The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-06-01
COUNTRYWIDE TAXPAYERS LEAGUE

minutes OF the taxpayers meeting
held at Beaver Saturday, May 27, 1922.
The meeting was called to order at
2 o'clock p. m. Every township in the
county. with one exception, was repre-
sented.
w j. Benner, Of Clear Lake, was
selected chairman, and F. c. Tracy, Of
Beaver. secretary.
The secretary read the call for the
meeting, stating the object being to
effect county wide organization of
taxpayers, endeavoring to enlist in its
membership an organization numeri-
cally. morally and fnan ia ly al e to
demand proper and economical admin
istration of county affairs.
After preliminary discussion Of meth
DDS of effecting an organization, a
motion was carried that the chairman
appoint a committee of five to outline
and recommend plan Of organization.
The chairman appointed the follow
ing members Of the committee: r. G..
Dunlop, Of Benton township; H. n.
Lawson, of Beaver; w. b. Hanly,
comfy agent; Fr,r NJ pie, of Knowles
township; +. A. Pittman, of Balko
township.
The committee reported as follows:
Your committee respectfully recon-
mend that Taxpayers League be or
ganized as follows: That the name of
the organization be "The Taxpayers
League of Beaver County" That the
league consist of two members from
each municipal township who will COM
plete the officers of the organization
by the election of county chairman,
secretary, treasurer and executive
committee, and who will be the chair
man and secretary Of the members of
the league in their respective town
ships.
The report of the committee was
UNANIMOUSLY adopted. The secretary
called the roll of municipal townships,
the residents standing as their respec-
tive townships were called, and select
ing from their number the committee
men who are 10 represent them. Tie
following were selected:
Balko township NJ. A. Shuler, Gray,
G. b. Lawson, Balko.
Beaver-W. C. Girk, Forgan.
Benton-C, E. Baggerley, Riverside,
A. j. Stanton, Clear Lake.
Blue Grass Ito filD,
Elmwood-W. L. Garrett, Elmwood,
j. A. Barker, Beaver.
Floris- Sam Long, Forgan, w. B. Pot
ter. Liberal.
Garland-J, L, spurgeon, Nye, John
Hall, Engiewood.
Gate-A. b. Card, Gate, r. E. Rether-
ford, Gate.
Grand Valley-John Cowan, Gray, N.
Stanley, Boyd.
Knowles-C. f. Givens, Mocape, Frank
Maple, Beaver.
Kokomo-Walter Vandeburg, Beaver.
|. S. Wilson, Beaver.
Logan-E. E. Harlan, Logan, Irve
Young, Logan,
Nabisco-C. f. Dale, Liberal, ]. C.
Smith. Lorena.
The committeeman of the various
townships thereupon met and complet-
ed election of officers as follows:
Chairman. Frank Maple, of Knowles
township.
Secretary, F. c. Tracy. Of Beaver.
Treasurer, II. N. Lawson, of Beaver.
Executive Committeeman. G. B.
Lawson. of Balko township; ]. A. Bar
ker, Of Elmwood township; E. f. Har-
Ian, of Logan township; C. E. Bagger-
ley, of Benton township.
Terms during which various officers
are to hold and subsequent method of
election to be provided for by bylaws
hereafter to be completed.
Pending further completion Of the
organization, the officers were instruct
ed to perfect an appeal from the allow
ance of any claim should it appear that
the supplies, equipment, road machin-
cry, pipe or other road or bridge ma
terial has been purchased without
competitive bids but are Of the quaint
ity, value or character required by law
to be submitted to competitive bidding,
and to appeal from allowance of any
other claim of whatsoever nature, if in
the Judgment of the committee the