The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-10
(Firse Published July 81, 191s,'
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.

| (Firse Published July 81, 1878
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 anG approved by the
Mayor and City Council of the City
Of chickasha, Grady County, Okla.
hoIna, ION 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
3, 1918, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified electors of the said
City of Chickasha, the question of
whether or not the franchise 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 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
Councimen Of the city of Chickasha,
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 vote
OF the electors of the said city as
hereinafter mentioned, the said
grantee is hereby empowered to ac-
quire, construct, maintain and oper-
ate 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
Ind public places to their original
condition as speedily as possible, at
he expense of the grantee. And
further when at any time
t shall become necessary to cut the
)aving on any Of the streets of the
.ity, the work shall be done under
he supervision of the City Engineer
nd the Mayor and Council of the
,ity Of Chickasha.
Section 8
During the life of this franchise
and for and in consideration of the
cceptance thereof by the grantee, it
} stipulated and agreed that said
rantee shall have the right to
barge the said city, it's inhabitants
nd consumers therein, a rate which
hall at all times be compensatory
nd reasonable but not to exceed
Ifty cents per one thousand cubic
eet for natural gas furnished for
purposes, provided that
minimum charge of fifty cents per
lonth for each service connected
ball be paid by the consumer.
Section 4.
Should the supply of natural gas ]
vailable to the grantee fail during /
lie life of this franchise thereafter [
aid grantee shall have the right {
, furnish the soid city and the in {
abitants thereof, artificial gas and !
nall have the right to charge there S
IT, not toexceed one dollar and {
Venty-five cents per one thousand
lbic feet, provided that so long as
atural gas is obtainable in market t
Die quantities at reasonable prices I
the Cement, Oklahoma field, such {
IS shall be deemed to be available 2
the grantee. a
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