The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-15
WILL CARE
FOR FIRE
HORSES
Faithful Gray Team Of Fire Department,
Now Out Of Job, will Get Sinecure
from City

The fate of the two gray fire horses
that have been relieved from active
duty by the purchase Of the $4,000 mo-
tor fire truck was sealed last night
when upon receipt by the city coun-
Gil of a petition signed by hundreds OF
Chickasha women through their re-
ligious and civic societies, both Mayor
Coffman and the council declared
their policy regarding these faithful
servitors.
It had been the intention OF the city
officials at all time since the begin
ming of the negotiations for the motor
truck to provide well for the old gray
team which for eleven " ,rs had done
yeoman service for the department,
most of the time hauling the fire en-
gine to danger spots. However the
impression gained ground that on re-
lieving the pair for duty, the city
would farm them out to some enter
prising contractor for the feed. This
was not true, but it had the effect of
producing the following recommends
ton on the part of Chickasha ladies',
the petition having been filed yester-
day afternoon with the city clerk to
be read last night al the meeting:
Whereas, the City of Chickasha is
the owner of two horses, eighteen and
twenty years old, respectively, which
said horses have rendered long and
faithful service to the fire department
OF said city; and,
Whereas, since the purchase Of the
motor truck by said city it is pro
posed that some disposition be made
of said horses
Now, Therefore, We, the undersigned
organization OF the city cf Chickasha,
do hereby respectively petition the
city council Of said city III making dis
position of said horses to so provide
that said horses will only be subjected
to light work and that some provision
be made for the welfare of said hors
es so long as they may live.
In presenting this petition we feel
that said horses have rendered to said
city their full value, and are now en-
titled to spend their last days free
from abuse or severe work.
Chickasha United Charities.
Woman's Guild, Episcopal
Church,
Christian Womans Board of
Missions.
Woman's Missionary Society
Of M. e. Church
Baptist Ladies Aid and Mis-
sionary Society.
Ladies Social Circle, Presby-
terian Church.
Mayor Coffman this morning made
the following statement regarding the
future Of the old grays:
while we all commend the ladies
for the kindly and humane interest
which they have taken in the old gray
horses; you may say that it has new
er been our intention to turn them
loose to anybody who would not take
the best of care Of them. On the con-
trary they will be given good homes
and the best of attention, and in re-
turn will do their part in helping toI
make of Chickasha the cleanest city
in the state. We will give them three
good meals day, warm home and
just enough work hauling trash to
keep them in good condition. They
will be attached to the rubbish wagon
with light work and in charge Of a
man who will take good care Of them.
A better fate they could not ask if
they could speak, and they can al
most do that"
The horses were purchased by the
city on July IL, 1905, and are sixteen
and seventeen years old, respectively.