The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-12
RESOLUTION OFFERED
FOR MOTORCYCLE COP
All Applications for Vacancy are Re-
ferred I, Police Committee; Death
Toll Of City Clock is
Sounded

"Sf 'N'St 1ooyt "eo hH' tait loh'
at the city council meeting last night
with all members of the council. ex
cept Councilman DuBose. present
Mayor Coffman presiding
Immediately following the roll call
and preceding the approval of the min
utes Of the last meeting. Mayor Coff
man announced the standing commit
tees for the ensuing year. All old com
mittees were re-appointed, their per.
sonal standing unchanged with the ex.
ception OF the chairmanship Of the
police committee and OF the paving
committee. Councilman Neal sue
ceeds Councilman Lorensen as chair
mai of the former committee. while
Lorensen takes over the chair
manship q the last named committee.
The president pro TEN OF the council
and, the chairman OF the water COM
mittee being chosen by ballot, on mo-
tion vote was taken and resulted in
the reelection OF Councilman Hayes,
president pro tenn, while DuBose was
chosen TO serve as chairman OF the
water committee.
Bert B. Barefoot representing the
Odd Fellows OF Chickasha. appeared
before the council and stated that. the
Odd Fellows lodges Of Chickasha were
desirous OF disposing the odd Fes-
lows Cemetery" to the city and woGid
be glad TO consider and entertaiG al
most any proposition which the city
would be willing TO make in the mat
ter.
II was stated that the last resting
place OF those Of the community
called TO the long home. should be
better cared for than can be done
under the present arrangements and |
that the city properly should be the
owner OF the 'silent city OF the dead;
that acting in conjunction with the
cemetery association, which the ladies
OF the city organized little difficulty |
would be met with in making and
keeping the city cemetery a neat and
civically attractive place.
Councilman Caneman moved. sec
onded by Cayctt. that the mayor ap-
point committee composed OF the
mayor. himself. as chairman. the city
attorney. as legal advisor and one
member Of the city council. this com
'mittee to join with committee, to
be appointed by the mayor, of the
ladies OF the cemetery association, in
meeting with the committee of the
Odd Fellows and go into the matter
thoroughly.
Mayor coffman appointed Council
men caneman as the council member
to serve upon the committee Later
he announced the appointment of Mrs.
II. N. Smith, Mrs Ike Harness and
Mrs. A. b. Cochran. as members Of
the special committee OF the cemetery
association.
Ordinance COL, providing for the pay
ment Of expenses of the city for the
month OF April, was introduced, taken
through its regular order and pasted.
The expenses of the city for the
month Of April. as set forth in the
above ordinance. amounts to sf.sl706. |
divided as follows: Salaries, s977;
fire and water. s7SS.sO; contingent and
supply, Sio.Ol; street and bridge, |
s4S770; street lighting, s697; water
operating, s1.sel77; library, sl44.7S.
At this time Clerk Reynolds an
nounced that he had several petitions
and a couple OF applications to report
relative to the vacancy on the police
department
Rumors having heen floating abroad
for the past several days that "hot
time I'm the old town" might be put
on the graphaphone when this was
reached. everyone present sat up and
took notice." while the chief of police
took a fresh hold on his chewing to-
bacco, the mayor cleared his throat
for action, "Curley' put fresh point