Bisbee daily review., 1905-05-21
ORDINANCE NO 50

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 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
 a 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 ?. 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 granting hereof. and shall have same complet- ed within eighteen months thereafter.
 Section {. The grantee of this franchise shall file a bond running to the City of Bisbee in the sum of One Thousand Dollars (S1,OO0.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 10 De iiquidated damages. and shall be recoverable from the prirci- 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 (2O) 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 herein within twenty (20) days from and after the passage of this ordinance, together with a bond for One Thousand Dollars (S1,00O.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 recon- 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 (30) days prior to the date fixed for holding said special cleo tion. The date of said election is fixed for Wednesday, the thirty-first day of May. 1905. provided that A. ". 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, | Tn the sum of One Thousand Dollars 1 100000, or in lieu of said bond | hat said A. W. McPherscn has depos- ted with the City Clerk of said City | ,f Bisbee the sum of One Thousand | Dollars (s1 100000, lawful money of | he United States, the said bond or | he said money to stand as security | Or the faithful performance of all | he conditions by the grantee of this | ranchise, or his assigns.
 Section 2. The Clerk shall certify | O the passage of this ordinance. The | pecial election to be held concerning his ordinance shall be conducted in | III respects as regular elections, and | he judges aud inspectors at such election shall certify the returns hereof to the Clerk of the City of Sisbee, who shall thereupon record he results of said election and certi- y the same to this Council; and if the esults of said election shall be that he majority of the qualified voters of