The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-11
CITY pMs In nusy Meet; Pass Or
d'naaec Regulating Plumbing
Here; Provide Punish.
ment for Violation
ANTi.BECcINC MEASURE
CALLED TOO DRASTIC
Oil is Killed by Vote; Reports CITY
Officers Heard and Approved;
Claims Allowed: Handle
Other Matters

begging Of aims In the city and pro.
vldlng punishment therefor. failed
10 paas at the meeting Of the city
council held last night In the city
hall.
Mayor Durhln's vote was the decld.
Ign gfa1or h killing the proposed
mcclure. The vote by the council
was tie. three voting mo" and
three "yos." Declaring that the or
dinahce was too drastic, the mayor
declared the ordinance lost.
"That Il shall hereafter be unlaw'
ml Tor any person TO beg aims
within the corporate limits of the
city" was one of the provisions OF
the ordinance. Section two provided
that "any person found guilty ot
violating this ordinance shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding SlO.'
councllmen who voted in favor of
the ordinance we're J. w. Conner,
] A. Hawn and T. S. Hendrick. The
three who cast mo" votes were Y.
w Dainoll, Jake Lorenscn and lily
DuBose.
Plumbers Must Get Permits
An ordinance requiring 4 permit
FROM the superintendent Of the city
water works before making any sew
or connections or installing any
plumbing within the city, was passed
by the council last night.
The ordinance provides that amy
plumber who shall make any connec-
ton with any sanitary sewer within
the city of Chickasha, or who SHAH
install any plumbing within said city,
shall first obtain permit therefor
from the superintendent of the city
waterworks, and any plumber or
other persons who shall make any
connections with any sanitary sewer
or TO install any plumbing without
having first obtained permit there
for. as herein provided, shall upon
conviction therefor, be fined in any
sum not to exceed $40 for each OF
Tense
Tho ordinance further provides that
"the superintendent of the city wa
terworks IS hereby directed and em-
powered to issue permits to any IL
censed splumber to make connec-
tions with sanitary sewers ana 10
install plumbing upon application
therefor which application shall state
clearly the connection to be made OF
the location of the premises in which
nlumbing is to be installed and no
fee shall be required for such per-
nit. The plumbing inspector OF the
city is hereby directed and authorized
to ingect all connections which shall
be mAle to sanitary sewers within tne
citv md shall be entitled to charge
therefor a fee of Is cents for inspect
ing each such connection
An emergency clause is attached
to the ordinance.
Rock Island Complains
Attorneys B. b. Barefoot and j. d.
Carmichael, representing the ROCK
Island railroad, appeared before the
council last night and declared that
The company had rendered several
bills against the city for repairs ana
painting Of the viaduct, but had not
received any action on same. me
attorneys further declared that the
roadway was not being maintained
bv the city as per contract.
Mayor Durbin announced that ne
already had instructed the street
commissioner to make the necessary
repairs upon the viaduct. The mayor
instructed Street Commissioner Beets
to obt& estimates as to the cost
of painting the structure. no ac-
ton will be taken .-.......s-.- on the claliiS
nending the issuance Of COMMISSION
er Beets' report, it was stated TINS
Reports of the various city ofllclais
for the month Of February were
read and filed. An ordinance appro-
priating s11,l1s.93 to satisfy claims
against the city for the month Oh
February was approved.
Red Cross Favored
4 motion to give the Red Cross
hanter exclusive right to the use oil
ha auditorium Of the city nall Oh
lights designed for certain hed
ross meetings was passed.
A claim submitted by Percy +. =
,ichols for s50.7O~ expenses ana ana 4 4
eward incurred in the recovery Oh u