The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-12-07
THE COUNCIL ASKS FOR THE
DEED TO THIS TRACT.
THE HILL is WORTH FULLY $4,000.
Interior Department Issues an Order n
questing the Townsite Board to ID liver
the Territorial Property TO thc
Proper Authorities" -- Ten
Acres OF Land Worth $50
OOO-Facts I'm the Casc.

The members Of the Guthrie town
site board are just now eudeavoring
TO arrive at the solution of a difficult
problem and one which may cause a
wranglc.
Not long after the present admlniS-
tration came into power an order was
received from the interior department
respecting public lands parks etc
This order closed with the following
section:
"The hoard of trustees in their Tc>pcc-
tive towns, will convey To the PROPER
AUTHORITIES. rs soon as pracucahic.
after receipt hereof. the lots received lur
parks and for sites for public buildings.
unless the patent issued To such trustees
does not include the land SO received.
=. W. LAMoREJiN. Commissioner
Approved HoKE SMITH.
Secretary of the Interior.
The Guthrie townsite board, of
course, received this order, but moth
thing was done in the premises. la
this city the reserve in the east por-
ton of the city, set aside for the site
of a state house, known as Capitol
Hill, was concerned.
This reserve comprises ten acres and
is estimated to be worth $50 900 The
patent issued to the trustees did not
include the Hill and the trus-
tees deemed themselves TO bc the
proper authorities for holding
the property for the territory; there
fore the board as stated before, did
not hurry the matter.
But quite recently the oity fathers
have looked with longing eyes to the
Hill" and thinking that they were
entitled to be custodians Of the re
serve, made a formal request for "a
deed to the same, through the city at
torney, j. L. Pancoast
On Tuesday evening MIR. Pancoast
called on Captain Taylor and DR.. Lam
drum of the townsite board, and re-
quested that the deed to the Capitol
Hill reserve be turned over TO him.
This the trustees refused TO do they
holding that the property should 10y
all means remain in the hands Cf the
board. At first Captain Taylor was
undecided as to what view TO take in
the matter but Dr. Landrum stood
firm for the board, and Captain Tay-
! lor was soon brought around TO his
way of thinking. The trustees have
written to the interior department
apropos of the question, and Captain
Taylor will also lay the matter before
the commissioner when he reaches
! Washington.
DIR. Landrum claims that the trus-
tees should have the custody of the
Hill, acting, of course, for the terri
tory. AS long as the territory has the
property in charge il is free, while on
the other hand, should the city secure
it, any price might be placed on it
and it might be disposed of in any
manner the solons desired just what
the department means by the proper
authorities is not quite clear 1t may
be that the city of Guthrie is really
entitled to the "lIill," TO do with as
its agents may see tit Several high
officials were questioned in regard TO
the matter yesterday. Opinions We're
divided but the majority favored the
trustees being the custodians Of the
property. However, the problem will
be solved within few weeks.