The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-27

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work upon the construction Of such
street railway Co. shall not be com
menced under the terms and condi-
tons Of this ordinance within eight
months, or in case work thereon shall
be commenced and four miles thereof
shall not be completed within sixtxeen
months under the terms hereof, tae
said check shall become the property
Of the City Of Chickasha as liquidat-
ed damages. If said certified check
be not deposited within the abve men
Soned time, this franchise shall be
forfeited and become null and void.
Section II. The cars of said street
railway system shall be operated not
less than fifteen (15) hours per day
and shall run at intervals ef thirty
(SO) minutes; provided there is suf-
ficient travel to warrant such sche-
dule. All cars that run after sunset
shall be provided with headlights and
a bell or gong shall be at all times at
tached to cars and shall be rung on
approaching street crossings, and at
such other times to warn the people
Of the approach Of the cars. All
cars in passing through the business
portion Of the city shall run at a
speed not greater than six miles per
hour and for the residence portion
the speed shall not be greater than
fifteen miles per hour.
Section 1SAll property Of the said
Scott Jones, his successors and as
signs, shall be non-taxable and ex-
empt from all taxation for period Of
five years.
Section IA. At the expiration Of
fifty (50) years, the period Of time
which this franchise is granted for,
the City of Chickasha shall have the
preference right to purchase OF said
Scott Jones, his successors and as
his successors and assigns, the right
signs, the entire plant of the said
Scott Jones, his successors and as
signs, within the incorporated limits
Of the said city Of Chickasha, includ-
ing all its tracks, trolleys and cars,
used within the Incorporated limits
Of the said city Of Chickasha; proyid-
ed, however, that if the said city Of
Chickasha shall desire to purchase
said plant as aforesaid, it shall cause
written notices to be served on said
Scott Jones, his successors and as
signs, at least three months before
the expiration of said fifty (50) years
Of its intention to SO purchase. Dur
ing the three(3) months preceding the
expiration Of the said fifty (5O) years,
the said Scott Jones, his successors
and assigns, and the said city Of
Chickasha, shall agree upon the valu-
alton and terms Of making such pur-
chase, and, if the value Of said rail
way property cannot be agreed upon,
either party may demand an arbitra-
ton Of such values. Each party shall
select one arbitrator and the two se-
leeted shall select an umpire and af-
ter giving both parties an opportunity
to be heard shall make an award
which shall be final and binding on
both parties and shall be a rule Of
any court Of general jurisdiction
authorized to take cognizance os the
subject to enforce it as such. The ar
bitrators shall be wholly impartial
and disinterested, shall be practical
ly conversant with the special sub
ject and shall before proceeding with
their duties, take an oath to fairly
and impartially appraise such prop
erty, and in appraising such property,
the cost Of same in connection with
its physical condition shall be eonsid-
cred in arriving at the true value Of
such property.
And in the event that such system
shall embrace lines outside Of the
city limits or extending from the city
Of Chickasha to other towns, no puf-
chase Of said plant shall deprive the
said Scott Jones, his successors and
assigns, Of access to the interior Of
the city Of Chickasha for convenient
delivery Of passengers, express par
cells, freight or United States mail.
And if the generation for power for
the traffic inside and outside the city
Of Chiekasha is from one common
plant and the parties are unable to-
agree upon the division Of property Of
generating machinery, Tie said arbi
traitors herein mentioned snail Bel
authorized TO make such rules with
reference thereto which may be equit-
able and said arbitrators, in case Of
disagreement, shall have the right to
determine the route to be used by the
said Scott Jones, his successors and