St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-03-19

small eApenu not less lnHn $4,VUU per
year In operating said system, main.
taining said gas supply and extend.
Ing said gas mains and system In
said city of st. Johns.
Section 8. All gas mains or pipes
for conducting gas which may or
shall be laid by said Portland Gas
company, its successors or assigns
pursuant to the provisions of this
Ordinance must be laid In such man
ner as not to damage the streets or
any property public or private. and
where the streets are dug up for the
purpose of laying or repairing pipes,
the work must be done under the
supervision and TO the satisfaction of
the superintendent of streets, and
such streets and other property must
be left In as good condition as they
were before such digging, and all
damages caused thereby must be re.
paired and kept in repair for one
year by and at the expense of said
Portland Gas Company, Its success.
sors or assigns, and the opening Of
streets and repair thereof shall be
done In accordance with the general
rules and regulations that the said
authorities may from time to time
adopt In respect thereto. and the
said Portland Gas company, it's sue.
cessors or assigns shall furnish a
good and sufficient bond In the sum
OF $4,000 running TO the city of St.
Johns and deposited with the Treas.
urer of said city as surety for and
conditioned upon the fulfillment OF
the provisions OF this section 8.
Section .. That said Portland Gas
company, It's successors or assigns
shall have and are hereby required
to file in the office of the city re.
corder of the city OF st. Johns a
map or plat showing the definite
location OF TIE gGs pipe system and
gas mains In ana throughout the
city within thirty days after same
Is completed and |. stalled and shall
thereafter also furnish 20 the city a
map or plat Of any and all changes
there.
Section 10. The Portland Gas com
pany, Its successors or assigns shall
lay all pipes Including both laterals
and gas mains at least 20 inches be.
low the grade OF the street where
e''h abt NHtTt
such grade has not been established.
then the city engineer shah furnish
the grade.
Section II. Portland Gas company,
It's successors or assigns shall be
deemed 10 have abandoned all rights
and privileges conferred by this Or.
dinance unless II files written ac.
ceptance OF this franchise within 30
days after this Ordinance shall be In
force.
Section ~. That upon the explra.
tion OF the period for which the
franchise In granted. the city OF 81.
Johns reserves the right at It's eloc.
tion and upon payment therefor of
a FUR valuation thereof TO be made
ard determined as hereinafter pro.
ylded. TO purchase as an entirety
and take over to itself the said gas
pipe system. gas mains and property
appertaining thereto and plant re.
ferred to herein. II any. OF the said
Portland Gas company. Its success.
sors or assigns: provided. however.
that before the city shall have |
TO purchase or take over
such gas pipe systems. property. etc. |
the question whether or not the city |
shall acquire or take such gas pipe |
system or property shall first be sub.
mitted 10 the electors OF the city at |
Ihe regular election for city officers
next preceding the expiration OF the
period for which this franchise IL
granted. In determining the valua.
Ion OF said property TO be purchased
md taken over 10 the city. there
'hall be excluded therefrom any
'alue OF franchise or rights OF way
leriyed from the city OF ST. Johns 20
and operate such property.
,ut there shall be included In such
aluation the value OF all works.
buildings. pipe systems.
nd gas mains laid In. on, along. up
N and under the streets. avenues.
anes. alleys. squares and public
laces OF the city. and material aud
property which said Portland Gas
ompany. Its successors or assigns,
lay have put Into, upon, over, under or I
long the streets. avenues. lanes. al !
sys. squares and public places OF /
he city. The price or valuation TO ,
g paid by the city OF ST. Johns 4
,r said property, shall be fixed and I
by three arbitrators. one a
ppointed Icy the common council OF a
40 city, another appointed by said I
ortland Gas company, its successors n
+ nssigns, and the third appointed a
Y the two SO chosen; and the de- g
sion In writing OF said three ar, D
TRAITORS or majority OF them,
ade In duplicate. and signed by n
em, one delivered to the Mayor OF a
e city and the other TO said Port, Il
nd Gas company, its successors or /,
signs, shall be final and binding cI
ION the parties. and said price and
Iluation shall be paid 10 said Port. @,
nd Gas company. its successors or Il
signs, and upon the payment by
G city 10 said Portland Gas com q
ny. It's successors or assigns OF
eh price and valuation so deter C.
ned as aforesaid. said property so
lued, purchased and paid for shall o.
come the property of the city of an
Johns by virtue hereof and pay. o.
mt therefor as aforesaid. II the ds
y OF st. Johns shall elect not TO
luire said property, or shall not
rehase the same, and the city shall
ct to grant a new or additional
nchise. In lieu OF the expiring or NJ
pired franchise granted by this =
and application be made
said Portland Gas company, its
,cessors or assigns for such new
additional franchise. and in that
'e said Portland Gas company. its