The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-12
PARK ISSUE IS PLAIN

should clearly understood that the matter OF voting is
suing involved in the election Tuesday BY their
ballots o Sept 80 1901 the of the city authorized bond
Of $4,000 for the purpose OF establishing park and boue
ward system and already been issued The city
council has full power decide how the money derived from the
sale Of the bonds shall be spent with limitation except that they
confined purposes for which the bonds issued parks
and boucyards.
Ii the council should decide that the Johnson land desirable
for park purposes could proceed acquire IT without further
action by the people However desiring TO ascertain ue'uH
the wishes OF the regard to this particular tract the
and council determined submit the matter to the people
in the primary election II was purely voluntary act upon the
part the mayor and council that this referendum has been or
ded such proceeding required in order to give the
council power TO purchase this or any other property whch mg
be selected for park purposes 1t understood however that the
and council will be governed by the wishes oi the people as
expressed the polls though they not legally bound to
ask further authority.
1t is the view Of those who urge purchase OF the Johnson
land eoncurred by good lawyers that the city has ample author
buy the 40 of land and into arrangements
with the Grady County Park Association whereby portion OF
may be used for park purposes The city would the entire
a park and merely permit a portion of it to be
used for fair purposes, "details OF the Improvement manten
ance and operation agreed upon the city council
the park commissioners and the officers OF the Grady County
Park Association Nowhere in the proposition presented by the
association is suggested that the city part with title the
land any arrangement which may be legally made
The plain issue presented to the voters whether they wish the
city make the proposed purchase and accept the offer OF the
Grady County Park Association whereby the latter will be
medsc 20 and erect the needed fair buildings on the
paying for all improvements with the $4,000 subscribed by
zens and also paying the difference between the market value
and the par value of the bonds To purchase the proposed tract
would require the expenditure of $4,000 of the bond issue leav
program
AS the situation stands present the park bonds unaa
bic Financial conditions such that these securities below
par and the law provides that they be sold above
Under the existing conditions bonds useless hands
they have been for over year Now, by reason of the
offer OF the fair people have opportunity TO use $Z0OOU
worth the bonds and large park east OF the Rock
Island which will be of great the community As park
site this land may not be attractive OF other
locations but admirably adapted for fair and baseball purposes
and there why the land used for those purposes
be converted useful park AS simple business pro-
position involving the progress OF the not better Tor
proceed make this purchase thereby taking least
been long delayed than allow differences OF opinion to make
it impossible for to do anything?
For part thing the policy of delay and donothng
has been pactced long enough Chkasha long fact for
the good OF the community We think high time to quit
needing the of those who things be done and
Since the founding Of the than quarter OF century
have dred along without parks reproach and
fair grounds have presented pressing need We
delay action longer except the dement OF
If you feel this way about vote for the purchase of the
Johnson land and leave to the lawyers to work out legal
realization that you have done all that you could do toward put
ting Chckasha on the way progress.
We repeat simple, plain proposition which you will be
asked pass Judgment upon Tuesday Do you want the
city take step which real progress, opening the way
the accomplishment of the purposes which the people had in
mind when they voted establish park and vouevard system
you the whole program indefinitely deayed is
that the had fair grounds and baseball grounds
mind part their park system when they voted the bonds
Nobody raised any objection to these parts Of the program
he they approved by than twenty organizations
Bear in mind that after the Johnson land purchased shall
boulevard improvements. Is Chickasha still go
ward?