The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-20
(Firse Published July 81, 191s.'
ELECTION PROC -AMATION.

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No. G52, 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 q
special election is hereby ordered
and proclaimed TO be held in the
City of Chickasha, Grady County,
Oklahoma, on Tuesday, September
8, 1918, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified electors of the said
Cty of Chickasha, the question of
whether or not the fran 3hise 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 by the qualified
electors of the said City of Chicka-
sha, the said ordinance being in
words and figures as follows to-wit;
ORDINANCE NO. 652.
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 and
Councilmen of the city of Chickasha,
State of Oklahoma:
Section 1.
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-fiye (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.
quire, construct, maintain and oper
ate a system Of works in said
city, as now existing and as may
hereafter be extended 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 in all cases save the city harm
ess by reason thereof and shall re-
store all said streets avenues, alleys I
ind public places to their original
as speedily as possible, at .
he expense of the grantee. And I
provided further when at any time I
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
Jity OF Chickasha.
Section
During the life of this franchise
and for aud in consideration Of the
thereof by the grantee, it
8 stipulated and agreed that said
,rantee shall have the right to
.harge the said city, its inhabitants
md consumers therein, a rate which
hall at all times be compensatory
md reasonable but not to exceed
fifty 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
to the grantee fail during
he life of this franchise thereafter
aid grantee shall have the right
o furnish the scid city and the in
abitants thereof, artificial gas and
hall have the right to charge there
or, not toexceed one dollar and
twenty-five cents per one thousand
ubic feet, provided that so long as
atural gas is obtainable in market
Bile quantities at reasonable prices
a the Cement, Oklahoma field, such
as shall be deemed to be available
, the grantee.
Section 5.
All bills shall be due and payable
n or before the tenth day of the
lonth following that in which the
srvice is given and upon failure Of
ny consumer to pay any bill with I