St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-05-21

DISTRIBUTING GAS FOR IL
ILLUMINATING, HEATING AND
KINDRED PURPOSES INTO
THROUGH AND THROUGHOUT
THE CITY OF ST. JOHNS,
AND TO SELL SAID GAS TO
THE INHABITANTS THEREOF
AS WELL AS TO SAID CITY OF
ST. JOHNS, OREGON, AND ALI
SO TO OWN, MAINTAIN AND
OPERATE A PLANT FOR THE
MANUFACTURE OF SAID GAS.
The city OF st. Johns does ordain
as follows:
Section 1 That there be and is
hereby granted to the Portland Gas
Company corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State
of Oregon, and It's successors or as.
signs. the right, privilege and fran.
chise Of laying mains and service
pipes In, along, upon and under all
streets, avenues. lanes, squares, pub.
lie places and bridges. and the
right, privilege and franchise OF main.
tanning and operating a system for
the purpose of supplying and selling
said city Of st. Johns and the In
habitants thereof with gas for II.
Eliminating. heating and kindred pur.
poses, and the right, privilege and
and franchise of erecting and opcr.
ating a plant for the manufacture OF
gas, and all rights, privileges and
franchises granted to, or conferred
upon the Portland Gas Company, It's
Successors or assigns by this Ordin.
ance, shall continue to exist and re.
main in full force and effect for q
period Of twenty five years from
the date that this Ordinance becomes
A force.
Section 2. This franchise is grant
ed to the Portland Gas company. It's
successors or assigns on the condl.
ton that the said company shall
charge for gas furnished 10 the In.
habitants OF the said city OF ST. Johns.
a sum which will not exceed One
Dollar and Twenty Five Cents per
one thousand cubic feet of gas. pro.
yiding said charge for gas - paid at
the office OF the company 10 be main.
talncd In said city Of 81. Johns on
Jr before the 10th day OF each
month following that In which said
gas In supplied. and II not NO paid
AZ said time and place. an addition.
al charge OF five cents per thousand
cubic feet may be exacted. That
said company will furnish the city
OF ST. Johns. II II shall require same,
In any OF It's public buildings. or In
Il streets or public places for Hum
mating. heating and other purposes,
gas. ut price not exceeding the
price 80 10 be charged 10 the In.
habitants OF said city OF 81. Johns;
that when the population OF the city
OF 81. Johns shall exceed 10000. the
price per thousand cubic feet TO be
charged for gas shall not exceed the
price charged therefor In the city Of
Portland. oregon; and In the event
that the city oi 81. iChns be at ANY
time annexed 10 ths city OF Portland.
oregon, the price % be charged for
gas shall be the same IN that
charged In the city OF Portland.
That said Portland Gas company.
Its successors or assigns, In consid.
oratlon OF the franchises. rights and
privileges granted by this Ordinance
and as compensation for same. and
In addition TO the rate for gas here.
In made and provided for. shall pay
10 the city OF 81. Johns the sum OF
One Hundred Dollars yearly during |
the term for which this franchise In |
Each OF the annual pay, |
ments OF money required by this |
section shall be made by the Port. |
land Gas Company. its successors or
assigns TO the Treasurer OF the city |
u ST, Johns, who shall issue his
receipt therefor. which said receipt
shall be full aoquittanee TO said
Portland Gas company. It's successors
ir assigns OF such payment. should
he said Gas company It's successors
,r assigns fail or neglect for ten days
after the same becomes due and pay.
lble after written notice from the
lily OF st, Johns TO pay same. TO pay
my OF said annual payments as
as provided for IN this
'eetion. the city OF 81. Johns shall
laye the right To collect such over.
lue payments from said Portland Gas
company, its successors or assigns,
~ suit or action and shall have a
len upon said gas plant and mains
or the payment Of same. Each OF
aid annual payments shall become
ue ON the first day OF December
ach year, The Portland Gas com
amy, Its successors or assigns, In
ddition To the compensation above
tipulated for shall furnish and sup
ly the City Hall In the city OF ST.
ohns with gas free OF charge for
9th Illuminating and heating not ex.
l. L
hat the said gas shall contain not
'ss than 575 Il. I. Units per cubic
get, and the illumination shall be
ot less than IL candle power. s
Section 3. The Portland Gas com. {
any, it's successors or assigns, shall !
irnish free service pipes connecting I
le mains with the meters on appli-
alton OF property owners desiring
} have and use gas on their prem
les, wherever the mains OF the '
Dmpany shall be laid, provided that |
aid meters when situated on the
remises OF consumers are not
reater distance than 80 feet from 5
le outer curbing or curb line next 0
10 street, and II greater distance v
IAN 30 feet, such service piping in q
'cess thereof 10 be paid for by the p
'nsumer.
Section 1. That the work OF In. I
alling and laying such gas system s.
I'd mains for the conduct and dis s.
ibution OF said gas for. In and d
rough said city. shall begin within n
irty days after the acceptance Of a
is franchise. and II actual con- a.
ruction has not been begun within 81
irty days from the acceptance OF C
is franchise. unless delayed by q
dicial acts. strikes or causes not OF
Q fault OF the grantee. the council J'
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