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


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, O
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 "tho Railway Company'D, and
its successors and assigns, the fran.
chise, 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 a 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 the City of st. Johns, Oregon, to-
wit:
On Jersey street from Fcssenden
street 10 the south line of Burlington
street.
On Fessenden street from Jersey
street to the place where the line
between the donation land claims OF
james John and ID. =. Southmayd
crosses said Fcsscndcn street, and also
the franchise. right and privilege to
connect together at the crossing OF
Jersey street and Fcsscndcn street by
convenient curves and connections the
limo Of railway or street railway on
Fcssenden street with the line Of rail-
way or street railway on Jersey street
IN this section mentioned, so as to
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 line of track on Fesscndcn
street 10 the line Of track ON Jersey
street, and from tho line OF track on
Jersey street to the line Of track on
Fcsscndcn street.
Section z. That there shall bs and
hereby In granted, subject TO tho
terms, restrictions and provisions In
this ordinance contained, to tho Rail.
way Company, Its successors and AS
signs, the franchise, right and privi.
lego TO put up, erect, maintain and
usc polos In the sidewalks, along the
curb lines thereof, OF Fessenden street,
In tho City Of IT. Johns, from the
place In said Fcssendcn street whore the
same is intcrscctcd by the boundary
line between the donation land claims
Of James John and ID. =. southmayd
60 tho casterly boundary OF the City
Of st. Johns, and also TO stretch over,
along and across said part OF said Fes.
senden street and upon said poles all
such wires and cables -as may be noe
essary, desirable or convenient to be
used by the Railway Company, its
successors or assigns, In connection
with its or their railway, light, power
and heating business, or any other
business connected with its or their
corporate purposes, and to transmit
electrical energy on and over such
wires and cables and any thereof,
and the further franchise, right and
privilege 10 stretch over, along and
across said part Of said Fessenden street
all such guy wires, span wires, feed
wires and other wires and cables M
may be necessary and convenient TO
be- used by the Railway Company, its
successors or assigns, In connection
with its or their line OF railway or
street railway In said part Of said
Fossondcn street and In connection
with its or their light, power and
heating business or any other business
connected with its or their corporate
purposes; and all of said wires and
cables may be stretched along said
poles and from or to said poles as
may be desirable and convenient Tor
the corporate purposes of the Railway
Company, its successors or assigns,
both in the operation OF public utili'
ties carried ON by II or them and In
the supply Of electrical energy to
private consumers, and the further
Franchise, right and privilege to trans
NIT electrical energy ON and over sueh
wires and cables and any thereof,
Section 3. 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 1 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 locomo.
tives), and for the purpose Of oper'
ating railways and street railways
and for conveying power and 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 mp, erect, maintain and use over
head wires and lay down, construct,
maintain and use underground slots
aud eonduits and underground wires,
conductors and cables over or under
the streets and highways mentioned
In Section l of this ordinance. The
Railway Company, its successors and
assigns, may at any time change the
motive power and mode Of operating
and propelling ears on said railways
or 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 T. The tracks of the rail-
way and street railways constructed
or maintained uadsr authority Of this
ordinance shall be laid ~ near a.
practicable In the center Of the streets
and flush with the grades thereof lex
eepting at angles, curves, connections,
tuTnouts, etc., as provided in Section
Of this 0rdinanee), and in such ex-
eepted cases the track shall be laid
on such curves and ON such alignment
an6 m aueh modi6eafiou N ora6ea
- TO provide for the safe and
convenient operation Of ears and 20
- to offer a. little obstFustieH -