St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-02-10

The city Of ST. Johns does ordain a
follows:
Section T. The Mount Hood Rail
way K Power Company, a corporation
duly organized and existing under tn
laws OF the State OF Oregon, and hav
ing its principal office and place o
business in the City OF Portland, il
the State of Oregon. and It's success
sors and assigns, is hereby granted, sub
jcct 10 the consideration and condition
IN this Ordinance contained, the riRh
and privilege to erect, construct anC
maintain AN electric light, heat an,
power system IN the City OF St John.
Oregon. and the right and privilege tC
erect poles and stretch wires thereon
and thcrcoycr, through. over and upof
the streets, alleys and public highways
aud TO construct underground conduit,
or pipes with all necessary manholc,
and other appliances, in and under said
streets, alleys aud public highways in
the City OF St Johns for conducting
and conveying electricity for light, heat
and power and to charge and collect
tolls therefor.
Section 3 All rights and privileges
hereby granted shall expire at the end
Of twenty-five years from the date OF
the acceptance Of the terms and condi
tions OF this Ordinance by the said
Mount Hood Railway 4 Power Com.
pany and IN the event the said Mount
Hood Railway & Power Company shall
fail or neglect or refuse to perform ans
Of the obligations or requirements i'm.
posed 10y this Ordinance, for the period
OF thirty (3O) days after notice IN writ
ing, this grant and privilege by Ordi
nance may bc terminated and annullcd
by the Council Of the City Of St Johns
and the said Mount Hood Railway &
sPower Company shall be deemed a.
have forfeited all right and privileges
hereby granted
Section .. Al necessary connections
10 subscribers stations aud To other
points may be made from such wires
aud conductors. and with such means
apparatus and appliances as may be
requisite. Said grantee. is successors
and assigns, shall file with the City
Engineer or properly constituted au-
thoriiy Of the City, before doing any
ot the work under the authority OF the
franchise. plans of all conduils, man.
holes, distributing poles aud all other
constructions proposed within the linn
iis Of the streets. alleys and public high
ways of the city and Ia such form and
detail, including appropriate maps. as
the CITY Engineer or other properly
constituted authorities may demand and
approve; and plans and specifications
of rclocations and changes shall be- filed
in like form and he approved before
the same shall be made or work begun
thereon
The Mount Hood Railway & Power
Company, iis successors "a assigns
shall Immediately upon the acceptance
of this franchise. file with the City
Recorder of the City Of ST Johns, a
bond in the sum of Sa.OOOOO, which
said bond will provide that the work,
by the terms OF this franchise, be com
mcnced within the City Of ST. Johns
within ninety (00) days thereafter and
that said work shall he prosecuted in
good faith and that the sum of SIS
O0000 will be expended in the con
slruction of It's plant or extensions in
the CITY Of St Johns. within one year
from the date Of said acceptance.
All poles erected hy virtue of this
franchise and grant shall be maintained
~ such length, and shall be OF such
lind, and the wires thereon shall be
Of such height and placed in such man
ner as shall be satisfactory To the City
Of 81 Johns, or is properly constituted
authorities Said grantee. It's success
sors or assigns shall not remove It's
poles after once being set from any
location to another, unless permitted to
do SO by the City of st Johns. or its
properly constituted authorities. and the
City of ST Johns reserves the right e.
cause such poles TO be removed
See, 4 The said grantee. lis sic
cessors or assigns under the direction
of the City of ST. Johns or lis properly
constituted authorities, may make all |
necessary excavations in any street, al |
ley or public highway for the purpose
of erecting. constructing and maintain
ing poles and other supports for It's |
wires. conductors. lights or arc lights |
and for repairing the same. and for
laying, repairing and maintaining its TN
derground conduits and pipes, and /
for placing, repairing maintaining |
and operating is wires aud other con
ductors therein All poles Of the said
grantee, IFS successors or assigns. shall
be erected al the edge of the sidewalk
unless otherwise directed by the proper
city authorities The City OF St Johns |
by its properly constituted authorities |
shall have the right TO cause said
grantee. lis successors or assigns. tot
move the location of any pole or arc
light whenever the removal thereof
shall be deemed for the public conyen-
fence and the expense thereof shall be
paid by the said grantee, its successors
Or assigns.
Sec. 5. When any excavation shall
be made pursuant 10 the provisions
n this Ordinance, the said grantee It's
successors or assigns shall restore the
lortion of the street, alley or public
highway. 10 the same condition in which
I was prior to the opening thereof and
N work shall be done in strict com
,liance with the rules regulations. ordi- ,
lances or orders which may be adopted
rom time 10 time during the contin- (
lance of this franchise, by the Council {
4 the city. or as may be otherwise !
royided BY law II is further provided /
hat the city authorities may require q
hat any opening in any hard surface 8
ayement in any street alley or public 7
iehway shall be filled in and the pave .
,ent replaced by the city authorities I
nd the costs thereof including the cost 4
inspection and supervision shall be 2
Aid by the grantee, It's successors or /
,signs and for the purpose of guar S
neeing such repairs in said streets, &