Bisbee daily review., 1905-05-07
ORDINANCE NO. 5e.

i AN ORDINANCE GRANTING TO A
 W. PATTERSON AND ASSIGNS. A I 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:
 l 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 | 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 1 the purpose of conveying. furnishing and distributing gas for light. heat and power.
 Section ?. All pipes. mains and conduits laid CT 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 .. The grantee of this franchise shall commence work with in four months from the granting hereof. and shall have same conplet- 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 l One Thousand Dollars S1.000.00), 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 flo-n the pricci- 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 (20l days after such franchise IS awarded.
 Section .. The said grantee, and his assigns is hereby required to file written acceptance of the terms and conditions herein within twenty (20) Jays from and after the passage of lhis ordinance. together with a bond for One Thousand Dollars ($1,O000G) as required in Section Four hereof.
 Section G. 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 whether the franchise herein recom- mended by the Mayor and Common Council of said City of Bisbes 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 eiec- tiOn. The date of said election is fixed for Wednesday. the thirty-iirst day of May, 1895. provided that A. W. McPherson, or bis assigns, has ac- cording to the terms of this franchise filed with the City Clerk of the City of Bisbee Q 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 ,000.00). or n lieu of saia- bond that said A W. McPbersor has depos- tied with the City Clerk of said City of Bisbee the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1 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 conditiong by the grantee of this franchise, or his assigns.
 Section 2. The Clerk shall certify 10 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 the majority of the qualified voters of