The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-02-03

W lilS iSP POlt7 iHdNlC ny HilHSCli
some time ago as chairman Of ths
sanitary committee and by Nj.
Burton chairman Of the polio,
committee. He had reported that
the sanitary ordinances was not be
ing enforced and he wanted tC
know whose duty it was to enforce
them. If they were not to be en-
forced he wanted them repealed
He held that it was the duty of th,
police officers to enforce these law.
the same as any others. He want
ed the council to take some action
either upholding him in his efforts
TO keep the city clean or torelievs
him Of responsibility.
This brought out 5 speech from
Chief Of Police Smith. He was
growing tired Of having it contln-
ually thrown at him that he was
not enforcing the laws. When he
was chairman Of the Board Of
Health he had seen to it that the
sanitary ordinance was not violated
and had not asked anv assistance
of the police officers. He cited
that in some of the instances com
planned Of by DR.. Dawson the
parties were doing their best to
obey the law and he did not pro-
pose TO drive them out Of business
by bounding them and having
them fined Moreover, under the
Arkansas law, he didn't think he
was compelled to take any orders
from the chairman Of the sanitary
committee he was responsible to
the Mayor alone.
Or. Dawson replied that he was
not makingany personals issueof the
matter he was simply trying to do
his duty as he saw it and wanted
to hold officers to strict compliance
with their duties.
Alderman O O'Brien took hand
in the discussion at this point. He
noted thai we had good many
troubles here ii Indian Territory
but it seemed when we got hard
pressed, we had to fall back upon
Arkansas. He didn't believe in
any such doctrine lie thought we
were able to run things here for
ourselves and he believed in re-
quiring every officer to do all that
he was paid TO do. He would
support any measure looking 10
this end.
Mr.. ScofFern pointed out that
the fire marshall reported that
certain parties allowed straw and
other rubbish 10 accumulate which
caused danger from fire. Il was
the duty Of that officer to warn
against such offenses and he moved
that blanks be prepared by which
the fire marshal could give no ice to
parties to desist.from such practic es.
The motion was carried.
But Dawson was not through
yet He moved that the Mayor be
requested to instruct the chief Of
police TO enforce the ordinances
referred to aud the motion was
carried.
City Attorney Bailey Injected
few pointed remarks into the pro-
ceedings at this juncture. He said
that the chief difficulty in the
enforcement Of all the laws Of the
city was that there was too much
Of the spirit Of compromise in the
police department. He vas a
member of the department himself
and did not hold himself free from
.censure Instead Of holding offen-
ders against the law to strict ac-
countability, the disposition was
to compromise with them and let
them Off as lightly as possible. He
believed that every ordinance
should be enforced to the letter.
The couticil adjourned to meet
again next Thursday
c. NJ. Fechheimer left this after
noon for Kansas City, to BE- absent
till Sunday.
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