The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-02-28
Consider Many Questions at Ses-
sion Last Night; Pass Ordi-
nance for Payment of
January Bills.
HEAR PETITIONS FOR
SIDEWALKS, PROPOSED
Ratify Appointments of City En-
ployes Health of City Good
Says Report of City
Physician.

An ordinance appropriating $9,-
SOL .93 for tine payment of certain ac-
counts and expenses was passed last
night at the regular meeting of the
city council
This appropriation was made to
satisfy the payment of claims against
the city for the month of January,
1919, which claims have heretofore
been allowed by the council. The
appropriations, as set out in the ordi-
nance, are to be divided as follows:
Salary account, $1,446.92; fire and
water account, $2,25917; contingent
and supply account, $1,6O416; street
and bridge account, $703.15; street
lighting account, $742.16; water oper-
ating account, $2,77I69; library ac-
count, $9S.73; cemetery account,
$169.95; total, $9,801.93,
Two petitions, one for and another
against, the construction of pavement
on the east side Of Twelfth street,
north of Michigan avenue, were pre-
9cnted for consideration by the city
fathers. The petition asking that the
council take necessary steps toward
the construction of the sidewalks, was
signed by twenty-three property own
ers who would be affected should
such action be taken. The petition
protesting against the improvement
was signed by three property owners.
BY a vote the matter was placed in
charge Of the mayor and street com
mittee, who will make further investi-
cations and report at the next meet
ing.
The council in its session last night
also ratified the appointments Of sew
eral city employees and two members
of the library board. The appoint
ment of Mrs Thomas B. Losey and
Mrs. Alger Melton as members of
the library board to succeed Mrs r.
H. Dwyer and Mrs. C. L. Stone, re-
signed, were sanctioned by vote of
the council The city fathers also ap-
proved the appointments of e. r.
Smith and L. S. Cox as members of
the police force and Frank Dews, J.
r. Weaver, Key Goetting and W. l.
Dennis as members of the city fire
department The bond Of Chas. Day
ton, recently appointed desk sergeant,
was declared o. X.
VIM Hale city scavenger, was
made ex-officio sanitary policeman,
and granted the power to enforce the
citys health and sanitation laws by
action taken by the council. Mr.
Hale will assume these duties imme-
diately.
A motion by Caneman resulted in
the granting of the mayor and police
committee the privilege of purchasing
motorcycle for use by the city po-
lice department.
The report of DR.. E. L. Dawson,
city health officer, was read and ap-
proved by the council. mo conta.
gious diseases, the influenza practi-
cally extinct and health conditions
were never BETTER" was the gist of
DR.. Dawson's report. The reports of
City Treasurer w. w. Clarke, Street
Commissioner Beets and Frank
schriminger, water commissioner,
were also approved by vote of the
councilmen present
That Chickasha's water is in excel
lent condition and very suitable for
domestic use, was the finding of an
analysis by Prof Edgar Cowan of the
Oklahoma College for Women. Prof.
Cowan's report on the findings of
the analysis was submitted to the
council by Frank Schriminger, water
commissioner.
Present last night were Mayor
Durbin and Councilmen Du Bose, Can
eman Darnell, Welborn, Lorenson,
Neal and Hendrick.