The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-12-10
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and ! III DIOck H. On mOllOn OF NOun-
Gilman Linn, seconded by Councilman
Cavett the property was condemned
/ and the proper committee, acting in
4 conjunction with the city attorney,
was instructed to notify the owners
of the action of the council and to
also notify them that the property
should be vacated within thirty days
and torn away, and that if the same
was not torn away and removed within
the time limit given, the city would
see to the tearing down and removal
of the buildings.
Mayor Is Thanked.
Councilman Cavett introduced a
verbal resolution conveying to Mayor
Coffman the vote of thanks of the
members Of the city council for the
manner in which he handled the insur-
ance matters and supervised and
superintended the repairing of the city
hall following the fire of September
13.
Councilman Caneman, seconded byi
councilman Hayes and Councilman
Neal moved that the vote of thanks
be given the mayor, but that Council
man Cavett be instructed to reduce
the same to writing and turn the prop
erly drafted resolutions over to the
city clerk and that the city clerk be
instructed to have the same published
in the newspapers of the city OF
Chickasha. Carried.
Clock Debate Opens.
Upon request of Mayor Coffman the
matter of the purchase of a city clock
was taken up.
The mayor stated that there were
funds available for public improve
ment. City Treasurer Clark being
called upon to state the amount OF
funds available said that there was
s1,190.71 which could be so used
Councilman Hayes made a motion
that the mayor and the building com
mittee be instructed to purchase a
suitable clock with a part of these
frauds. the total cost of the clock not
TO exceed the amount on hands avail
able
Councilman Caneman moved to sub
stitute Councilman Hayes motion by
introducing in lieu thereof motion to
use the available funds for the pur-
pose Of constructing public toilet.
And then things began to happen in
the controversy line and the display
of forensic pyrotechnics made the
council chambers former stiffness re-
vertebrate and roll while the electric
lights snapped and the window shades
rustled with applause.
Mckay Opposes.
Councilman Mckay said that the
clock idea was old-fashioned and out
of date. He also said that he had
recently read that in some city some
where, clock was owned and con-
trolled by the municipality and that a
short span since one of the weights of
the clock had broken from its moor
inps and after descending through
several thicknesses of lath, plaster
and flooring, had struck a perfectly
innocent bystander on the head. The
speaker did not state whether or not
the bystander was injured. He DIG
state. by implication, possibly, that
had the bystander not have been in
the way the weight of the clock would
have been satisfied with devastating
the ordinary scenery. (Applause by
the anti-clockers.)
Councilman Caneman stated he
favored the use of the money in con
structing a public toilet. Councilman
Cavett spoke briefly, and intimating
that he favored the toilet idea.
Hayes Favors 1t.
Councilman Hayes getting the floor
stated that in his opinion the clock
would prove public benefit and the
people wanted lne clOCh. nc oeiu Ih"e
he considered the clock would not
mark Chickasha as back number
but that it would put her in stride
with Dallas, st. Louis and other
metropolises, including several large
European cities before the outbreak OF
the present war. The speaker stated
further, in referring to the public
toilet, that public toilet soon became
public nuisance. applause from
the clockers.)
Councilman Linn stated that he
wanted the clock. He said he believed
his constituents wanted it; he said
that he did not think that the clock
would brand Chickashans as being
back numbers; he said that we would
not necessarily have to buy weight |
clock, thereby endangering the lives
of the innocent bystanders, but that
the CITY calfldt bIlv a clock run by cleo |