The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-11-11
City Council Wrestles with Propo-
siiiOn at Adjourned Meeting
Without Being Able to
Reach Decision
WILL STAGE ANOTHER
ROUND THIS EVENING
Doing Some Close Figuring on the
Electric Deal = Worthington
Company Probably Will
ing to Make Change

At the adjourned meeting OF the city
council last night. no definite decision
was reached as to whether tae city
win install electric pumps in place of
the steam pumps ordered. This was
due TO the fact that Mr.. Russell, rep
resenting the Worthington company,
which company holds the contract for
the new pumps, had no final PROPOSE
tion to place before the council regard
ing their release from the contract en-
tered into for the purchase of two two
million gallons steam driven pumps at
a figure of $4,000.
The final proposition win be placed
before the council at another meeting
tonight. Meanwhile much figuring
and estimating is in progress, in an
endeayor to ascertain just the require
ments of motors, switchboards and
pumps, all of which 90 to make up the
electric driven plant.
All the ground will be gone over
carefully by Mayor Burton. Water Sup
erintendent Peyton, the water commit
tee Of the city council, Clarence John
SON. manager of the Light, Heat and
Power company, and Mr.. Russell OF
the Worthington company.
Mr. Russell stated last night that he
had at that time, no definite PROPOSE
tion to offer, because he had not the
actual requirements of the electric
driven plant and therefore had nothing
to base final price upon. He said.
however, that his company would be
willing to accommodate the city in the
matter Of changing the pumps from
steam to electric driven units, but Of
fered his opinion that the price would
not be materially changed. "The
pumps we propose to furnish Chicka-
sha are absolutely the best grade of
pumps that are made. They are sec
ond to none and the electric driven
pumps would be Of the same high quail
ity. | am not now in posi-
ton to state the exact proposition
as to price that / would be able to
make, but do not think it would be
materially less. Probably when the re-
quirements as to motors. etc, are
dorked out, there would be differ
ence OF some $1,000 less"
The discussions were lengthy and
reeked with technicalities. The gen
eral opinion remained that three elec-
trie pumps wauld be necessary, in
cluding two daily service pumps of
100000 gallon capacity each, and one
high pressure fire pump Of about 1.500,-
gallon capacity. Also the estimates
previously made by Mr.. Johnson re-
garding the cost Of the electric cur
rent to operate the plant remained the
same. He stated again that the cleo
trio driven plant would mean saving
Of about $500 per year in the general
operating expenses. He said that to
operate the plant would require ap-
proximately $4,000 killowats per month
at a rate of ! ga cents. Mr.. johnson
! figures that one man can operate the
plant proper and figured his salary at
SIS per month The electric pumps
are very compact and the three pro
posed for the Chickasha water plant
can be installed in the present build
ing. according to a statement by Mr..
Russell The three pumps will not
require more space than one OF the
big steam pumps, said he.
The bond proposition was again
brought before the council and bonds
of the Chickasha National and First
National banks in amounts of $4,000
each were substituted with bonds of
5000 from each of the two banks.
As yet the new bond Of the Oklahoma
National bank had not arrived. The
$4,000 bond Of the Citizens National
bank was again deferred until final dis
r tribution OF the city money was made.
E A motion that no money be deposited
!. in any bank that does not furnish a
) surety bond passed BY the entire vote
Of the council.