The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-03-01
Wafer Department Yields Nice Net Divi-
dend; $l,758.S5 Profit for January;
Reports Late, Miss Meeting
CHIX. DEPOSITS NEAR
QUARTER MILLION
Treasurer Pays Spitzer-ROrick Cash Due
in Paving Case; Small POx Cases
Show Big Decrease

The biggest punch in the meeting
of the city dads held last night, was
the reports Of the city officers for
the month of January, the belated re-
port being made at that time for the
reason that on February IA, there
was not quorum present, to hear
such reports.
A little business that yields a mat
ter of $170O monthly in net dividends
is considered a pretty handy thing
to have around the premises. Such
business has Chickasha, as shown
by the report of Frank Scrimager,
water superintendent. The gross re.
ceipts for the month were $3039 43,
While the total expenses of operation
were $1293.47, leaving a net earning
for the month of January of $175S.85.
City Finances Good.
The report submitted by w. w
Clark, city treasurer, might serve to
demonstrate to calamity howlers that
sChickasha is considerably removed
from the financial condition of pau
per. This, despite the fact that dur |
ing the month of January, Treasurer
Clark paid to the Spitzer-Rorick com
pany a little matter of $46,442.25. |
The payment of that amount to said |
company, represented the wind-up of
the paving case suit that has been
dragged from the closet on sundry
occasions OF the land. The city had
been retaining said amount, pending
q final decision. Finally the United !
States district court decided that the
city must pay the amount and it Is
now paid, greatly easing the minds
of officials, clerks, ct al, not to men
tion aforenamed Spitzer-Rorick com
rany.
Also ii wouldn't be so bad to have
an army Of over 100000 Iron men"
That's what Chickasha has.
The treasurer's report further showed
that on January 81, the city had on
deposit in the various banks 1924
l4091, the interest on daily balances
0f deposits for the month being
B599.17. The reports set forth the
,acts that in addition to the interest
income, there had been received the
sums from the city depart
nents: Police department, $3.50;
water department, $SOS9.4S; ceme.
cry funds, from the city clerk,
'198.50; the total collections for the
month being $21, 1885.
Health. Improving.
DR.. E. L. Dawson, city superintend-
mt of health, submitted a report and
made statements showing that the :
,ity at this time is in much better |
condition as to health than it was on
81, which was the date of
be report. According to the report ]
went into the month of :
with 81 cases of small pox
IN hand. DIR. Dawson stated that at |
his time there are only eight cases t
n the city and that these are very l
mild in form. A number of cases of
measles we're recorded on Feb. 1, but
he doctor stated that these cases
lad also dwindled.
Relative to an appeal of the Chick
lsha Street Railway company to the
orpotatioE commission to be allowed
. raise the fare to six cents, the
ouncil decided that Mayor o. Coff- I
nan and City Attorney Grigsby be
ent to represent the city at the c
learing which will be held on March t
a. It>will be the job of the city rep t
esentatives to hold the company to t
five cent fare, unless they show
,ood reasons Why it should be raised. l
The proOcsition of motorizing the
look and ladder truck Of the fire de. ]
was discussed at some {