The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-29
A CIVIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

Without any bare OF trumpcts formal launching civic
Improvement campaign gradually getting under way Chick
asha IN manner which gives promise Of substantial results
Municipal nhorie the Chamber Of Commerce and the Lions
Club are fostering the movement and many citizens actively
cooperating IN IT, All IN ALL the program which has been under
taken fairly comprehensive and the completion OF will
mark than milestone o progress the history OF
town
Probably all OF readers will agree that first in import
ance on this program the park-and boulevard
Started than ago and held back because OF delay
selling bonds that voted plans for making the proposed park
and boulevard system being worked and prospects
are bright for their consmmaon The city council has the
necessary legal procedure under way Tor the Seventeenth street
paving and in all probability this greatly needed improvement will
be completed before many months The Shannon Springs tract
ot land an ideal park site has been purchased and as
the bonds sold the Improvement OF it will be started The
Park Board also working plans for Fairgrounds and
tourist camp connection with the fair grounds BY
men in which the Chamber of Commerce cooperatng it be-
evcd that the park bonds will be sold within the few weeks
Another part OF the program the extension of and
mains TO sections OF the city not served bond issue
for this purpose to be submitted to the and the
time te mayor ana council plan to ask Tor authorization to issue
bonds for building concrete bridge Line Greek Sixth
The latter proposal which is worthy Of special
note such bridge beng highly desirable from every point OF
view The cost of maintaining frame bridge this point sub
ected constantly to the heviest sort Of traffic approximately
equals the amount OF the interest and sinking fund annually on
bonds that would be required for building permanent
Standing OF the gaeways of the slightly
and substantial bridge at this particular place would be splendid
advertisement for Chckasha and since would the
payers than the maintenance OF the ramhace
affair IT IS good business to build It,
sidewalk building campaign is being uhcred by the Lions
Club having for its special object the construction OF walks the
vicinity of the public buildings where they have long been
seriously needed definite plan Of organization being worked
whereby the Of sidewalks will be carried to
the property voluntary being sought
rather than proceeding by the legal processes
Still another improvement which many may regard of
nature but which very much needed the matter OF
providing signs designate the and Of the
There few such signs and the absence Of them often
commented by strangers for the whom they
quite necessary The Chamber of Commerce has asked its
improvement committee work plan whereby all the
streets may be labeled in attractive and perma
by cooperative action the Of the residents
and property and the time effort will be made
have plainly numbered The OF this improve
will be bagaee and there why there
should be any delay in making it. Finally the committee
has been asked plan planting campaign this fall paying
particular attention to the fair grounds but looking part
of the
careful consideration Of the varous features Of the program
here outlined will show that all calculated be Of great bene
fit to the and with the exception of the park and boulevard
part of it. the bonds for which have already been voted calls for
only very small addition the taxpayers bill Under existing
conditions imperative that the rigid economy be prac
ced in making public well private expenditures, muni
cpa improvements the being undertaken
and this principle undees the program which have under
in Chckasla. Only small personal sacrifice
the part Of the average citizen will be required carry all
pending plans and there doubt that all will feel pride
accomplishments community when these Improvements
completed The basic idea make Chckasha
which live and in doing that shall be laying the ounda
ton for large because which provided with all
the things which make for pleasant living and progress bound
people residents There nothing fancul in
this Of boosting but it the road to solid advance
ment