The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-08
fFirat Published IN the ChIckaaha
Daily Express on the 9Th day of
gnptamber 1921

ORDINANCE NO. 723
AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: "AN
ORDINANCE GRANTING TO TIiE
CHIcKAsiiA GAS AND ELEc
TRIO COMPANY. A CORPORA
TION. DULY INCORPORATED
UNDER THE LAWS or THE
STATE or OKLAHOMA. ITS
SUCCESSORS and ASSIGNS. THE
RIGHT TO COsTRuCT. 40
CURE. ny PURCHASE or
OTHERWISE. MAINTAIN AM
OPERATE. a SYSTEM of
WORKS NOW OWNED by 1T OR
HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED
ACQUIRED. OR OTHERWISE
ACQUIRED by 1T. IN THE CITY
OF CHIcKAsHA. STATE OF OK.
LAIOMA. FOR THE PURPOSE
OF DISTRIBUTING AND SELL.
ING. NATURAL GAS TO SAID
CITY AND PUBLIC GENERAL
LY: AND DECLARING AN EMER.
GENCY."
BE TT ORDAINED by THE MAYOR
AND cOUNCILMEN OF THE
CITY OF cHICKAsHA. GRADY
COUNTY. STATE OF OKLAHo.
MA
Section I. The word "City" as
hereinafter used shall designate and
mean the city of Chckasha, In
Grady County. Oklahoma. and the
word Grantee" as hereinafter used
shall designate and mean the Chick
asha Gas and Electric Company,
corporation organized under the laws
of the State OF Oklahoma, and its
successors and assigns.
Section 2. For and during the
term OF twenty-five (25) years and
from and after the approval of this
franchise by vote OF TIE electors
of said city as hereinafter mentioned,
the said grantee is hereby empow-
cred to construct. acquire. maintain
and operate system Of works In
said city as now existing and as may
hereafter be extended, for the pur-
pose of distributing and selling to
said city and to the public gener.
ally natural gas for domestic and
industrial consumption, and, or such
purpose, said grantee shall have the
right to enter upon and lay its
mains and pipe thru and in the
streets, avenues, alleys and public
places of said city as the same are
now constructed and exist; Provided,
however, that said grantee shall in
all cases save the city harmless by
reason thereof from any and all dam
ages for personal or property dam
age, and shall restore all said
streets, avenues, alleys and public
places to their original condition as
early as possible at the expense of
the grantee.
Section 3. The said grantee shall
have the right, at its option, in adj
dition to the system of gas pipe
lines which it now has in the
streets, avenues, alleys and public
places in said city, to further lay,
maintain, and operate gas pipe lines
in the streets, avenues, alleys and
public places OF the city which shall
be placed in the ground sufficient
depth so as not to interfere with
traffic on or along said streets, ave
nues, alleys and public Faces, and
all service lines from the residence
of the consumer or from the point of
consumption shall be furnished and
laid at the expense of the consumer
and shall connect with the lines of
the grantee at the consumers prop
erty line between the alleys anl lot
OF consumer where the gas pipe line
of the grantee is laid and maintained
in an alley and at he curb line
where the gas pipe line of grantee is
laid and maintained in the street
A meter shall be set by the gran
tee on or near said property on the
premises owned and occupied by the
consumer The consumer shall exer-
else reasonable care ant diligence in