The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-06-16
Merchants Association States That
Auto and Motorcycle Races win
Be Staged; Mayor Cofiman
Explains Position
STREET DANCE
IS NOW ASSURED
Committee to Decide Location To-
day., To Make Contracts for
Other Attractions; Com
pany at Airdome

That the Merchants association will
stage the automobile and motorcycle
races as previously proposed was stat
ed last night at a meeting OF the as
sociation, while details to some extent
were worked out in connection with
other attractions proposed for the big
event.
Mayor Coffman. was present and
stated to the members assembled, his
position on the matter of racing with
in the city limits, as applied to the
possible liability of the city in case of
accidents He stated that it was not
his desire to prevent the races If the
city could be cleared of the RESPONSE
bility, but that otherwise he could not
permit the events to be staged.
The merchants, according to the
statement Of a member this morning.
said that the association had decided
to take the risks and that the races
would proceed as previously anDounc-
ed. However, Mayor Coffman said to-
day that he was making investiga-
tions through an attorney as to wheth-
er or not any agreement made by the
association would clear the city of all
responsibility
"The city is giving the merchants
the right to stage the celebration on
the streets of the city" said Mr.. Coff
man. "The association is to pay all
expenses and collect all fees or IL
censes from the stands, shows or at
fractions put on the streets. am not
opposed to the races, as some seem to
think, but do want to know, and I
am going to know that the city of
Chickasha is not liable, before the au-
tomobile or motorcycle races will be
permitted"
Among the features will be street
dance and a committee will today de-
eide on the location. 1t is thought that
the dance will be staged on Fourth
street, between Chickasha and Choc-
taw avenues. the only thing presented
to bar the use of that section being
the presence of the postoffice and the
necessity Of keeping ihe mail routes
to and from the depots open.
In order to prepare the street for
the dance, it will be necessary to
close the street for the day preceding
the evening of the dance. This will
be done by rimply stretching ropes
across the street at Chickasha and
Choctaw avenues, which ropes could
be lowered in an instant in case OF
fire.
To prepare the street surface. the
pavement is first washed as clean as
possible. When dry, 1t is covered with
corn meal and dragged smooth by bales
of hay being drawn over the surface.
This method has been used with good
effect and is in use where street
dances are put on.
1t is hardly probable that carnival
company will be booked. but In it's
stead will be several attractions. The
movie houses state that they will put
on extra features for July 2-S and it
is understood that stock company
! will book in at the air dome. The ever
present merry-go-round will be here
and the populace will have the oppor-
tunity of sailing through the dizzy
heights via the Ferris wheel route. The
managers of these two attractions
wired this morning that they would
be here today to close contracts.