St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
Johns. State Of Oregon, and to
Exercise the Privileges Of Oper-
ating Telephone and Telegraph
Instruments Within Said City
of st. Johns, Oregon.
The City of St. Johns does ordain as
follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF.


Observation-Disclosures OF.
Section I. There is hereby granted
by the City OF St. Johns, State of Ore
gon, upon the considerations and condi-
tons in this ordinance contained, to the
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, a corporation organized and exist
ing under the laws of the state of Cali
fornia and to its SUCCESSORS and assigns,
for period of twenty five years from
and after the date OF the passage of this
ordinance, the right and privilege to con.
tinue to maintain and operate its present
telephone and telegraph system within
the said city of st. Johns to erect
and maintain and operate such addi-
tional poles and wires and other appara-
tus upon the streets. alleys. and public
highways of said city as may be neces-
sary for its said telephone and telegraph
business, and to maintain and operate its
wires and other conductors for its said
telephone and telegraph business in un-
derground condui.s or pipes with the
necessary man holes and other appli-
ances in and under the said streets, alleys
and public highways of the city.
CONSTRUCTION.
Section 2. Said grantee, its successors
and assigns, may construct the said un-
derground system under the supervision
and direction of the city engineer, or
such other board or official OF the city
Of st. Johns as may be lawfully desig-
mated, rs fast as II reasonable and practi.
cable, and shall within period Of six
months from the passage Uf this orli.
nance, equip aud thereafter maintain in
said city of So. Johns a central station.
and shall within period of one year
from the date of the approval Of this or.
dinance remove its main line wires from
the streets, alleys and public highways
within the district for two full city blocks
In all directions from said central sta
ton, aud thereafter IL shall maintain aud
operate said wires and other conductors
In underground conduits aud pipes
within said district, aud as far aa prac.
ticablc, Co greater distances as the mum
bef Of patrons increases. All necessary
connections To subscribers stations aud
TO other points may bc made from such
wires aud conductors, aud with such
means, apparatus aud appliances as may
be requisite. Said grantee shall file with
the city engineer before doing any work
under the authority OF thi. franchise.
plans OF all conduits, manholcs. distrib-
uting poles, aud all other constructions
within the limits of the streets.
alleys and highways of the city In such
form and detail as said city engineer may
require and approve In writing. and all
relocations aud changes shall be indi.
Gated therein. Said grantee shall lay its
at such depths IN the streets ~
may be reasonably directed by the city
engineer, and shall make such rcasona.
bic changes and variations In depths OF
such constructions, all at its own ex.
pcnse, ~ the city engineer may from
time To time order. During the entire
work OF construction authorized by this
franchise an inspector may bc appointed
by the city council 10 see that all the
erms and conditions OF this franchise are
strictly conformed TO. All poles erected
hereafter by virtue OF this franchise aud
grant shall be maintained of such length
md the wire thereon shall be of such
height and placed In such manner q.
hall be satisfactory to aud approved by
he city council, aud said grantee shall
rot remove It's poles after once being set
rom any location To another unless per.
nitted to do so by the city council.