St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23

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and operation of said telephone and
telegraph system of said grantee, its sue
cessors and assigns.
CONDITIONS OF GRANT.
Section s. 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
assigns, 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 as
signs, then the said city of st. Johns
shall have the right aud privilege to use
any and all wires theirin and suitable
space in said un lergrounl conduits and
pipes for the placing of said wires which
said city may require for fire alarm and
police telegraph service free of charge to
said city.
4. That said grantee shall establish
and maintain during the continuance OF
| this franchise n 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 st.
Johns and the town of Linnton, in Multi
nomah county, Oregon.
1. That said grantee shall during the
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said City of St. Johns free telephone
service upon the Portland-St. Johns ex-
change TO the amount of fortv-eight
dollars per month, said telephone serv-
ice to be distributed as follows. One
telephone in recorders office, one tele-
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 tele-
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. aud as condition thereof, said
grantee, its successors aud assigns, shall
pay into the treasury Of the City Of st.
Johns, on the first 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 hum
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 oi this franchise he In lieu of all
licenses or other payments which might
be imposed upon or required of the
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 It's real
and personal property used IN the cxer-
else oi It's said privilege aud business.
S. The wire supplying the city
hail shall be introduced Into the
building 10y conduit 90 the basement
and from that point be carried over the
building, said telephones to be connected
with the exchange OF said grantee. II is
understood aud agreed, aud 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 10 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, aud
the city shall have the right 10 order the
displacement OF any pole or poles which
shall al any time be obnoxious to the
oi the city or which shall be-
come dangerous Ia the traffic OF the city.
Whenever Il 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 or ON which
any line or lines, wire or wires, belong
lng To said company shall be stretched
Or fastened, the said company, It's sue
eessors or assigns, shall upon receiving
Iwenty-tour hours notice from the city
engineer, or such other official or board
Is the council or law may designate, re-
move such pole or poles, and il said
company, its successors or assigns, upon
'uch notice shall neglect or refuse to
-emove such pole or poles, then said
,ole or poles shall be removed by the
'ity engineer or such officer or board as
he council or law may designate, at the
expense OF the company.
DAMAGES. FRANCHISE NOT EN-
elusive.
Section s. Said company. its success
rs and assigns, hereby agrees and coy
nants TO indemnify aud save harmless
he City of ST, Johns against all damages,
ost, and expense whatever to which
aid city may be subject in consequence
4 the acts OF neglect of said company,
IS agents or servants, in any manner
rising from the rights and privileges
ranted It herein by the city. All rights,
and grants herein contained
nj conferred are further conditioned
pom the express understanding and
sreement that these privileges in the
lreets and public places are not to oper-
te in any way as an enhancement of
nd grantees properties or value, OF be
n asset or item OF ownership in the APP
raisal thereof, in the event that said
ty shall ever acquire by purchase any
r all of said grantees property. This
anehise and grant shall not be con-
rued as any limitation upon the right
the council of said city, OF Of any
oard vested with proper authority, in