§ 87 — Consent of municipality to entry of another electric company

Section 87. In a town where a person is engaged in the manufacture, sale or distribution of electricity, no other person shall lay, erect, maintain or use, over or under the streets, lanes and highways of such town, any wires for the transmission of electricity except wires used by street railway companies for heat or power, without the consent of the aldermen or selectmen granted after notice to all parties interested and a public hearing.