The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-16
CAS- HEARING ON
LOCAL petition
SLATED TUESDAY
Corporation Commission 10 Hear
Plea for Order to Connect With
Oklahoma Natural Malns
South Of City.
Delegation from chlekasha VIII 40
company Franchise Holders to
Capital; Duncan to Help;
All Ready Here.

Tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
before the corporation commission
at Oklahoma City. the hearing o
tho petitions Of the ChIckasha Ca
and Electric company and the cit,
OF Chicknsa, asking for nm order
for the Oklahoma Natural to con
meet their gas lines. four miles south
OF the city with the Chickasha dis
trIbutIng system. will be neard.
The City OF Chickasha Is to be
represented by Mayor Coffman,
City Attorney. Hammerly and mem
bers OF the city council. with posi-.
bly, additional counsel. The Chick.
asha Gas and Electric company will
be represented by +. d. Shaffer.
manager and Fred Insul. president.
sin person with Cottingham and
Hayes OF Oklahoma City and Bond.
Melton and Melton. OF Chickasha, as
legal advisers, II was learned today.
In addition. the president and secre-
tary OF the ChIckasha Chamber o.
Commerce as well as delegation
Of citizens win be on the job to
express the view of Chickasha on
the subject and lend support to the
Chickasha Gas and Electric COM
pany in their fight for the connec-
tlon order.
1t is thought probable that dele
cations OF citizens from Oklahoma
City and possibly other cities served
by the Oklahoma Natural will be at
the hearing to protest against the
order on the grounds that the ga
supply in the mains of the Oklaho.
ma Natural Is not adequate to meet
the demands.
The petition of tie Chickasha
Gas and Electric company is sup
ported by a petition from the Chick
asha Chamber OF Commerce, asking
that the connection order be issued
Also, the Duncan Chamber of Com
merce has filed resolutions with the
corporation commission in support
Of Chickasha's fight to obtain nat.
ural gas. In the Duncan Chambers
resolutions, 1t is pointed out that
there are a number Of gas wells in
the Duncan field, not connected
with the Oklahoma Natural mains
and supporting the statement made
number of times, that the Okla
homa Natural is using but small
percent of the gas produced in the
Duncan field.
Some two or three months ago,
the proposition of franchise for
the distribution Of natural gas in
Chickasha was submitted to the vot-
ers of the city. The Chickasha Gas
and Electric company, owners of the
gas plant now operating in the city,
asked for that franchise. 1t was
awarded by the vote Of the people
after having received the approval
of the city officials.
In the franchise contract the
Chickasha Gas and Electric com
pany agreed 20 start the construc-
tion within specified time limit,
!. Of connecting line between the
city of Chickasha and the mains Of
tie Oklahoma Natural, some four
miles south of the city.
This they did, getting the line
we'll under way within the limit rpe
Gifted A record for construction
was made on the line. Crews worket
night and day and put the line in
in short order 1t Stands complete
with a connection made eat the
Chickasha end Of the line, with thu
distributing system Of the city. Re
ducing stations have been installed
to cut the pressure down to thu
proper degree and there is nothing
in the way of almost immediate us,
Of natural gas lAre, except the con
nection with the Oklahoma Natural
which Chickasha and the gas an
electric company seek.
The present rate paid for artif
cial gas is $1.S5 per 1000 cubic feel
while the rate specified in the frar
chise granted will aggregate slight
less than 70 cents per 1000 cubi
feet, figuring the discount which
to be allowed for the payment {
bills within ten days after they ar
issued.
The cost Of the connecting lin