The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-02

Section g.
The city shall have power to ac-
qnire, BY purchase, condemnation Pr
otherwise, within Or without the
City. such lands or other property
as may be necessary for the estab-
lishment, maintenance and opera
tion Of any public utility, of 70
provide for and eifectuate any other
public purpose; and 70 sell, convey
incumbef and dispose of the same
for the common benefit. but no sale
or lease Of any public utility snail
De made until Il shall 9haYe been
authorized by vote OF the qualified
electors OF the City voting thereon
al a general or special election.
Section 8
All contracts pertaining 70 pun
lic improvement or 70 the malnten-
ance Of public property Of the City.
involving an outlay Of as mucn az
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 daily newspaper OF twice
III Il weekly newspaper published
anu Oh EtNtIdA ttiAhtHtA1h 49, N'*t
CITY inviting competitive bids one
eonv ii each bid shall be filed with
the CITY Clerk and one with the
avor The bids filed with the city
Clerk shall be opened in the pres
ence Of the City Council, and the
Mayor shall fhereup0n open the
copv filed with him and compare
fhe same with the copy heretofore
ftr4fnafi chall Hn~
termine the most advantageous bid,
and may enter into contract with
the nartv submitting the best and
lowest bid or may reject all bids
ana re-advertise for bids or may
have such work done under the
s,ipervIsion Of the proper depart
ment keeping account OF the ex
nenge thereof Pending advertise
ment for bids, the plans speciliea
tions and profiles shall remain on
flle III the office of the City Clerk
gnbiacf to the inspection Of any
person. For the purpose q sale
Guarding the interests of the City.
the city Council shall make such
regulations providing for the fling
OF estimates Of cost furnished Ply
the City Engineer as i shaH deem
best. All regulations and llmlta-
tions imposed upon the Mayer ana
city Council Of cities of the llfst
class iii the State Of Oklahoma Ply
the statutes Of said state, Wllh
regard to the manner Of entering
into contracts so far as the same
are not Inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this charter shall pc
binding upon the Mayor and CITY
Council created BY this charter
Section TO-
IN all work done by or for the
CITY either BY day work or BY con-
tract eight hours shall constitute a
davs work; and no employee Of the
fifv on work for the City, or em-
plovee Of any contractor Or sub
contractor Of such work, shall be
renuired to work longer than eight
honrs in any one calendar day'
nrovided. that this section shall not
applv to the fire or police depart
ment or to employees engaged II
clerical work for the city, and pro
vided further. that this section shall
moi 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
An employee may be required 70
work longer than eight hours, bul
when required so to work longer
than eight hours such employee
shall Be paid for such overtime At
the rate Of one and one-haf times
the rate such employee is paid for
his labor during the eight hours.
Section H.
.,-,rI- s4rnn Far q
City OF Chiekasha. whether for the
city or any contractor or sub-con-
tractor under any contract made
with the city. preference shall be
pigen local labor; provided, however
that IL suitable labor can not be
had in the City, then such labor or
laborers may be employed or con-
tracted for outside Of the City; pro-
yided, however, that in employing
labor the wages and eompensation
to be paid for manual labor shall
not be less than the prevailing
wages paid for the same character
Of work In the City Of Chickasha, at
the time such labor is performed.
Nothing herein shall be construed
to compel the said City, or any
contractor or subeontractor 70 em-
ploy incompetent Or inefficient la
bor
ARTICLE XII.
Section l.
The general paving law Of the
state Of Oklahoma, relating to cities
Of the first class. approved April
18th. 1908. being Article Five o.
Chapter Fourteen of the Compiled
LAWS Of Oklahoma. 1909. shall gov
ern the paving Of streets in the cits
OF Chlckasha; provided that street
excavation and grading in i'm
proyoment districts to be hereafter
created shall extend from propert,
line to property line; and provided
further. that in special cases in
yolving particular hardship. IN th'