The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-09


Of w. N. stringfieId for appointment
as police officer be fayorably consid-
cred.
Councilman Lorensen asked that the
clerk be instructed to draw warrant.
to be held in trust, for the payment OF
alleged accrued paving taxes, due Sep
tember first oil bonds in paving mat
ter now pending in supreme court
In asking this the councilman stated
it was done in order that the amount, |
1926 and interest at Is per cent since
September should not have to be car
ried forward in the next budget.
On motion OF Councilman Caneman'
seconded by Lorensen, the city clerk
was instructed to draw the warrant
for the face value, with interest, and
turn the same over to the mayor of
tho city to be held by him in trust UNI
til the supreme court may take final
action in the paving tax suit matters
Adopted.
The matter of the sale of the fire
horse, no longer needed on account Of
Chief Gattis now having automobile,
was brought up and Mayor Coffman
stated that the committee could not
get 5000 for the horse.
Councilman Lorensen favored re-
tanning the horse and buying another
to be used with him by Street Com
missioner Beets.
The mayor stated that Chickasha
had 1870 miles of streets to look after
and that while Dan Beets was making
a most efficient officer and doing his
work in the best manner possible, he
felt he would do great deal better
lii he had the team.
Commissioner Beets appeared before
the council and told Of the difficulty
experienced in securing teams and Of
how he sometimes had to work out a
lot of street tax, "single handed at a
great disadvantage on account Of not
having the teams.
| Councilmen Linn, Hayes and Loren
sen all took shots at the matter and
discussed at length the merits and de-
merits of horses and mules. Lorensen
favored keeping the horse and buying
a second one Linn favored selling
the horse and buying a span of mules.
Hayes favored selling the horse and
banking the coin No action. further
than to leave the matter in the hands
Of the present committee.
Mayor Coffman brought up the mat
ter Of buying the 80 acres, more or
less, Of which John Sharpe has con
troll as guardian Of his daughter The
mayor said the city could condemn
such portion of the land as might be
found necessary and which was ira
versed BY the waste pipe. He also
said that Mr.. Sharp had stated the
land had already been sold No ac-
ton.
/ On motion of Councilman Hayes il
was decided to raise the salary Of p.
B. Burnett, Of the water department
from $65 to SIS per month. In max
ing the motion Mr.. Hayes stated that
Mr. Burnett was the man upon whom
the responsibility OF the department
would fall in case anything should
hanpen to Mr. Scrimager.
Reports of the city officials were re
ceiyed and filed earlier in the even
inc.
Application Of Will Williams for ap-
pointment to position of the police
force was referred to the police com
mittee.
When the council convened and the
matter of approving the minutes OF
the last regular meeting came up
Councilman Lorensen asked that in
formation be given, before the approy
al Of the minutes, as to whether or
not the council could legally raise the
salaries of the water commissioner
and the bookkeeper in the water de-
partment, as it had done at the last