The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-09-08
COLLINS
new MAN
ON COUNCIL
Offenders Must Give Their
Real Name in Pol
ice Court

City Attorney Harry Han.mc-ly sub
mitted three resolutions at the city
council meeting yesterday afternoon
regarding the correction or irregular
tiles in the assessment OF property
along the paving In several sections Of
the city. In the opinion OF Attorney
Hammerly the city council has power
to appoint board Of three men who
are not property owners and who are
d'sinterested to make an apportion.
fnent OF the paving assessment accord.
ing to the subdivision Of property
As the matter now stands the assess
ment was made against the property
according to the original plat and not
as Il has been snbdivided. The coun.
cli passed all OF the resolutions and
the board Of appraisers VIII be ap.
pointed. No change win be made in
the amount Of the assessment but II
win be divided so each man can pay
on his Own property.
Mayor Burton recommended tho
appointment OF Two republicans to
take the places Of two mer who have
resigned c. N. Fechhelmer was ap
pointed member OF the Park Com
mission and the following resolution
was adopted regarding the resigna.
tion Of J. W. speake:
Collins New Alderman.
Whereas. y ". speake was elect
ed from The fourth ward as a member
ot the city council of the city Of
chickasha, and
Whereas. the said J. w speaks,
has removed bis place Of residence
from the said ward. and
Whereas. under the laws said re-
moval vacates the office OF the saig
J. w. sTeake.
Now. therefore, be II resolved. by
the mayor aud city council Of the city
Of Chickasha that u. r. Collins 10
and Is hereby appointed as successor
Of said J. w. speake -=Tssti. full power
and authority to act as councilman
FOR the city o. chIckasha. This az
pointment to extend and apply to the
unexpired term OF the said T. VI
Speake."
Department Reports.
The various departments Of the
city government reported the follow
Ing receipts for the month OF August:
Water department si9seo5: engineer.
ing department SASS: street CON.
missioner s7ss: police department
s2425o and Chief GattIs for electrical
H. sction sa5.15.
An ordinance appropriating s494444 |
for the current expenses Of the city |
was passed. Alderman Evans asked |
that The bills for the current expenses
Of the city be submitted as itemized |
and the suggestion was adopted.
A motion to allow r. NJ. Evans t25 |
IN excess OF his salary for assistance
in the office OF City Clerk Ben Bur.
CESS during the months Of August and
September was adopted During the
heavy work Of the collections on the
paving and grading lax Mr.. Burgess
was unable 70 attend to the work
Police Procedure.
BY a motion of Alderman Burgett
the following resolution was adopted
which win govern proceedings in the
police court
BE It resolved. by the mayor and
city council Of the city Of chickasha.
Oklahoma
Sec. l. That It shall be the duty Of
every police officer to place and keen
in the city Jail any and all person or
persons arrested until said person or
persons shall give a good and sufil-
oient bond for his or her appearance.
Sec. .. That said officer in docket.
ing any and all cases shall place on
said docket true and correct names
Of person or persons arrested. provid.
ed. when the name or names Of per.
sons arrested is unknown to the Off.
Ger or officers Il shall be sufficient 10
docket the name given by the said
person.
Sec. 3. That said officer in docket.
ing any such case shall clearly and
fully state thereon the true and cor.
rect offense for which said person was
arrested. together with the bondsmen