The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-01-16
Council Authorizes Street Commits
sioner to Employ as Many
Possible at $500
Per Day
LIGHTING QUESTION
DISCUSSED AGAIN
Murray Seeks to Reseind Former
Action Of Aldermen but Mo-
ton is Lost After Lively
Gabfest


BY unanimous vote Of the city
council last night the street commits
sioner was authorized 10 place as many
men as he needed 10 work on the
streets, improving and cleaning, and
to make his selections from the num-
Der Of unemployed men in Chickasha
wao have families dependent upon
them The men will be paid from the
street and bridge fund.
This action followed the reading Of
set OF resolutions submitted to the
council by a committee Of the nnem-
ploycd, asking that some such action
be taken 10 help in a way, the situa-
tlon. and while there will not be a
great deal Of street work to be done, IL
will prove great benefit to the men
out Of employment Throughout the
argument Of the question, there was
not a dissenting voice. the only regret
manifested being that more could not
be done
George Petty opened the discussion
by the recitation Of the situation in
Chickasha as he found IT, THE situa-
ton here is worthy OF some action"
said Mr. Petty There are men out
ol employment here who absolutely
rely upon their manual labor for the
support Of their families. They have
asked in their petition 10 the council
Ter jobs from the city and I think that
ii there is any money in the treasury
that can be spent for this purpose,
that these men should be allowed the
opportunity OF cleaning the streets. as
they suggest. The streets need clean
ing and the men need the work. do
not believe in paying them anything
but the customary price for such work.
Some OF the shop men are accustomed
to making from $3.50 to $3.50 day, /
understand. but ! do not believe that
the city should pay that price for
street work. On the other hand do
not think that the city should take ad-
vantage OF their possible necessity
and compel them to work for less than
the usual price for such work II the
city has been paying Si.5O day for
this class OF work. ! am in favor Of
paying them that amount. II the price
Is s., say pay them that amount
Il would like to carry the question
a little further and make Il married
mans proposition. said Mr. Carter.
That is, give the married mon who
have families dependent upon them,
the preference in the matter OF EN-;
ployment. or course there are some
single men who have others depend
ent upon them. and would say that
they should come in the same class as
the married men. in this proposition
The other members OF the council
expressed themselves as tavoring the
proposition, and upon motion oy
Petty. Street Commissioner Hudgins
was authorized to use as many men
as possible IN cleaning up the streets
at a compensation OF 81 per day. /
was also suggested that he divide ths
work that the limited fund might
reach as great number as possible
Whenever everything else on the
menu goes begging and fails to tickle
the palate Of discussion, a mere sag
gestion OF thef street lighting propc
sition brings forth batch Of elo
quence from every side. Alderman
Murray started batting rally las
night with clean single, stole second
was sacrificed to third by Dick Han
bour, but was caught at the plate am
the side retired scoreless.
Mr. Murray opened with the state
ment that in his opinion 50 per ligh
for street lights was not enough, tha
the company could not operate unde
this rate at fair profit, and that tn
$3.50 asked BY the light company wa
as fair a proposition as could be aske6
III the light company refuses to agre
TO the IS rate, and the proposition
placed up to the corporation commits
sion, the city at large win in al prooi