The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-31
(Firse Published July 81. 1918
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.


BY virtue of the authority vested
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 a
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 fran ohise 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 ~ the qualified
electors of the said city of Chicka.
sha, the said ordinance being in
words and figures as follows to-wit:
ORDINANCE NO. s52.
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-.
featured gas to the said city and
the public generally, prescribing
rates therefor, ordering an election
and declaring an emergency.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmeh of the city of Chicbasha,
State of Oklahoma:
Section I.
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 vots
of the electors OF the said city as
hereinafter mentioned, the said
grantee is hereby empowered to ac-
quire, construct, maintain and oper-
ate. a system of works in said
city, as now existing and as may
hereafter be exterded 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 ip 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
he expense of the grantee. And
provided further when at any time
t shall become Necessary to cut the
paving on any of the streets of the
,ity, the work shall be done under
he supervision OF the City Engineer
md the Mayor and Council of the
City of Chickasha.
Section 3
During the life of this francui5e
and for aud in consideration of the
thereof by the grantee, it
8 stipulated and agreed that said
grantee shall have the right to
charge the said city, its inhabitants
and consumers therein, a rate which
hall at all times be compensatory
Ind reasonable but not to exceed
ifty cents per one thousand cubic
eet for natural gas furnished for
domestic purposes, provided that
/ minimum charge of fifty cents per
month for each service connected
hall be paid by the consumer.
Section 4.
Should the supply of natural gas
Ivailable to the grantee fail during
he life of this franchise thereafter
aid grantee shall have the right
o furnish the Sid city and the in
labitants thereof, artificial gas and
hall have the right to charge there (
orr not toexceed one dollar and
cents per one thousand
ubic feet. provided that so long as
atural gas is obtainable in market
bic quantities at reasonable prices !
Il the Cement, Oklahoma field, such [
as shall be deemed to be available !
D the grantee. q
Section S. 6
All bills shall be due and payable i
n or before the tenth day of the