The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-08-02
COUNCIL
SESSION
ISLIVELY
Petition Starts a Warm
Discussion Sunday
ShOW Law Repealed

Various ana sundry bombs were
exploded ia tho council Of the city
dads Thursday afternoon. the echoes
Of which may be heard revcrberating
down the avenues Of this old town for
some time to come. Free use OF other
well known engIneas Of war was
brought into play the steam roller be
INK not the least Of these Withal itI
was quite a gay and festive occasion
under an Of which ran q current that
amacked d previously ven laid plans.
c. ~ Caneman presented a petition
signed by many Of Cickasha's citizens
and taxpayers requesting the council
to reconsider their action al a prev
ious meeting when they passed res
omlion asking for the resignation OF
f. A. Peyton as water commissioner
The petition was accepted by the
council and some lively discussion fol-
lowed. ia which every councilman took
free and willing hand A motion
was made by 4 j. Driggefs and sec
onded By Z. r. Collins that the couu-
cll reconsider their action ID regard
10 the resignation oi NJ Peytor o..
cofimar then got the floor aud Stated
that he sas ready and willing that
everyone should know where he stood
on the proposition. that he voted to
pass the former resolution because he
felt that 6 was best FOR the taxpayers
Of Chickasha THAI another man be
placed ia SIT peytons position He
also stated thai IN his opinion not ten
men on tho petition knew why they
signed it other than % have Mr.. Pey-
ton retained William Reinhelmer
then stated 10 tile council that he had
helped TO circulate the petition and
assured them that the signers fulb
understood why they were signing the
petition and that g was simply be-
cause ihey though; il best TO retain
Mr pcyton in DTS position II was
stated that Mr. Peyton had said he
was willing 20 meet with the council
OF fhe water committee from the coun.
cll and formulate some plan by which
The department could be carried on 10
the satisfaction Of the council and in
strict compliance oi the iaw. and fur.
t.er that Mr. peyion was not aware
that there existed o state law which
had been violated 20 Ills conducting
the affairs IN lhe water department
as be had regarding the expenditure
al money derived from hls department
IN The payment OF necessary bills that
came 40 daily Mt Cofiman was
on his feet in moment with the as
serlion that SIT pcyton had known
Of this ever since b y. Bridges wa.
mayor aud thai he had continued il
that way because Of hts bull-headed
ness and becaase ne had Thought rAl
council had no right TO dabble In N,
affairs OF the water department.
Sidney Bfaaley, the bookkeeper il
the water department. was called II
and his records examined concerning
an alleged oyerchargc on certain wa
ter bills for water furnished houses a
400 and 4is Colorado ayene. Il wa
shown that the meter reading shove
total increase over a fiat meter rat
Of S940 and further shown that tn
fIxpnrea IN those houses leaked, thu
causing the Increase. and that late
when the leaks had been repaired Oh
water bills had dropped to as low a
81 per month
when the proposition had been tho
ougbly ihreshed out the alderme
we're agreed that Mr peyton was 3
excellent wafer man and that anotht
as good would be hard 20 secur
The objections remaining were HI
abull-headednessn and The fact th'
he had sent an open letter to ii
council saying in substance that
the department could not be run /
he was running IL he didn't want Il
job" Mr. Drlggers motion to reeo
slider the councils last action was los
Drlggers, Temple and Collins yotil
for the motion and coffman, Bui