The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
REDUCTION OF PAVING
ASSESSMENT SOUGHT
Hold that Penalties on Delinquents
Can Be Shaved Down. Meeting
of Citizens to Be Called

per cent collected in excess Of what
is paid the bond holders reverts to
the city We would respectfully TO
quest that you inveStigate this mat
ter carefully and il you find our p5-
sition to be correct then If there is
no law compelling the council TO col
lect this additional percent penalty
then we respectfully request that this
additional penalty OF per cent be
remitted.
Street and Alley intersections.
AS citizens OF chickasha we have
invested our money in city property
This city is our home. We take
great pride in building up and main
tanning the good name and credit
Of our city. And our only plea is
that we be treated fairly and get a
square deal. We have no objection
TO each individual lot In each quar-
ter block bearing their pro rata cost
OF paving for the paving on the side
streeta. The street and alley inter
sections and all public improvements
thereon. we contend should not be
charged as admitting property to euy
quarter block in the Improvement
district. Therefore we feel as though
the city did a great Injustice TO the
property owners Of said Improvement
distict when the contract was award.
Cd. The cost OF street and alley in
terseosloHs should have been charg
ed to the street and bridge fund and
there should have been levied a gen
erai tax to pay for the same. How
ever. this is a question that win be
sotteld by the courts. as several cities
In our state are now organizing tax
payers leagues 10 test the validity Of
this law. II you win consider the
depreciation in the value OF property
when offered for sale. the decline in
income from reve4ts. the high value
placed on all classes Of property by
our state board OF equalization for
the purpose OF taxation. you can
readily see the great injustice done
the taxpayer. Now. the remedy we
would suggest II considered favoraD-
" BY the city council for improve
ment district No. would be to estf-
mate the cost ct all street and alley
intersections and IL the law win per
init bond issue. submit the same to
the voters at an election to be called
at an early date II the bonds are
approved by the voters at said cleo
lion. thea issue percent interest
bearing bonds on account Of the
street and bridge improvement funds
then this part OF the paving debt. the
street and alley intersections would
be assumed BY and become a debt
Of the city at large, thereby releas-
ing that part OF the debt or lien that
is now charged to the individual lots
in each quarter black and for which
the city is not liable for the payment
Of any part thereof
As the committee has decided to
call meeting OF all the taxpayers in
the paving and grading district at an
early date. we decided to submit the
above questions to each member Of
the city council requesting that you
state your views on the three propo-
sitions as above stated SO your po-
sition can be fairly understood and
presented to The members Of the Tax
Payers League at their next meet
ing.
Respectfully submitted BY order
Of Committee.
DENNIS oBRIEN.
President c. T. P. L.
JAS. PETTYJOHN