The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-04-14
Mayor, Three Aldermen and Cattis Com
pose Committee to Investigate and
Report on Merits Of Motor
Fire Apparatus
BUICK ROADSTER
BOUGHT FOR CHIEF
Traffic Ordinance Again Discussed Police
Ordered 10 Enforce RuIes---Street
Commissioner Instructed 10
Repair Paving

After hours in session, two and a
half hours of which time had been de-
voted to the transaction of regular rou-
tine business and the remainder to re-
ceiving and filing bids on fire equip
ment, and listening to representatives
OF companies which had filed the bids.
the city council adjourned last night
. at 1885 o'clock after having bought
Buick roadster, price $1,000 I. o. D.
Chickasha, for Chief Gattis.
In the matter OF the purchase OF the
auto pumping engine and fire truck
after All bids had been received and
the companies agents had talked and
expounded the merits of their several
pieces OF fire-fighting apparatus, the
council decided, upon motion OF Coun
Gilman Caneman. seconded by Coun-
Gilman Lorensen, that pending final
action and purchase of the equipment,
the mayor should appoint committee
5f five TO investigate and thoroughly
70 into the merits OF the machines Of
fered the city The motion carried
with the instruction that the commit
tee OF five should consist Of three
members of the city council and
George Gattis. chief Of the fire de-
partment, and o. Coffman. mayor. the
latter to be ex-officio chairman of
tho committee.
This special committee is to inyes-
tlgate IN complete and systematic
manner. all or any part of the com
mittee TO visit such cities as they may
wish to wherein any of the fire equip
ment under consideration may be in
use. The committee. following the in
yestigation. will get together and as
soon as a majority report may be
ready, the mayor may call special
meeting of the council, or pass the
matter over until the next regular
meeting of the board
Mayor Coffman stated this morning
that he did not care to see any dem
onsirations OF equipment; that what
he wanted 10 do, and what he felt
should be done in the interest OF the
taxpayers of Chickasha. was to visit
some of the cities in which machines
si.niiar to those now being consider
ed by the council have been in opera
ton for several years. there to ascer-
toin what practical firemen thought
OF the different makes OF machines.
BY doing this the mayor says he feels
,bo, the council will be able to get a
lIne upon the best machine built ana
to also save the taxpayers Of Chicka-
aha material sum of money.
Mr.. Coffman said further, when
seen this morning, that the committee
should ne in readiness to report by ne
middle Of the ensuing week. He stat
"a that Fort Worth and Dallas, EACH
had fire equipment Of the motor-trueN
Kind. OF different makes and that
n to these two cities should enaDie
the committee to find out without
t,cuhle which machine was consi Ter
ed BY practical fire-fighters as the
hest. the cheapest and the most eit'-
cient. "Three or four days should ne
ample time to spend in investigating
the merits OF the different kinds oil
auto fire trucks. Then we can make
an intelligent report to the council
order the machine upon which we may
agree and have the matter settled
we're Mayor Coffman's concluding
words in discussing the matter this
morning.
The bids, as submitted to the eoun-
Gil last night follow;
The American-La France compans'
EImira. N. ", three bids, as follows :
TYNE No. rs, triple combination pump
ing engine and chemical car capacity
500 gallons per minute, price 5000
+ o. b. Chickasha; type No. IL spe-
cial pumping and chemical engine anu
hose car, capacity 900 gallons per
minute, price. (. O. b. chickasha' Ss'-
600; type No. 80, as above capacity
700 gallons per minute, price, T. 0. D.