St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-05-31

The City of st. Johns does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. That the Home Telephone
and Telegraph Company of Portland,
Oregon, its SUCCESSORS and assigns, be
aud Is hereby granted for period of
twenty-five (25j years from the date of
the passage AID approval Of this ordi-
nance the right. privilege and franc iise
to erect poles with the necessary sup.
ports, cross arms and fixtures, and to
string wires ard 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 aud
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 aud 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 gem
eral telephone and telegraph business at
said City of st. Johns.
Section q. That all conduits shall be
constructed in conformity with such
reasonable regulations as the City Coun.
Gil may by ordinance prescribe for con-
duits Of similar character aud all eScava.
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 as not To unnecessarily
interfere with the free usc Of the streets
and alleys by the public, save aud except
such temporary interference ~ 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 aud author.
ity TO supervise, direct and inspect the
manner Of erecting said poles aud con.
structing said conduits, aud of placing
said wircsand carrying out the provisions
Of this ordinance.
Section I. said grantee hereby agrees
and covenants To indemnity aud save
harmless the City Of 81. Johns against
all damages, costs and expenses whatso.
ever 10 which the city may be subjected
In consequence OF the acts or neglects oi
said grantee. Its agents or servants. In
any manner arising from the rights and
privileges granted herein.
Section S. Tie said grantee, In con-
sideration Of the franchise, rights aud
privileges granted by this ordinance, aud
as compensation therefor, shall. within
thirty (5ol days from the commencement
of the operation OF said telephone ex-
change, furnish To the City OF 81. Johns
five (S) main line telephones aud conn, Ct
the same with the system of said grant c.
and thereafter maintain and keep the
same IN good repair and working ort'c cr
during the term Of said Franchise, wi H.
out expense or charge la the Cit, of II. !
Johns, aud shall allow the Cit, OF 81. |
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 ire ala M |
purposes and said City Of 81, Johns sh all |
Iurther have conduit accommodations In |
The trenches OF said grantee for the pluc.
ny oi said police and fire alarm wins, |
but which said wires shall not be of such |
ioltage as To interfere with or damage |
he wires Of said grantee, aud the con-
luits 10 accommodate said fire and police
wires shall be placed in the trenches at
he time of the construction OF the con
luit system of said grantee, which priyi-
ege in the use of said poles and conduits
hall extend during the term of this
ranchise, and a. further compensation,
aid grantee shall pay 10 the City of 81.
ohns the sum OF five Thousand tsSoool
lollars as follows;
Two hundred (saoo) dollars on the
inst day OF January, 1905, and Two Hun
Ired (f,oo) dollars on the first day of
"A aaah al a. |
iter during the life OF this franchise eN-
ept last payment, which shall be -Four
hundred (Slool dollars, and said fran
hise may he forfeited by failure to make
he payments as herein provided for.
Section o. The work of constructing
aid telephone plant, system aud ex-
hange shall he commenced in good
iith in not more than six months from
he date of acceptance OF said franchise
nd shall be continuously prosecuted
hereunder in good faith aud shall he
ompleted within not more than eighteen
ISl months thereafter.
Section 7. Nothing in this ordinance
nall be construed in any way To prevent
ne proper authorities of ST. Johns from
,wering, grading, planking, repairing
7 altering any of the streets thereof as
lay be determined from time to time
the properly constituted ofheers OF
'id Sity'
svelioh o. Nothins IN inns ordinanee
iall prevent the City of ST. Johns from
ranting To other persons OF corporation
ke privileges as herein set forth.
section g. The SAID grantee shall
store All streets anu pnblie highways
said city which shall be disturbed in
e installation OF said telephone system