The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-05-05


Of Grady county met IN regular seasio
on the am day Of April 1916, In IA
office Of the county clerk. Member
present. w n. pnrsley Ed +. Johns
~ D. Beddingfield. j ID Carmichael
assistant county attorney and J. u
Lindsay. county clerk.
In the matter OF one Scott MaHenry
destitute cripple, who represented l.
The board that he had d family Of small
children 10 provide for, was IN distress
and trying to yet TO friends in Texas
the sum Of $40 was appropriated Il
relieve him and a warrant drawn fOi
the amount on poor and insane fund.
Upon application OF the officers o.
the Farmers State Bank OF Chickasha
( that Institution was duly designated
depositary OF public funds
Upon request OF Justice Davis OF
Union township. j. r. Fryrear was ap
pointed constable OF that township
Acting upon a petition by citizens OF
Ninnekah township asking for the CON
strnction OF two bridges on section line
between sections / and IA aud l3 and
IA. township north, range west the
conclusion reached on lhis matter was
that nothing could be done until after
the close of the present fiscal year.
Mr.. Robert Parks presented for the
consideration of the board a petition
from tho equalization board Of Tnttle
township recommending that the val
uatiOn placed upon certain town lots
located in the Parks addition to the
town Of Tuttle be reduced TO the value
as originally assessed, acknowledging
that in their adjustment OF values they
had made an error The board of com
missioners, acting on advice OF the
assistant county attorney, decided that
they had no legal right to take up the
adjustment Of taxable values as re-
turned by the local equalization boards
therefore no action In the matter
The sum of So per week was appro
priated out OF the poor and insane fund
to assist Mrs. Sarah Igo in complying
with the compulsory school law BY
placing her three children In the pub
lie school, she being dependent upon
her own efforts to earn the means 81
support for herself and children
'rhe resignation Of Bert Owens as
clerk Of Amber township was accepted
and upon his recommendation Mr. II
NJ Smelser was appointed to succeed
him in that capacity
w. G.. Ranspot was appointed con
stable OF Shirley township upon d peti
ton requesting such action by the com
The bonds OF ]. w. Williams as con
stable Of Amber township and F. d.
Miller as city assessor Of Rush Springs
were duly approved.
Petition for the organization OF
drainage district to the board Df county
commissioners Of Grady county Ok
lahoma
Your petitioners respectfully show |
that ii a drainage district were organ |
lied and a ditch constructed from |
point about the center OF the south |
west quarter Of the southwest quarter |
of section 2, township north, range |
6 west, in Grady county, Oklahoma |
thence In a southeasterly direction |
across the the southwest quarter Of
the southwest quarter of section J. |
ind the northwest quarter Of section IL
IN said range and township, dlscharg
ing the waters into Soldiers Creek |
lbout the center OF the northwest quar-
ter 0f the northeast quarter OF section |
IL, that said drain or ditch would be |
/ great benefit to The agricultural land |
thereto, and would reclaim
ind benefit something like 260 acres iol |
and which Is not now valuable for I
agricultural purposes, because there |
ire not sufficient drains to carry away |
he water.
That such drain, If so constructed,
you'd be a public utility and beneflt |
o the entire community, as well as
benefit to the public health, by carry
ng away water which becomes stag
iant, and would greatly benefit the
and contiguous to such drain for az |
icullural purposes
Your petitioners say that the follow
ng land owners, owning land cOntigu
nus to such proposed ditch or drain
would be benefited by the construction
hereof and the making of such i'm
rove1nents.
M. IT, Smith, Alex. OKLA,
]. N. Jones, Calvin. Okla
Jacob Hunt, Alex. Okla.
w ". Alexander, Alex, Okla
w. Foster. Alex. ORA
w s. Jones. Chlckasha Okla.
Your petitioners believe that each |
f the several land owners herein men |
ioned will be benefited by such pro
,osed Improvement and that the same
viii reclaim a number OF acres of land |
belonging to each OF said owners and
nalsa ,tha qama vamahle for agTicnl