The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-01-24
Pass Resolution After Reading
Of Petition from Property
Owners Asking That Paw
ing Work Be Done.
MUST MAKE DEFINITE
SPECIFICATIONS SOON
Owners Favor Move If Cost Not
Over $500 Front Foot;
Light Contracts Are
Awarded.

Seventeenth street from Minneso-
ia avenue to the Oklahoma College
for Women was declared an improve
ment district by q resolution adopt
ed by the city council in regular ses-
sion at the city hall last night.
Plans and estimates for the paving
of the boulevard, to be worked out
by an appointed engineer, will be
submitted to the council for APPROX
al at the first meeting in February
Other business, including the eX-
change of the light 50-horse power
Brockway fire truck for a 105-horse
power truck of the same make, the
letting of the street lighting and
power to operate the pumps at the
city water works contracts and, The
authorization of the meg
chase a two-acre additi91
the Rose Hill cemetery, ~ -ased
as an addition to the burial grounds
was transacted in the session. Also,
the report of the Fire Chief, George
Gattis for the year of 1915 was sub
mitted and approved.
Pass Resolution.
The resolution declaring Seven
teenth street from Minnesota ave-,
to the o. c. w. an Improvement dis
trict, was passed after a petition,
signed by more than fifty per cent
of the property and land owners on
the street, and praying that the
street be paved, was read by CLERK
Reynolds. Alger Melton and j. D
Carmichael, members of the com
mittee appointed from the Chamber
of Commerce to boost the paving
proposition and G. w Noryelle, rep
resenting a large number of Seven
teenth street people, were present
and ADDRESSED the council. Mr.. Mel
ton and Mr. Carmichael, explained
the recommendations to the city
council and the proper procedure to
be taken if they acted favorably on
the petition Mr.. Norvene declared
that the majority of property owners
on the street were firmly in favor
of the project if the cost would not
exceed two dollars per lineal foot.
1t was the consensus of opinion
among the councilmen, also Messrs. |
Melton and Carmichael, that the pay
ing will not cost more than that
amount
Contracts Approved.
Having previously been submitted
to the street and water committee
for consideration, the contracts for
street lighting and power for use in
pumping at the c't~ water works,
were approved and will probably be
signed today.
Prices designated in the contract
for the electricity to be used by the
city water plant are: For to 500
kilowatt hours in any calendar
month, cents per kilowatt hour,
and thence down a graduated scale
of prices. The highest amount des-
ignated is for 5000 kilowatt hours, |
and all in excess of that amount, tive
cents per kilowatt hour. Rates on
street lighting show a slight increase
over the old rates.
Buy New Fire Truck.
On Recommendation of George Cat
tis, chief, and the council committee |
on the fire department, the council |
voted to exchange the light 6O-H. P |
Brockway truck now in use by the
department for a 1O5-H. P. fire truck
of the same make. A representative
Of the manufacturers of the trucks, |
apepared before the council, explain
cd the various sizes of the trucks
and presented a special offer from
the company. The makers Of the
trucks proposed to give the city cred
it on a larger truck for all money
paid on the smaller machine, if they
desired to replace the 50-H. P truck
with a larger and more powerful one.
This bargain was accepted by the