The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-02-11
Much Discussion Arises in Meeting on
Motion Of Hayes; WelbOme Points
Out Law; Chief Gaitis and
Others are Heard
SAFETY ON STREETS
AGAIN CONSIDERED
New Ordinance Governing Traffic Will Be
Drafted; Chief Says He viii Show
No Fayors; Change in Street
Lights Proposed

The Chickasha city council met in
regular semi-monthly session, in the
council chamber Of the city hall, at
7.3O o'clock yesterday evening, Mayor
Coffman presiding.
Clerk Reynolds called the roll with
present, Hayes, Caneman, Linn, Lor-
renze, Neal. Mckay, Dubose; absent,
Cavctt Cavett. coming in later was
placed on roll call as present.
City officers present in addition
TO mayor and members of the council
we're, City Clerk Reynolds, Treasurer
Clark, Health Officer Dawson, Street
Commissioner Beets, Police Chiet
Phillips. Fire Chief Gattis; absent
Water Commissioner Scrimager.
Manager ShaTfer OF the electric
lighting people, appeared before the
council and asked permission to
change the lighting system on the
western electric circuits from arc TO
incandescent lights.
Mr.. Shaffer stated that his company
had done everything possible to give
good service, but could not give the
citizens the service they had a right
to expect and demand. while using
the arc lights lie stated that his com
pany had installed sample light al
the corner Of sixth street and Color
ado avenue: that this light was one OF
the improved street lighting inean-
dcscents; that he would like for the
proper committee TO inspect this light
and take immediate action; that he
had assured no delay would be ex-
perienced in getting the new lights
TO Chlckasha; that the change srom
the arcs to the incandescent would
he made and the lights cut in within
cne days time after the shipment o.
incandcscent lights arrived in ChicRa-
sha.
On motion OF Councilman Hayes the
sanction OF the council was asked to
the change. On motion of Councilman
caneman, property seconded the mat
Ter was referred to the proper commit
tee with power to act
Councilman Hayes, securing inc
floor. read from tho report OF fire
Chief Gattis the recommendation that
the city authorize the purchase of ad-
dItional fire equipment. The report
recommended the purchase of mod
orn motor truck equipped with auto
matte pumping engines and chemica'
extinguisber containers. In the event
. of failure to purchase such equipment
The report recommended and urgea
the purchase Of another fire team'
supplementing and taking the place
of the greys, who have seen sixteen
years service and are past their days
of usefulness as fire horses.
Councilman Hayes supplemented
his reading of Chief Gatts' report
with a statement that he and NUM-
ber of others, members of the city
council, had recently visited El Reno
and witnessed the test given the new
auto pumping truck purchased by the
council of that city. Following these
remarks Councilman Hayes offered
resolution authorizing the purchase
by the city of a fire-fighting auto
truck
And then the scenes and the noises
which made Babylon famous long be
fore the days Of Milwaukee, broke
loose. Every member of the city coun
ell had something to say at the same
time and approximately half of th'
visitors present suffered with th'
same ailment
Mayor Coffman called upon Judg'
Welborne, who was present to eS
4 press his views on the subject.
Judge Melbourne said, in part, tha
he realized the need of the city 0
Chickasha for more adequate ant
modern firefighting apparatus, bu
that he believed it behooved tn
mayor and the members of the cour
Gil to act well within the provision
of the law in the manner in whic
the same should be purchased tn