The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-05-19
MAYOR APPOINTS
JONES POLICEMAN
Council Voted Four And Four on Con-
rmation-chleftain Made SUIT
of Mayors Vindictiveness.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily
The city council held special meet
ing last night for the purpose of con-
sidering the appointment of two night
policemen, the Reimbursement for
bids for the construction of a sanitary
sewer in block "a Of the city of Vim
ita, the curbing and guttering of
South Smith street and the selection
of an official city paper.
Only one bid had been submitted for
the construc ton of the sewer and curb
ing above mentioned and the special
improvement committee recommended
that new bids be asked for. The coun-
Gil instructed the clerk to readver-
tise for bids.
The mayor then stated that he
would submit two names for the con-
sideration of the council, with the un-
derstanding that unless both were con-
firmed, that the appointments would
not stand. He then named Levi Jones
as night policeman, and on roll call
the following aldermen voted for con-
irmation: Martin, Knight, Thomp-
son and Lewis. Those voting against
confirmation were Roberts, Campbell,
Couch and Marrs. The mayor voted
off the tie by voting for the confirma-
tion of Jones
When the name of John Olson was
submitted for the other night police
man, the council voted unanimously
for his confirmation.
Then Mayor Starr played the small
est piece of political buncombe ever
resorted to by an official of Vinita. In
the disputes that have arisen in the
council, because of the attempt of the
mayor to usurp the legislative, judi
cial and executive powers of the city,
Councilman Marrs, representative of
the Chieftain, lined up with the opposi-
ton, and as means of retaliation the
mayor presented a resolution to name
the Leader as the official city paper
and stipulating that all resolutions,
ordinances, notices, etc.. be printed in
that paper. In presenting this resolu-
ton the mayor stated that it was like
the one adopted on behalf of the Chief
tain last year AS Councilman Marrs
is financially interested in the Chief
tain and consequently was barred from
a vote on the question, he asked to
speak as a representative of the pa
per, and told the council of the spirit
that moved the mayor to offer the reso-
luton against the Chieftain, and asked
that the records of year ago be pro-
duced to show the form of the resolu-
tion adopted in behalf of the Chieftain.
After searching the records City Clerk
Green reported that the only thing he
could find on the record was a motion
to designate the Chieftain as the Off
cial city paper. The mayor contended
that the purpose of the new resolution
was to divide the printing between the
Chieftain and Leader, but to merely
name the Leader as the official paper.
However, the wording of the resolution
submitted by him precluded the Chief
tain getting any of the printing. Coun-
Gilman Campbell offered an amend
n1ent to the resolution giving the
Leader the printing, except where
otherwise stipulated This amend
ment was adopted, and then after
motion to postpone action to the next
regular meeting, in order to give the
Leader a chance to express it's view
of the matter had failed, the amended
resolution was adopted