The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-30
CITY DADS PASS
RESOLUTIONS ON
IMPROVEMENTS
To AK Voters fer Bend Issues of
$4,000 for Extension Water and
Sewer Mains; $4,000
rof Bridges.
PLANS ARE SPAN LINE
CREEK WITH CONCRETE
bridges on Sixth and Fourths Streets
Provided for In Bono Election
TO DC Held Here on
October -.

Shall the city o. chIekasha Issu'
bonds In the amount Of $4,000 fol
the purpose Of making water aud
sewer main cxtcaricnsg
Shall bonds N the amount Of
sso.0o0 be Issued tnd sold for the
purpose Of raising money with which
TO construct two reinforced concrete
bridges over Line creek. one on
Sixth street and another on Fourth
street,
These are the questions to be sub
mitted to the voters of the city at
special election 10 be held here
on October -. The proclamation
was issued this morning by Mayor
o. Coffman acting on instructions
from the city council In session last
night in the city hall.
Propositions arc Outlined.
Proposition oae Is outlined in the
mayors proclamation as follows;
"Shall the city Of ChIckasha become
indebted and 'Isua It's negotiable
coupon bonds In the total amount
OF 100000. said bonds being payable
one-half In ten years and one-half
In fifteen years. and bearing inter
est at the rate of SIX per cent per
annum. payable fsmiannually, for
the purpose Of constructing water
mains and public sewer, all to be
owned exclusively hy said city?
"The mayor ami city council of
said city TO cause to be levied an
ad valorem tax on all of the taxa.
BILE property Of said city with which
to pay the annud' interest on said
bonds and create a sinking fund
for the purpose CT payment of the
principal thereof at maturity.
said bonds to be In denominations
of $1,000 each aud mono of said bonds
to be sold at loss than par and the
proceeds thereof 20 be used for the
purpose above mentioned
Proposition two, outlining the pro-
posed bridge bond issue, also pro.
vides for six per cent bonds. one.
half to mature III ten years and
one-half in Is years.
Money obtained from sale of bonds
in accordance Will proposition one,
could be spent in making water
or sewer connections in any part
of the city. Harry Hammerly, city
attorney said this morning.
Paving Plans Approved
The city engineers plans, draw
ings, specifications and estimate of
cost of the Seyen,eenth street paw
ing project were approved by the
council in adjourned session last
night.
The resolution declaring q neces-
sity and creating an improvement
district was passed and will be pub
lshed six days, after which owners
Of majority Of property in the
district have Is days in which to
enter a protest. Il no protest is
filed within the prescribed Is days,
the mayor and council are then
entitled to advertise for bids and
let the contract fol- the improve
ment, according IT, the opinion of
city Attorney 'Hammerly. The reso-
luton is being published today.
The resolution states: that the
improving CT Minnesota avenue be-
ginning at the cast line of Fifteenth
street and thence west to the west
line of Seventeenth street and the
improving of Seventeenth street, be-
ginning at the south line of Mime
sofa avenue and thence south to the
south line of Idaho avenue and the
improving of University boulevard,
beginning at the south line Of Idaho
avenue and thence south to 100 1-2
feet south of the south line of
Alabama avenue BIZ grading, drain
ing, paving and curbing said streets
as hereinbefOre deserted be and the
same is hereby declared necessary
80 be done and in accordance with
the plans. drawings, specifications
epd estimates heretofore approved