The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-01-09
Vital Questions to Come Before
the Council at Meet Tonight;
Improvement on 18th
Street Heads Bill.
MEMBERS FAVORABLE
If WAY Be PROVIDED
Should Be Done But Question of
Funds Stands in Way Say
Councilmen; Light and
Power Contracts Up.

There promises to be large doings
tonight at the city hall when the
city fathers foregather for the first
meeting in 1919. Propositions to be
taken up concern the improvement
on Seventeenth street, leading to
the college and which was proposed
at the meeting of the Chamber Of
commerce Monday night Also, the
council will consider the new light
ing and power contracts to be sub
mitted by the Chickasha Gas and
Electric company, and in addition,
s. C. Durbin, newly-elected mayor
will take office.
Much Interest Shown.
A great deal of interest is being
shown in the matters to come be-
fore the city dads tonight, and
from talking to the members of the
council it is hard to determine just
what subject will "hog the bill"
1t is certain that the proposed inn
provement on Seventeenth street
will come in for the serious consid-
Grafton and considerable discussion.
Commerce, committee was in
structed to present the proposition
to the city council ct the meeting
tonight. The chamber went ON rec
ord as approving it an dit will have
a large following
Council Favorable.
Members of the city council seen
this morning, express themselves as
believing that the Improvement
should be made, if there can be any
way found to do it. The opinion
was general, however, that it would
result in a vote on a bond issue.
Y. W. Darnell, member of council
stated that it is up to Chickasha to
support the Oklahoma College for
Women, if Chickasha expects the
state at large to support it. "The
work should be DONE" said Mr.. abr
nell "If the people of Chickasha
do not take interest in the college
right here in Chickasha, we cannot
expect the legislators to support the
school with appropriations for new
buildings and improvements. 1t
seems to me that about the best
way Chickasha could show the state
that she is interested in the school,
proved street to the college How
this can be done is the problem.
Whether the property along Seven
teenth street will carry the load 1
am not in position to say. Roughly,
opinion is that it would result in
vote on a bond issue There are no
available funds in the city treasury
now that would take care of the
proposition"
Other members of council eX
pressed themselves about along the
same line. Jacob Lorensen stated
that the proposition might be handled
along the improvement district idea.
That is, to create an improvement
district along Seventeenth street,
but let property on each side of the
street, at least to the alleys parti-
cipate in carryin gthe load. Mr..
Neal was inclined to favor the pro-
ject, providing some way could be
found. 'The property owners on
Seventeenth street are vitally inter
ested" he said Their expression
would have considerable to do with
it. If they favor it, then it is up
to the city to handle it." Other
members were of the same opinion.
The contract for power and lights
for the city will be considered to-
night The contracts that the Chick
asha Gas and Electric company will