The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-03
Session Of County Commissioners May Be
CONCLUDED Today; Hearing Of Claims
for Erroneous Assessments
Consumes Much Time
LUCILLE ROAD DEAL
BOBS UP ONCE MORE
Proceedings in Matter Stayed Pending
Rehesriig; Caddo Unable 10 Pay
Bill Of Grady for Road
Work Near Line

This mornings session of the board
of county commissioners was devoted
to a large extent to hearing matters
OF alleged erroneous assessments and
making orders regulating the same.
The Lucille road matter which has
bobbed up before the commissioners
with great regularity at every meet
ing. regular and called. for the past
seven months. has come in for its
share of attention at this meeting.
Yesterday the board instructed the
county attorney to file condemnation
proceedings for right Of way against
certain lands trayersed by that road.
This morning. upon motion il was de-
cided that the instruction given the
county attorney be postponed for the
present and the order entered OF rec
ord declaring the matter re-opened
and to be re-heard on Monday, May 8.
All proceedings viii be stayed pend
ing the re.hearing on that date.
Riddle and Hammerly, as attorneys,
asked that the 1909 assessment Of
'Fairlawn" cemetery be striaken
from the tax rolls Of that year. SO
ordered
The petition Of Z. A. Fades asking
that certain lots In the town of Am
ber be stricken from the 1915 tax
rolls; was granted.
The application OF W. c. Matthews
TO have $500 improvements on prop
erty in the city of Chickasha elimi-
mated from the tax rolls was also
granted as was the application Of j.
p. Sanders to have eliminated the
body OF 90 acres OF land lying in sec
ton lG, township 2, range l.
r. l.. Cruise asked that certain
government lands assessed to him be
stricken from the assessment of his
property. Granted
The application OF J. o. Mitchell to
have stricken from the tax assess
ment against his propery Of certain
lands now occupied as a railway
right OF way was granted.
The reconsideration Of the action
OF the county superintendent in
changing the lines between districts
No. 1892. whereby these districts
were thrown together. was taken up
and passed to Monday, May s, at
which time a full rehearing Of the
matter win be taken up.
Road dragging contracts were
awarded to J. O. Mitchell to drag
miles south OF Rush Springs on the
Rush Springs-Elgin road, and to w.
l.. Evans to drag miles north of
Rush Springs on the Rush Springs.
Elgin road.
Commissioner Bryant, who repre-
sented Grady county at meeting,
yesterday, of the Caddo board of coun-
ty commissioners. at Anadarko, re-
turned to Chickasha last night and
met with the Grady board today. In
submitting his report to the board to-
day Commissioner Bryant stated that
Caddo county has exhausted its road
fund and will not have the money to
take care of the account of Grady
county until after the next levy has
been made.
The account of Grady county is for
certain road work which has been
done on county line roads in which
Grady and Caddo are jointly interest
ed. Caddo. under the agreement,
owes Grady county $780, which has
been paid out for this work.
Should the county highway engi-
neer, Mr. Colby, return from Caddo
county intime IL is possible that the
commissioners will visit Washington
township tomorrow for the purpose
Of investigating the conditions along
certain roads in that township as pc
titioned by citizens yesterday.
It is probable that the commissions
ers will complete their work for the
regular term this afternoon and
reach an adjournment. All bids and
accounts against the county have