The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-10

Der OF the warrant, and the date OF
the payment Of the warrant BY the
City Treasurer 1t is the duty OF
the Finance Committee, together
with the Mayor Of the city, TO-
scrutinize these reports carefully.
IT is not my intention to intimate
that there has been any fraud or
corruption in connection with this
matter at any time in the past,
fer | simply want to impress you
that it is our duty as much as the
other officials, to see that these re-
ports are properly presented.
Section 76I Of Mans6eld's Digest
says: Municipal corporations
shall have power to cause any lot
'or lots Of land within their limits,
on which, or any part Of wich,
water Shall at any time become
stagnant, to be raised up Or drain
ed, and to cause all putrid sub
stance whether animal or vegetable
to be removed from any lot or lots
BY the owner or owners thereof re-
spectively, In such reasonable time
and in suck manner as may be di-
rected by resolution, bylaw or
ordinance Of said city or town coun-
Gil; and in case of failure or refusal
to do 20, 1t may be done at the ex-
pended shall be due to said corpor-
alton from the owner or owners OF
such LOT Or lots; and shall from the
time Of The adoption, resolution BY
law OF ordinance, be a lien on such
lots
(The following section provides
for the method Of enforcing this
Ilien.
Geutlem n Of the City Council,
lit is humiliating to every good cit
lizen Of Chickasha for these frog
ponds, lagoors, snd cesspools Of
miasrnatic poison to be in our midst.
There Is no use Of our wobbling
over this question. These places
must be filled up at any cost to the
owners and to our city So ]
would recommend that the City
Council pass whatever ordinances
1 or resolutions as will be necessary
u have these places filled at
once.
The time has come when if we
shall keep abreast Of our sister
towns, we must 20 to building side
walks and paving certain districts
Of our city. nv pride i 50 otter
wounded when strangers are III oul
midst and see the wretched ccndi-
ton Of our streets aud the almost
total absence in our city Of side
walks. II makes a impression
on strangers, and they do not care
to locate in any town where pride
along this line seems totally lack
ing. We must begin this work Q
building sidewalks. We have nov
an adequate law, and hope within
the next few days to have still
better law for the forming Of inn
provement districts. | would rec
ommend to the City Council, nm
less the owners Of the property SEE
fit to agitate this question them
selves, and present to the Git.
Council the required petitions TO
the formation Of these improvement
districts, that we employ some on
for few days tocirculate such pc
titions and pay such person ous Q
. the city treasurey- Iappeal 70 ever,
! citizen Of Chickasha to assist il
{ this work. AS we start on thi
! this improvement II one particla
district, other sections Of the cit
! will join in, and soon we will se
the march Of progress in this line.
: STREET DEPARTMENT. | con
: slider this oneof the most importan
departments Of the city government
: During the past year there has bee
some good work done on the street
Of our city, but ! believe that th
cost to the city has been at leas
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