St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-01

tinuous distance than 500 feet at any
one time, or for longer period than
two weeks at any one time, excepting
that in case Of bad weather, strikes,
riots, accidents, casualties, delays OF
defaults Of carriers, material men or
contractors or judicial interference,
the properly constituted authorities of
the city may extend such time at
their discretion.
Section Q. Nothing in this ordi.
nance or any right, privilege or fran.
chise granted by this ordinance shall
be construed to prevent the municipal
authorities of the City of st. Johns
from sewering, grading, paving, plank
ing, matchmaking, improving, alter
ing or repairing any of the streets
over which the railways or street
railways authorized by this ordinance
are constructed or operated, but all
such work shall be done so as to cause
as little obstruction or hindrance as
possible TO the passage Of ears and
the operation of said railways or street
railways and the owners of said rail
ways and street railways shall have
the privilege Of raising OF shifting
the railway tracks OF street railway
tracks 80 rs to avoid as much as
possible distractions to the operation
Of ears during the progress of the
street sewering, grading, paving,
planking, matchmaking, improving,
altering or repairing.
Section Z. The Railway Company
or its representatives, successors and
assigns, shall keep those portions Of
the streets and other public places oe.
cupied by said railways OF street rail-
ways under this franchise in good re.
pair and as required by the Council,
and the Railway Company, or its rep.
resentatives, successors or assigns,
shall during the life Of this fran.
chise plank, pave, repave, reconstruct
or otherwise improve or repair or
maintain In good condition and In the
manner directed by the Council, the
whole or any portion Of the streets
along or over which said railways,
street railways or other railways shall
be constructed lying between the rails
Of any track thereof and extending
one foot outside Of such rails, and also
the portion of streets lying between
any two tracks.
IL Is understood and agreed that II
the Railway Company, Its successors
or assigns, owner or owners OF the
railways or street railways constructed
under this ordinance, after thirty
days notice given by the Council
TO the Railway Company, Its success
sors or assigns, 70 repair, improve or
maintain, ms In this ordinance or In
the charter Of said city provided, tho
portions Of the street or streets here
inbcfore described along and over
which said railway or street railway
OF tracks are herein authorized TO
be constructed or maintained lying
between the rails Of any track there.
Of and extending one foot outside Of
such rails and also the portions OF the
street or streets lying between any
two Of such tracks, shall fail, neg.
lcct or refuse 10 10 do, then and In
that event the City OF 81. Johns may
at its option do such work and the
cost Of the same as asccrtained and
declared by the Council shall be On.
tered In the docket Of city Hons, aud
tho Railway Company, its successors
or assigns, shall pay prior 10 delin-
quency such special assessments for
the repair or improving Of any such
portion Of said streets, and upon tho
neglect or refusal Of the Railway
Company, its successors or assigns,
to pay any legal assessment for re-
pairs or improvements Of such portions
OF said streets as hereinbeforo pro.
vided, tho City Of st. Johns may by
ordinance declare the Immediate for.
feiture Of this franchise ESQ far ms
the rights granted hereunder In Sec.
tion I hereof arc conserned) and tho
road or tracks constructed by the
Railway Company, its successors or ~.
signs, under and by virtue Of this or
dinance or franchise.
Section 8. In case any street or
portion Of street be abandoned by the
Railway Company, Its successors or
assigns, daring the life Of this fran
ehise, then that portion OF tho fran
chise under which said street or part
of the street 80 abandoned was used
by the Railway Company, its success
sors or assigns, shall thereafter be
null and void and shall be forfeited
without any further action on the
part of the city.
Section o. The Railway Company,
It's ruttt--tfr tHd Hr-fSH-t t~'b-
jeet to the other provisions of this
and TO the rights and priv.
ileges herein granted 10 the Railway
its successors or assigns)
maintain its roads, tracks, poles and
wires, In continuous good order and
repair throughout the entire term Of
the franchise granted by this ordi.
nance, and shall render efficient SER
vice during the entire term of this
and IL said Railway Com
pany shall fail 10 so maintain its
roads. tracks, poles and wires, or to
render efficient service, after reason
able notice from the Council, the
Council may forfeit this franchise
and all rights and privileges granted
Section 10. The Railway Company
agrees and promises for itself, its
successors and assigns, TO pay to the
City Of st. Johns as compensation for
this grant OF franchise by said City
Of st. Johns, the following sums Of
money in time and manner as follows;
Fifty ($50.00) dollars per annum, pay.
able on the first Monday in December
Of each and every year during the con
tinuance Of this franchise.
Section IL. The Railway Company,
its successors and assigns, may charge
and collect from each passenger trav-
cling upon its railways or street rail