The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-26
COUNCIL ANNULs Y
WATER EXTENSION
BOND ISSUE HERE
Attorney General of State naIks
When Asked 10 Approve Water
and Sewer Main rrssnsIon
and bridge Bonds.
coFFMAN IS TO CALL
NEW ELECTION SOON
December 70 Is Date Selected BY
Council; City Fathers Say Ten
Old Landmarks Are Nuis.
anees: Vote Abatement

Ordinances annulllng and setting
aside tho special water and sewer
main extension bond election held
here October q and calling spec.
ial election TO again submit the prop
csitlons TO tho qualified voters OF
the city were passed by tho city
council In session last night In tho
city hall.
Pursuant 20 tho provisions OF ordi-
nance No. 7ai. Mayor o. coffman
today issued proclamation calling
the special election to be held on
December 20. The propositions to b.
voted on at this time are outlined
as follows:
Proposition one-Shall tho city
OF chickasha become indebted and
issue It's negotiable coupon bonds
IN the total amount OF 100000.
said bonds payable onehslf In ten
years and one.half In Is years and
bearing interest at the rate OF six
percent per annum payable semi
annually for the purpose OF con-
structing water mains within said
city to bo owned exclusively by
said city.
"'rhe mayor and city council OF
the said city TO cause to be levied
an ad valorem tax on all OF the
taxable property In said city with
which to pay the annual interest on
said bonds and create the sinking
fund lor the purpose OF paying the
prime pal thereof at maturity"
Proposition two provides that
bonds OF a similar nature In tho
amount OF 100000 shall be issued
for tho purpose OF constructing pub
lie sewers.
Shall the city issue bonds in the
amount of $SO,OOO.OO for the purpose
of erecting and constructing re-en-
forced concrete bridges over Line
creek on Fourth and Sixth streets,
is the question outlined in propo-
sltion three.
Attorney General BaIks.
That the attorney.general of the
state refused to approve the bonds
voted in the October "a special elec-
tion because Of certain discrepancy
in the legal proceedings was the
explanation made this morning by
Mayor o. Coffman.
"Only two propositions were voted
on, whereas three should have 7 zen
stipulated" the mayor said. "The
water and sewer bond issue popos-
itions should have ben made in two
propositions rather than one.
"The fundamental purpose and
principal of the election to be held
on December 20 is the same as the
one held in October" he added.
Buildings Condemned. ,vs
An ordinance declaring certain old
frame buildings located within the
fire limits Of the city to be nuis-
ance and ordering the abatement
and removal was passed by the coun-
Gil last night.
The condemned buildings are To-
Gated on Kansas avenue between
Third and Fourth streets and on
Chickasha avenue between Fourth
and Sixth streets. There are ten
buildings affected
Owners Of the buildings are: M.
F. Courtney, G. T. Ewin, Ben F.
Johnson, Pat Tolan, Nichols Bos., H.
e. Matin and ]. D. Sugg. The owners
ae given 1S0 days to abate the al.
legged nuisances.
The buildings were condemned
1t was stated this morning, because
of their fire hazardousness.
To Purchase Car.
Action taken by the council last
night empowered ithe purchasing
committee to buy an automobile for
use by traffic officers of the police
department
Reports Of the various city off,
cials were received and filed and
an ordinance appopriating money for
the payment Of October bills was
passed.