The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-10

AT the regular meeting OF the city
council held last night in the city
hall, resolution authorizing the city
clerk to advertise for and receive
bids for the sale of the 100000 park
bonds voted at the election held here
September 80 was passed.
Several representatives Of bond
buying companies were present at
the meeting last night, but no action
on the sale Of the bonds was taken.
1t was decided, however, that the
bonds would be conditionally sold at
the next regular meeting OF the coun-
Gil on October 2S. The bond buyer
that bids the highest at this time will
be granted an option on the bonds,
pending the approval Of legal trans.
actions in the calling and holding of
the election September 30
A motion, placing the matter of re-
pairing the pavement on Chlckasha
avenue in the hands of the street and
alley committee and Dan w Beets,
street commissioner, was passed last
night.
Action by the committee and COM
missioner Beets.<>+e was stated would
be taken in the near future
City Engineer Cranwelrs estimate
for the construction Of a sanitary
sewer in blocks 251 and 266 was ap-
proved.
Reports Are Approved
Reports of W. w. Clark. city treas
urer; Dan w. Beets, street commits
sioner; Frank Scrimmager, water
commissioner; Il. l., Dawson, city
superintendent of health, and S. c.
Durbin, police judge, for the month
of September were approved by the
council
Following was the report OF DR..
Dawson; three cases OF diptheria;
one case of scarlet fever; two cases
of typhoid fever; one case OF meas
les; 10 taps made on sanitary sewer.
Reports from state laboratory showed
that city water is safe for domestic
use.
The report OF Dan W. Beets, street
commissioner, showed that total OF
$31800 in street tax was collected
during the month. OF this amount,
$24O was collected in ward one and
1880 in ward two
SO Cases in Police Court
According to the report of Mayor
s. C. Durbin, thirty-eIght cases were
filed in police court during the month
and a total Of $135 in fines was col
lected Nine of the thirty-eight cases 9
were dismissed, one turned over to
the county, two turned over to Texas
and one was continued.
Fines were imposed on the remain.
der.
1t is designated in Judge Durbin's
report that the expense OF the police
department for the month, $3.50 for
day officers, $50 for desk sergeant
and $3.50 for feeding prisoners, to
tailed 908.50. Loss Of the department
for the month was $773.50.
Water Commissioners Report
The report of Frank Scrimager.
water commissioner, included the fol-
lowing notations Aomunt collected,
$2,799.75; balance from last report.
$226.7S, making a total of $3,025.4S.
Amount paid to treasurer, $2,694,99;
total disbursements, s123.74; total re-
ceipts $2,SlS1S. Balance on hand.
s2O7.S5.
Profit and loss statements in the
water commissioners report: gross
sales, $2,799.75; balance, 1858; ex-
pense, $4,51613.
The report of w. w. Clark showed
that total of $2673S.6S was collected
in the treasurer's office during the
month; total disbursements. $45,04O.-
SO. Cash in banks, sl96,S09.09; gov
ernment bonds and war savings
stamps S72,5O2. Total, s269,S11OS.
The following councilmen answered
present at the meeting of the city
fathers last night: Hawn, Lorensen,
DuBose, Neal, Hendrix, Darnell and
Conner.