The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-05-14
Succeeds Y. w. Darnel as Council
President; Resignation of H. A.
cranwel as City Engineer Ac-
cepted; Reports Read
HEALTH OF CITY IS
RECORD SAYS DAWSON
Many Sanitary Sewer Connections
Made; New Lines Completely;
Treasurer's Report Show Cash
In Banks, $185,392.

Succeeding Councilman Y. w. Oar
nell, ward four, Councilman Jake
Lorensen, ward three, was elected
president of the city council for the
ensuing year at the meeting of the
council held last might in the city
hall.
In point of service Mr. Lorensen
is one of the Oldest men on the city
council. He has been City Dad
for several years.
Other business disposed of last
night by the council was:
Accept the resignation of II. A.,
Cranwell, city engineer and survey
or Passed a resolution thanking
Mr. Cranwell for the services he has
rendered the city, land voted to give
him letter of endorsement. Mr.
Cranwel and family will leave about
Jfly / for Colombia, S. G., where
they will make their home. Mr.
Cranwell's successor has not been
appointed.
Appropriate reports of the various
city officials for the month of April
Authorized an audit Of the police
court record, as per request OF Po
lice Judge Durbin
Authorized the cemetery board to
hire a horse to be used by the ground
keeper in moving the grass around
the cemetery
Authorized the mayors and pur
chasing committee ito investig lte the /
feasibility of purchasing ten acres
Of ground adjoining Rose Hill GENE
terry with the idea of enlarging the |
burial grounds
Passed an ordinance levying Assess
ments against property in sanitary
sewer district No. % to the extetn
of 100000 this amount to be used .
to pay for the construction of the .
sanitary sewer from Gorg;a avenue
to Missouri avenue, between Fifth
and Sixth streets
Reports City OF icials.
That the clty's health condition
was never better is indicated by the
monthly report of T.. L. Dawson. CITY
superintendent of health, which was
approved by the city council last
night,
The report showed: One case o
smallpox, which was taken care OF
free of cost to the city. One case
Of measles and one case of typhoid
fever. One case of smallpox under
quarantine. Nineteen connections
with sanitary sewer 10 old residen
ces and nine new ones
The report OF H. A. Cranwell, city
engineer, pointed out that since his
list report the sanitary sewer has
been completed from Georgia ave
nue 30 Missouri avenue, between
Firth and Sixth streets; that grades
have been given for sidewalks on
Ninth street, Iowa avenue and Dl-
k6ta avenue
The report of Mayor Samuel c.
Durbin, ex-officio police judge, stat
cd that 50 cases were filed in police
court since the last report; tIe
fines collected totaled $i76, and that
expenses totaled $772.G5.
Water Commissioner McBurnetts
report stated that $3,o19.52 was the
collected during the month
ot April, while ahe disbursements for
the month we're $2,565.11,
One hundred and two dolllrs in
the form of street tax was the
collected by the street de-
partment during THE month. accord
ing to the report Of Commissioner
Dan w. Beets.
Warrants Redeemed by tie city
during the month of April, tctaled
s109S7,96, said the report of VIM. w
Clrk. city treasurer. Total collec
tions during the month were SO,
953.O4; total amount in Chickasha
banks. S1S5,SS2.S5 exclusive of gov