St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-04-26

The City of st. Johns does ordain a
. follows:
Section /. That the Home Telephon,
and Telegraph Company Of Portland
Oregon, its successors and assigns, b,
and is hereby granted for a period o.
twenty-five (75D years from the date o
the passage and approval OF this orii
nance the right, privilege and franchise
TO erect poles with the necessary sup
ports, cross arms and fixtures, and to
string wires and cables thereon, and to
construct underground conduits, to.
gether with the necessary manholes and
other appliances, and to lay, place and
stretch wires and cables therein and
along, over, upon, under and across the
streets, alleys, avenues and public places
OF the City Of st. Johns, State of Oregon,
for the transmission Of sound, signals,
conversation and intelligence, through
aud over said wires and cables by means
OF electricity, and 10 construct, establish,
equip, install, maintain and operate a
telephone system, and to conduct a zen.
eral telephone and telegraph business at
said City of 81. Johns.
Section a. That all conduits shall be
constructed In conformity with such
reasonabl lie regulations ~ the City coun.
ell may by ordinance prescribe for con.
duits Of similar character aud all excaya.
tions for constructing, repairing aud
changing such conduts shall be done in
compliance with the ordinance of said
City which may be IN force at the time
OF the performance Of the work. aud In
such manner IN not to unnecessarily
interfere with the free Use Of the streets
aud alleys by the public, save and except
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necessary incident To the prosecution
of the work.
Section !. That the said Council or
other properly constituted authority
thereof shall have the power aud author. |
ily 10 supervise, direct aud inspect the
manner Of erecting said poles and con.
s,tuc,ing said conduits. and Of placing |
said wircsand carrying out the pro, isions
Of this ordinance.
Section 4. Said grantee hereby agrees
and covenants 10 indemnify aud save
harmless the City Of 81. Johns against
all damages, costs aud expenses whatso.
ever Ia which the city may be subjected
IN consequence OF the acts or neylects of
said grantee, It's agents or servants, In
any manner arising from the rights aud
privileges granted herein.
Section S. The said grantee. In con.
sidefa,ion oi the franchise, rights aud
privileges granted by this ordinance, and
as compensation therefor, shall, within
thirty (Sol days from the commencement
u the operation Of said telephone ex.
change, furnish 10 the City of ST. Johns
hve lsl main line telephones and connect
The same with the system OF said grantee,
and thereafter maintain aud keep the ,
,ame IN good repair aud working order
Turing the term of said franchise, with.
lnt expense OF charge 10 the City OF ST,
.ohns, aud shall allow the City OF 81,
Iohns the free and exclusive use OF the
wo pins OF the top cross arm on each OF
he poles erected or maintained under .
his franchise for police aud fire alarm
purposes and said City OF ~. Johns shall
nrther have conduit accommodations la
he trenches OF said grantee for the plae-
ng OF said police and fire alarm wires, !
mt which said wires shall not be OF such
oltage as To interfere with or damage
he wires OF said grantee, and the con-
uits Ia accommodate said fire aud police
'ires shall he placed In the trenches al
he time oi the construction OF the con- %
nit system OF said grantee, which priyi- y
'ge in the use Of said poles and conduits
nall extend during the term of this J
anehise, and As further compensation, a
'id grantee shall pay 10 the City OF ST, ss
'hns the sum OF Five Thousand (fsooo)
pllars rs follows:
Two hundred (taoo) dollars ON the p
fst day Of January, 1905, aud Two Hun. ID
red faool dollars ON the first day of Il
nuaIy of each aud every year there
ter during the life of this franchise ex.
pt last payment, which shall he Pour p
undred tlool dollars, and said fran. IN
lise may he forfeited by failure TO make
c payments AS herein provided for. q
Section o, The work of constructing
Id telephone plant. system and ex- U
ange shall he commenced in good u,
Ith IN not more than six months from
date of acceptance of said franchise ..
a shall be continuously prosecuted 81
ereunder in good faith aud shall be ey
mpleted within not more than eighteen
y months thereafter.
section 7, Nothing in this ordinance SCI
all be construed in any way to prevent Ju
proper authorities OF 81. Johns from Sc
serlng, grading. planking, repairing mr.,
altering any of the streets thereof as y
" be determined from time to time Ia
the properly constituted officers OF
4 City. ~,
section S, Nothing in this ordinance -,
III prevent the City of ST. Johns from ~
nting To other persons or corporation 10
E privileges as herein set forth
'eetion 9. The said grantee shall
tore all streets and public highways y
aid city which shall be disturbed in 10
installation OF said telephone system 7:5
and city, as soon as practicable and !
hont unnecessary delay.
eciion Io. That nothing in this Ne'
nance shall be construed as prohibit lar
the City of 81, Johns or the Council and
reof from at any time hereafter exer- =
hg It's police power to require the =
n line wires Of the grantee TO be ices
ed in conduits in the business por- chm
OF said City. provided, that such , n
by Ordinance sppliesble ai;ls 70 Fal
elephone and telegraph wires and
5, and, provided further, that in the
ience portion OF said City of ST.
Is, all poles shall be, as far as prac- /
Die, set in alleys. where such alleys RE,
ction II, Whenever il shall be nee eou'
y IN grading any street or alley in van
city or in building any sidewalk OF cont
haking any other Improvements time
,on, To remove any pole or poles
iging to said grantee. ON which any
or lines, wire or wires belonging to L
grantee shall be stretched or fas- con,
!, the said grantee shall, upon re-
OF twen,y-iour (as) hours notice IL "
the Board Of Public works OF such you