The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-08
Following Unanimous Vote Of COun-
Gil Committee Of Ten Citizens APP
pointed to Confer on Revision
Of Water Charges
SET ASIDE $4,000 FOR
METER PURCHASES
City win Buy All Domestic Meters
Now in Hands Of Consumers
Other Business Transact
ed by.City DADS

That the matter Of establishing
satisfactory wafer rate for chickasha
" to be turned over to a representa-
tive committee Of citizens was decided
yesterday by the city dads, when, upon
the recommendation OF Mayor } y
Burton committee of ten were alp
pointed to meet and make an adjust
ment Of the present rates, If they find
that adjustments are necessary.
The committee named are among
the representative business men Of the
city and some of them are among the
larger water consumers in the city
Following the mayors suggestion that
such committee be named every
member Or the council expressed him-
SELF as strongly IN favor Of the plan
and though some discussion ensued as
to the personnel Of the committee. har-
inony as whole, reigned supreme.
The committee viii meet with the wa
ter committee oi the city council next
Wednesday night and go into the water
rate question thoroughly The com.
mittee is composed OF the following
va r. johns. u p Johnson n II.
Dwyer. W. w. Horn. J R. Abererom-
bic. Hal Thompson. " II aHkey. p
l.. slusher and NJ 7. Bettis
Also the meter question was wiped
Off the slate and duly balanced off
when an ordinance was passed appro-
priating $1,000 for the purchase Of do
nestle meters from the citizens Of
Chickasha. A regular form Of a bill
Of sale Is being prepared and the con-
sumer will be required to come to the
water office and slgn the bill Of sale,
transferring the title from the custom
er to the city following which he will
be given a warrant for the cost Of the
meter
The regular monthly routine Of aud
iting and approving the report Of the
police JUDGE. treasurer and water com
guissionef and allowing the monthly
ails was executed, the monthly bills
amounting TO s5io2ss.
The bond OF f. A Peyton, water
commissioner, ior $500 was read and
approved BY the unanimous vote oI
the council.
Dr. E. T.. Dawson offered a monthly
report stating that for the month o.
July there were no contagious diseases
and no cases Of typhoid in the city O
chickasha That be had Inspected TBS
Rock Island sewer outlet and found &
tc be in a strictly sanitary condition
and that further. the Chickasha Ca
and Electric company had taken stepi
TO stop further contamination of Lin
creek. Councilman Carter reported
case Of scarlet fever in the seeon'
ward, recently developed, and statei
that information had come to him tina
several children had been exposed tn
day the case was Quarantlned ls
however. did not know who the es
posed we're. Steps we're taken to as
certain those who were exposed an
DIR. Dawson recommended that they b
quarantmed two Weeks al least. D
Dawson reported a surface closet nea
the city hall that was in an extremel
had condition and resolution wa
passed declaring same a nuisance an
ordering It torn down and abated
Two propositions we're turned ov'
to the fire committee. First, he pu
chase of o small one horse wagon f
use around the departments in hat
ing away refuse from the stables 81
transferring sections Of hose over Il
city for the purpose Of flushing Il
sewers. Second, the purchase Of va
GUS apparatus for the fire departmer
Among the other items was one
500 feet Of fire hose. The commit
will act and repoItat the next coun,
meeting q, Goetting made
strenuous protest against the nome
forcement Of the ordinance prohibit
teams from standing on chickas
avenue and the police department "
instructed to enforce the ordinan