City of Pawhuska v. Pawhuska Oil & Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Appeal from Order of Corporation Commission. . Proceedings by the Pawhuska Oil & Gas Company before the Corporation Commission, to increase gas rates, opposed by the City of Pawhuska. From an order of the Corporation Commission, the City appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
RAINEY, I.
The city of Pawhuska is a city of the first class, and in November, 1909, the voters of said city, by initiative petition, granted to the Pawhuska Oil & Gas Company a franchise for 25 years, authorizing said company to use the streets and alleys of the city for the purpose of laying its gas pipe lines for furnishing the city of Pawhuska and the inhabitants thereof with natural gas. The franchise, among other things, provided that :
“■Said grantee shall furnish natural gas to the citizens, at a reasonable rate, which shall in no case exceed fifteen cents per one thousand cubic feet of…
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