The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-02
(Firse Published July 81. 191S.'
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

in me, by the constitution and laws
of the State of Oklahoma and pur
suant to the provisions of ordinance
No. 652, passed and approved by the
Mayor and City Council of the City
OF Chickasha, Grady County, Okla
homa on the 25th day Of July, 1918
public notice Is hereby given that 2
special election is hereby ordered
and proclaimed to be held in the
City of Chickasha, Grady County
Oklahoma, on Tuesday, September
3, 1918, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified electors of the said
City of Chickasha, the question of
whether or not the franchise granted
to George Gorton his successors and
assigns by said ordinance No. 652,
passed and approved by the Mayor
and City Council of the City Of
Chickasha, on the said July %, 1918,
shall be approved by the qualified
electors of the said City Of Chlcka.
sha, the said ordinance being in
words and figures as follows to-wit;
ORDINANCE NO. e52.
An ordinance granting to George
Gorton, his successors and assigns,
the right to acquire, maintain and
operate a system of works in the
city of Chickasha, State of Okla
homa, for the purpose of distributing
and selling natural gas and manu-
factnred gas to the said city and
the public generally prescribing
rates therefor, ordering an election
and declaring am emergency
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmen of the city of Chickasha,
State Of Oklahoma:
Section (.
The word "City" as hereinafter
used shall designate the City OF
Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma,
and the word "Grantee" as herein.
after used shall designate George
Gorton, his successors and assigns.
Section 2.
For and during the term OF TWEEN.
ty-five (25) years from and after the
approval of this franchise by vote
of the electors of the said city as
hereinafter mentioned, the said
grantee is hereby empowered to ac-
quire, construct, maintain and oper-
ate system of works in said
city, as now existing and as may
hereafter be extended for the pur-
pose of distributing and selling to
the public generally, artificial and
natural gas; and for such purpose
said grantee shall have the right
to enter upon and lay its mains and
pipes over, through, in and across
the streets, avenues, alleys and
public places of the said city, pro-
vided, however that said grantee
shall in all cases save The city harm
less by reason thereof and shall re.
store all said streets avenues, alleys
and public places to their original
as speedily as possible, at
the expense of the grantee. And
provided further when at any time
1t shall become necessary to cut the
paving on any of the streets Of the
city, the work shall be done under
the supervision of the City Engineer
and the Mayor and Council of the
City Of Chickasha.
Section 3
During the life of this franchise
and for and in consideration of the
acceptance thereof by the grantee, it
Is stipulated and agreed that said
grantee shall have the right to
charge the said city, its inhabitants
and consumers therein, rate which
shall at all times be compensatory
and reasonable but not to exceed
fifty cents per one thousand cubic
'eet for natural gas furnished for
domestic purposes, provided that
4 minimum charge of fifty cents per
month for each service connected
shall be paid by the consumer.
Section 4.
Should the supply OF natural gas
available to the grantee fail during
he life of this franchise thereafter
laid grantee shall have the right
o furnish the said city and the in.
labitants thereof, artificial gas and
hall have the right to charge there.
or, not toexceed one dollar and
twenty-five cents per one thousand
ubic feet, provided that so long as
Iatural gas is Obtainable in market
bile quantities at reasonable prices
IL the Cement, Oklahoma field, such
as shall be deemed to be available
0 the grantee.
Section 5.
All bills shall be due and payable
n or before fhe tenth dav of thp