The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-25
New Apparatus Offered for So, 1000
With Promise Of Cut in In
surance Rate in the Busi-
ness District
JlTNEY PROBLEM
STILL PUzzLINC
City Dads Discuss the Situation at
Length and Finally Pass 1t Up
to Street and Alley
Committee

Whether or not Chickasha will pur
chase motor driven fire fighting ap
paratus for approximately $4,000, elin
mate one wagon at station No. / and
secure cut In the insurance rate OF
the business district to extent of about
$4,000 a year. is a subject that has
been weighing heavily on the brows OF
the city fathers. and which came in
for some discussion at the council
meeting last night
In order that correct idea OF the
proposed apparatus might he gained,
II. o. Hays. Henry DuBose and CHIEF
Gattis went to Oklahoma City yester-
day to inspect the type of machine, the
purchase of which is proposed. They
reported last night at the council meet
ing that The apparatus is all that 1t is
represented to be and entirely salts
factory After they were shown some
Of its water throwing ability by the
Oklahoma City department, they were
whizzed about the city at rate of
speed upwards Of so miles per. and at
least Mr.. Hays is satisfied that the
critter has speed to burn.
Mr.. Hays reported that in confer
ence with G. r. ingalls,, head Of the
fire insurance rating bureau, he learn
ed that within short time Chickashe
would be re-rated. "Mr. ingalls, guar
anteed that II the city Of Chickasha
would purchase the proposed motor
driven apparatus. the insurance rate
in the business district would be cut
sufficient to save 40 per cent of the
price OF the machine the first year."
said Mr.. Hays "The machine can he
purchased on five year terms, 1t would
eliminate one team at station No. !
and could be operated with the same
force of men that is now employed in
the department.
THE pumping engine on the ma
chine will develop pressure of 300
pounds per square foot and will throw
water over 10 story building. II has
every attachment whereby one end OF
a hose may be lowered into a well. a
pond or cistern and this pressure
maintained, hence 1t would be possible
TO fight fire independent Of the city
mains II the department should be
confronted by such demand Moth
ing definite has been done as to the
purchase OF the apparatus We will
have to wait until we make our esti-
mate
'Mr. Ingalls, assured us that the re-
rating of the city could be made by the
time the machine is installed. II We
decide to purchase H. This would be
about October 1. The new rating prom
, ised IL the purchase Of the machine is
made, will not affect the rate in the
residence district
What About the Jitney?
The chances are that the city faith
ers. the jitney men and the street car
people would hequeath an everlasting
blessing on someone who would step
forward and solve the jitney problem
in Chickasha. The handling of the
situation BY the council Is rivalled only
by the argument of a former council
on the famous milk ordinance that
was dragged through series of heat
ed debates and was eventually lost.
The problem of controlling the jlt-
pey has now been left mp to the street
and bridge committee Of the city coun-
Gil. They are to meet with the mayor
and city attorney and the problem
will, at that meeting, be taken up
again. That several ideas will be
freely expressed is evidenced by the
announcement that the jltney men and
representatives OF the street car line
will be invited to attend the meeting.
Mr.. McRea Of the jitney line was
present last night and expressed him.
self as exceedingly anxious to know
what was to be done with the jitney.
He stated that 1t was possible that in
the event the jltney is to be allowed
to operate more cars are to be pur-