Bisbee daily review., 1905-05-17
ORDINANCE NO So

ORDINANCE NO. 5e.
 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 e 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 1. 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
 gas plant, and to lay and maintain | gas pipes, mains and conduits under | and 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 2. 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- | ton direct, and the surface of the | streets or alleys restored to the same condition it was previous to excava | tion.
 Section 3. The grantee of this | franchise shall commence work with
 in four months from the grantinr hereof. and shall have same complet- l ed within eighteen months thereafter. l Section 4. The grantee of this | franchise shall file a bond running
 to the City of Bisbee in the sum of | One Thousand Dollars ($1 ,00000) | 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 priEci- ] 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
 q written acceptance of the terms and conditions herein within twenty (20)
 days from and after the passage of
 this ordinance, together with a bond
 for One Thousand Dollars (s1,OOOOG)
 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 l election all voters registered at the last city election, and none others, are l entitled to vote on the question of 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 at | least thirty (3G) days prior to the date
 fixed for holding said special cleo ton. The. date of said election is
 fixed for Wednesday, the thirty-iirst day of May, 1905, provided that A. ". McPherson, or bis assigns, has ac- cording to the terms of this franchise filed with the City Clerk of the City of Bisbee bond to be approved by said Clerk and the Mayor and Com
 mon Council of said City of Bisbee, i in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1 ,00000). or in lieu of said bond
 that said A. W. McPhersor has depos- ited with the City Clerk of said City
 of Bisbee the sum of One Thousand
 Dollars (s1 100000. 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 '. 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 and 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 election and certi- fy the same to this Council; and if the results of said election shall be that