The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-10-22
(First published Oct. IS. 1870
ORDINANCE No. sa4.

| An ordinance levying special tax
upon each OF the lots and pieces Of
ground in Sewer District No. "a OF
the City of Chickasha, Oklahoma, to
pay its proportionate part of the cost
Of the construction of lateral district
ewers therein
! Whereas, the mayor and council
OF the City OF Chickasha, Oklahoma,
did on the 24th day OF July 1917 BY
Ordinance No. G31 duly passed and
approved aid published as required
by law, create and establish Sewer
District No n Of the City Of Chick
asna, oklahoma, and order the con-
stiuction Of lateral district sewer
'tbereint IN accordance with an act Of
tie legislature Of the Territory or
Oklahoma, entitled IAN Act authoriz-
uig municipal corporations to extend
or build, general sewer systems and
10 levy special assessments OF taxes
10 pay for the same" approved March
18th, 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
the 18th day Of September contract
with Roy English for the construc-
tiOn and extension OF sewers in said
city, in accordance with the plans,
specifications, profies and sections
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 Oh Sew
er District No. 27 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 addt
tlon 10 the contract price Is the sum
of Two Thousand Three Hundred
Ninety-Seven Dollars and Ninety-nine
cents ($2,397.99) and showing the
proportlonate part chargeable to each
lot and piece OF ground therein, in
the proportion that each lot and piece
of ground bears TO the area OF the.
whole district exclusive OF public
highways, III accordance with the said
act above referred TO, under the head
OF "Proportionate Cost" which said
certificate and report is hereby re-
ferred 70 and made 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 It ordained by the Mayor and
City Council Of the City OF Chicka-
sha oklahoma
Section l. There IS hereby levied
and assessed against each lot and
piece OF ground in said Sewer Dis.
trict No n 10 the said city, here
matter described, the certain sum,
shown BY the certificate Of the said
city engineer 10 be chargeable 10
the said lot or piece OF ground as its
part OF tho 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
N "proportiOnate Cost"
Said tax and assessment above pro.
fided for shall be levied and collect
I'd In three equal annual installments.
sith interest thereon at the rate Of
) per cent per annum, beginning thir-
" days after the passage and approx.
al OF this ordinance, aud there shall
.e levied and collected each year,
BEGINNING With the year 1917 and the
Of the said assessment