Bisbee daily review., 1905-05-30
ORDINANCE NO. 5e.

NN-N OIAoiNANCE CHANTING TO A w. JEFFERSON AND ASSIGNS. A
 FRANCHISE TO ERECT AND 1 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 1 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 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 or placed by said A. W McPherson, or his assigns shall be at such reasonable depth as the Mayor
  tion 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 grantin, hereof. and shall have same complet. 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- 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 (20) days after such franchise is awarded. l
 Section 5. The said grantee. and his assigns is hereby required to file | a written acceptance of the terms and | conditions herein within twenty (20) | lays 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 whether the franchise herein recom- by the Mayor and Common |. Council of said City of Bisbee shall be granted or not. This proposed shall be published for at east thirty (30) days prior to the date fixed for holding said special cleo lion. The date of said election is fixed for Wednesday, the thirty-first lay of May, 1905, provided that A. W. or his assigns, has ac- cording to the terms of this franchise fled with the City Clerk of the City 'f Bisbee bond to be approved by ( said Clerk and the Mayor and Con- {. non Council of said City of Bisbee. |, n the sum of One Thousand Dollars $1 ,000.00), or in lieu of said bond , hat said A. W. McPheIson has depos- ted with the City Clerk of said City 'f Bisbee the sum of One Thousand Dollars (s1 ,O00.00), lawful money of he United States. the said bond or he said money tc stand as security !, or the faithful performance of all he conditions by the grantee of this ranchise, or his assigns.
 Section T. The Clerk shall certify O the passage of this ordinance. The pecial election to be held concerning |. his ordinance shall be conducted in II respects as regular elections, and he judges and inspectors at such lection shall certify the returns hereof to the Clerk of the City of 'isbee, 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 ha ma f04ftv If the aualified vofers of