The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-23
Mayor With Finance Committee Make
Thorough Investigation Of Fair Ground
Proposition and Report Later
NECESSARY AMOUNT AND
LOCATION ARE QUESTIONS
Council Approves Mayors Action ia
Guarding Wafer Works; Street Ven
ders TO Go; Other Matters

The idea freely expressed at the
meeting Of the council last night was
that the city fathers would be a
bunch of chumps to call vote on
$25, 900 worth Of bonds for the pur-
pose of building a park and a perma-
nent home for the Grady county fair,
when they did not know whether the
amount required would be $4,000 or
$4,000.
Instead Of calling the election now
the mayor and finance committee
will do considerable scouting around
the city as well as through it, in
quest Of information as to the possi-
BILE site for the location Of the
grounds, what it would cost to pur-
chase such block Of ground and some
of the expenses and requirements Of
a model park and fair ground. In
other words, when they get through
making Investigations said mayor and
finance committee will know where
ther are "at." and will be able to ad-
wise the citizens Of chickasha Of
their location
Mayor "For" It.
In speaking Of the matter, Mayor
Coffman said, Understand, / am for
the bond proposition to secure 10
cation fol fair ground but l am
against the council going into the
matter blindly In other words, we
do not know at this time whether it
will take more or less than $4,000
for the proposition. If it takes S20,
600 and we voted bonds for $25,O0O
we would be all right; but if it took
$35,OO0 to put the proposition over in
good shape, and we had only $4,000
well you can see where we would
be.
q intend to get a good fair man
with me TO go over the deal and ad-
wise me and the finance committee.
In addition, we intend to go over ev-
cry phase Of the proposition careful
ly so that when we report to the
council and to the citizens Of Chick
asha, we will indeed have something
to report" The words OF Mayor
Coffman seemed to express fully the
sentiment Of the council
Street Vendors Raped.
Very little was said on the subject
but it did not take PhiIly lawyer
to tell that the council members were
again" the vendors of pop corn, "hot
dogs ct al, from wagons or carts
located on the streets or sidewalks
of the city. 1t was the opinion that
these vending establishments should
Iply their trade, not from the side
walks or streets, aforesaid but from
the seclusion Of some lot Not that
they said SO, but it seemed that the
idea was that inasmuch as the banks,
grocery and clothing houses Of the
city are required to locate their
buildings on lots instead of the
streets, it would be just as well, il
not better that the vendors did the
same thing. Therefore, a motion was
passed to the effect that when the
licenses of the various vending plac-
es expired that is; those operating
on the street or sidewalk. those Ii
tcenses will not be renewed.
Waterworks Guard Approved.
The mayors action in regard to
placing guards at the waterworks was
not only approved. but it was consid-
cred to be the best thing that has
been accomplished in some time.
Several members of the council ex-
pressed themselves as highly favora-
bic to the idea and the approval Of
council was given promptly both a.
to guards and the locating Of lights
around the water works system. In
addition TO this. signs are be niac-