Bisbee daily review., 1905-05-14
ORDINANCE NO. 5o.

ORDINANCE NO. 5o.
 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO A
 w. JEFFERSON AND ASSIGNS. A
 FRANCHISE TO ERECT AND
 MAINTAIN A GAS PLANT AND
 FOR LAYING GAS PIPES. MAINS
 AND CONDUITS UNDER AND
 ALONG THE PUBLIC STREETS
 HIGHWAYS AND ALLEYS OF
 THE CITY OF BISBEE.
 The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Bisbee. do ordain as fol- lows:
 Section l. That A. w McPherson and assigns are hereby granted, for the period of twenty-five (25) years from the taking effect of this ordi nance the right to erect and maintain a gas plant, and to lay and maintain gas pipes, mains and conduts under and along the public streets. highways and alleys of the City of Bisbee for the purpose of conveying. furnishine and distributing gas for light, heat and power
 section ?. All pipes. mains and conduits laid or placed by said A. W. Mcpherson. CT his assigns shall be at such reasonable depth as the Mayor and Common Council may by resolu- ton direct. and the surface of the streets or alleys restored to the same condition it was previous to excava ton.
 Section 3. The grantee of this franchise shall commence work with in four months from the gra"ii'.. hereof. and shall have same complet- ed within eighteen months thereafter Section 4. The grantee of this franchise shall file bond running to the City of Bisbee in the sum Of One Thousand Dollars (S1, 1,000.06) [, with at least two good and sufficient sureties. to be approved by said May or and Common Council. conditioned that said grantee hereof. or his as signs, shall well ard truly observe. fulfill and perform each and every term and condition in Section three of this franchise, and that in case of any breach of any condition of such bond, the whole of the penal sum therein named shall be taken and deemed to be licuidated damages, and shall be recoverable from the prizc ci- pal and sureties upon said bond which said bond must be filed with the Mayor and Common Council Of the City of Bisbee within twenty (20i days after such franchise is awarded Section :. The said grantee, and his assigns is hereby required to file a written acceptance of the terms and nnnAi&f0rc r--:tl days from and after the passage of this ordinance. together with bond for Ono Thousand Dollars (S1,O0O.GG) as required in Section Four hereof.
 Section (. A special election is hereby called for the purpose of vot- ing upon this ordinance. and at said election all voters registered at the last city election, and none others. are entitled to vote on the question ot whether the franchise herein recom- mended by the Mayor and Common Council of said City of Bisbee shall be granted or not. This proposed franchise shall be published for st least thirty (30l days prior to the date fixed for holding said special eiec- ton. The uate of said election is fixed for Wednesday, the thirty-first day of May. 1905. provided that A. ". McPherson, or his assigns, has ac- cording to the terms of this franchise filed with the City Clerk of the City of Bisbee 9 bond to be approved by said Clerk and the Mayor and Com mon Council of said City of Bisbee in the sum of One Thousand Dollars (S1 ,0G0.e0): or n lieu of said bond that said A. W. McPherson has depos- ited wKh the City Clerk nf said City of Bisbee the sum of One Thousand Dollars .ts1.o00.00). lawful money of the United States, the said bond or the said money to stand as security for the faithful performance of all the conditions by the grantee of this franchise, or his assigns.
 Section z. The Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance. The special election to be held concerning this ordinance shall be conducted in all respects as regular elections, and the judges ard inspectors at such election shall certify the returns thereof to the Clerk of the City Of Bisbee. who shall thereupon record the results of said electioa and certi- fy the same to this Council; and if the results of said election shall be that the majority of the qualified voters of