The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-02


payment of bills for service render
ed grantee may require and the con.
sumer shall II grantee demands de-
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 annurh. 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 z.
The grantee SHAH have the right
to assign to any person, firm or
corporation the rights and obliga.
tions of this franchise and any as.
sssnee thereof, by accepting such
assignment shall be bound thereby,
but in the event of an assignment,
such assignment shall be in writing
and 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 elec.
ton 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 disapproyal Of the franchise
hereby granted which election shall
be held on the 9rd day of September,
1918, between the hours of 6. A. M !
and Z P. M. The Mayor of said
city is hereby authorized and di-
rected to issue a 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
necessary for the holding. Of said I
election and for the submission of
such question at said election to
the electors of the city
Section II.
In case the franchise hereby
granted shall be approved at said
the said grantee shall file
with the clerk of said city within
fifteen days after date of such ap-
proval, a written acceptance Of this
ordinance and upon failure of the
grantee to file such acceptance then
no right whatever shall accrue to
The grantee hereunder If the fran
chise hereby granted shall be APP
proved at said election and the gram
lee shall within fifteen days after
date of said approval file with the
clerk of said city his written ac-
oeptance thereof, active work there
lnder shall commence within thirty
lays thereafter and said work shall
with all reasonable dill
sance, and natural gas shall be sup
Piled Hereunder as soon as possible
Dut not later in any event than Feb
uary lst, 1919, unavoidable acci-
Ients and delays excepted.
Section 70.
The Mayor and Council and their
successors shall at all time have
,ower to impose all needfuI and
regulations for the pro
ection of the interest of the inhabi-
ants of the city, and among other
hings, shall have power, after full
tearing, to require extensions Of :
ervice where it can be done with
mt financial loss to the grantee.
Section 10.
Immediate extension of said gran
ee's system, whereby gas maybe
rovided for heating purposes and
be lighting of buildings, streets and
ublic places that are now unlighted,