St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-03-26

tanning 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, It's 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
duppN III ltbDttl lHtItNOs anu lllt
said Portland Gas company, its sue.
cessors or assigns shall furnish
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 Q. That said Portland Gas
company, its 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
map or plat showing the definite
location of the gtg pipe system and
gas mains In anu throughout the
city within thirty days after same
Is completed aud instdlled and shall
thereafter also furi len 20 the city a
map or plat of an, and all changes
there.
Section 10. The Portland Gas com
pany. it's 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
such grade Is established, and where
such grade has not been established.
then the city engineer shall furnish
the grade.
Section II. Portland Gas company.
Its successors or assigns shall be
deemed to have abandoned all rights
and privileges conferred by this or.
dlnance unless IL files written ac.
ceptance OF this franchise within 30
days after this Ordinance shall be In
force.
Section ~. That upon the explra.
ton OF the period for which the
In granted. the city OF ST.
Johns reserves the right at It's elec. |
tion and upon payment therefor OF |
a fur valuation thereof TO be made |
ard determined as hereinafter pro.
vidcd. TO purchase as an entirety |
and take over TO itself the said gas
pipe system. gas mains and property |
ippertaining thereto and plant re-
'erred TO herein, II any. OF the said
Portland Gas company. It's success.
sors or assigns. provided. however.
that before the city shall have
authority TO purchase or take over
such gas pipe systems. property. etc.
he question whether or not the city
fhat NNHhAi' w Aah' nNtH kNg HtUt
system or property shall first be sub.
nitted to the electors OF the city at
he regular election for city officers
iext preceding the expiration OF the
'eriod for which this franchise h
iranted. 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 TO
and operate such property.
'ut there shall be included In such
aluation the value OF all works.
lructures, buildings. pipe systems.
nd gas mains laid In. ON. along. up,
n and under the streets, avenues.
anes. alleys. squares and public
laees OF the city. and material and
roperty which said Portland Gas
ompany, It's successors or assigns.
iay have put into. upon. over. under OF
'ys, squares and public places OF
he city. The price or valuation 10
e paid by the city OF ST. Johns
lr said property shall be fixed and
etermined by three arbitrators. one
ppointed hy the common council OF
'e city. anolher appointed by said
ortland Gas company. its successors
assigns. and the third appointed
J the two so chosen; and the de,
sion In writing OF said three ar
TRAITORS or majority OF them,
ade in duplicate. and signed by
em, one delivered TO the Mayor OF
70 city and the other 10 said Port
nd Gas company, its successors or
signs, shall be final and binding u
ION the parties. and said price and a
Iluation shall be paid TO said Port. II
nd Gas company, its successors or n
signs, and upon the payment by
e city TO said Portland Gas com W
ny, It's successors or assigns of
eh price and valuation SO deter
med as aforesaid. said property so
lued, purchased and paid for shall
come the property OF the city OF
Johns by virtue hereof and pay
INT therefor as aforesaid, II the
) OF ST. Johns shall elect not 10 4
luire said property. or shall not 7
rehase the same, and the city shall
'ct TO grant new or additional y
Inchise, In lieu OF the expiring or
pired franchise granted by this
dinanee, and application be made
said Portland Gas company, its
or assigns for such new
additional franchise, and in that
'e said Portland Gas company, its
,cessors or assigns shall have the
i and preferential right to take p
receive such new or additional
nchise. and II the said Portland
5 company, its successors or as
ms. do not take such new or ad-
Ional franchise. but the same is.
er their election not to take the
ne. granted by the city to any cor