The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-08-27
0. X. and Shea Powell will Keep
Service Car at Call Of Officers
for $40 a Month; Council
Accepts
CHICKASHA NOT TO
ePAY PAVING TAX
Dads" Decide to Await Supreme
Court Action; Employees to Be
Insured if City Attorney
Crigsby Approves

Shea Powell and the O. X Bus and
Cab company will keep one OF their
service cars at all times at the call of
Chickasha police, according to ar
rangements made at the city council
meeting last night. This arrangement
is to be given trial before the city
decides to buy an automobile.
The proposition was made by Coun-
Gilman Jake Lorenson. who declared
he believed that he and Mr.. Powell
could furnish a car for the police
cheaper than the city could buy one.
Councilman Caneman moved that the
city attorney be instructed to draw up
contract when the o. X man said
the two would keep car continually
at the call OF the police, besides fur
nishing one to make the rounds of the
lights, etc, for 500 month. The con-
tract is to be drawn so 1t can be ter
minated in thirty days on notification
by either party
BY the agreement, one Of the four
service cars belonging TO the two com
panies Is to be constantly at the call
Of the city police, twenty-four hours a
day. The $50 win be the complete ex-
pense OF the city for the service.
The agreement followed the report
OF the purchasing committee which
had been given instructions to investi-
gate whether to buy an automobile or
a motorcycle. with authority to buy
one or the other. II ii believed It nee
essary. Chairman Cavett reported for
the committee that II had refused to
buy motorcycle. and that the voto
for buying an automobile had stood
TO 2. Members then decided that they
should refer the proposition back to
the entire council before taking action.
II was just before vote was TO have
been taken that Councilmen Lorensor
made his proposition, which was
promptly accepted by unanimous
vote
Yes. ! think the arrangement is all
right" Chief Phillips Of the police
force said when asked his opinion OF
the arrangement Il believe It will
terminals In Mr.. Lorenson asking that
the service discontinued, because
don't believe he can afford TO give the
service for that amount However, for
the city. believe the arrangement is
a good one"
The paying OF the city's paving tax
and the insurance OF city employees
under the new workmens compensa-
tion act were other important matters
that came up before the council last
night. Chickasha will not pay her
paving tax pending the decision of the
state supreme court on the case which
is now before il. and which It is ex-
pected to pass upon early in Septem-
ber. Members explained that If the
matter was definitely decided in Sep
tember, there would be but one and a
half per cent interest on the money
even IL it be paid at all, and that there
is a strong chance that none need be
paid
Regarding the insuring of city en-
ployes. CounciImen Caneman and
Hayes explained that 1t was only the
employees OF the water department that
came under the act, and that although
insurance under the act was not COM
pulsory for a town of this size, that II
was highly desirable. Caneman moved
that provided the city attorney found
the law TO be all right, that the city
take out insurance for the employees
of this department Those Of police
and fire departments are already pro-
tected under other acts. The cost will
be between $50 and $50 year, but
this will relieve the city from all liza
bility in case of accident If no insur-
ance is taken out. under the law. the
employer valves all his rights, it was
stated
Mayor Coffman reported to the
council that the Doughty-McDonald
Grocery company wanted to purchase
pair Of lots that the city owned on