The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-12-14
AT Regular Meeting Of Council, Bond
Proposition is Discussed; Sentiment
Strongly FavOrs Movement
MELTON REPRESENTS
LIONS AT SESSION
Thinks Park is First Consideration; City
Officers Report; Condemn Elevator
Building. City S Health Good


While the vote on the bond issue
for park and fair ground in Chick.
asha is apparently as far away as
ever, viewed by a casual slant at the
proposition, in reality several sturdy
strides have been taken toward its
elimination One OF these steps, and
probably the most definite one, was
taken at the meeting Of the city dads
last night when Mayor Coffman ap-
pointed J. w Kayser. ]. d. Carmich-
ael and M. s. Cralle as a board Of
park commissioners.
These men are to act in connec-
ton with the mayor and finance com
mittee Of the city council in making
an investigation as to desirable sites,
the price at which the city could pur-
chase the ground selected, and in
fact to work out the proposition III
uetail before submitting Il to the
people for q vote as to whether the
tax payers want to shoulder a bond
issue Of $4,000 or more, for this pur-
pose. This park board has the au-
thority to elect their own chairman
and secretary and their official acts
will be passed to the council for ap-
proYal.
no Opposition.
From the general tone, If the prop
osition were submitted to the coun-
Gil for final decision, they would
simply vote "yes." then uGhitch and
call it day. While there was very
little general discussion Of the park
and fair ground proposition, those
who gave utterance to an opinion
were in an affirmative frame Of mind.
tim for it." said Mayor Coffman,
speaking right out in meeting "The
idea with me is just this, however,
I think that we had better go slow
and find out just where we are at
before taking any definite action.
would like to know if the county has
the power by law to maintain a fair
grounds after we have once voted
bonds and constructed such an insti-
tuition"
Lions Club Represented.
When asked for his opinion on a.
legal phase, Alger Melton stated that
he was there at the request Of the
Lions club Of this city, as that club
was Interested in the progress Of the
movement. Mr.. Melton stated that in
his opinion. a city Of chickasha's pro
portions could no do better days
work than to create a park
Mayor Coffman questioned Mr..
Melton as to the legal right of the
county to maintain a fair grounds.
In reply Mr.. Melton said, Il have
been asked that question before and
have taken occasion to look into it
to some extent. / find no place in
the statutes where the county has the
right to construct fair ground;
that is, buildings; but there is a pro-
vision in regard to the free fair
where the commissioners have the
authority to maintain the grounds
once they are constructed In other
words. they can keep buildings in re-
pair, and make the necessary prepa-
rations for holding free fair ana
can maintain the grounds.
Park Strongest Feature.
personally, I think Grady county
should have permanent fair
grounds. We are in an agricultural
county and We should have a place
in which to display our products. l
am Of the opinion, however, that the
mark is the strongest feature OF the
proposition. I do not know Of any
town the size Of Chickasha that Is
without a park. OF course, when all
these oil wells that are now drilling
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