, provided that if said Commission shall, prior to the expiration of such period, institute a proceeding under the provisions of Section 911 of the Public Utility Law affecting its validity, this ordinance shall become effective only upon approval of said Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
This ordinance shall continue perpetually from and after date of acceptance of the provisions hereof by the company.
Any and all ordinances, or parts thereof, inconsistent herewith shall be and they hereby are repealed.