St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-07
The City of St. Johns does ordain as

The City of St. Johns does oriain as
| follows:
Section I. That the Home Telephone
and Telegraph Company of Portland,
Oregon, its successors aud assigns, be
and Is hereby granted for period OF
twenty-five (7sD years from the date of
the passage and approval of this ordi.
nance the right, privilege and franchise
To erect poles with the necessary sup
ports, cross arms and fixtures, and TO
I string wires and cables thereon, and TO
construct underground conduits, to.
gether with the necessary nanholes 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
and over said wires and cables by means
/ Of electricity. and To construct, establish,
equip, INSTALL maintain and operate a
| telephone system, and to conduct gen.
eral telephone and telegraph business at
said City OF ST. Johns.
Section 2. That all condui,s shall be
constructed in conformity with such
reasonable regulations as the City Coun-
ell may by ordinance prescribe for con
duits Of similar character and all cxcava-
tions for constructing, repairing and
changing such conduits 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 a not to unnecessarily
/ interfere with the free use of the streets
and alleys by the public, save and except
such temporary interference as may be
necessary incident TO the prosecution
OF the work.
Section 1. That the said Council or
other properly constituted authority
thereof shall have the power and author.
| ity TO supervise, direct and inspect the
manner oi erecting said poles and con-
structing said Conduits, and OF placing
said witcsand carrying out the provisions
OF this ordinance.
Section 1. Said grantee hereby agrees
aud covenants To indemnify aud save
harmless the City oT 81. Johns against
all damages, costs aud expcnscs ,.hatso.
ever 10 which the city may be subjected
In consequence OF the acts or neglects OF
said grantee. its agents or servants, IN
any manner arising from the rights and
privileges granted herein.
Section S. The said grantee, In con-
sideration OF the franchise, rights and
privileges granted by this ordinance, aud
as compensation therefor, shall, within
thirty (Sol days from the commencement
OF the operation Of said telephone eS-
change, furnish Ia the City OF 81. Johns
Eve (sl main line telephones and connect
the same with the system OF said grantee
aud thereafter maintain and keep the
same in good repair and worh tny order
during the term 4 sad iE.nc SC, With
out expense or charge Ia the City of ~.
Johns, and shall allow the City of ST.
Johns the free and exclusive Use of the
two pins of the top cross arm on each of
the poles erected or maintained under
this franchise for police aud fire alarm
purposes and said City OF 81. Johns shall
further have conduit accommodations in
the trenches OF said grantee for the plac-
ing of said police aud fire alarm wires,
but which said wires shall not be of such
voltage as To interfere with or damage
the wires OF said grantee and the con
duits to accommodate said fire aud police
wires shall be placed In the trenches at
the time of the construction of the con-
duit system Of said grantee, which priyi-
lege in the use OF said poles and conduits
shall extend during the term OF this
franchise, aud as further compensation,
said grantee shall pay to the City of ST.
Johns the sum OF Five Thousand 5000
dollars as follows;
Two hundred lsaool dollars on the
first day of January, 1905, and Two Hun
dred (s2oo) dollars ON the first day OF
January of each and every year there
after during the life of this franchise ex-
cept last payment, which shall he Pour
Hundred (s4ool dollars, and said fran |
ehise may be forfeited by failure to make |
the payments as herein provided for.
Section 8. The work OF constructing
said telephone plant, system and ex-
change shall be commenced in good |
faith in not more than six months from
the date of acceptance of said franchise
and shall be continuously prosecuted |
Hereunder in good faith and shall be
completed within not more than eighteen
USl months thereafter.
Section ?. Nothing in this ordinance
shall be construed in any way to prevent
the proper authorities of ST. Johns from
sewering. grading, planking, repairing
or altering any of the streets thereof as
may be determined from time to time
by the properly constituted officers of
said City.
Section S. Nothing in this ordinance
shall prevent the City OF St. Johns from
granting to other persons or corporation
like privileges as herein set forth.
Section 9. The said grantee shall
restore all streets and public HIGHWAYS
in said city which shall be disturbed in
the installation OF said telephone system
in said city, as soon as practicable and
without unnecessary delay.
Section 10. That nothing in this
ordinance shall be construed as prohibit
ing the City of St. Johns or the Council
from at any time hereafter exer-
cising its police power TO require the
main line wires OF the grantee to be
placed in conduits in the business por-
ton of said City, provided, that such
police power shall not be exercised ex-
cept by ordinance, applicable alike to
all telephone and telegraph wires and
poles, and, provided further, that in the
residence portion of said CITY of ST
Johns, all poles shall be, as far as prac-
Iieable, set in alleys, where such aileys
exist.
Section II. Whenever il shall be nee
sssary in grading any street or alley in
aid city or in building any sidewalk or
N making any other improvements
hereon, to remove any pole or poles
belonging 70 said grantee, on " n any
inc or lines, wire or wires belonging 10
aid grantee shall be stretched or fas- Z
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