Bisbee daily review., 1905-05-28
ORDINANCE NO. 5o

AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO A.
 w. PATTERSON AND ASSIGNS, A
 FRANCHISE TO ERECT AND
 MAINTAIN 4 GAS PLANT AND FOR LA..I.7S GAS PIPES, MAINS
 AND CONDUTTS UNDER AND
 ALONG THE PUBLIC STREETS,
 HIGHWAYS AND ALLEYS OF
 THE CITY OF BISBEE.
 The Mayor and Common Council of he City of Bisbee, do ordain as fol. lows:
 Section i. That 4. W. McPherson md assigns are hereby granted. for he period of twenty-five (25) years
 rom the taking effect of this ordi lance the right to erect and maintain
 gas plant, and to lay and maintain
 ;as pipes, mains and codduits under fnd along the public streets, highways and alleys of the City of Bisbee for the purpose of conveying, furnishing
 and distributing gas for light, heat and power.
 Section ?. All pipes. mains and conduits laid or placed by said A. W. McPherson. or his assigns shall be at [ such reasonable depth as the Mayor
 and Common Council may by resolu- tion 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 granting hereof. aud shall have same compIet- ed within eighteen months thereafter. Section 4. The grantee of this franchise shall file a bond running
 to the City of Bisbee in the sum of One Thousand Dollars (s1.OOO.OO).
 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 and 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 liquidated damages. and shall be recoverable from the prirci- | q. which said bond must be filed with | tine Mayor and Common Council of the i City of Bisbee within twenty (20) | days after such franchise is awarded.
 Section 5. The said grantee, and his assigns is hereby required to file a written acceptance of the terms and conditions herein within twenty (2o) days from and after the passage of this ordinance. together with a bond for One Thousand Dollars (s1,OOO.OO) as required in Section Four hereof.
 Section 6. 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 of the franchise herein recorn- |, nended by the Mayor and Common . Council of said City of Bisbee shall )e granted or not. This proposed | franchise shall be published for at ] east thirty (90) days prior to the date ixed for holding said special cleo ion. The date of said election is ' ixed for Wednesday. the thirty-first lay of May, 1905, provided that A. ". dcPherson, or his assigns, has ac- 'ording to the terms of this franchise lied with the City Clerk of the City f Bisbee 2 bond to be approved by c aid Clerk and the Mayor and Con- ( non Council of said City of Bisbee. ( n the sum of One Thousand Dollars i q 100000, or in lieu of said bond s hat said A. W. McPherson has depos- z led with the City Clerk of said City e Bisbee the sum of One Thousand 'ollars (S1 ,000.e0), lawful money of 2 le United States, the said bond or le said money to stand as security . 'r the faithful performance of all ie conditions by the grantee of this R 'anchise, or his assigns.
 Section 2. The Clerk shall certify } the passage of this ordinance. The 'ecial election to be held concerning - lis ordinance shall be conducted in ] respects as regular elections, and e judges and inspectors at such ection shall certify the returns & ereof to the Clerk of the City of # sbee. who shall thereupon record E e results of said election and certi- V the same to this Council; and If the suits of said election shall be that c raicItiy of tue qualified voters of