The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-05-08
New City Dads Hold First Session
and Get Down to Business
Without Any Formalities
or Flourishes
COMMITTEES ARE
NAMED BY MAYOR
Caaeman Chosen as President
DuBose Succeeds Wells Dam
age Case is Opening Num-
ber on The Program

The new members of the city coun-
Ell are now wised Up on how it feels
% be a city dad. following the session
last night in which the principal bus
mess was that Of Organization ami
the regular routine that puts in an ap-.
pearance at the first meeting of the
council each ana every month. There
were no flights upon the fiowery wings
81 oratory as it is a little early in the
game for one Of the new members 70
Sit In win d hand of that nature, ANA
the ~oid heads were content % sit
back ana look wise
Notice 81 the filing of d damage suit
hy A I3rannen against the city 81
ChiclEasha Was filed with tire clerk and
read I'd tie council The plaintiff ali
leses that i,y virtue Of the fact that
the city street commissioner had
thrown up All additional embanknentl
as an approach To che Frisco crossing
on Twelfth street. water had backed
Mp ana stood upon his premises. rum
ming into lis cellar and withal danlas
ink him to the extent d S415 The
matter was refefFed 70 Guy Attorney
IIammerly for investigation ana d re-.
port ~ the next council meeting
Ben Hudgins. street commissioner,
stated to the council briefly. the rea-
SON for his actions ii ihe matter He'
stated that lie had been asked BY
Mayor Burton to widen Die approach
and raise II Slightly and tllat hy rea-
Son of Its being somewhat narrow am
automobile bad backed off the aD-
proach when the engine stopped with
the result thatNsome damage was done
N the car. Hc said he had widenea
The approach ana had raised the lnwer
portion Of ii some Ii inches, taking
out a ten inch drain pipe and replacing
il with IA inch pipe, which should
have heen sufficient in ordinary cir-
cnmsfanecs and without interruption
70 carry OIL any water as fast as II
might accumulate
The report 81 me eity treasurer
Showing thai I'd the present time there
N abouA Sa2.O0o q DE city's b4as III
local banks above the amount for
which tie banks are bonded Owing
to the fact that that amount viii be-
increased considerably within the
nest faw months. i resolution was
mssed asking the banks to furnish
slo.0oa additional bond. each 70 cover
the amount
Attorney Hammerly, chairman of
I The special committee appointed BY
The old council 10 look into the propo.
sition of allowing w. r. Robinson 10
lerect slaughter house within tbs
| city limits. al the corner Of First street
and idaho avenue. stated that the com
mittee reported favorable on the prop.
osition With certain provisions The
\ provisions follow and if Alr Robinson
\ chooses 10 comply with them, he viii
be permitted to erect Che slaughter
! house The structure must be Of
brick. all openings must be screened
the floors must be concrete, with suit
ffieieiit Slope 80 assure liisi isd
they must BE kept clean Adequate
Isewerane must be Installed to handle
Tan liquid refuse that may be in evi
| dence ana all other refuse must bs
hauled out Of tie city limits and bur
icd az once. All animals placed on Tbs
premises for the purpose OF slaughter
must be slaughtered within ~ hour,
after their arrival thereon The plac'
must be kept free from odor from
waste or refuse The city retains th'
X fright to revoke the permit any tim
that tho owner Of the slaughter hous
fails to comply with the requirements
Upon te request Of w II catterall
made BY communication, the city Al
torney was instructed % draw ain oi
dinance fixing the price for hauling Of
dead horses and other animals. wfiic
price Is now by ordinance g.ia g u 4.
: city scavenger. and to frame contrac
with W. II. Catterali for a term Of riv
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