Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-09-19
Demonstration Agents Car.

Demonstration Agents Car.
Ford Brandonhurg submitted TO
the commission a proposition for the
city Ia purchase an auto for the az
ricultural demonstration There was
considerable discussion which resoly-
ed itself into the commission disfa-
yoring such appropriation until the
matter could be Investigated as TO
whether the city would be within It's
legal rights 10 make such an pppro-
priation One OF the members stat
ed that the work was outside Of
Amarillo and he did not see why the
city should purchase car for the
purpose Others were more or less
unwilling TO use the city's money for
this purpose unless h was legal and
voiced by the people u is under
stood that petitions are being Circu-
lated asking that the car be purchas-
ed At present Agent Holland Is
withheld from prosecution OF his
work In the counties hereahouts.
The matter will probably be settled
az meeting to be- held In the next
day or two.
Would Pave Polk.
a proposition 10 pave Polk from
Nineteenth TO Twcnty-first street was
read and iavorably impressed the
commission. one OF the promoters
agrees 10 furnish the City's third of
the cost of paving pending roim-
bursemont by the next paving bond
issue. No formal action was taken
pending agreement of a second party
TO 20 his part in advancing the city'8
part
Can't stop SHOW.
A communication was read which
asked that the city commission re-
fuse 10 issue license 10 show
which will be here during fair week.
The commission declared that II was
impossible for 10 10 take action
TO prevent the show exhibiting In the
city so long as it complied with the
city ordinances and paid license
There was some discussion as 10
whether the show was "a circus or a
regular full-llush exhibition under
canopy, the difference determining
whether O small or q large license
would amply
Policemen Discussed.
Tho city commission took no for
nal action on the proposition 10 have
the salaries OF Policemen Durkcn
and Davis raised 90 500 per month
and Motorcycle officer Chcshir's TO
500 and expenses 0f motorcycle up-
keep Mayor Mars favors night Of
iiccrH getting more than day The
matter Of employing desk sergeant
al the police station was discussed
all OF the mem beers seeming % feel
that 10 is imperative that this depart
ment be- SO provided 500 that Officers
could De notified quickly Of the least
disturbance about the city An u-
stance recently On which tho city
claims right was transferred over 90
the county because Officers could not
be notified when telephone call
was sent m 90 the police station was
cited Tho force Us said 10 DO too
small and with the added work and
long hours the men have all they can
handle etters from police Officers
of El paeu and Fort Worth were read
showing that pltrplmcn in those ci'
les are drawing much larger salaries
than men here This matter will 70.
ceivc close investigation by the city
manager and the commission in O.
shor. slime and action OF SOME Kind
will be- taken. D. was stated The cry
al present Is hamucred in this de-.
parimout hy reason OF the shortage
of funds But 60 was pointed out char
the police department Is moro than
paying ifs way. q condition which s
not true of all the other depart
mrua. b was stated
\ WIDE Street Arra.
\ tentative area boo which aI