The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-11-02

ltlrst puhlicshed November ?, 1903.
ORDINANCE NO. ssg.
Ar ordinance aHsh0rizine and direct
ing the Mayor OF the CITY Of chiekash
Oklahoma. 70 cali q special election 70
me purpose OF submitting 10 Tie quail
fled electors Of zaid city the following
question
shall the City Of chickasha. Okla
homa. grant to the washita Valley Oi
4 Gas Company. Of chickasha. Okla
hona. Tor the period OF twenty
years. for the purpose Of developing
and operating oil and gas and to sell Il
persons, companies and corporations. il
the City OF Chickasha Grady county
Oklahoma and the territory contiguous
thereto. oil and gas. for domestic. me
chanical and manufacturing purposes
and TO purchase oil and gas from Other
firms and construct pipe lines ane
other buildings and appliances. as may
be necessary in the prosecution Of its
business2s
Whereas. the Washita Valley Oil &
Gas Company. Of chickazha. Okla
homa, corporation duly chartered
under the laws Of Oklahoma, has on
the day OF -- 1909. made ap
plieatIon before this body for a fran
chise for a period OF twenty years
authorizing and granting to said corpo
ration its successors and assigns, I'd
construct and operate. along and under
o. over the streets and alleys of said
city and install and maintain eonduits,
pipe lines and appliances necessary for
the conduct Of its business, and which
proposed franchise is in the following
words and figures. to-wit:
Washita Oil x Gas Company Of
chickasha. Oklahoma
FRANCHISE
An ordinance providing for fran
elise to the Washita Valley Oil & Gas
Company Of Chickasha, Oklahoma, for
the purpose Of developing oil and natu-
raj or artificial gas and supplying
same to persons, firms and corpora
tons, in the City OF Chickasha, Okla
hcma and the territory contiguous
thereto.
Be It ordained by the City Council
Of the City Of chickasha, Oklahoma:
Section 1. That the Washita Valley oil
& Gas Company OF Chickasha, Okla
homa, its successors and assigns, here
matter called grantee, is hereby grant
ed franchise for a period of twenty
years, to deselope and operate oil and
gas, and to sell to persons, companies
and corporations. in the City Of Chick
asha, Grady County, Oklahoma. and
the territory contiguous thereto, oil
and gas for domestic, mechanical and
purposes, and to pus
chase oil and gas from other firms,
0rnpersons. in the prose-
cution Of its business, in supplying the
needs of its customers or patrons,
under this franchise, and to construct
pipe lines and other buildings and ap-
Dliances as may be necessary and
proper for the successful prosecution
OF its business, under this franchise,
and for these purposes shall have the
right to 80 upon, install and operate
along. under and over the streets and
alleys OF said city, such as pipe lines
or other means necessary for
the conduct Of its business, such pipe
Ines conduits and appliances to be so
placed under the authority anl direc.
ion Of the mayor and city council Of
said city, SO as not to interfere in the
proper enjoyment of the use of streets
anl alleys of said city, By the public or
The citizens thereof or any other per-
son, firm Of corporation holding fran
,hise for like purpose. Provided, how
ever that no derrick, oil tank, stand.
pipe Of other structure, shall be
erected by the said Washita Valley oil
& Gas Company that would be nuis-
ance or menace to property near by.
Section q The said grantee here
BY agrees TO saves the said City Of
1hicksha harmless from all damages
out Of the construction and
operation Of said Washta Valley Oil &
5as Company's wells, oil or gas pipe
ines, conduits and other means and
appliances in the operation OF its bust
less under this franchise.
Section g. All OF the business or
property had, owned or used by said
in the construction, exten-
ion maintainence and operation Of its
in said City of Chickasha
hall be exempt from all taxation or Ii.
'ense for period Of five years from
he date OF this franchise
Section A. The city council Of the