Graham guardian., 1914-03-20
TOWN OF THATCHER
FRANCHISE ELECTION
NOTICE
Election Notice)

Public notice is hereby given that on the 2lst
day of March. A. D. 1914. a special election will
be held in the Tow of Thatcher. Graham County
State of Arizona. for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified electors thereof the following
proposition:
Shall the Common Council of the Town OF
Thatcher be authorized to grant franchise to
the Gila Valley Electric Gas and Water Com
pany, and its successors in interest and assigns,
franchise for operating an electric light system
within the corporate limits of the said Town of
Thatcher, subject to the following conditions,
to-wit: .... ..
SECTION l. A special election is hereby called
to be held in said town on the 2lst day of March,
A. d. 1914 for the purpose of submitting to the
qualified voters of said town the following pro-
posal under the laws of the State Of Arizona:
FIRST. There is hereby granted unto the Gila
Valley Electric. Gas and Water Company. and its
successors In interest and assigns. franchise to
lay. construct underground and operate along.
across and through the public streets and alleys
of said Town of Thatcher. wires, conduits and
other apparatus for the transmission of electric
ty below the surface thereof for the purposes of
generating and supplying power for electric
HkutiHk anu OAnSE purposes lOt VI ONteI
proper uses for period OF twenty-five years
from date of granting this franchise.
SECOND. The franchise hereby granted in
cludes the right to erect and maintain proper
poles and the stringing of wire thereon. in. over
and across said streets, alleys and highways of
said Town of Thatcher, for the generation of
electricity and electric power and generating the
same By steam. gas engine or water power. and
for the distribution of said power and the sale
thereof for light, heat power and all other prop
err and useful and beneficial purposes
THIRD. The said Gila Valley Electric, Gas and
Water Company. and its successors and assigns,
to whom this franchise is hereby granted, shall
not charge 10 the exercise of their rights and
privileges under this franchise in excess of the
prices. fees and rates as follows, towit: Fifteen
tl5l cents per kilowat. with minimum charge of
One sl60) Dollar for each consumer per MONTH
The above charges specified are payable un-
der the rules Of the grantees, which shall be uni
form,
FOURTH. Work by the grantee hereunder,
shall begin inside Of said town for the construc-
ton of an electric lighting system within one year
from the date of the granting of this franchise
After the expiration of thirty months, the town
shall be continuously supplied with a sufficient
amount Of electricity for lighting purposes for
the said town and the inhabitants thereof. Fall
ure at any time upon the part of the party to
whom the franchise is granted. barring unavoid-
able accidents shall forfeit the franchise Said
grantee shall within eighteen tls) months of the
granting Of said franchise spend at least Five
Hundred Is5oOool Dollars within the corporate
limits of Thatcher in the construction Of its plant
for the purposes and uses aforesaid
SECTION 2. Said election shall be held and con-
Quoted in all respects according to the general
election laws of the State Of Arizona. and accord
ing to the requirements of the said laws with
reference to the granting of franchises by incor-
porated towns and cities and public notice there
of shall be given by publication of said notice
and proposed franchise. in THE GRAHAM GUAR
DIAN. in the Town of Stafford State Of Arizona,
for period Of thirty days previous to such cleo
ton. The ballots to be used In voting upon said
proposed franchise shall be substantially in the
following form