St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-09-17

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/ Gil, st. Johns, oregon.
Gentlemen:
. We, the undersigned, your com
mittee to investigate and report to
you In the matter Of the o. r. g..
N. franchise on Bradford street, beg
to repord as follows:
We found their franchise OF record
In Commissioners Journal No. %,
commencing at Page 36S and dated
June Z, 1901. and in part as follows:
NOW THEREFORE,, In consider.
alton Of the premises and Of the
agreements hereafter contained on
part of the Navigation Company to
be kept and performed, the said
county of Multnomah and the said
county court of said Multnomah
county, Oregon, sitting for the trans
action of county business, do hereby
grant to the Navigation Company, It's
successors and assigns the perpetual
right to construct and maintain the
main line OF It's proposed branch of
railroad from Portland to st. Johns
diagonally through First street, also
called Albany street, In A. l.. Miners
Addition to st. Johns, and also to
lay and maintain the main line Of
It's said railroad through End street.
sometimes called Bradford street In
st. Johns and James Johns Addition
to st. Johns, between the East line
OF Main street or Richmond street,
and the Westerly side line OF Van.
couver Avenue or Fessenden street,
| together with the right TO cross all
the streets in said A. l.. Miners Ad.
dltlon to st. Johns and the original
townsite OF st. Johns. which runs In
a Northerly and Southerly direction
and lies between ith Avenue, some.
times called Tyler street, on the
East and Vancouver street, some.
times called Fessenden street, on the
West. including said 4th avenue and
Vancouver street; and do also grant
to said Navigation company per.
petual right to lay and maintain upon
the Northcrly half Of End street.
sometimes called Bradford street, n
double ended side track extending
from willamette or Charleston street
In the original Townsite OF 50. Johns.
to Vancouver or Fcssenden street In |
James Johns Addition thereto. 10.
gcthor with the right to cross all
streets running In Northerly and
Southeriy direction through the or
iginai townsitc Of 81. Johns and
James Johns Addition thereto. which
lies between said willamette street
and Vancouver street and including
streets. and the Navigation company
does hereby covenant and agree TO
and with the county that Il will 80
locate and construct its road through
and across said streets as not to
destroy or materially impair the right
OF the public 10 improve said streets,
aud that Il win plank. pave or ma
cadamize said street between the
tracks between the rails and for "A
OF one u) foot outside the
outer rail- and will maintain said
portion OF the streets along which
said track shall be laid or which
shall be crossed by said tracks In n
condition as good as that which
the adjacent portion Of said street
respectfully may be. provided how
ever. that said company shall not be
required 10 plank. pave or macadam'
Ize said streets as above provided ex'
rept whore the same shall be 30 Inn
proved by the company or proper
authorities"
Which said franchise Is duly and !
regularly signed by the County Court
also by the Railroad Company.
The franchise itself is plain and =
We cannot me any need OF a further
'eport. The Railroad Company has
, right to have main tracks and one
switch ON the Northerly side thereof
md shall use said street as not 10 d
Interfere with the public.
Respectfully submitted. i
e. l.. Johnson,
J. w. Davis, u
John u. Hitler,
n ~ R,lliar