The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-06
REDUCING
The CITY'S
EXPENSES
Council Takes Further
Steps Toward Economy
atReguIar Meeting

BY vote Of five to three the mem
bers Of the city council upheld the
action Of Mayor Burton in his recon-
mendation 10 she chief Of police to
dismiss one man from the police force
and one Of the desk sergeants. at the
regular council meeting yesterday af-
ternoon. Matters pertaining to the
police came up for action just before
the adjournment OF the body and sew
eral important questions we're thresh.
ed out to the satisfaction Of the alder.
men.
During the past ten days two men
have been taken or The police force
by the recommendation Of Mayor Bur.
ton who Is working to economize IN
every department OF the city govern
ment, The selection OF the men 70
be dismissed was left with CHIEF Doss
the mayor naming no preference.
II was commonly understood that
Hugh Anderson and Carl French
would be let out This was changed
Yesterday by the action Of the coun.
Gil
Alderman Burgett Introduced a mo-
titn 70 cut the police force one man
and the motion carried showing the
following vote: Buie. Burgett. Lind.
say. Collins. Spencer. yes: Temple.
coffman, Evans. No.
Chief Doss refused to take the re-
sponsibility Of naming the man and
by vote Of the Council. Lon Ballew
was dismissed from tho force. The
vote stood coffman. Evans and Lind
say. no; Burgett. Bnie. Spencer. Col
Inns and Temple. yes.
Mayor Burton adheres to the policy
Of economy wherever Il is possible
and the aldermen are working ia 90.
operation Ed Evans made motion
that the salary or City Engineer T.. Y.
Colby be placed at si25 as provided
by the the original ordinance. MI.
Colby has been drawing 5000 Der
month as provided by a special reso-
luton. BY a vote or the aldermen
the salary was cut SIS per month.
The vote was taken BY acclamation
and only one dissenting vote was
heard.
One Of the features Of the meeting
Yesterday afternoon was the fact that
many ordicance governing precau.
tons against fire werc passed. city
Attorney Hammerly At the suggestion
Of Chief Gatils drew an ordinance
regulating gas pipe connections max.
1t compulsory that an connections !
made Of metal substances. Instance
we're cited where rubber is IN use
Thirty days was granted in which to
make necessary compliances with the
new Law. An ordinance provldIn.
thatail moving picture machines s.
be enclosed in a galvanized box n
the protection Of the public was adj
opted. Mr. Hammerly explained thar
~ local show houses there Is great
danger OF disastrous fires. resulting
from the ignitlng Of reel OF films
Action We taken in the matter OF
iiues within the fire limits and It was
provided that an new flues ii the
residence district must be constructed }
Of cement mortar
Chief OF Police Doss was instruct.
ed to notify the manager Of the cot
ton yard just north Of the Tye build.
ing that he must move his yard and
that no cotton shall be stored within
the fire limits Facts concerning the
danger OF fire to the business dis )
tricts we're brought out in the dis
cussion. Many bales Of cotton have
been piled on vacant lot and the
public weighing station has been es.
iablished near that location.
City Engineer Colby was instructed
10 confer with the Oklahoma Central
Railroad Company in the matter Of
attending 10 street crossings and the
open ditch along the east side Of their
tracks. g&l
Itemized statements from the de-
partments OF the city government for
current expenses during the month Of
September we're read and approved
and totaled ss.4s3.7I. o. which amount
STOPS was for salaries.
Bills for the Carnegie library we're
allowed BY the council FOR the first
time since funds were sJted for the
maintenance OF the libAry. There
is a fund OF si.4so provided BY the