The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-05-22
published May s, I9Os.)
ORDINANCE NO. so3.

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An ordinance levying a special tax
upon each of the lots and pieces Of
ground in Sewer District No q OF the
city of Chickasha, Oklahoma, to pay
It's proportionate part of the cost Of
the construction OF lateral district
sewers therein, and declaring an emer-
gency.
Whereas, the mayor and council Of
the city Of Chickasha did on the 2sth
day of August, 1908, by ordinance No
S0S, duly passed and approved and pub
lished as required by law, create and
establish Sewer District No. q, of the
city OF Chickasha, Oklahoma, and or
der the construction of lateral district
sewer therein, in accordance with an
act Of the legislature OF the Territory
OF Oklahoma, entitled, IAN act author
izing municipal corporations TO extend
or build general sewer systems, and to
levy special assessments Of taxes to
pay for the same" approved March 16,
1903. and extended in force In the state
Of Oklahoma ~ the cCas ,itution Of
said state, and whereas said mayor and
city council d'd on the 5th day of Oe-
tober, l9Cs contract with T. ~. Rob-
erts, Of Independence. Missouri, for the
construction and extension OF sewers in
said city. in accordance with the plans,
Specifications. protiIes and sections
heretofore prepared ty the city engi-
nesr Of said city ard approved ty us
body, and
Whereas, the city engineer Of said
city has filed his certificate and re-
port with this body, certifying that
the said lateral district sewer of Sewer
District No 21 has been completed by
said contractor in accordance with the
said contract, and stating the cost
thereof, under the terms OF said con-
tract, including all other expenses in
cured by the city, In addition TO the
contract price, is the sum Of Three
Hundred and Nlnety-Five and Twenty
One -Hundredths Dollars, and showing
the proportionate part chargeable TO
each lot and piece Of ground therein, in
the proportion that each lot and piece
of ground bears TO the area of the
whole district, exclusive of public
highways, in accordance with the said
act above referred to under the head
OF "Proportionate Cost" which said
certificate and report is hereby re-
ferred to and made a part hereof, as
fully as If set out herein at large, and
Whereas, the cost Of said sewer as
certified to by the city engineer is less
than the estimated cost heretofore
filed by said engineer, and approved
by this body; therefore,
Be it ordained by the mayor and city
council Of the city of Chickasha, Okla
homa:
Section 1. There is hereby levied
and assessed against each lot and piece
of ground in said Sewer District No. 21,
in the said city, hereinafter described,
the certain sum. shown by the eertiti-
cate Of the said city engineer, to be
chargeable to the said lot or piece OF
ground, as its proportionate part OF
the cost of the construction of the
lateral district sewer in said district,
and hereafter set opposite such lot or
piece Of ground respectively under the
head of rProportionate Cost
said tax assessment above provided
for shall be levied and collected IN
three equal annual installments, with
interest thereon at the rate OF s per
cent per annum, beginning thirty days
after the passage and approval of this
ordinance. and there shall be levied,
and collected, each year, beginning
with the year 1909, and the install
ments of the said assessment due Tor
that year under this ordinance, and the
interest upon all unpaid installments