The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-09
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and kicked in for approximately 5000
on the expenses; that the nickels and
dimes and quarters and halves would
all be looked after and the show would
not get out Of Chickasha until the city
should have received its $3.50; that
the clerks and unions had refused to
permit the stores to remain open on
July 4th, and that for that reason the
committee were trying to arrange
with Governor Williams to come and
address the citizens of the city and
county on July 5th; that Alger Melton
made a special trip to oklahoma City
Yesterday to confer with the governor
and arrange for a change Of date from
the 4th to the 5th; that he was out
yesterday afternoon and when he re-
turned to the Hub he was told that a
committee had been there to see him
in the matter; that he had seen Coun-
Gilman Cayett, Of that committee and
had talked the matter over with him
and had entered into all details and
threshed ont every turn of the affair,
No action taken further than the
action of the last meeting.
Chairman Neal, Of the police com
mittee, stated that before his commit
tee cared to report upon the matter OF
putting OH another policeman, or add
ing to the force, the feeling and the
sentiments Of the council as a whole
was asked. He said that personally he
favored motorcycle cop; that he be-
lieved the city needed such an officer;
that after having heard an expression
from the body the committee would
be prepared to report
Mayor Coffman stated that he knew
Chickasha was too large to be proper
iy patrolled by the present number OF
officers that six officers could not
properly police city Of from $4,000 te
! 1900 people; that he favored keeping
two men on the avenue, one of whom
could act as general roustabout and
be always ready at the beck and cal
Of the department; that he believed
two men should be added to the force
to walk in negro town and to be in
structed to arrest any and everyone
white or black, found on the streets
of that section of the city after 1C
O'Clock at night.
Councilman Hayes said that he did
not favor adding another man, motor
cycle or flatfoot to the force; that he
believed there were enough Officers
to attend to the work of policing the
city; that it was necessary to always
have two men on "the avenue" that
the city had bought the department a
motor car in order that outlying trou
BILE calls might be responded tc
promptly; that it had not been so long
ago that possibly the larger number
Of arrests made in the city had been
made by officers from the sheriff's
force; that he proposed to vote against
adding to the police expenses Of the
1 city.
No action taken in the matter fur
ther than to leave it in the hands Of
t1,o ,,oI;oo co,,,,,ittoa
Bob Boles, deposed police officer
arose from seat in the audience anc
asked the mayor and the council il
they were going to take any action UP
on his matter; that he had been fired
by the police chief, who in firing him
had usurped the prerogatives of the
council.
Mayor Coffman stated that nothing
had been reported to the council by
the police committee in this matter;
that il was understood the police com
mittee was the proper source from
which this matter should be brought
before the council as a whole.
Boles then gave his version Of the
affair between himself and the chief;
he said that he had surrendered his
star when Chief Phillips told him he
was fired; that the chief had called up
on him to resign and he had refused
to do so; that he had told the chief he
would tell him when he did not like
his Job; that he had said "You may
fire me. but | won't resign" that th'
chief had said. You're fred" that
not knowing the law in the matter h,
had turned his star over to the CHER
Chief Phillips then submitted his
statement to the council He crossed
Boles' statements and said that Boles
had resigned
Sharp passages Of speech were be
ginning to travel back and forth be
tween Boles and Chief Phillips, rap
idly approaching rather warm stage
when Councilman Hayes stated that
he did not see that the present discus
sion was getting anyone anywhere;