The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-12-20
Ordinance No. l23.

asha. Indian Territory
Be it Ordained by the City Coun
cil Of the City of Chickasha. In
dian Territory:
Section !. That Frederick A.
Gale Of the city of Chicago, State
Of Illinois, his successors, and AZ
signs Hereinafter called the
granted are hereby granted the
right and privilege to construct,
maintain and operate Gas Works
in the City of Chickasha, Indian
Territory, for the manufacture. dis
lribntion and sale Of gas used for
illumination, heating, cooking and
other purposes within the present
and future corporate limits of said
City. and the said grantee aud his
assigns. shall have the right to use
the streets, avenues, roacs, alleys,
sidewalks and public places for III,
purpose OF placing. taking up and
repairing pipes, valves and other
divices necessary for proper dis
tribution Of gas.
The right, privileges and fran
cbi4e bereoS granted, If accepted
and acted upon as hereinafter pro-
yided, shall be enjoyed by the
grantee for the full term of fifty
years from the complc..on of SAID
gas works.
Sec. 2. 40 the construction OF
said gas works there shall be the
least possible obstruction IN the
streets a0d alleys OF said City. The
construction Of said works shall
begin not LATER than one year after
the passage, acceptance and publi-
cation Of this ordinance and said
gas works shall be completed
within twelve months from the
date of such commencement OF
work.
Provided the said City Of Chick
asba shall have the ri, ht to pur
chase said gas works, plants and
machinery at the expiration Of five
years from and after the passage Of
this ordinance, and at each sue
cessiye five years thereafter. By
paying to the said grantee, his
successors and assigns, such sums
Of money, of the present weight
and fineness, as may be agreed /
upon by the said grantee, his sue
cessors and assigns and the said |
City Of Chickasha.
In the event the grantee his sue
cessors and assigns and said City
cannot agree upon the purchase
price Of sald gas plant, then and
in that event, the grantee, his
successors and assigns. shall select
one person, and the City Of Chick.
asha shall select one competent per
son, and then these two parties so
selected shall proceed TO determine
The value Of said plant in such man
ner as to them shall seem just and
proper. Add should said two ap-
praisers fail to agree upon said
valuation, they shall jointly apply
20 the Chief Justice of the United
states Circuit Court OF appeal Tor
he Eighth Circuit of the United
States, who shall upon such re-
quest appoint third person to ac
n conjunction with said two ap.
Draisers, and the valuation placed
lpon said plant by a majority Of
'aid appraisers, shall be the amount
which said City shall pay the
grantees, their successors and as
iigns, for the purchase OF said
Dlant.
II the City desires to purchase
laid plant in the manner herein
pecified, it shall first give the
.rantee. bis successors and assigns
TX months written notice thereof
Provided further however, that
t the grantee is prevented by
trike, suits at law, or Unforeseen
accident or delay or causes be- /
Iond his control from prosecuting
he work of construction G
hen the time herein limited
or the construction Of said
yas works shall be extended BY
he period for which such strike
'r casualty shall exist, or such law
nit shall be pending. All trenches
hall be back-iilled in such a man.
Ter as least to interfere with the
Itreet surface and all open trenches
hall be kept lighted at night.
Sec. 3. The said Fredrick A.
Sale, or his assigns shall from and
fter the completion of said Gas
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