The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-25
Council Passes Ordinance Increas-
ing Salaries of Practically
Every Worker for Chick
asha.
ALL DEPARTMENTS OF
GOVERNMENT AFFECTED
Mayor and Council Alone Get No
Raise; Create Sewer District;
Hear Petition for Water
Main.

City policemen, firemen, and EN-
ployes of the street and water de-
partments were given small bosts in
salaries by action of the city coun-
Gil in session last night at the city
hall The boost in compensation
goes into effect July 1st, the begin
ming of the present fiscal yea.
In the ordinance the salary of the
assistant chief of police was fixed
at $115 per month, each policeman
$1O5 per month, and the desk SER
geant $lOJ per month. The salary
of the assistant chief has been 500
per month, and the policemen and
desk sergeant have heretofore re-
ceived 1920 per month Chief Linn's
salary was recently raised to $50
per month in lieu of $12500.
Salary of Fremen.
Following was the scale of pay es-
tabllshed for the firemen: Captains
each, SIP per month; engineers,
each, $16O per month, Each fire
man for first six months of service
Ss5 per month; for second six
months Of service, $50. For third
alx months Of service, 95, and after
eighteen months of continuous serv-
ice, $1O0 per month.
This was only slight raise in
compensation, Clerk Reynolds says
No employe of Geo Gattis' fire de-
partment were raised more than
$10O per month, he says.
Advance for Water Men.
Employees of the water depart
ment. including the cashier and
clerk at the water office in the city
hall, two construction men and the
water plant engineer, were recog-
nized in the list of city employees
who were given advances in salary
recessitated by the high cost of liv
ing. Following is the new scale of
pay established for the water de-
partment employees: Cashier, $1l5
per month, in lieu of $50 for the
same period; clerk in office, $500
per month in lieu of $72; two con-
struction and repair men, 1880 per
month. in lieu of $1O2 and $96 per
month; engineer, Sis per month in
lieu of $1O2
All employees of the street depart
ment. with the exception of the
street commissioners will be paid
$3.50 per day during the fiscal year
of 1920. in accordance with the
provisions of the salary ordinance
passed last night. Pay for these
employees during the past fiscal year
has been $500 per day. Commits
sioner Dan w. Beets' salary was re
Gently boosted from $125 to $50 per
month.
Sewer District Created.
An ordinance creating and estab-
fishing a sewer district to be known
as sewer district No %, was pas
sed by the council last night. This
district, the ordinance provides,
shall comprise and include the fol
lowing blocks and parcels of land
as shown upon the official map or
plat of the city: Block No. 2G6, lots
No. / to 10, inclusive. Block No.
251, lots 1 to 19, inclusive, accord
ing to official plat thereof.
The ordinance further provides
that a lateral sewer including the
necessary ways, manholes, and ap-
purtenances shall be constructed in
the district beginning at a manhOle
on Georgia avenue and the alley in
tersection between Sixth street and
Fifth street and extending north to
the alley through blocks 266 and
PSI to a point about forty feet south
of the south side of Missouri av-
enue. a distance of 500 feet. more
or less. Cost for this improvement
will be assessed against the lots
and parcels of ground in the sewer
district.
City Engineer Cranwell was ord
cred to draft plans, specifications