The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-29

ot ,v.yor and Hoard OF Commissloner,
l.sg tNi be held in the said city u Tulsa
an' che goth day of November 1920. be
,..sr the hours of 8 o'clock \. ". an
."sgei,ck P VI OF that day for the pur
,f .ubnitting to qualified electors a
~ said city ~ Tulsa for adoption o
..'ee.ion. the following several amend
,.S::1is to the Charter Of the said CITY q
UriRsr. That paragraph No. II of Soc
- Article II ~ the Charter " tho CT
=, ruI4a be amended 10 read AZ follows.
- IT, The city OF Tulsa shall have
t',o tD miles of the corporate limits
- h4 said city for the enforce
mont ~ an health and quarantine
Equations - said city, provided that
.,Ia CIty Of Tulsa shall have and
syrr. sr Jurisdiction over all lands
,crrI or controlled by u outside ut
ns limits Of said CITY to the same
,t,ent that e has over land owned by
II Within said city limits"
srrOyp. That Sec. 6 VI Article II O
enc rElrter ~ the city OF rulg, be amend
a by striking out. repcalirr and annull
tag au uf Paragraph one. Paragraph Tw
80 Paragraph Three Of said Soc. .. Articl
II and adopting in lieu thereof the follow
i,g amendment to said Charter. sal
srpr1u.ant when adopted 10 be known an
sesIensted as Paragraph one, paragraph
Tro .ld Paragraph Three of Sec. 6 a
ifilsIr 10 " the charter Of the city o
Tulsa iu words and figures as follows
o.vit
r.rian and power to acquire, own
orsrsrc and maintain within or with
out tho corporate limits of the CITY
oi Tulsa. real estate for sites and
nights Of way for public utility and
icuhIir park purposes; and, for tho
location thereon OF waterworks sys-
,ere electric power plants. gas plants.
HOSPITALS quarantine stations, GENE.
tcrics work houses. poor houses. gar
bagp. trash and waste reduction plants
trausporta.t ton plants and disposal sys-
tens storm sewers and pumping plants
sgntary sewers and dtsnosll sys--
TENS transnorta.tp1 systems. street
railway systeIn7. telephone systems,
telegraph sYsteWs pip3 lines Virc
lines ana condui,s, sewer lines and
water lines, for the transmission and
transportation Of gas. water, sewerage.
garbage, fuel, waste, freight and per-
sons. and. lines for the transmission
and transportation Of electric power.
water power, air power and other
forms u power and, for any plants for
the manufacture OF any material for
public Improvement purposes. public
buidings. and for the construction, re-
pairing and maintenance thereof; and
shall have and exercise the right.
whether within or without the cor
porate limits Of tho city Of the city
Of Tulsa, to manufacture, make, mine.
and produce any material Tor public
Improvement purposes, and 30 barter
and exchange the same for other ma
terlal to be used IN public improve
ment within or without the corporate
limits Of said city ~ Tulsa, and 20
sell the same 10 other cities for like
purposes; and TO lay, establish, build,
construct, operate and maintain any
public utility public park. public plant
public Improvement public transmits
sion and transportation plant, pub
iic pumping stations, filtration plants,
dams, locations, waterways, water
VaIV In.
llHes. telegraph lines, telephone lines,
electric lines, automatic anI wireless,
and transmission and transportation
systems. terminals, buildings sta
and the said city OF Tulsa shall
have the right TO engage in any
business or enterprise which may
be engaged IN by "A rerron, firm
franchise from said city OF Tulsa;
and. for all such purposes as herein
provided shall have and exercise the
rlght OF eminent domain. whether
within or without the corporate limits
Of the city Of Tulsa, and, In order to
raise means 10 carry out the same,
shall have the power to issue and
sell bonds In manner and form pro-
7iled by law, bearing interest not to
exceed Six 60 per centum per annum,
maturing in Twenty-Five (eb) years.
and redeemable at VIII In not less than
Ten NO) years! and, whenever any
been constructed by means derived
from the sale Of bonds as abbvo pro-
ylded It shall be the duty Of the city
OF Tulsa to fix the rates charged for
services to the public as near as prac-
tcsble so as to pay the interest, and
not less than Three per centum (3G)
per annum on the principal uf such
bonds In excess OF the expenses Of
mSintenannce and operation Of such
2 The CIV Of Tulsa shall have the
right and power to sell, transfer and
dispose Of any property acquired by
said city OF Tulsa for public utility
purposes, In manner and form as pro-
vited by law; and, provided further,
that said city OF rulsa shall exercise
police Jurisdiction over all lands or
property purchased. controlled or con-
demned by Il. outside Of said City
limits, to the sa'ne extent. and In tho
SAME manner as IL exercises iuris-
dletion over lands within said city
limits"
., The city OF Tulsa shall have the
hight TO acquire real estate for sites
and rights OF way for public utility
and public park purposes. within or
without the corporate limits OF the
CITY OF Tulsa, by purchase, donation,
beqlest, lease, rental, ana condemnA-
uou proceedings, provided, the con-
\ demnation OF such property shall be
regulated in all respects as provided by
aW for the condemnation OF property
for railroad purposes. All acts and
paris ~ acts Of the Charter OF tho
City OF Tulsa, and the ordinances en-
acted therunder, IN conflict with the
provisions Of this amendment. are
hereby repealed and annulled."
~ Ikp; That the Char ~ OF the CT
I Tulsa shall be amended by addir
Ihere'o an article TO be known and desiI
hsted as Article XII Water Commission
That said Article XII shall be in wore
md figures as follows, to-wit:
SETON ]. There is hereby created
WATER COMMISSION" consisting
ot five 90 qualified electors Of tho
Nlty OF Tulsa, whose rights, lowers
ana duties shall be as herein pro-
SECTION ?. The WATER COMMIs-
SION herein mentioned shall consist of
rive 'ol MON bers, one OF whom shall
De the WATERWORKS AND SEWER
AGE COMMISSIONER provided for
~ th' charter, who shall be eX-officin
sSt,ytitTsp S,y ,rEP and im5g1mmt6,er Of said
~ other members who shall be elected
ana serve a term OF Four 60 years
Iom and after election, except as
hereln provided,
momber Of such WATER COMMIS-
olON' shall he that such member Is
~ ~ actnal na-fide resident Of the
~ or Tulsa, qualified electOr and
Itt holder thereof,
SE' ION :, Immediately upon tho
Iu'ltun OF this amendment TO tho
- Cn"rler OF the city Of Tulsa by the
gn',Uled electors thereof, and its APP
L"F4i hy the Governor OF the state
VI oklahoma, the Mayor of the city
o' Iulsa shall nomluate~unl the COM.
uHsloners confirm, -Four 90 qualified
,lIota possessing the qualifications
W.tlIed In this Amendment who to-
stLnNr with the "WATERW ORkS
ANb SEWERAGE COMMISSIONER"
o said city, shall constitute and be
49, tlfst WATER COMMISSION
so"' th" said Four ca members when
~ nominated and confirmed, shall
U..l 'itice until the election and quail
tsg'Non ~ their SUCCESSORS
E.erilon OF the City of Tulsa on tho
Fsi Tuesday In April, 1929, there
ES' ,,S be elected -Four 90 free-holders