The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-06-21


meeting was productive Of great IN
terest. as ID had been announced that
the gas franchise would be finally dis
posed Of This proved not 70 be the
case. but Il was definitely decided 70
give the contract 70 the Warren con.
pany Of BartlesYllle, and at a meeting
10 be held tomorrow night the oFdl-
nance. which Is now oa is third read
Ink. will be nnally passed,
The meeting, which was attended
BY all the members OF the council save
c. II. Collins, proved rather exciting.
There were several representatives.
present Of gas companies, al anxious
10 secure the Vlnita franchise. Only
one com pany, however accepted the
franchise Al drawn by the council
This was the Warren company Mr.
Clark representing the Demlng com.
pany, OBJECTED 10 the councils fran.
chiSe for several reas0ns chiefly De-
cause L was uot an exclusive fran.
chiss he offered 20 give the city
$1,000 Ia cash for the school fund and
50 free street lights Ia ease hls fran
chise should b. accepted
During the course % hls femarks be
became engaged in a rather heated
collaquy with " T. Thompson, rep.
reseuting the Warren company tie
inslnuated that the Warren people
had withheld tteir proposition tatli
after the peming people had made
theirs, aud then copied Is making the
features somewhat more favorable.
This Nj. Thompson heatedly denied.
The eouucll decided, after consider.
ing the matter matnrcly. tlnt tie
Warren eompanys proposition vas
best The company, II accepting
the franchise drawn b the coancll
promised, IN brief IA return ior
twenty-five year franchise, not ex.
elusive. 10 give Nlnlta gas a IS eeuts
per 200 cubic feet for domestic con
sumeS and a. cents for mangfaetnr.
erzs 70 begin work within thirty days.
aud have four miles AZ main la.4 II
the city and gas delivered bY peoem-
Der /, lgo8. to furulsh the clry free
gas for Ell public buildings. % furnish
gaa for tile schools at 10 cents, and
to give 3 discount u 10 per cent Oh al
bills ier domestic gas paid before the
tenth Of tie month. This. IN effect.
gives domestic consumers gas at g2t.2|
cents
After Ehe Warren proposition had
been passed % tie thlrd reading Keith
3 Company requested that t',e mai.
tsr he delayed tWo sseks ia order
that theg might put 10 a REVISED PROG.
ositlon ar Thompson caagsnded
however that Che Warrsu eonpany
had bssa given to understand the
franchise would be granted thar
night. aud bad come there IN good
faith with this answer They tad
made The best proposition on tfe date
SCI and theg felt themselves entitled
q the franchise
Alderman Nallen moved Io pest.
pone nnal action until ta0 weeks
This motion WAS lost, hadeeft Fov,
ier and Wallen voting fof it, Deck
Wilkinson and MAJOR
Shanahan against t. 4 recess uas
then taken untI Thursday night.
when the ordinance viii he finally
passed
Some minor matters were disposed
Of befoFe the council took up the mat.
Ter Of the gns franchise. A sidewalk
vas ardsred laid on the aesf eide of
Smith street from Canadian avenue
% the eitf limits, and another on tha
anzl side q North seraper street "a
North agenne The main sewer will /
oe extended gie feet vest "a Taille.
auah avenue 70 connect wlth q lateral
sever being constructed - che prop
arIg owners Bills amounting to
su18 - weFc approved.
The eas ordinance IN full IN its pres.
anf form Is Is follows
Al ordinance contracting with The
Warren Company of BaFtleaxllle. Fnd. +
Ter, u aaceeSon aud assigns, fer
lie construction, operation agsa main-
Iananee. FOR 3 period Of twenty iIse
Tear& Of 3 system OF natural Nas
works and mains within the limits /
# ife incorporated city Of Vlnlta.
|na Ter, and IL ne additions there.
80 fuE lhe supplying Of said fnwu ard
lie Inhabitants fhefsoi. and Al other
natural persons and corporations
|helaIn With natural eas foF manu-.
heafsag Illuminating and
7 atII6I purposes granting q sald
5hIap@n4 ana IN suecamofa and a..
|.eas IoE lII1 ssla teru e fwenIy =nss
IS YsaFs gAs privilege and franchise