The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-08-04
CITY DADS
HOLD BUSY
SESSION
Must File Written CHARGES
Against Police; Pass
Anti Weed Law.

After a lengthy discussion as to
whether a man should be dismissed
from the police force by a vote Of the
council when the charges against
him are known only to the members
Of the police committee, Mayor Bur-
ton Instructed the police committee,
who through their chairman. J. d.
Buie. asked for Tie dismissal Of Police.
men Leeper and Anderson an the
night force and Ballew on the day
force to file written charges against
these men with the council before Of
ficial action could be taken IN the
matter
Al the council meeting yesterday af-
ternoon Chairman Buie moved that
these men be removed from the force.
lie withheld the chargs but stated
that he could give them If II was the
voice OF the council that they should
be made public Burgctt seconded
the motion but speahe amended it TO
read that the charges be formally
preferred City Attorney Hammerly
read the state laws showing the pro-
cedure that must be followed before a
man can be removed from a public Of
flee.
After the mayors Instructions no
other action was taken in the mat
ter,
Death to the Weeds.
Weeds are to be thing OF the past
in the city according to the terms OF
an emergency ordinance which was
passed Yesterday
BY the terms Of the ordinance prop.
erty owners. resident and non.resl-
dent. viii be notified BY the street
commissioner % cut their weeds and
II after IS hours no move has been
made to clean up tfc premises where
there is a growth of weeds. he com
missioner Is instructed By the ordi-
nance 10 take charge and clean up the
lots. An itcmlzed statement Of the
cost Is to be filed with the city clerk
the snme 10 be attached 70 the regualr
tax assessment and to be turned in
against the property TO the county
treasurer II not paid.
The weed nuisance IN this city has
become a menace to the public health
Of the community and City Attorney
Hamsnerly was requested BY the city
physician and street commissioner 70
draft an ordinance to remedy the con-
dilion. Alderman speake dubbed Il
the Coffman ordinance since coffman
made a splendid plea for its adoption.
coffman is a member Of the sanitary
committee
Other Proceedings.
Aldermen Buie. Burgett, speake,
Lindsay. coffman. Temple. Evans and
Spencer answered to roll cal at yes.
terday afternoons meeting, city
Clerk Ben Burgess read the minutes
Of the last meeting which we're adopt
ed
Reports from the city department
heads. police. water department.. street
commissioner city engineering. city
treasurer and fire department were
read BY City Clerk Burgess which
were accepted to be audited By The
finance committee
Ed Johns appeared before the coun.
Gil and explained that the Citizens Ma.
tional bank bid for she city funds was
e.oe per cent The records were chang
ed to this effect.
speake made motion that the
street light on End and Washington
be moved to srd and Texas and the
motion carried The light committee
reported % lights on the chlckasha
Gas & Electric company line and ~
on the Chickasha Light. Heat & Power
company. These were checked last
month.
City Attorney Hammerly was called
upon for opinion IN the matter Of ex
empiIng five men at the Chiclashs
Light company's plant from the regular
street tax. because the men blow The
fire whistle as fire alarm. The major
ny Of the members Of the council wers
IN favor Of granting the exemption
but the city attorney held that an ordi
nance to such an effect or the salts
flying Of the street tax law would b.
the only legal method.
Alderman speake made an appea
for the rigid enforcement Of the ordi
nance in the matter Of lights on bicy
cles. automobiles and motor cycles
after dark