The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-12-18
By them to SO direct.

paDy, its successors. or assigns.
agree to furnish wnter to the
private consumers of said city
of ehickasha within its preseni
aud future city limits, az rates moi
70 exceed the sun of twenty-five
cents per Thousand gallons, 10 b.
regulated by the meter system
With a minimum charge for said
service OF one dollar per month
10 be collected for each con-
nection made.
The said ohickasha Water-M Mghi
aud Telephone Company shal
furnish 10 each consumer new
aud servieeable meter at the OK
pense Of said consumer, and shall
keep the same in repair at the ex-
pense Of said user, which said me-
ter shall record the amount of wa
ler used and settlement made up
on that basis. The city council of
the city of Chickasha shall have
the right to test or have tested
the meters used by said company
and to determine their efficiency
AZ any time.
Sec 10. II is agreed by the
chickasha Water-Light and Tele-
phone Company in consideration
Of the franchise granted herein,
that IN the construction Of its wa
ter works should any damage re-
suit TO any person or property Of
any individual said Chickasha wa.
ter-Light and Telephone company
agree 10 hold the city Of Chicka.
sha harmless for any damage that
may be caused by the carelessness
or neglect Of said company or its
employ IS.
See. IL. The sand ChickBsna wa
'er-Light and Telephone company
shall begin the construction Of
aid water works within ninety
days from aud after the passage Of
this ordinance, provided that any
ielay caused by injunction or or.
der Of any court, or any unavoid.
able accidents Of delays in gettin,
rights of way Of lands necessary,
or any malicious interference or
delay in getting material on ac-
couut Of any strike or stoppage
Of railroads, shall not be counted
therein and shall not in any way
work a forfeiture hereof.
Sec. II. This franchise aud
contract and the rights aud privi.
leges herein granted shall remain
aud be in force for the period Of
twenty-five years from the date Of
the passage hereof but the saId
city OF chickasha hereby reserves
the right to purchase the same af-
ter Eve years from the date Of the
passage hereof, provided it sees
fit 10 do so aud IN that case the
value ofthe same shall be determ-
ined BY committee Of three dis
interested persons, one 10 be Sc
lected by the city Of chickasha by
its city council, aud one by the
chickasha water-Light and Tele-
phone company, and these two TO
select the third one, and two Of
whom shall not be citizens of the
city of chickasha or members of
the said city council Of said city
Of chickasha, and none Of whom
shall be IN any manner interested
in the chickasha Water-Light &
Telephone company and the value
placed thereon by said three
persons shall be the price TO be
paid by said city Of chickasha.
provided that notice shall be
given the said chickasha water /
Light n Telephone company with-
in six months after the expira.
ton Of said five years as mention
ed herein, that the city is desir-
Gus Of purchasing said water
works under the provisions oil
this section and the rights and
privileges herein reserved, aud
should the Chickasha water
Light & Telephone company fail
to operate and keep IN repair