The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-04-03
MANY MATTERS
UP FOR ACTION
Bonds ofSBanks Held Sufficient :
Relief Given to Library SaIa-
ries Of Firemen Fixed = Re.
pairing Paving Discussed
Ate'

That little scrap they are having
on the Panama canal tolls up In Wash
ington is a secondary issue compared
with the local. long distance endur.
ance contest between the city dads
and the mayor on the ordinance rela.
tive to the city occupation tax. Not
that the arguments are so strenuous
now. the oraiOrial broadsides have
already been fired and il is has mar
rowed down TO a case Of whether the
council can run the steam roller over
the mayors veto
Last night ~ the meeting Of the
city dads. the ordinance calling for
revision of the city occupation tax,
vas passed for the third time by the
council. II removes the occupation
tax on an mercantile establishments
aud places q high license on road
shows, giving their performances un.
der canvass and being in the nature
Of minstrel shows and theairicals. 1t
calls for a tax OF $50 per year oil
pawn brokers. $40 per year on express
companies, 50 per day on peddlers or
vendors handling any other wares
than fruits Or vegetables grown with.
IN Oklahoma. s25 per day on auction
sales Of bankrupt stocks. s25 per week
on palmists or their ilk. S. per day
for knife or can rack, SIS per day
on circus using for their iranspor.
Iation ~ railroad cars or less, sIs5
per day FOR circus using for their
transportation more than 40 railroad
cars.
Twice previous to the passage Of
the ordinance last night. the mayor
bad exercised his right to veto the
ordinance after i had been passed by
the council II Is possible for the
ordinance TO become a law. II passed
over the mayors veto By a two-thirds
vote OF the Council At each Of the
council meetings following the may
or's veto Of the measure. the strength
OF the council has not been sufficient
TO pass the ordinance over the veto
Last night all councilmen were pres
ent except I'D Evans and all members
present voted for the passage OF the
ordinance except J, L. Carter. The
mayor has not stated whether or not
the veto power will be used on the
ordnance passed last night That mat
ter will be taken up at the next coun-
cil meeting.
No Additional Bonds.
The report Of the city treasurer
showed a balance OF approximately
$1S0.OO0 in the banks Of the city, be-
longing to the city, with outstanding
warrants amounting to practically
s2l 900. The contracts between the
city and the banks specify that the
banks shall furnish bonds for such
amounts deposited by the city. less
the amouats OF outstanding warrants.
With the $130,000 in the banks and
outstanding warrants amounting to
$2l 900, the balance is $4,000 The
bonds furnished by the banks are for
a total amount OF 100000 leaving
$4,000 In the banks above the amount
OF the bonds. however. the bills for
the March amount to something III
the neighborhood OF $4,000. leaving
only about $4,000 in the banks. above
the amount Of the bonds In consid-
Grafton OF this small amount, il was
decided by the council that at this
time no additional bonds would be
asked for.
To Repair Paving.
The question OF certain sections Of
the street paving being in need OF
repair, was called to the councils at
tention. The city attorney. being in
closer touch with sae proposition. was
called on for report. He stated that
he had some correspondence from the
bond people regarding the repairs on
the paving. That he had written them
several times aud had received the
reply that repairs had been delayed
some months. because of the b. L
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