The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-02
Passing Administration Winds Up
its WOrk--Difierences are For
gotten and Good Feeling
Reigns Supreme
VOTE OF THANKS TO
MAYOR And CLERK
Burton is Allowed $50 a Month fOr
Services as Water Commissioner
Proposition to Clean Water
Tank Considered

Lingering long around the council
table weighing for their last time
the momentous questions ever con
nected with running the city govern
menL and taking final fling at the
bagworm, the outgoing city council
held their las. meeting at the city hail
yesterday their last official act being
to pass resolution allowing J. 3.
Burton $50 per month for hts services
rendered as water commissioner. With
the rising u this mornings sun. all the
members Of that body were private
citizens with the exception OF ed
Evans, whose reelection as alderman
Of the third ward established him as
the only member 81 thelformer coun.
ciI serving straight through and into
tho administration OF the new city Of.
fieials
Absolute harmony marked the clos
ing meeting Of the city dads and diff
ferencea 81 opinion that had caused
many oulbursta 81 impassioned ora
tory, we're forgotten All routine vas
transacted in the usual order
A motnn eaa made by A. Temple
that the council tender a vote Of
thanks 10 the mayor and city clerk
for their assistance and services rem.
dered during the administration. Up
on second to the motion by j ..
Buie Mr. Temple took TIE chair and
put the question. an members voting
yes, Mayor Burton thanked the coun-
eil N brief talk. He said in part.
eWe have worked together two years,
most 81 which time has been very
pleasant and hope we win have ~
the future tie Same kind 81 a council.
While ! consider you all my friends
We have had some difference Of opin-
ion. Ii issbut natural for men 70 dif.
fer ! only think the more Of man
who has an opinion Of his own and
stands BY Il want to thank YOU
ior the help and support you have
been to me-
AR Burgess IN a few well chosen
words. expressed his thanks to the
outgoing council and his appreciation
Of the warm personal feeling that ex
isted as . bond between them
David W Pyle Of St. Joseph, No.
appeared before the council and sub
mitted plans and specifications FL
cleaning and painting the city wate
tow6r. The specifications called ioi
thorough scraping and cleaning Q
the tank. inside and out, lwo coats @
special paint on The outside and thre'
coats on the inside, the job when com
plete to cost the city figure upward
og $500. Ninety gallons If the pain
to be used on the inside and Is gallon
on the outside the paint and work t
be open for Inspection Of any one th
city might appoint. The job whe
complete, according 70 the agreemen
ol Mr. Pyle. was 10 stand five yeafi
fully guaranteed While it Was gef
ssally agreed tagt The tower need
painting, the price submitted was b
lieyed to be toe high and upon a mi
ton. the matter was turned over
the mayor ana water commissions
for Investigation
W. + warfleld appeared before tt
council in the matter OF some 500 fe'
Of water pipe that had been installe
81 Mr. Warfield at Tbs own expens
He stated than It was his idea and r
membranoe 81 the agreement of son
two years ago, that Mr Peyton tbs
water commisaioner, that he (Wa
neld) was IS buy the pipe, pay all 9
penses Of laying Il and take the co
Of the pine IA water rents May
Burton stated that he had ordered N
Warfields water cut Off as bis b
was In arrears Several members
the council stated chat their RENE
hranee OF the transaction was th
Mf. Warfleld was to install the Il
at his own expense and also the r
ular water rentals Il was decided N
the matter be taken up with Mr.. Pe