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

tinuous distance than 500 feet at any
one time, or for a longer period than
two weeks at any one time, excepting
that in case Of bad weather, strikes,
riots, accidents, casualties, delays or
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 9. 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, macadamizing, 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 hindranee as
possible to the passage of cars and
the operation of said railways or street
railways and the owners of said rail-
ways and street railways shall have
the privileg6 of raising or shifting
the railway tracks or street railway
tracks 90 as TO avoid as much as
possible obstruetions to the operation
of ears during the progress of the
street sewering, grading. paving,
plankiug, matchmaking, improving,
altering or repairing.
Section Z. The Railway Company
OF its representatives, successors and
assigns, shall keep those portions Of
the streets and other public places oc'
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 OF 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 OF 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 IL
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
10 the Railway Company, Its success
sors or assigns, TO repair, improve or
maintain, as In this ordinance or In
the charter Of said city provided, the
portions Of the street or streets here
nbcfore described along and over
which said railway or street railway
or 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.
lect or refuse 10 TO do, then and In
that event the City OF 81. Johns may
AZ Its option do such work and the
cost OF the sane aa ascertained and
declared by the Council shall bo en-
tered In the docket Of city liens, and
tho Railway Company, It's successors
or assigns, shall pay prior TO dclin'
quency such special assessments for
the repair or improving Of any such
portion Of said streets, and upon the
neglect or refusal OF tho Railway
Company, Its successors or assigns,
10 pay any legal assessment for ro'
pairs or improvements OF such portions
OF said streets as herelnbefore pro-
vided, the City Of 81. Johns may by
ordinance declare the Immediate for
feiture Of this franchise (so far as
the rights granted hereunder In Sec
/ tion / hereof are eonoorned) and the
road or tracks constructed by the
Railway Company, It's successors or as
signs, under and by virtue Of this or
dinAnce or franchise.
Section 8. In case any street or
portion OF street be abandoned by tho
/ Railway Company, is successors or
assigns, during the life Of this fran.
chise, then that portion OF the fran
ehise under which said street or part
OF the street so abandoned was used
by the Railway Company, iia 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 successors and assigns, shall (sub
ieet 10 the other provisions OF this
franchise, and 10 the rights and priv.
ileges herein granted 20 the Railway
Company, its successors or assigns), 4,
maintain It's roads, tracks, poles aud
wires, in continuous good order and
repair throughout the entire term Of
the franchise granted by this ordi.
nance, aud shall render efficient ser,
vice during the entire term Of this
franchise, and If said Railway Com.
pany shall fail TO 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
Hereunder.
Section 10. The Railway Company
agrees and promises for itself, its
successors and assigns, 10 pay 10 the
City OF ST. Johns as Compensation for
this grant or franchise by said City
of st. Johns, the following sums OF
money In time and manner as fOllowsi
Fifty (s5O.OO) dollars per annum, pay
able on the first Monday in December
OF each and every year during the con
tinuanee of this franchise.
Section IL. The Railway Company,
its successors and assigns, may charge
and collect from each passenger tray-
cling upon its railways or street rail.
ways, for each trip travelled by such
passenger in one general direction,
wholly within the City Of st. Johns,
on the railways or street railways of
the Railway Company, its successors
and assigns, including railways and
street railways constructed on the
streets, or parts thereof, authorized