St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-02

The city of St. Johns does ordain as
| follows:
Section /. That there shall be and
hereby is granted, subject to the terms,
restrictions and provisions in this or
dinance contained, 90 Portland Rail.
way, Light and Power Company, n cor
poraton duly Incorporated, organized
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 Multnomah and
state of Oregon hereinafter called
"thc Railway Company'), and its
successors and assigns, the franchise,
right aud privilege 10 put up erect,
maintain and use poles In the side.
walks. along the curb lines thereof,
| of Dawson Street in the City of ST.
! Johns. from the place In said Dawson
| Street where the same is intcrsected
| by the southesstcrly side line of Co.
| lumbia Boulevard TO the castcrly boun.
dary line of the city of st. Johns. to.
gether with such cross arms, brackets
and other appliances and appurtenanccs
M may he necessary or convenient.
and also 20 stretch over. along and
across said part of said Dawson Street
and upon said poles. appliances or ap.
purtcnances all such wires and cables
as may be necessary, desirable or con.
ycnicnt to be used by the Railway
Company, its successors or assigns, In
connection with It's or their railway,
light, power aud 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 aud
privilege 90 stretch over. along and
across said part of said Dawson Street
all such guy wircs span wires, feed
wires aud other wires aud cables rs
may be- necessary aud convenient 90 be
used by the Railway Company its
successors or assigns, In connection
with It's or their line Of railway or
street railway In said part Of said
Dawson Street aud In connection with
Us or their light, power and heat.
ing business or any other business con
ucrtcd with It's or their corporate pur.
poses; aud all Of said wires and ca.
blcs may bc stretched along said poles |
aud from or 90 said poles as may be de-
sirnhlc aud convenient for the corpor
ate purposes of the Railway Company |
its successors or assigns, both in the
operation of public utilities carried on
hy IL or them and In the supply Of
electrical energy o. private consumers,
aud the further franchise, right and
privilege 20 transmit electrical energy
on aud over such wires aud cables and
any thereof.
section .. In ease any street or por
ton of street Ice abandoned by the
Railway Company, its successors or as.
signs, during the life Of this franchise,
then that portion Of the franchise nm.
der which said street or part of the
street so abandoned was used by the
Railway Company, its successors or as.
signs, shall thereafter be- null aud void
aud shall be- forfeited without any fur.
Their action on the part OF the city.
section 3. The Railway Company,
its successors aud assigns, shall (suh,
iert 10 the other provisions of this
franchise, and 20 the rights aud priyi,
leges herein granted 90 the Railway
Company, iis successors or assigns),
maintain its poles aud wires, In con,
tinuous good order aud repair through
out the cntire term Of the franchise
granted hy this ordinance, and shall
render efficient service during the en-,
tire term Of this franchise, and IL said
Railway Company shall fail 20 so main,
tain lbs poles and wires, or 10 render
efficient service, after reasonable no
tlce from the Council, the Council may
forfeit this franchise and all rights
and privileges granted Hereunder.
section 4, The Railway Company
agrees and promises for itself, it's sue
'essors aud assigns, 10 pay 20 the City
N ~. Johns as compensation for this ,
grant or franchise by said City of 81,
Johns. the following sums Of money
n time and manner as follows, One
lollar lSlOO) per annum, payable on
he first day Of July Of each and every !
year during the continuance of this /
franchise
Section S. At the expiration of the /
lime or period for which this franchise
IS granted, the city of ST. Johns at a
ts election aud upon the payment
herefOr of fair valuation thereof, ?
IS la this section provided, may pur, I
hasc and take over 10 itself the prop 4
.rty and plant in its entirety of the
AAilNaN hIidhNs It's Hutctccofe OF as | :
lgns, which may he constructed by il a
N them under authority of this ordi, h
ance, and which may be situated in, \
m, above or under the streets and pub j
he places particularly mentioned in g
'ectlon , of this ordinance, and used a
n connection Herewith (but not in, \
mding any railways or street railways, n
r any track, tracks. connection, eOnnee- a
ions, lines, s,stems. property or plant s
4 the Railway Company, its successors r,
r assigns, or any other corporation OF a
other than such as may N
q constructed under authority of this N
and on, in, above OF under
he streets and public places partieu-
'rly mentioned in Section l of this
rdiuauce, but in no case shall the
alue of this franchise of the Railway
ompany, its successors OF assigns, be
nnsldcrcd or taken into account in
king such valuation. In
The price or valuation to be paid by =
ne city of st. Johns for said plant -
ad property shall he fixed and de.
rmined by three arbitrators, one APP
linted by the Council of the city,
lOther appointed bY the Railway Com