The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-30

An ordinance leyying a special tax
upon each OF the lots and pieces Of
ground in Sewer District No N Of
tho City of Chickasha, Oklahoma, to
i ay its proportonate part of the cost
Of tie construction Of lateral district
ewers therein.
Whereas, the mayor and council
Of tho City of Chickasha. Oklahoma,
did on the gath day Of July, 1917, by
Ordinance No G31 duly passed and
approved and published as required
by law, create and establish Sewer
District No ~ Of the City of Chick.
asha, Oklahoma, and order the con.
lsIuction OF lateral district sewer
therein, IN accordance with an act OF
tie legislature Of the Territory or
Oklahoma, entitled "An Act authoriz.
ing municipal corporations to extend
or build general sewer systems and
to levy special assessments Of taxes
10 pay for the same' approved March
( 10th, 1903, and extended III force in
I the state of Oklahoma by the consti-
tuition Of said state, and whereas
said mayer aud city council did on
the 14th day OF September contract
with Roy English for the construc.
tion and extension or sewers in said
city, in accordance with the plans
specifications profiles and sections
heretofore prepared by the city en-
gineer of said city and approved by
this body. and,
Whereas, the city engineer OF said
city has filed his certificate and re-
port with this body, certifying that
the said lateral district sewer OF Sew
er District No n has been complet-
ed by said contractor in accordance
with the said contract and stating the
cost thereof under the terms Of the
said contract including all other ex-
penses incurred by the city, in addi-
ition to the contract price is the sum
of Two Thousand Three Hundred
Ninety-Seyen Dollars and Ninety-nine
lcents (S2,39799) and showing the
lproportionate part chargeable to each
lot and piece Of ground therein in
tie proportion that each lot and piece
.ot ground bears to the area OF the
whole district. exclusive OF public
highways, in accordance with the said
act above referred to, under the head
of 'Proportionate Cost which said
certificate and report is hereby re-
ferred to and made q part thereof, as
fully as ii set out herein. at large
and.
Whereas, the cost Of said sewer as
certified by the city engineer is less
than the estimated cost heretofore
filed by the said engineer and ap-
proved by this body; therefore.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
city Council OF the City Of Chicka-
ha. Oklahoma.
Section l. There is hereby levied
and assessed against each lot and
piece Of ground in said Sewer Dis
trict No. "a in the said city, here
matter described the certain sum.
shown by the certificate of the said
city engineer, to be chargeable to
the said lot or piece Of ground. as it's
proportionate part Of the cost of the
Of the lateral district
sewer in said district and hereafter
set opposite such lot or piece Of
ground respectively. under the head
of "Proportionate Cost"
Said tax and assessment above pro-
vided Tor shall be levied and collect
ed in three equal annual installmenis.
with interest thereon at the rate OF
8 per cent per annum beginning thir-
ty days after the passage and approx
al Of this ordinance and there shall
be levied and collected. each year.
beginning With the year 1917 and tho
OF the said assessment