In accordance with the provisions of Section 2232 of Article
XXIII 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 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 305]
Any person, firm, corporation or utility who or which shall violate
any of the provisions of this Article shall be subject to pay a fine of not
more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, including reasonable attorney's
fees. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township
may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure.