The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-19
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ALDERMEN
DISAGREE
As to Handling Funds
City Council Holds
Regular Meeting

That there "a An eruption III The wa
Ger department Of the city was eyi
aeneed At the regular council meeting
Thursday afternoon. At the last coun-
eil meeting, July 3rd, a motion 10 in
airuct supt peyion to turn ali money
collected from his department over 3
The city treasurer was passed ana IL
was asserted az The meeting Thursday
shat Mr Peyton las ignored this in-
sIruction 70 a certain extent. It was
asserted that Mr.. Peyion had sald 10
Councilman Ed Evans that Il malc 10
difference what tho council said about
II, he was running tie water separt-
ment and intended 10 do 50.
MR. coifman started the discussion
BY wanting ID know why MI. peyton
Insisted On handling the city's money.
derived from ihe water department
u was pointed ont again thar the city
treasurer was . bonded officer and that
bits business was 10 look after tho
cars money from All departments ana
be Responsible for same Why. then.
Af G3timan wanted to know, could
he not handle the money from ihe
water department the same as from
the other departments. and why
couldn't MF Peyton turn this money
over to himg Mayor Burton remarked. /
elle does turn tbe money over to the
treasurer every month
Except what be spends, said Mr |
colfman.
ID a letter addressed 70 the council. /
Nr. Peyton stated his position IN the
following language
The writer fully recognizes your
10 pass any regulations or
rules You may desire. but # It ia the
policy 81 The council TO pass on sucn
measures regardless Of the effect of
The same on the operation Of .he de.
nartment Or the wishes Of the writer.
we may as well reach an understand
Ing, as the writer has no desire @ ro
main in the employ Of the Department
under such conditions.
The rule prescribed By your honor
able body VIII moi work out sa.isfae
.orny. IS most inemyenlent increases
Ihe work three fold and sacompiishes
no beneficial results. The
writer is perfectly willing 10 cooper
lte with the council IL a change IS nee.
ssaary to the end that q measure may
1e adopted that At least is as good az
he one we nov have and viii also
over The points At issue
Further action on the matter vas da.
erred until an adjourned meeting
Monday night,
D. Il. Esser. who lives az Sixth
.treet and Missouri avenue appeared
lefore the council and put in a com.
ilalnt regarding the manner IN which
Sixth street. from Idaho south, had
Ieen graded, and pointed out explicit
y the defects III the present grading
i this street Street CommissioneF
Iudgius reported that he had already
pent about $40 more on the street
han could be derived from the col.
setion of street tax anu that ne con
idered the street to be in as good
hape as possible, considering The tools
e had to work with and Che money TO
e spent on that section A commit
ee from tine council will 90 with Mr.
lndgtns and investigate that portion
I the stfeel unuef discussion ana rec. s
mmend further action to the eoua.
IL
A communication from Mayor Bur- t
on was read disappearing Of the res i
mtion passed at the regular council /
leeting July mstructing the mayor
nd city clerk to enter into a contract !
18th Walter Griffin to cleanse the
treets and alleys Of the city at the ]
rice Of 8 cents per lot per month. The /
layor said he Thought the price was i
30 high and that bids should be called
or Final action on this veto Of tho 4
aaolution passed will be taken ~ /
londay night. Il