The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-16


ed grantee may require and the con,
slmer shall il 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
sumner 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 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 eIec-
tion shall be borne and paid for by
grantee herein.
Section O.
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 I
pipe not less than six inches ID
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
ice of such special election to be
held on such date for such pur.
poses and the proper officers of said
,ity are hereby directed to give due
ind lawful notice Of said election
md to take all steps that may be
necessary for the holding of said
election and for the submission OF
'uch question at said election to
he electors of the city
Section II.
In case the franchise hereby
,ranted shall be approved at said
lection 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
rdinance and upon failure of the
rantee to file such acceptance then
0 right whatever shall accrue to
he grantee hereunder If the fran :,
hise hereby granted shall be ap-
roved at said election and the gran
&c shall within fifteen days after :
ate Of said approval file with the
ERIK Of said city his written ac-
eptanco thereof, active work there
nder shall commence within thirty
avs thereafter and said work shall
Ontinue with all reasonable dill
ance, and natural gas shall be sup
lied hereunder as soon as possible +
Ut not later in any event than Feb
lary 1st, 1919, unavoidable acci. /
ents and delays excepted.
Section 12.
The Mayor and Council and their
shall at all time have
over to impose all needful and
asonable regulations for the pro
ction of the interest of the inhabl-
nts of the city, and among other :
ings, shall have power, after full
airing, to require extensions of -
rvice where it can he done with
It financial loss to the grantee.
Section 13.
extension of said gran.
s's system, whereby gas maybe
divided for heating purposes and
e lighting of buildings, streets and -
blic places that are now unlighted,
, in the judgment of the Mayor
d Councilmen necessary for the
preservation of the peace.