St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-06-28


and operation of said telephone and
telegraph system of said grantee, its sue
ccssors and assigns.
CONDITIONS or GRANT.
Section 6. The rights and privileges
granted by this ordinance are granted
only upon the conditions herein con-
tanned and upon the following considera-
tions, viz,
I. That during the life and operation
of this franchise the city OF st. Johns
shall have the right and privilege to sus.
pend and maintain on the two outer pegs
OF the upper cross-arns on the poles
placed by said grantee, its successors and
as, igns, In the streets. alleys and high.
ways OF said city, any and all wires
which said city may require for fire alarm
aud police telegraph service free OF
charge TO said city, aud in case said wires
are placed underground by the said
grantee herein, its successors and a.
| signs, then the said city Of st. Johns
shall have the right aud privilege TO use
any aud all wires thcirin and suitable
space IN said un lergroun conduits and
pipes for the placing of said wires which
said city may require for fire alarm and
police telegraph service free Of charge 10
said city.
q. That said grantee shall establish
aud maintain during the continuance of
this franchise q rate Of ten cents for the
| first minute OF conversation and five
cents for each additional minute of con.
versation between the said City OF 81.
Johns and the town Of Linnton, In Multi.
nomah county, Oregon.
1. Tha, said grantee shall during the
continuance oi this franchise furnish to
said City Of ST. Johns free telephone
service upon the ponland.St. Johns eS.
change 10 the amount of forty.eight
dollars per month said telephone sefv'
Ice 10 be distributed q, follows One
telephone Ia recorders Office, one tclc-
phone In the city engineers Office. one
telephone In the Office OF the chief OF
police, one telephone In the Office Of the
chief OF the fire department, one teie..
phone IN the residence OF the chief OF
police. one telephone In the residence OF
the chief Of the fire department.
4. In further consideration for the
franchise, right and privilege hereby
granted, aid as u condition thereof, said
grantee, It's successors and assigns, shall
pay into the treasury OF the City Of 81.
johns, ON the irst day OF the month
next succeeding the date of the accept
ance Of the terms of this ordinance by
the grantee herein, the sum of one hun.
drcd dollars, and thereafter, the sum OF
one hundred dollars per year for each
aud every year during the existence OF
this franchise, Il being agreed that the
consideration Aforesaid shall during the
term OF this franchise he Ia lieu OF all
/ licenses or other payments which might
hs tNraF al
grantee for the privilege OF conducting
| telephone aud telegraph business In
said city, making aud collecting rates,
owning aud maintaining and Operating
all necessary appliances aud apparatus
therefor IN the manner herein prescribed,
except the ordinary taxation Of its real
and personal property used in the exer-
else OF its said privilege and business.
s. The wire supplying the city
hall shall be introduced into the
building by conduit to the basement,
aud from that point be carried over the
building. said telephones to be connected
with the exchange of said grantee. II is
understood and agreed, and the uses
and services herein provided for, are
upon the express conditions that said
city will not use or permit To be used
upon any of the circuits furnished or
supplied under the provisions hereof any
telephones or telephone apparatus except
| those furnished by the grantee herein,
nor will said city connect, nor permit
the same to be connected, or used with
any telephone or telephone line appara-
tus or exchange except those OF said
grantee. Provided, that during the ex-
istence of this franchise, the grantee or
its assigns shall not charge or collect
any higher rental for telephones than
the maximum rates now collected.
POLES, KIND AND REMOVAL OF.
Section 7. The poles used by the
grantee, its successors and assigns herein,
shall be so far as practicable, of the same
size and height, shall be painted, and
the city shall have the right to order the
displacement of any pole or poles which
shall at any time be obnoxious to the
sightliness OF the city or which shall be-
come dangerous to the traffic of the city.
Whenever it shall be necessary in grad
ing any street or alley or public highway
of said city or in building any sidewalk
or making any other improvement
thereon, to remove any pole or poles be-
longing to said company OF ON which
any line OF lines, wire or wires, belong
ing To said company shall be stretched
OF fastened, the said company, It's sue
cessors or assigns, shall upon receiving
twenty-four hours notice from the city
engineer, or such other official or board
as the council or law may designate, re-
move such pole or poles, and il said
company, its successors or assigns, upon
such notice shall neglect OF refuse to
remove such pole or poles, then said
pole or poles shall be removed by the
city engineer or such officer or board as
the council or law may designate, at the
expense OF the company.
DAMAGES, FRANCHISE NOT EN-
elusive.
Section s. Said company, its success
ors and assigns, hereby agrees and COW
enants to indemnify and save harmless
the City OF ST. Johns against all damages,
cost, and expense whatever to which
said city may be subject in consequence
OF the acts or neglect of said company,
its agents or servants, in any manner
arising from The rights and privileges
granted il herein by the city. All rights,
authority, and grants herein contained
and conferred are further conditioned
upon the express understanding and