The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-02-16
Appointment Of Daniels is Re.
jected BY the Council by
Close Vote Lively
Till Arises
SUNDAY ORDINANCE
LOST ON FINAL VOTE.
Picture Show Men Make Anoth-
er Plea Trades Council Re-
quest Needed Other
Business Transacted

The appointment Of r D. Daniels
on the city police force BY Mayor
Burton upon the recommendation oi
the police committee ana petition
signed by Sc business men. failed to
receive confirmation at the hands 81
the aldermen at the regular meeting
u the city council yesterday after
noon. The vote On the Daniels ap
polntment stood BuIe, Drisgers,
Spencer, and Collins yes Lindsay
Evans and cofiman, no. Alderman
Temple was absent
Alderman cSflman was bitterly op-
posed to the appointment declaring
that MI. Daniels was d defeated poll
tlcian and would not be congehial
with the present chief og police.
Err. Collins stated that he was not
playing politics but stood for the man
who does his duty feariessly He said
that he would have voted for demo.
crat that came with the recommenda-
ton and record for the appointment
as did Mr Danlels.
j. D. Buie made uon.aartlsan
speech and was followed by a short
speech from r ]. Drisgers the new
n,sn on tie pcilea committee Both
we're 10 favor as the confirmation ol
ssr Daniels beauee ol hts standing
in the community and hlA fecommen.
daslona.
After the rejection Of the mayors
appointment of Mr Daniels. no other
name was mentioned
Eight Hour Day.
A communication signed by tho leg.
Islatlve committee Of the Trades coun.
cil of which Allan Ross is chairman.
asked that ,he city pass an ordinance
/, % conform vita tss state Laws con.
cefnlns The eight hour day ii the
matter Of city employment and wages.
Alderman cofiman explained thal nc
Trades Council was endeavoring by
this method to regulate the stree, tax
50 that a man would be paid more for
a DAYS work By q motion. the city
ordinance whseh allows So fos lhs
poll tax vill be amsnded 50 ihal lAs
men who Work out theiF poll tax on
the streets VII be allowed wages Il
iAe rate of $3.50 pei day
No More Sunday elldv
Ed Evans ordinance which would
have pui lAa ia 81 ali lommer1lalism
ia she ells oa lhe Sabbath dAs Was
defeated by vote as follows Evans
ana Coiiman yes Collins Spencer.
Buie. Drlgsers ana Lindsay no
The reading 81 the ordinance which
woald prohibit the sale ot cigars con.
feelionefyfrulls and the hiring Of It's.
cry rigs on Sunday called forth much
discussion.
After tho defeat Of tie crdinance
Mr.. coifman announced that il VAS
time the city 81 chickasha began 10
repeal some Of the anie.deluyian laws
on the statute books He declar
e6 soue have been passed that govern
ctnditlons, as far back as the flood
Aayor Burton voiced the same sen
timent saying thar an ordinance
should Be repealed or enforced H'
stands Tor strict enforcement of al
city laws. ia evans took sesela
shots st The livery business declaring
that there should be no dlserimlna
ton in tho prohibition OF business
done on the Sabbath Tie went baei
to his original argument that 1t wa
Tor the protection Of innocent girl
against thugs who take girls drivInl
on Sunday that ne wanted ihe liver
stable business prohibited Mr. Evan
went into detail concerning The eYl
Of hiring a livery RIG and hiking 60
the country Sunday afternoon a
derman Spencer wanted 10 know
buggies couldn't be hired on othe
y days just the same as sunday
Mr, colfman explained that he va
against the prohiblgogy Sunday lal
but thai he would vote for the la'
because Of the law closing the sunda
shows.
Messersl Spencer Collins and Bui
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