The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-05-04
CITY OFFICIALS
AUTHORIZED BUY
LAND FOR PARKS
Action OF City Dada instruets Mayor
and Clerk to Oct Busy: Con.
tract Between City and
Fair People OK.
SIGNATURE OF OWNER
TO CONTRACT YET DUE
Considered Be Mere Matter Of Form;
Expected Today; Park Board
Recommends Action;
Hammerly Attorney

Action OF tho city council last
night left but one stroke OF pen
between tho purchase by the city OF
the much.talkcd-of 40 acres Just east
OF the viaduct for parks. fair
grounds and athletic field. This pen
stroke refers TO the signature OF J.
d. Sugg. owner OF the land TO a pur-
chase contract wherein he would
transfer the land In question 10 the
city In return for the payment OF
100000. II was expected that Mr..
Sugg would sign the contract today.
thus eliminating the deal.
/ The official action OF tho city coun-
ell at the adjourned meeting last
night was the passage OF resolu-
tlon authorizing and directing the
mayor and city clerk to execute q
contract for the purchase OF the 40
acres of land and upon approval OF
title and the delivery of deeds to
deliver to the sellers $4,000 worth
OF Chickasha park bond at par. This
resolution was passed by the unani-
NOUS vote OF the city council.
Prompt Action Taken PIX
There was little delay last night
when the city fathers, the city park
board and officials Of the Grady
County park. which is the fair as
sociation, got together for the culmi-
nation OF tho transaction. Details
had been worked out in advance and
Harry Hammerly, who was appointed
city attorney. proceeded to read the
proposed contract between tho city
ard the Grady County park. giving In
detail the terms under which tho
association will operate its fair plant
and athletic field on a portion or
the city's property. This contract,
which had been recommended by the
park board, composed fof P. c.
{ Stacey, C. T. Erwin and Harry HAM
merly. was adopted by the council.
Following this, tho resolution authro-
izlng the mayor and city clerk TO
consumate the. purchase of the land
+ was passed.
The steps being taken in the deal
: are as follows: The Grady County
( mark (the fair association enters In
Y to n contract with J. d. Sugg for the
r purchase Of the 40 acres for $4,000.
e Deeds are to be delivered to the
y Grady county park officials, who in
turn will deliver the deeds to the
city officials in exchange for S20.OOO
worth OF park bonds at par. the
Grady County park officials Will then
make up to Mr.. Sugg the difference
between the market price OF the
: bonds and the full amount 100000.
I Title In City
= The title to tho land and oil Inn
proyements placed thereon by the
Grady County park association Us to
remain In the city, according to the
g terms OF TIE contract approved last
n night. The fair officials agree In this
1t contract to place on this land i'm
e. proyements to cost not less than
ID 100000. 1t was stated however tna'
the improvements would total about
is $50 900. The Grady County park as
If sociation Is given the right to oper
n ate a fair, races, sporting evelts OF
IT. the property and has control OF th'
w portion on which the improvements
tn are placed, for period OF 40 years
in 1t is provided, however, in tn
contract, that in the event The Grad
County park association fails to opeI
atc a free fair and agricultural dis
20 plays for 70 consecutive months, tn
association then forfeits its righ
er- under the contracts. Provisions ar
,ck made for the free use Of the athleti
to- field by the Chickasha high schot
'ed and by the other schools OF Grad
sci- county for football and baseba
games and for other athletic event
providing these dates do not confli'
with any regular scheduled game
baseball or other event as previousl
len made under the management Of tn
Inc fair association. The city is to insuI
AID against loss by fire or tornado II
the buildings placed on the land BY tt
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