The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-02
COUNCIL To ACT
ON NATURAL CAS-
QUESTION TUES.
No Action on Franchise Asked by
chlckasha Gas and Electric Co.
Taken Last Night; Mem
bers Want More Time.
NO OPPOSITION SEEN
AMONG CITY FATHERS
Believed Approval VIII be Given
and Election Called at Next
Meeting; Company Would
Use Same Distribution.

Next Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock at the city hall. the council
will reach a decision on whether or
hot the proposed natural gas fran.
chise. asked by the Chekasha Gas
and Electric company viii be sub.
mitted to the people for their bal.
lot.
At the meeting of the city dads
held last night the franchise was
presented and read, but no action
was taken, the city fathers holding
that they desired moie time in which
to consider the various provisions
of the franchise before giving It
their stamp of approval and submit
ting it to the people in an election.
The franchise was presented TO
the council by Alger Melton. attor-
ney for the Chickasha Gas and Elec-
trio company. f. ID. Shaffer. mana
ger and +. w. insult, president or
the company. All made short talks
in explaining the purposes of the
franchise and touchifS upon certain
phases OF II.
There was no particular opposi-
tion to the franchise shown by mem
bers Of council and there was every
indication that It would be approved
when the council members had had
time to go into the various clauses
of the document. Mayor Coffman
this morning indicated that in his
opinion the franchise will meet the
approval of the council Tuesday
morning and that an election will
be called in which the people of
Chickasha will be given an oppor.
lunity to vote on the proposition.
In case this approval is given
and an election called, 3 days will
elapse before the date for voting.
The Chickasha Gas and Electric COM
pany indicates that work would be
started at once on the construction
of the connecting line between
Chickasha and the mains of the Ok
lahoma Natural Gas company some
four miles south of the city, if the
people vote to grant them a fran
chise.
1t is believed that. should the ap-
proyal OF the franchise be given by
the council and by the people at
the election 80 days later, Chickasha
will be burning natural gas by No
vember IL or not later than Decem-
ber |. About 80 days, it is estimated
will be required to lay the connect
ing line between Chickasha and the
Oklahoma Natural mains.
The cost Of this line would be
about $4,000, it is estimated and
not until its completion will the cor
poration commission issue an order
compelling the Oklahoma Natural to
connect with Chickasha for the pur-
pose Of supplying natural gas, it is
understood. The commission holds,
it is indicated, that no order to con-
meet with Chickasha would be valid,
until connecting line is provided.
The rates named in the contract
would give Chickasha gas for fuel
at more than $100 per 1000 cubic
feet less than the rate which is now
being paid for the artificial gas. In
other words, the rate named in the
franchise is 80 cents for the first
1000 cubic feet and Is cents per
1000 for additional gas used with
10 per cent discount on all rs cents
gas in the event the bill is paid
within 10 days from the date it is
due.
Mr. Shaffer, manager of the gas
plant here, stated this morning that
in the event the franchise is granted
the natural gas will be distributed
through the present distributing
system of the artificial gas plant
and that little or no changes will
have to be made, :. st.,