The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-09-13
Central Park Committee Asks Council
for Election on $4,000 Bond
Issue; Dads Cut it to
100000.
NO OPPOSITION SEEN
IN COUNCIL TO PLAN
Fathers Believe 100000 Issue viii
Carry; Lorensen Offers Amend
ment Calling for $4,000
Reduction.

VIII Chickasha spend 100000 to
build a system of parks? That is
the question to be submitted to a
vote of the people on September 80,
a resolution calling the election
having been passed last night by the
city council in session at the City
hall.
The resolution, as drafted by the
Central Park committee, and submits
ed by Alger Melton, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, fixed the
amount at $15O,000 but, before pas
sage, an amendment was offered by
Councilman Lorentsen, seconded by
Hendrick, changing the amount to
100000. This amendment was car
ried when Darnell, Hendrick, Neal
and Hawn voted in the affirmative
Councilman Conner did not vote for
the amendment.
Proposition Discussed
The resolution calling the election
was the subject of much discussion
in the council last night o. l.. Bing-
ham, chairman of the Central Park
committe, who presented resou
tions passed by twenty-four local
organizations endorsing the plan,
appeared before the council in be-
half of the proposition He pointed
cut the merits of the plans, and de-
clared that now lis the time to build
parks when the sites could be pur-
chased at reasonable prices.
There was practically no oppos-
tion to the resolution after the
amendment changing the amount, was
adopted. Councilman Hawn, how
ever, advocated reducing the amount
to $4,000, using same to acquire
sites and later making the improve
ments. He was alone in this con
tention and did not offer a resolu-
tion changing the amount to $4,000
Conner the Strong Arm
]. w. Conner, member of the cod.i-
cil was the strong arm for the
adoption Of the resolution. He pro
tested the adoption of the Lorentson
amendment, saying that he believed
$15O,000 would be required to build
the parks, make the necessary I'M
provements and that he believed the
S150O00 issue would meet with the
approval of the voters of Chickash1
Other members of the council present
at the meeting, Darnell, Lorentson,
Hendrick and Neal stated that they
believed the people would vote mo
on a $15000O bond issue, but would
favor the proposition if the amount
involved was 100000 Mayor -Durbia
expressed his opinion as believing
that a 100000 bond issue would
carry with less difficulty than a
$780, 600 issue. The Hendrick-DarnellI
Lorentsen and Neal quartet declared
h y favored the building of pa 'ksI
il Chickasha and tina, they would
prefer to see a 100000 bond issue
carry than to see a $4,000 issue
defeated.
Other Business Transacted
A small volume of other business
was transacted by the council last
night The appointments of Chas.
Mayfield as assistant chief of police
and H. A. Cranwell, as city engineer
were approved by the council. These
appointments were made by Mayor
Durbin several weeks ago, but were
not ratified by the council until the
meeting last night. es
Ordinances were passed appropriate
ing sS,S4O39 to pay July claims
against the city. A total of $1O,277.-
9S was appropriated to meet the
August claims.