The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-02
Council Passes Ordinances Putting
Annual Rental on Phone CON-
pany for Use Of Streets
and Alleys
HARMONY REICNS
AT FIRST MEETING
On Report Of Health Officer, Cotton
Oil Co. Required to Put in
Sewer to Take Care
Of Waste


Last night at the initial meeting Of
the city dads for the new year. har.
mony reigned supreme and if the first
meeting is a criterion. some mighty
good team work is scheduled for the
coming year. The most notable action
taken at last nights session was the
passing of an ordinance placing a rent.
al on the telephone poles in use within
the city limits.
The ordinance provides that in CON
sideration of the use OF the city's
streets and alleys, upon which tele-
phone poles are placed. such compa.
MES as have and maintain such lines
within the city. shall pay an annual
rental of 81 per pole for each and every
pole located within the city limits. #
passed without discussion and without
a dissenting voice in the council, also
with the emergency clause attached.
making it effective as soon as pub
lished.
The ordinance further provides that
the officers OF the company file by
the first day OF April cf each year. a
true and correct statement of the num-
Der Of poles in use within the city
limits The ordinance will affect the
Pioneer Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany which company has about 1000
poles in the city. The annual tax now
paid by that company as an occupation
tax is S25.
Upon the strength OF a report from
DIR. L. L. Dawson, city health officer.
an order was passed by the council,
requiring the Chickasha Cotton Oil
company to put in sewer to take
care of the waste water from it's plant,
that in tho past has emptied into Line
creek. The report came about through
a complaint filed with the city health
officer that the waste water thus car
ried off had long since become often
sive to the people living in that neigh.
borhood.
A letter from the company was read,
stating that it was their Intention. later
in the year, to make some extensive
and improvements and asking
permission to allow their waste pipe
to remain as it has. for few weeks.
until the crushing season is over
Then, so stated the communication.
they would go ahead and, together
with other Improvements, new sewer
would be constructed in accordance
with the wishes Of the city council
and health officer.
However, this letter found some op-
position, and it was pointed out by
Councilman Evans that the same mat
ter had been brought up before and
that it was now time that the cotton
oil company take some action Hence
the order was passed to the effect that
the company would be expected to con
struct such sewer as would take care
of the waste water in a satisfactory
manner
Some adjustment of the occupation
tax on pool halls and butcher shops
was asked. but after some discussion
a motion that the matter be turned
over to the ordinance committee with
instructions to so over the entire list
and make what re-adjustmeats were
necessary in the occupation taxes Of
the different industries of the city,
passed by the entire vote OF the coun-
oil. The committee is expected to get
together and revise the list befora the
next meeting of the council.
The reports OF different city officers
were received ard filed. and the month
ly bills were audited and allowed. the
total being ss54066.