The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-14
Council Notified by Libby that Oral
Argument is Set for July
Asks Retention Of
Hammerly
WATER ORDINANCE
Is READ AGAIN
Proposes Lower Rates for Lawn
Uses Jitney Bonds Discuss
ed-Send Delegates to
Firemen's Convention

Practically the entire meeting of the
city dads last night was given over TO
the general routine business Of hear
ing reports of city officers, auditing
the accounts ard bills for the month OF
April and passing an ordinance order
-ne their payment However, the wa
Ter rate ordinance. the paving case
and "jitney" and other matters came
in for some discussion.
A letter from Mr. Libby, attorney for
the bondholders in the paving case,
was read to the council, stating the
present condition of the case and maxi
ing some recommendations Mr.. Libby
stated that the case was now appealed
to the supreme court and would be
argued orally before that tribunal in
July. He stated that the brief, com
posed of between 1000 and 1000 pages
of typewriter matter was prepared
and would be submitted to the court.
Mr. Hammerly, stated Mr.. Libbys let
ter, was familiar with the case, hay-
ing been with the case during its sew
eral stages Of progress, and he asked
that Mr.. Hammerly be retained to ap-
pear in behalf of the city before the
supreme court to assist in the presen-
tation of it to that body
A letter from the city officers and
fire chief of Sapulpa was read stating
that the state firemen's convention
would be held in that city on May 25,
26, n and 2S, and asking that the
council send representatives of the de-
partment to the meeting, also a team
and apparatus to compete in the tourn-
ament for what are said to be the
largest purses ever offered at such
tournament in the state. The council
voted TO send one member of the fire
committee of the council and the fire
chief to the convention, and to pay
the expenses of those chosen dele
gates.
The ordinance affecting the present
water rates during the summer
months was again read II was the
same ordinance that was the point of
much argument among the councilmen
before the change in the city admin
istration. 1t provided that during the
summer months a, minimum Of 200O
gallons be placed on all resident con
sumers, the minimum price to be rs
cents for 1000 gallons or any frac-
tional part thereof. and for each addi-
tional 1000 gallons, or fractional part
thereof charge Of seven cents per
1000 be made. This ordinance in no
way affected the ordinance now in
force and which fixes the water rate
for the entire city. II was to apply to
the consumers of water for the use Of
sprinkling lawns and trees during the
summer months and in no way applied
to the users of water for commercial
purposes. Upon motion. the ordin-
ance was referred to the water COM
mittee with instructions to report at
the next meeting.
Regarding the jitney service in
Chickasha, Mr.. Caneman stated that
some action should be taken to place
the jitneys under bond to insure pay
ment of damages should one of the
cars injure a pedestrian. The mat.
ter was carried over until the next
meeting, and during the time investi
cations viii be made as to what steps
along that line may be taken.
Mr. MeRae. a member of the jitney
bus firm, was present and stated that
he at this time had several insurance
men looking up some sort of insurance
or bonds that would protect him a
well as the public from accidents tha
might arise. He said he was anxious
to procure insurance or bonds of som,
nature that would cover possible acci
dents. and that all the jitney bus oper
ators wanted or expected was "fai
deal
Mr.. McRae was assured that it wa
not the purpose of the city council t
bond the jitney out of existence, or Il