Borough of Duncannon, PA Chapter A233 TELEPHONE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Duncannon 12-9-1899 (Ch. X, Part 1, of the 1970 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ A233-1 Franchise granted.

Editor's Note: This franchise is now vested in the United Telephone Company of Pennsylvania.

The Tuscarora Telephone Company, their successors and assigns, their agents, servants and employees, are permitted to erect and maintain in the streets, lanes and alleys in the Borough of Duncannon, Pennsylvania, and over and under the same, a line or lines of poles and wires, with all such necessary and usual fixtures therefor, as may be necessary for the successful execution of a telephone or signal business by means of electricity.

Editor's Note: The preamble to this ordinance stated that the Tuscarora Telephone Company had applied to the Borough for permission to erect poles and run wires on them, over and under the streets, lanes or alleys of the Borough.

§ A233-2 Requirements for poles; location of facilities.

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 located by the Street Committee or Street Commissioner under their direction and in such a manner as not to obstruct the streets and alleys or lanes in their ordinary and accustomed use, and shall be erected, maintained and cared for at the cost and charges of said grantee. The streets and alleys to be used for the line shall be designated by Council at the time of construction, provided the same shall not be an exclusive right to said company.

§ A233-3 Service for Borough business available.

It is hereby understood that the President of the Borough Council shall be permitted to use said telephone service for Borough business.