The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-03
In Regular Session Last Night,
They Purchase Two Engines,
Three Graders, Six Drags,
Plow and Rooter
ROADS OPENED AND
BRIDGES ALLOWED
Question Of Taxes on Crouch Or
phaus' Home Again Comes Up;
Board Will Investigate
and Act in Sept.

Any question as to whether or not
the commissioners OF Grady county
were in earnest ON this road work on
big scale was dispelled at the ses.
sion held after supper last night when
they bought two more ten horse power
Heider tractors for use on Grady coun.
ty roads, three road graders, six road
drags. one grading plow and one cast
stee. rooter
The engines are 10 be here with the
other machinery within ten days, when
they will be put to work full blast in
north, south and central part OF the
county. These two engines. together
with the one now at work between
Minco and Pocasset, will be kept to
work continuously until Grady county
roads are graded pixies, county COM
missioners say.
The two gasoline engines cost s1065
each. to be delivered here within ter
days. The three Gallon Ideal steel re-
yersible road machines and six Stand
ard lever road drags together cost
$1,000, with discount of per cent
for cash. the grading pillow cost $25
and the steel rooter the same amount
Much other road wcrk occupied the
attentio nof the commissioners during
the first day OF their August meeting.
Bridges were asked for everywhere.
Farmers were in from practically
every section OF the county telling the
commissioners OF the condition of the
highways in their neighborhoods and
asking that bridges be allowed and
roads be opened up.
On the road known as the y. r.
Burleson road" ]. n. Kearns refused
to accept the pay for his part OF the
land A motion passed by the com
missioners provided for the opening
up of the road in the method prescrib-
ed by law. ]. v. Cole asked for two
bridges In the north part OF the county
He also asked that one other one be
moved and Commissioners Bryant was
delegated to investigate the matter for
the board.
]. T. Taylor and others petitioned
for the opening of a road in Bradley
township. Clerk Bradley was instruct
ed 10 notify the owners OF the land by
publication that the road would be
opened at the meeting of the board
in September The same action was
taken on petitions headed by the
names of r. s, Burney and Joe Ray
respectively A bridge was allowed
across Lafln creek. in the east part
Of the county, between sections % and
%, and on Morley creek. in the north
east part. the bridge to be between
sections 20 and 90 On the petition Of
c. L. English. treasurer of starr town
ship, bridge p feet long was allowed
on Buckhorn creek. between sections
and s, the citizens to haul The ma
terial.
Quite lively hearing for half an
hour yesterday afternoon followed the
petition OF NJ. A. Crouch of the Crouch
Orphans Home. three miles west of
town, asking that taxes on the home
be remitted for the years 1912 aud
1914, on the grounds that the property
was being used exclusively as an or
phans' home and was therefore not
taxable. T he total amount now stand
ing against the property is $s39.Ss,
which includes the taxes for the two
years and penalties. The board Of
commissioners preceding this one or.
dered the place taken from tax rolls,
Attorney Oscar Simpson for Mr..
Crouch declared and it was evidently
an oversight that the assessor placed
II back.
Az this point, however, the question
Of the homes being used exclusively
as benevolent institution came up.
MIR. Crouch was questioned concerning
the property and the number Of chill
dren kept. He declared there were
151 acres OF land and large house.
not entirely finished. at the home
proper. three miles west of town, that