St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-10-13
ORDINANCE NO. SO

Street, ana urlnIing TIah'
chise TO the "St. Johns Ferry
Company" to Operate a Ferry
Thereat for a Period Of Ten
Years.
The CITY Of St. Johns does ordaiu as
follows:
SECTION THAT a ferry landing be
and is hereby established and located al
the foot Of pittsburg street, and ferry
boats shall have the right to come and
depart from such landing without hin.
drance or OBJ truction from any vessel
raft craft, wagon or vehicle of any des'
lcrption; and the owner or owners OF
such ferry boat or boats shall have the
right to make any improvements that
may be necessary to perfect a good and
sufficient ferry landing at the foot of said
Pittsburg street; Provided, That nothing
contained in this section shall be con
strued as giving the right to cut OF
destroy any part of said Pittburg street
East of the West line of the o. X. x y
right of way on Bradford street
SECTION 9-There is hereby granted
TO the est. Johns Ferry Company, It's
successors and assigns, hereinafter desig
mated as the grantee, the right to con
struct, maintain and operate a public
ferry at the foot of said Pittsburg street
for the period Of Ten lto) years from and
after the final passage of this Ordinance
at the rates and charges herein and here.
matter stated, subject to the restrictions
and obligations herein and hereinafter
written and imposed and such supervis.
ion on the part of the Council OF said
City of st. Johns as the public good may
reasonably require under the laws and or.
dinances of said City.
SECTION j--Said grantee shall at once,
and at it, own cost, construct, maintain
aud, during the term of its said franchise
keep In good repair a suitable, proper
and substantial plank roadway the full
width of the street from the said ferry
slip or landing TO the West side line OF
the o. X. * y. right Of way ION Bradford
street, on the said Plttsburg street.
SEcrioS Said grantee shall, within
thirty (jo) days from the final passage OF
This Ordinance, have In operation at said
point safe and substantial temporary
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,ommodatr the traffic, which shall be i'm.
proved as the requirements may Justly,
ind, within Twelve (is) months from the
inal passage Of this Ordinance, have IN
operation at said poin, ferry boat equal
ly ~ good rs that now operated across
the Willamette river At Albina, IN the
County Of Mul,nomah. State of Oregon.
known ~ the Lionel Il. Webster"
SgcrioN S-Said grantee shall operate
said ferry boat at said poin, from six
o'clock In the morning until eight o'clock
in the evening OF every day during the
continuance OF this franchise, and ~
often rs the public welfare may reason.
ably demand; Provided, That the Council
oi said City may further regulate the said
service as the public good may require,
SgcrIoS 6-Said grantee shall trans,
port across the Willamette river free Of
charge all gravel aud rock for the i'm,
proyement of the streets OF the said City
Of 81. Johns.
SECTION Said grantee shall have
the right Ia charge and collect the follow
ing maximum fares aud charges for their
service and no more;
Foot passengers 5000. five cents lScl
Single teams twenty five cents ,2Scl
Double team or four horses .......
....,,,,,,,,,,.th thirty five cents (JScl
Automobiles twenty five cents l2Scl
Saddle horses ...,.. ten cents liocl
SRcrIoN S-rhe said grantee shall pay
10 said City Of ST, Johns for the Use OF
'aid ferry landing and the rights and
privileges herein granted, and As full
compensation therefor under this fran
chisc, two and one half per cent , Ia per
,en,l of the gross receipts from said ferry,
to be paid by said grantee to the said
City of 81. Johns monthly on the last day
of each month during the life Of this
franchise Provided, That this section
shall no, exempt the grantee from any
lawful taxation upon its property, nor
from any licenses, charges OF impositions
not levied ON account of such use.
SECTION 9-Said grantee shall keep a
full aud correct book of accounts and
make stated monthly reports in writing
10 the City Recorder OF the City OF ST.
Johns, which shall contain am accurate
statement IN summarized form, as well as
m detail, OF all receipts from all sources
and all expenditures for all purposes,
together with full statement of all
assets and debts as well as such other in
formation as to the costs aud profits of
said service as the City Recorder NAV re.
quire, and the Recorder may inspect or
examine or cause to be inspected OF ex-
amlned at all reasonable hours, anv and
all books of account ami vouchers of
said grantee, Such books of account
shall he kept AMI such reports made in
accordance with forms and methods pre-
scr'hed by the City Recorder, and every
failure OF the grantee to keep such books
of account OF to make reports under this
section, shall authorize the CITY to de.
clare a forfeiture OF said franchise.
SECTION Io-Unless the grantee shall
establish good and convenien, ferry