The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-11-02
Commissioners Hear Reports from
Various Sections Of County;
Some Oppose and Others
are Divided
FINAL ACTION ON
MATTER DEFERRED
Lucille Road Opening Again Comes
Before Board and Large Dele
cations are Heard; Long
Session is Likely

The county commissioners are bus
lily engaged in one Of the most siren
uous sessions ever held by that body
Following their early conyening yes
terday morning they we're in session
all morning and afternoon, with briei
intermission for lunch After a late
dinner the board re-assembled and
were in business session until a late
hour last night.
Up to the hour Of going to press nc
regular routine matters have been
taken up. The greater part of this
mornings business was transacted
with the special accountant here from
the state inspection department.
In the matter Of the calling of the
special election to vote upon a bond
issue Of 100000 for road and bridge
building purposes, reports were re-
ceived. as to the general sentiment OF
the public at large, from all sections
of the county
These reports, in the main favored
the bonds and were, in part, as fol-
lows: Middleberg opposes the bond
issue: w. A. Bryant reported Pocasset
as favoring the bond issue by a proper
tion OF 20 to !; II. X. Ellis reported
Verden heartily in favor OF the bond
issue; DR.. II. VI. Shaw reported Haw-
kins, Naples, Coffelt, Oak Ridge and
all other representatives in Bradley
township favored the bond issue;
James Malone reported Vaughan
school district as being about evenly
divided on the question: VIII James
reported Dutton about divided: John
Harmon reported Ireton community
as being unanimously in favor OF the
issue: Alex was reported by DIR. J. Nj.
Hanna as being practically unanimous
IN favor OF the issue; Z. V. Cole re-
ported Prairie Valley as being unani-
nous for the bond issue John Brown
reported the Lucille community as
favoring good roads. but against
bridge bonds: Hick Harrison reported
Harrison township as being in favor
OF the bond issue; c. II. Roady re-
ported Cross township as standing
unanimously in favor of the bonds,
good roads and bridges; Willis West
reported Washington township as
standing out favorably to good roads
and the bonds; c. r. Campbell re
ported Minco favored the bond issue at
the pro rata OF 30 to a.
Following the receipt OF these re-
ports further action in the matter was
laid over informally.
Following the hearing Of the reports
for the different sections Of the count,
on the roads and bridge bonds mat
ters, the Lucille road proposition was
taken up and Refreshed. This matter
occupied the greater part OF the after
noon and brought out a great deal of
discussion from those present at the
boards meeting. Large delegations of
those interested we're present from the
Lucille neighborhood.
After the commissioners had heard
the complaint filed by Dave Hill, and
upon advice of attorney, Assistant
County Attorney Allan X. Swan was
instructed to look into the matter fur
ther and ascertain if the board could
legally. in ordering the opening of this
road. deviate from any section line.
Dave Hill, on behalf of himself and
minor children, filed protest object
ing to the opening of the road across
and through sections 3, 9, 10, 16, town
ship north. range 6 west AS rea-
son why the road could not be opened
through these sections it was assigned
that the county commissioners were
not authorized to open and maintain
roads through unallotted lands where
tne tltle W SUM iaiiuS iOPN0N' 80
Indian tribes, nor along the section
lines with unallotted lands on one side
or on both sides Of the proposed public
road.
AS a further reason why this should
not he done the protest alleged roads
in such sections and along section