The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-31


slmer shall if grantee demands de-
post with him, for which he shall
issue receipt sum or amount of
money equal to the estimated serv-
ice for one and a 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 he 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 elec.
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-
yided that all expenses of said elec-
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 III
diameter.
Section 10.
A special election is hereby called (
for the purpose Of submitting to the
qualified electors residing within
said city the question Of the APPROX
al or disapproval of the franchise
hereby granted which election shall
be held on the 3rd day of September,
1918. between the hours of 6. A. M.
and P. M. The Mayor of said
city is hereby authorized and di-
rected to issue call for and no
tice of such special election to be
held on such date for such pur-
poses and the proper officers of said
city are hereby directed to give due
and lawful notice of said election
and to take all steps that may be
for the holding of said
election and for the submission OF
such question at said election to
he electors OF the city
Section II.
In case the franchise hereby
granted shall be approved at said
election the said grantee shall file
With the clerk OF said city within
fifteen days after date of such ap.
)roval, a written acceptance OF this
ordinance and upon failure OF the
grantee to file such acceptance then
10 right whatever shall accrue to
he grantee hereunder If the fran
,hise hereby granted shall be ap-
proved at said election and the gran
zee shall within fifteen days after
late of said approval file with the
,lerk of said city his written ac-
'eptance thereof, active work there.
nder shall commence within thirty /
lays thereafter and said work shal!
continue with all reasonable dill
renee. and natural gas shall be sup {
,led Hereunder as soon as possible
,ut not later in any event than Feb .
uary 1st, 1919, unavoidable acct 4
ents and delays excepted. |
Section z.
The Mayor and Council and their
shall at all time have
,ower to impose all needful and +
easonable regulations for the pro
ection of the interest Of the inhabi-
ants of the city and among other
hings, shall have power after full
earring, to require extensions OF
ervice where it can he done with
ut financial loss to the grantee.
Section 13.
Immediate extension Of said gran
se's system, whereby Gas maybe :
rovided for heating purposes and
he lighting of buildings, streets and o
ublic places that are now unlighted,
re in the judgment of the. Mayor
nd Councilmen necessary for the
preservation OF The peace,