The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-01
THE PROPOSED BOND ISSUES.

It is rcgreabc that the committees appointed by the Cham
bcr OF Commerce and Retailers Association were unable to reaeh
agreement regarding the bond issues that TO be voted upon
Tuesday expected that these committees would be
able to give the voters information upon which base opinion
regarding the merits OF the issues involved
As view it, there is question to the need OF the fire
department improvements which is proposed to make WIN e
proceeds OF the bond issue and the street iushe which It IN
tended purchase would also be exceedingly useful piece
OF machinery. material reduction in insurance is promised
the that the recommendations OF the rate bureau are met
and this unquesonaby iorcbc argument in favor OF the
bonds Even sreeardng the matter Of insurance reduction
the Importance matter OF property potecon 10
make fire department as efficient as possible -
IN ricw of tho recommendations made by the rate bureau
following complete survey OF water and fire departments
and considering he further fact that petitions signed by large
number OF citizens who desire fire station in the southwest
part OF the city, presented to the mayor and council we
believe the latter pursued exactly the proper IN submitting
the to the people although two of the aldermen took
different view OF it, Whatever the outcome OF the election may
be- the mayor and council not to criticism Tor having
checked the proposals to the people for decision
OF the fire department improvements suggested we believe
alarm system is decidedly the essential Delays resulting
from the of the telephone system in reporting fires are x
tremey hazardous 1t is also certain that several thousand dol
lars will have spent repairing the present fire station But
when these facts looked squarey the face there
other side of the question which must be considered carefully by
the citizen before making Ms decision This the matter of
the ability of the city to take Of the enlarged fire department
and the various items of expense involved when the additional
Indebtedness is incurred
which here discussed the assessed
valuation Of the city has fallen off during the last few and
for the current year. it extremely difficult to realize su
cient revenues to the city when the maximum
levy made For the coming year there will have be in
resuacng portions of paved streets and frankly
unable how will be possible with the statutory limits of
municipal evies in force for the city treasury to meet the
necessary demands that will be made upon if additional ndbt
dnss incurred and the budget for operating the city sdurher
increased AS far the addition to the bill required
by the bonds concerned would be large enough tobreak
anybody but if the city cannot be made to the
items which will have be added the annual expense
sound business policy would forbid the voting of the bonds
though the contemplated improvements urgently needed
Few of us realize the difficult nature OF the problems which
the city authorities have solve handling the city
in that will make ends meet" By of the growth
of the city and for other the amount of required
operate the municipal has increased for several
and the levy allowed by law having been reached
it impossible raise the increased
without special authorization from the people, which generally
pactcab appears thea the extra expenses which will
be incurred Impending plans carried out will give the city
financial problem which be solved If this not the
condition. realizing the need for the contemplated improvements
do would not hesitate favor the bond issues but in
the light Of the available information that have this point
with all due Difference those who think otherwise and claiming
no superiority Of judgment any who reach different
decision unable TO clear to support the pend
ing proposals.