The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-23
(Firse Published July 81, 1918
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

(Firse Published July 81, 1913
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 proviaions 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 Chickssha, the question OF
whether or not the fran 2hise granted
to George Gorton his successors and
assigns by said ordinance No. G52,
passed and approved by the Mayor
and City Council Of the City of
Chickasha, on the said July 25, 1918,
shall be approved by the qualified
electors of the said City of Chicka.
cha, the said ordinance being in
words and figures as follows to.wil;
ORDINANCE NO. 6s2.
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-
factured 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 AMI
Councilmen of the city of Chickasha,
State Of Oklahoma;
Section 1.
The word "City" as hereinafter
used shall designate the City of
Grady County Oklahoma,
and the word "Crantee" 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
mentioned, the said
grantee is hereby empowered to ac.
Iuire, construct, maintain and oper-
ate system of works in said
,ity as now existing and as may
be exterded for the pur-
bose of distributing and selling to
he public generally, artificial and
Natural gas; and for such purpose
laid grantee shall have the right
o enter upon and lay its mains and
'ipes over, through, in and across
he streets, avenues, alleys and
'ublic places of the said city, pro
'ided, however that said grantee
hall in all cases save The city harm
sss by reason thereof and shall re-
tore all said streets avenues, alleys
nd public places to their original
as speedily as possible, at
he expense Of the grantee. And
rovided further when at any time
shall become necessary to cut the
aving on any Of the streets of the
ity, the work shall be done under
lie supervision of the City Engineer
nd the Mayor and Council of the
ity Of Chickasha.
Section
nuring the life Of this franchise
and for aud in consideration of the
cceptance thereof by the grantee. it
stipulated and agresd that said
rantee shall have the right to
large the said city, its inhabitants
nd consumers therein, a rate which
lall at all times be compensatory
nd reasonable but not to exceed {
fly cents per one thousand cubic
et for natural gas furnished for
omestlc purposes, provided that /
minimum charge of fifty cents per {
onth for each service connected
lalI be paid by the consumer
Section {. s
Should the supply of natural gas
'ailable to the grantee fail during /
e life of this franchise thereafter t
i'd grantee shall have the right t
furnish the sGid city and the in {
bitants thereof, artificial gas and !
all have the right to charge there S
r, not toeXceed one dollar and G
enty-five cents per one thousand