The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-07

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posit with him, for which he shall
issue a receipt a sum or amount of
money equal to the estimated serv-
ice for one and half months, upon
which grantee shall pay to such con-
sumer annually interest at five per
cent per annum. And at the time
service is discontinued the deposit
less any money the consumer may
owe to the grantee at that time,
shall be Immediately returned to
the consumer.
Section 7.
The grantee shall have the right
to assign to any person, firm or
corporation the rights and obliga-
tions of this franchise and any as
signee thereof, by accepting such
assignment shall be bound thereby,
but in the event of an assignment,
such assignment shall be in writing
and a duly authenticated copy there
OF shall be filed with the city clerk
Of the said city.
Section 8.
The franchise hereby granted shall
not be operative unless and until the
same shall be approved by votes
of the majority of the qualified cleo
tors residing in said city who shall
vote thereon at the special election
called under and pursuant to the
provisions hereof; and if the fran
chise hereby granted shall fail to be
so approved at said election, no
rights shall accrue hereunder, pro-
vided that all expenses of said cleo
tion shall be borne and paid for by
grantee herein.
Section 9.
Gas shall be delivered by the
grantee with suitable and proper
pressure, maintained as uniformally
as possible and natural gas shall be
brought to limits of said city in
pipe not less than six inches IN
diameter.
Section 10.
A special election is hereby called
'or the purpose of submitting to the
qualified electors residing within
said city the question Of the approx
Il or disapproval of the franchise
hereby granted which election shall
)e held ON the 3rd day of September,
918, between the hours Of 6. A. M
md Z p M. The Mayor of said
,ity is hereby authorized and di-
ected to issue a call for and no
ice of such special election to be
leld on such date for such pur-
'oses and the proper officers of said
ity are hereby directed to give due
nd lawful notice of said election
nd to take all steps that may be
ecessary for the holding of said
lection and for the submission of
uch question at said election to
he electors of the city
Section II.
In case the franchise hereby .
ranted shall be approved at said '
lection the said grantee shall file
18th the clerk of said city within !
fteen days after date of such ap-
royal, a written acceptance of this
rdinance and upon failure Of the
rantee to file such acceptance then
o right whatever shall accrue to
le grantee hereunder If the fran I
Mise hereby granted shall be ap- i
roved at said election and the gran
e shall within fifteen days after
ate of said approval file with the y
ERIK of said city his written ac-
'ptance thereof, active work there
idcr shall commence within thirty
lys thereafter and said work shall
'ntinue with all reasonable dill
nee. and natural gas shall be sup =
led hereunder as soon as possible
1t not later in any event than Feb
ary 1st, 1919, unavoidable acct :
nts and delays excepted.
Section 12.
The Mayor and Council and their
ccessors shall at all time have
'wer to impose all needful and
asonable regulations for the pro-
ction' of the interest of the inhabi-
nts of the city, and among other -
ings, shall have power after full ,
airing, to require extensions of
rvice where it can be done with
t financial loss to the grantee.
Section 13.
extension of said gran
rs system. whereby gas maybe Y
divided for heating purposes and
2 lighting of buildings, streets and
bic places that are now unlighted, D.
, in the judgment of the Mayor
Councilmen necessary for the
mediate preservation of the peace,
ilth and safety OF inhabitahts OF