The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-05-03
Griffin ID to Clean Town al Five
Cents Per Lot Per Month
Propose to Make Levy
for the Work
CITY COUNCIL HAS
IA BUSY SESSION
Durbin Member Library Board
Old Sidewalk Claim Allow
ed Many Matters Come
Before the Aldermen

Chickasah Is to be made sanitary
and furthermore it Is to be kept sanl
tary. according to the action Of the
members Of the city council at the
regular monthly meeting yesterday
afternoon, when Walter Griffin. city
scavenger was given the contract to
clean up the town at the contract
price Of five cents per lot Mr. 1rli'
fin proposes 10 clean up the town and
to keep It clean Tor the next thirteen
months at this price per lot per month.
n viii clean the town up, removing All
rubbish from the residence districts
and will keep it clean II a contract Is
assured me- said Mr. Griffin. in max
ing his statement before the council
The plan IL to leg Alr, Griffin clean
Up the town during June and July az
the rate Of five cents per lot for che
two months and al the end Of the
fiscal year 70 make levy TO create a
fund to keep up the work
Alderman Collins questioned wheth.
or Mr. Griffin could DO The 3ork as
cheap as he offered to % il, The
members OF the council we're al anx
ious to close contract FOR cleaning
up the town
Attention Of the chief Of police was
called 70 the matter OF COWS and
horses being siaked along The park
ings IN the residence part of the city
Chief Doss announced that be would
Instruct the pound man 10 take charge
Of any animal fonnd along the park.
lngs The hog ordinance was discuss.
cd but no actlon taken Ia the matter.
John Sharp appeared before the
council IN the matter Of the sale Of
the two frame houses near the city
waierworks pumping station Mr.
sharp stated that he had sold four
acres Of land that did not belong to
him. the propertY being that Of his
minor daughters. and that he was
willing g Fay The city the purchase
price Tor The return Of the land. IN
cluding the housei According 70 the
statement Of SHARP and the confirm.
alton Of Mayor Burton the mistake
was made through an error IN a sur
vey The matter was laid over until
the next council maeging
s G purbln Vas appointed BY mayor
Burton on the Carnegie library board
aud his appointment was confirmed
by the council. john r Raspberry
saa appointed 70 place IN Tie els,
fire department to take the vacancy
Of c. W Rawlings
The question as 10 whether q coun
Gilman should Be dcokcd for absences
from regular council meetings ol
whether he Is entitled to $50 PEI
year was brought up BY Alderman El
Evans. Evans contended that he hal
received only sss for his services las
year The matter was referred to Ia
city attorney and win be taken up a
the next regular meeting.
A communication from the firm tha
furnished the city with a car load o
dislnfeclant was road According 4
The contract ihe material was % D
paid FOR when naed and the councN
voted 10 hold up the payment unit
that time
Under the head Of unfinished bus
nesa Attorney Alger Melton appeare
before the council and asked that tn
bill against the city Tor Si5.5o. allege
to be due Lee Olive as damages 70
tearing up a sidewalk several year
ago in front Of Olives property be a
lowed. The Olive controversy IS a
old one It has been hanging fire
the council for tho nast year and
half and Mr. Melton has appeared b
fore the body periodically asking 4
definite action In tho matter III
question has been whether or nl
Olive was authorized 70 place q
original sidewalk on the grade that
was built Members Of the eouuC
doubted this Mr Melton, who w
city attorney at the time the ord
ances were passed concerning grad
aud sidewalks, made a short stat
ment OF the facts in the case on