The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-29
(First published Oct. Is. 1910
ORDINANCE No. 634.

An ordinance levying a special tax
upon each of the lots and pieces Of
ground in Sewer District No. n Of
the City of Chckasha Oklahoma, to
ay its proportionate part OF the cost
of the construction Of lateral district
ewers therein.
Whereas, the mayor and council
lof tho City Of Chickasha, Oklahoma,
did on the Gath day Of July, 1917, by
Ordinance No. 631 duly passed and
approved and published as required
,by law, create and establish Sewer
District No. n Of the City Of Chick
asha, Oklahoma, and order the con
lstuction Of lateral district sewer
therein in accordance with an act Of
tire legislature OF the Territory OF
Oklahoma, entitled "An Act authoriz.
ing municipal corporations to extend
lcr build, general sewer systems and
Ito levy special assessments OF taxes
10 pay for the same" approved March
10th, 1903. 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
iAiE ltll Qdl VI OtDllilDDi AOnAldAl
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-
lgineer 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
lsaid contract, including all other ex-
penses incurred by the city, in addl-
ton to the contract price is the sum
of Two Thousand Three Hundred
Ninety-5eYen Dollars and Ninety-nine
cents (s2,3g7.99) and showing the
proportionate part chargeable to each
lot and piece OF ground therein, in
.tae proportion that each lot and piece
eA 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-.
ferfed to and made a 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 Coup.il Of the City Of Chicka-
ha, OkJsaoma
Section /. There is hereby levied
and assessed against each lot and
piece Of grouad in said Sewer Dis
trict No. 27 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 its
preportionate part Of the cost Of the
construction OF che lateral district
sewer i'm 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
5 per cent per annum beginning thir-
ty days after the passage and APPROX
al OF this ordinance and there shall
Ia levied and collected each. year.
beginning with the year 1917 ana the
Of the said assessment