The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-03


otherwise, within or without the
City, such lands or other property
as may be necessary for the estab-
ilshment, maintenance and opera
ton OF any public utility, or 10
provide for and effectuate any other
public purpose; and to sell, convey.
ineumber and dispose of the same
Tor the common benefit. but no sale
Or lease Of any public utility shall
be made until 1t shall have been
authorized by vote OF the qualified
electors Of the CITY voting thereon
&C general or special election.
Section 8.
All contracts pertaining to pub
lie Improvement or to the mainten-
ance OF public property OF the City,
involving an outlay Of as much as
three hundred dollars, shall be bas-
ed upon specifications approved by
the City Council. such contracts
shall be entered into only after
advertisement not less than three
times In a daily newspaper or twice
In a weekly newspaper published
and OF general circulation in the
City. inviting competitive bids One
copy Of each bid shall be filed with
the City Clerk and one with the
Mayor. The bids filed with the City
Clerk shall be opened IN the pres
ence Of the City Council, and the
Mayor shall thereupon open the
copy fled with him and compare
the same with the copy heretofore
opened. The City Council shall de-
terminc the most advantageous bid,
and may enter into contract with
the party submitting the best and
lowest bid. or may reject all bids
and re-advertise for bids or may
have such work done under the
supervision Of the proper depart
ment, keeping account Of the eX-
pense thereof. Pending advertise
ment for bids, the plans. specifca-
tions and prOfiles shall remain on
file In the Office of the City Clerk
subject TO the inspection Of any
person. For the purpose Of safe
guarding the Interests Of the City.
the City Council shall make such
regulations providing for the filing
of estimates Of cost furnished by
the City Engineer as Ii shall deem
best. All regulations and limita-
tions imposed upon the Mayor and
City Council Of cities Of the first
class In the State Of Oklahoma by
the statutes OF said State. with
regard to the manner Of entering
into contracts so far as the same
are not inconsistent with the pro-
Visions Of this charter, shall be
binding upon the Mayor and City
Council created by this charter.
Section 10.
Tn all work done by or for the
City either by day work or by con-
tract. eight hours shall constitute
days work: and no employee Of the
city on work for the city. or em-
ployee Of any contractor or sub
contractor Of such work, shall be
required to work longer than eight
hours in any one calendar day;
provided, that this section shall not
apply TO the fire or police depart
ment or to employees engaged In
clerical work for the city; and pro.
yided further. that this section shall
not be construed TO apply To any
contract entered into By the City
prior TO the passage of this act;
provided that in case Of emergency
am employee may be required TO
work longer than eight hours. bur
when required so TO work longer
than eight hours such employee
shall he paid for such overtime al
the rate Of one and one-half times
the rate such employee IS paid for
his labor during the eight hours
Section IL.
On all public work aOne for the
City OF Chiekasha. whether for the
City or any contractor or sub-cOn-
tractor under any contract made
with the city, preference shall be
given local labor: provided. however
that III suitable labor can not be
had In the City. then surh labor or
Iaborers may be employed or con
tracted for outside OF the City: pro-
vided, however. that In employing
labor the wages and compensation
to be paid for manual labor shall
not be less than the prevailing
wages paid Tor the same character
OF work In the City OF t'hickasha. at
the time such labor IS performed.
Nothing herein shall be construed
10 compel the said City, or any
contractor or subcontractor TO en-
ploy incompetent or inefficient la
Dor.
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Section ].
The general paving law of the
State OF oklahoma. relating to cities
OF the arst class, approved April
l7th. 1908. being Article Five Of
Chapter Fourteen of the Compiled
Laws Of Oklahoma 1903. shall gov
ern the paving Of streets in the City
of Chickasha: provided that street
excavation and grading in inn
provement districts to be hereafter
created shall extend from property
line to property line; and provided
further that IN special cases in
yolving particular hardship IN the
discretion Of the city Council, the
grade for sidewalks need not be re-
duifed to be made and brought 10
the same grade as the street
Section 2.
The City Council shall have the
power TO regulate the speed Of rail-
road trains, engines and cars and
the speed Of cars of any street or
interurban railway passing In or
through the city. and to require
flagmen. gates and yiaducts at ali
such street crossings as the City
Council may deem proper. to re-