Bisbee daily review., 1905-05-31
ORDINANCE NO. 5e.


 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 fay 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. tion direct, and the surface of the streets or alleys restored to the same condition it was previous to excaya tion.
 Section ,. The grantee of this franchise shall commence work with In four months from the granting hereof. and shall have same complet- within
 Section 1. 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. fulfll 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 (2O) days after such franchise is awarded.
 Section 5. The said grantee, and his assigns is hereby required to filed written acceptance of the terms and conditions herein within twenty (20) l days from and after the passage of 1 lhis ordinance. together with a bond | Tor One Thousand Dollars (s1.OO0.O0) 1 as required in Section Four hereof.
 section 6. A special election is | hereby called for the purpose of vot- ng upon this ordinance, and at said election all voters registered at the ast city election, and none others, are ! entitled to vote on the question of whether the franchise herein recou1- nended by the Mayor and Common |. Council of said City of Bisbee shall 'e granted or not. This proposed ranchise shall be published for at east thirty (30) days prior to the date lxed for holding said special cleo ion. The date of said election is ixed for Wednesday, the thirty-irst lay of May, 1905, provided that A. W. A~A SiSOAs OA HIS dSSiSUS, 0dS ac- ! 'ording to the terms of this franchise lied with the City Clerk of the City f Bisbee bond to be approved by { aid Clerk and the Mayor and Com ( non Council Of said City Of Bisbee, n the sum of One Thousand Dollars $1,00000), or in lieu of said bond . hat said A. W. McPherson has depos- ted with the City Clerk of said City 4 f Bisbee the sum of One Thousand 'ollars (s1 100000. lawful money of he United States the said bond or he said money tc stand as security pr the faithful performance of all he conditions by the grantee of this or his assigns.
 Section 7. The Clerk shall certify } the passage of this ordinance. The pecial election to be held concerning lis ordinance shall be conducted in Il respects as regular elections, and le judges and inspectors at such lection shall certify the returns hereof to the Clerk of the City of = isbee, who shall thereupon record le results of said election and certi- r 7 the same to this Council; and if the e ssults of said election shall be that .,