St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-05-14

4, MANUFACTURE OF SAID GAS
: The city of st. Johns does ordai
, as follows:
! Section 1 That there be and
hereby granted to the Portland Ga
Company corporation organized an
existing under the laws of the Stat
of Oregon, and Its successors or al
signs, the right, privilege and frar
chise of laying mains and servic
pipes In, along. upon and under al
streets, avenues, lanes, squares, put
lie places and bridges. and tn
right, privilege and franchise Of main
taining and operating a system 70
the purpose OF supplying and sellinI
said city Of st. Johns and the In
habltants thereof with gas for II
Eliminating. heating and kindred pur
poses, and the right. privilege an'
and franchise of erecting and oper
ating a plant for the manufacture o
gas. and all rights, privileges and
franchises granted to, or conferred
upon the Portland Gas Company, ia
| successors or assigns by this Ordin.
ance, shall continue to exist and re.
main In full force and effect for a
period OF twenty five years from
the date that this Ordinance becomes
force.
Section 2. This franchise Is grant.
ed to the Portland Gas company, its
successors or assigns on the condi.
ton that the said company shall
charge for gas furnished 10 the I'm.
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 TO be main.
tained In said city OF st. Johns on
or before the 10th day OF each
month following that In which said
gas In supplied. and II not 80 paid
at said time and place. an addition.
al charge OF five cents per thousand
cubic feet may be oxacted That
said company will furnish the city
Of st. Johns. II II shall require same.
In any OF it's public buildings. or In
It streets or public places for iilum. |
mating. heating and other purposes,
gas, at "A price not exceeding the |
price 80 TO be charged TO tho In.
lsbitants OF said city OF st. Johns;
hat when the population OF the city
n 81. Johns shall exceed 10000, the
,rice per thousand cubic feet TO be
'barged for gas shall not exceed the
rice charged therefor In the city OF
'ortland. Oregon. and In the event
hat the city ol st. Johns be at any
lime annexed 10 th' city OF Portland.
oregon. the price 10 DO charged for
ias shall be the same as that
harged In the city OF Portland.
That said Portland Gas company.
In successors or assigns. In eonsid.
ration Of the franchises. rights and
riyileges granted by this Ordinance
nd as compensation for same, and
. addition TO the rate for. gas here.
made and provided for. shall pay
the city OF 81. Johns the sum OF
me Hundred Dollars yearly during !
10 term for which this franchise is q
Ianted. Each OF the annual pay.
enta OF money required by this 9
'ction shall be made by the Port. .
ND Gas Company, It's successors or O
'sisns 10 the Treasurer OF the city y
81. Johns, who shall issue his y
ceipt therefor, which said receipt G
Iall be n full acquittance TO said a
,rtland Gas company, It's successors u
assigns OF such payment. should r.
q said Gas company It's successors u
assigns fail or neglect for ten days
Ter the same becomes due and pay. az
le after written notice from the ci
y OF 81. Johns 10 pay same, 10 pay p'
y OF said annual payments as sa
hlpensation as provided for In this lh
ition. the city OF ST. Johns shall ~
ve the right TO collect such over. ~
payments from said Portland Gas oy
It's successors or assigns, vi
suit or action and shall have a pe
n upon said gas plant and mains 90
the payment of same. Each of OH
d annual payments shall become hu
ON the first day of December OF
II year. The Portland Gas com. th'
~, It's successors or assigns, In an
lltlon TO the compensation above
'ulated for shall furnish and sup. col
the City Hall In the city OF 81. shi
ms with gas free OF charge FOR yel
h Illuminating and heating not ex. tai
ding 10000 cubic feet per annum. Ing
Il the said gas shall contain not sal
than 615 h. T. Units per cubic 5
/, and the illumination shall be for
less than IL candle power. sha
ection ). The Portland Gas com. con
y, It's successors or assigns, shall pur
fish free service pipes connecting ORD
mains with the meters ON appli. ner
On or property owners desiring any
la'e and use gas on their prem. wh'
wherever the mains OF the pur
pany shall be laid. provided that the
meters when situated ON the sup
nises OF consumers are not the
ter distance than 80 feet from sucl
outer eurbing or curb line next be
street, and II a greater distance wer
80 feet, such service piping In dam
81 thereof 10 be paid for by the pair
umer. year
ction 4. That the work of In. Port
ng and laying such gas system sors
mains for the conduct and dis. stre'
tion OF said gas for, In and done
Ugh said city. shall begin within rules
days after the acceptance OF auth
franchise. and II actual con. adop
tion has not been begun within said
days from the acceptance OF cess
unless delayed By good
al acts. strikes or causes not OF s.
ault OF the grantee. the council John
Q city OF ST. Johns hereby re. urer
the right TO forfeit the fran. condi
herein granted; the Portland the !
company, It's successors or as Sec
snsii nave It's mains and pipe comp
taiu ana De distributing gas shall
hroesh WITHIN one hundred TO Ill,
AZ oays from the date OF its corde
ance OF the franchise hereby man
d, unless delayed by judicial locati
strikes or other unavoidable gas n
/. ON the streets OF said city as city +,