The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-07
NO DIVERSION OF FUNDS

The charge that the purchase OF land for fair grounds and
baseball park with part OF the bond money voted in September
1910 would be diversion Of the funds is sustained by the
ord in the We have taken the trouble TO read all the pub
c that was put by committee which promoted the park
and fin dhat from the the people promised
fair grounds and baseball diamond part oi the park pro-
gram,
In the Daily Express Of August q 1910 find that meeting
of the civic improvement committee OF the Chamber OF Com
held and that Mr. Adams park specialist presented
plans The report meeting SAYS "Ihe plan outlined and
roughly sketchcd by Mr. Adams calls for large park in the north
part OF the city that affords space for fair grounds baseball d
mond and division and Fairgrounds The report
further tells OF the plans for smaller parks IN other parts OF the
city and for boulevard improvements.
In the Daily Express OF August 20 appears report OF another
meeting of the committee at which definite plans sub
mtted Among other things referring the norsd park the
report says: lt designed to be used as Fairgrounds Tor
children and grown-ups and permanent iair site 1t includes
an auditorium exhibits halls show pens baseball diamond ioooa
field and tennis court"
On August rs meeting reported and is stated that
the tentative park plans suggested by Mr. Adams adopted the
plans still including fair grounds ball park amusenn park etc
At the meeting steps taken for placing the scheme be-
fore the people and later find that this done blue print
OF the plans with explanations posted about town ms be
print shows the fair grounds and ball park and states specifically
that the plans only tentative and that the final selection OF sites
will be in hands of the park board and city council
On September % Mayor Durbn issued statement IN the
OF which he explained general way how the money
derived the bonds would be spent Part of the
money would be expended for improvement Of the boulevard sys
and the remainder for parks Exactly what can be done
be determined until the is known said the mayor
the city authorities any particular sites The mayor further
stated A purchases be made and all moneys expended
the recommendation of the park board"
1t absolutely from this publicity that fair grounds and
ball park part Of The original plans OF the park promoters
These plans submitted to number OF organizations OF men
and and approved There IS therefore question
that the people had fair grounds and ball park mind part
the general program when they voted the bonds All through
the campaign however the publicity carried the idea that the final
action regard selection Of sites and making improvements
would be in charge OF the park board and city council
1t should be borne mind that the proposition which will be
plate dropping the program parks in the part of
abandoning the boulevard project 1t merely calls for the expend
of $4,000 of the 100000 for the 40 east Of the Rock
Island railroad be used for park fair grounds and baseball
The remainder of the bond money would be devoted to carrying
the general park and boulevard program as far possible
For than twenty years Cckasha has gone along with
parks 1t has been nearly years since voted bonds the
SAX which been delayed by financial conditions Now the
public has chance get the benefit of the expenditure of the
bond money and also OF about $000 which subscribed by
citizens for fair grounds and baseball park improvements 1t
would be foolish turn down the proposition
before and thus further delay the game We need the
parks the boulevard improvements tn fair grounds and ball park
and the way opened get them An affirmative
the proposition which will be submitted to the people March Is
will open the way progress Shall allow petty differences of
opinion among ourselves block the path OF real achievement for
the