St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-09-02

and Conductors, in the City Of
st. Johns, Oregon.
The City Of 81. Johns does ordain
as follows:
Section /. That there shall be and
hereby is granted, subject TO the
terms. restrictions and provisions in
this ordinance contained, to Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company, a
corporation duly incorporated, organ.
lied and existing under and by virtue
of the laws of the State Of Oregon,
and having its principal office at the
City of Portland, County of Multno.
nah and State of Oregon Hereinafter
called "the Railway Company'O, and
its successors and assigns, the fran
ehise, right and privilege to lay down,
relay, construct, reconstruct, purchase,
acquire, lease, repair, maintain, equip,
operate, have, hold, use, and enjoy
lines of railway and street railway,
either single track or double track,
with the right to change from a single
track to double track and from a
double track to single track, with
convenient switches, turnouts, cross
overs, curves, connections and turn
tables, and TO run and operate cars
thereon, in, over, along and upon the
following named streets and highways
In tho City Of st. Johns, Oregon, to.
wit;
ON Jersey street from Fessenden
street 20 the south line of Burlington
street.
On Fossenden street from Jersey
street 20 the place where the line
between the donation land claims Of
James John and ID. 3. Southmayd
crosses said Fesscnden street, and also
the franchise, right and privilege to
connect together at the crossing OF
Jersey street and Fessenden street by
convenient curves and connections the
line OF railway or street railway on
Fessendon street with the line Of rail-
way or street railway on Jersey street
In this section mentioned, 10 as 20
conveniently operate said railways or
street railways In this section men.
toned as one entire system Of railways
or street railways, and 10 run cars
from the limo OF track on Fossenden
street TO the line Of track on Jersey
street, and from the line OF track on
Jersey street. TO the line Of track on
Fcssendcn street.
Section 2. That there shall be and
hereby Is granted, subject 70 the
terms, restrictions and provisions In
this ordinance contained, 20 the Rail
way Company, Its successors and as
signs, the franchise, right and privi.
lego 10 put up, erect, maintain ana
use poles In the sidewalks, along the
curb lines thereof, OF fcssendcn street,
In the City Of 81. Johns, from the
place In said Fessenden street whore the
same 10 intersected by the boundary
line between the donation land claims
OF James John and ID. 3. Southmayd
10 the oasterly boundary Of the City
OF 81. Johns, aud also 10 stretch over,
along and across said part OF said Fea,
senden street and upon said poles all
such wires and cables as may be nee
essary, desirable or convenient 10 be
used by the Railway Company, It's
successors or assigns, In connection
with Its or their railway, light, power
aud heating business, or any other
business connected with its or their
corporate purposes, and 70 transmit
electrical energy on and over saeb
wires and cables and any thereof,
aud the further franchise, right and
privilege 20 stretch over, along and
across said part OF said Fessenden street
all such guy wires, span wires, feed
wires and other wires and cables as
may be necessary aud convenient TO
be used by the Railway Company, Its
successors or assigns, In connection
with It's OF their line Of railway or
street railway in said part of said
Pessenden street and In connection
with its or their light, power and
heating business or any other business
connected with it, or their corporate
purposes; and all Of said wires and
cables may be stretched along said
poles and from or 10 said poles as
nav be desirable aud convenient Tor
the corporate purposes OF the Railway
Company, its successors or assigns,
both in the operation Of public ntili'
ties carried ON by ID OF them and In
the supply Of electrical energy TO
private consumers, ana the further
franchise, right and privilege 10 trans
nit electrical energy on and over such
wires and cables and any thereof.
Section 8. The Railway Company,
its successors and assigns, may oper'
ate and prOpel ears for the transport
alton of freight and passengers over
and upon the railways or street rail
WAYS mentioned In Section l OF this
ordinance by means of overhead or
underground electrical power, storage
batteries, compressed air, cables, or
other mechanical power (exeepting
only steam motors and steam loeomo'
tives), and for the purpose Of oper'
ating railways and street railways
and for conveying power aud electric
current, may put up, erect, MAINTAIN
and use poles along the curb lines OF
the streets and highways mentioned in
Section ! of this ordinance, and may
put up, erect, maintain and use over
head wires and lay down, construct,
maintain and use underground slots
and eonduits aud underground wires,
and cables over or under
the streets and highways mentioned
in Section i of this ordinance. The
Railway Company, its successors and
assigns, may at any time change the
motive power and mode Of operating
and propelling cars on said railways
OF street railways for any more i'm
proved, economical, practical or desir-
able method in the kind of motive
power, excepting steam motors or
steam locomotives.
Section 4. The tracks of the rail
way and street railways constructed
or maintained under authority of this
ordinance shall be laid as near as
in the center of the streets
and flush with the grades thereof Eek
eepting at angles, curves, connections,
etc., as provided in Section
/ of this ordinanee), and in such ex.
cepted cases the track shall be laid
on such curves and on such alignment
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