The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-05
First published Oct. IS. 1919
ORDINANCE No. sa4.

An ordinance levying a special tax
upon each Of the lots and pieces OF
ground III Sewer District No, 27 OF
the City of Chickasha, Oklahoma, to
ay its proportionate part Of the cost
of the construction of lateral district
ewers therein
Whereas, the mayor and council
OF tho City OF Chickasha, Oklahoma
did on the 24th day OF July, 1914 by
Ordinance No. G31 duly passed and
approved and published as required
lby law, create and establish Sewer
District No 27 OF the City Of Chick
,asha, Oklahoma, and order the con-
shuction Of lateral district sewer
therein, in accordance with. an act OIL
tie legislature Of the Territory Of
! Oklahoma, entitled "An Act authoriz-
ling municipal corporations to extend
or build. general sewer systems and
| to levy special assessments Of taxes
10 pay for the same" approved March
10th, 1908, and extended in force In
the state Of Oklahoma by the consti-
tuition of said state, and whereas
said mayor and city council did on
the 18th day Of September contract
with Roy English for the construc.
tion and extension OF sewers In said
city, In accordahce 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 rc-
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-
ton to the contract price is the sum
of Two Thousand Three Hundred
Ninety-Seyen Dollars and Ninety.nine
cents ($2,39799) and showing the
proportionate part chargeable to each
lot and piece of ground therein, in
the proportion that each lot and piece
ol ground bears TO the area Of the
whole district, exclusive Of public
highways, in accordance with the said
act above referred 10, under the head
Of "Proportionate Cost" which said
certificate and report is hereby re.
ferred to and made a part thereof, as
fully as if 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 1t ordained by The Mayor and
City Council Of the City Of Chicka-
ha, Oklahoma.
Section /. There is hereby levied
and assessed against each lot and
piece Of ground In said Sewer Dis
trict No u in the said city, here.
matter described, the certain sum.
shown by the certificate n the said
city engineer. to be chargeable to
the said lot or piece Of ground, as its
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 for shall be levied and collect
ed In three equal annual installments.
with interest thereon at the rate OF
per cent per annum. beginning thir-
ty days after the passage and approx
al OF this ordinance. and there shall
he lsvied and collected. each year,
With the year 1917 and the
installment Of the said assessment