The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-05-26
Purchase Of Land for Water Works il
Charge Of Committee; Action on
Motorcycle Cop is
Postponed
PERMITS GRANTED
FOR STREET SHOWS
Week Of Festivities Starting July A IS
Planned by Merchants; Split Pro-
ceeds with City for Improve.
ment Of Boulevard

The city council held busy session
of about two hours duration yesterday
evening transacting regular routine
business and disposing Of number or
special matters.
All members of the council and city
officials were present at the meeting.
One of the first matters of importance
disposed of was the appointment Of a
committee, with power to act, to in
vestigate the matter of purchasing the
thirty acres of land, more or less, at
the city pumping station in order that
the city may secure a perpetual right
of-way and clear title TO the necessary
outlet to the settling basin.
The committee appointed consists
of the following: Mayor o. Coffman,
G. II. Caneman, chairman OF the fl
nance committee, and Henry DuBoses
chairman of the water committee.
Chairman Neal, of the police com.
mittee, reported in the matter Of the
employment Of motorcycle police-
man Chairman Meals report showed
that at meeting Of the comlaittee
there We're present Councilmen Neal,
Linn and Lorensen; absent, Mckay.
The report further showed that Neal
and Linn favored the employment OF
a motorcycle policeman, the policeman
to furnish his own motorcycle, and
that Loreusen was opposed to such ac-
ton.
Following the report of the commit<
teen, Councilman Lorensen moved,
seconded by Councilman Hayes, that
action upon the matter be postponed
until after the first Of July, or until
after such time as the budget for the
ensuing year shall have been complete
ed Carried.
Harry Schwartz, OF the Hub store.
and a member of the Chickasha Re.
tailers' association, appeared before
the council and asked permission to
bring an amusement company to
Chickasha for the week beginning
July 3.
Mr.. Schwartz, in presenting the mat.
ter to the council. said that the re-
tailers proposed to split the net pro.
ceeds of the show with the city, $3.50.
their portion to be used for the
Improvement OF the boulevard leading
from Minnesota avenue to and beyond
the Oklahoma College for Women.
Mr.. Schwartz further stated that In
addition to the above the carniyal's
management would leave with the
proper persons the sum Of $25 to pay
for clearing away all rubbish and lit
ter left by the company on leaving
Chickasha.
1t was decided that inasmuch as the
Retailers proposed to devote so per
cent of the net proceeds OF the affair
to the work of beautifying and Inn
proving one Of the most popular and
useful thoroughfares in the city, nc
license charges would be made by the
city.
In the matter of designating the
streets upon which the shows would
be pitched. it was decided that mat
ter should be left to Mayor Coffman
and the members Of committee tn,
mayor might name. the mayor to hav,
the power of designating the street
and to have complete supervision owe
all details
Secretary Ersland, Of the chickash
Retailers association, appeared .befor
the council and asked that permissio
be granted the retailers to stage
street carnival in Chickasha ne,
week. Permission granted to hoI
the carnival on Fifth street, betwee
Kansas and Choctaw avenues, Chic
asha avenue to be held open to trait
and not blocked in any way. A licenl
of $50 was agreed upon. The may
and the chairman of the street q,
bridge committee are to have supe
vision and will see that the requ.,