The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-05

"A otherwise within or without INA
Il Nity, such lands or other prooert 4
as may be neeessar- ser the eafali.
iihhment, maintenance and opers-
&tion Of any public utility. 81 fo
xlprpysan Tor and effectuate anv other
H#pnplic purpose; and TO sell. convey.
&lhcumDar and dispose 0f the same
Nor the common benefit. but no sale
M lease Ok any public utility shall
n le made until II shall have been
n 'uthprixeu py vote OF the qualified
n lectors Of the city voting thereon
n general Or special election.
Section Q.
~ contracts pertaining to pub
I ic Improvement 0r to the mainten-
spce q public property Of the CITY.
f'nNoiving an outlay Of as much rs
nree hundred dollars, shall be bas-
y upon specifications approved hy
Sthe City Council Such contracts
inall be entered into only after
advertisement not less than three
lines In q daily newspaper or twice
weekly newspaper published
ind of general circulation HI the
|city, inviting competitive bids. One
|eopy Of each bid shall be filed with |
the City Clerk and one with thel
fayor The bids filed with the City
Clerk shall be opened III the pres
ence Of the City Council, ana tho
Mayor shall thereup0n open the I
copy filed with him and compare I
the saiHe with the copy Heretofore
opened The City Council rnalf de- I
termine the most advantageous bid
and may enter into Contract with
the party submitting the best and
lowest bid, or may reject All bids
ind re-advertige for bids Or NAV /
haye such work done under MA
supervision Of the proper depart
nent, keeping account Of the ex-
pense thereof Pending ADVERTISE
nent for bids, the plans. specillca-
lions and lfOfiles shall remain ~
lle m the otfice of the City Clerk
Mbieet 70 the inspection III any
1erson. For the purpose 0f safe
guarding the interests 0f the City
ne City Council shall make miah
equations providing for ne fllng
y estimates 81 cost furnished Nv
ne CITY Engineer as III sliail deem
lest All regulations and limIta-
IONS Imposed upon The Mayor ana
'ity Council nf cities Of the first
lass IN the State OF Oklahoma hy
ne statutes 0f said State. with !
egard 70 the manner of entering I
nto contracts No far as the same ( /
re not Inconsistent with thn prDa
isiOns Of this charter. shall be /
inding upon the Mayer ana civ Y
0nncil created BIZ this charter. Il
Section 10. \
~ All work done Dy nl' Tor the 4
ity either by day work Or BY con- B
act, eight hours shalt constitute 3
ays work; and no employee of the q
lty oh work for the Cl,y. Or eni d
loyee OK any contractor Dir SUBJ d
of such work. shall ~ ~
suuired % work longer than eight n
ours in any one calendar dav. Il
divided. that this section shall not d
lply 10 tile fire or police depart b
ent or % employees engaged III p
erical work for the City. and bro. VI
ded further. that this section shall NJ
u BE- construed to apply ia ans Ill
lntract entered into BIZ the city
'ior 70 the passage Of this arS:
divided that in caEe Of emergency. AZ
! employee may be required Ia X,
ork longer than eight hours. Bit =,
hen required SO 10 work longer NJ
an eight hours such employee N,
all b. paid for sach overtime aa III
z rate OF one and 0ne~half times III
q rate such employee is paid for ~
. labor during the eight hours III
Section III. In
On all public work done for the ep
ty 0f Chickasha. whether FOR the N
W Or any contractor or suh-con- MI
actor under any contract made ~
tn the city preference shall he fh
Fen local labor. provided. however sh
ait liz suitable labor can not he ~
a IN the City. then such labor nr 81
30rers may be employed 0r conA an
lefed for outside uf the City. pro- IN
led however. that ia employing nu
lOr the wages and compensation cis
be paid for manual lAScs shall tic
be less than The prevailing IN,
gea paid for the same character tal
work IN the City Of Chickasha. nt m
. slime such labor IL performed III,
thing herein shall IN construed Ia
compel the said City. or any 81
ltracfor Of subc0ntractcr 10 em- gtf
y incompetent or inefficient IN al.
!. I'M
ARTICLE XII.
Section /.
The general paving law Of the ers
Re o. Oklahoma, relating 10 elites roI
the first class. approved april cof
h, 1908. being Article Five Df snf
4pter Fourteen Of the Compiled wh
vs. "a Oklahoma. 1908, shall gov tatl
the paving Of streets 10 the city
Chickasha; provided that STREET pra
AVIATION and grading III In- M
yament districts 40 be hereafter Vlsi
lsed shall extend from property Fos
to property line; and provided Okl
her that III special eases liz esr,
ing particular hardship. In the fmf
retion OF the City Council. the lad
ia for sidewalks need not be re- eyi,
ed to be made and brought 10 eid,
same grade as the street. inv,
Section 2. The
he City Council shall have the the
er to regulate the speed Of rail- IS
trains engines and cars and 10
speed OF cars OF any street or
rurban railway passing IN Or a
ugh the City. and to require str,,
men. gates and yiaducts at all be