The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-23
COUNCIL NETTING
Important Meeting Held SATURDAY. Nirht--
bridge Bids Rejected.

Important meeting He'll SATURDAY. Ntrht--
bridge Bids Rejected.
January 2i, 1895.
Council Chamber, City OF Guthrie, Ter.
ritory Of Oklahoma
Council met In regular session pur-
suant to adjournment OF Thursday,
January 2i, 1892. at 7,a0 p. m.
Present: Mayor Berkey, Clerk De-
Croft Counclmen Cotteral Humph.
rey, Ball, Saunders, Olsmith, oheadle,
Baker, Henderson aud Cooper; absent,
none. Reading Of the m nutes Of pre-.
vious meeting dispensed with.
Mayor Berkey then made The fol-
lowing statement to the council.
Gentlemen OF the Couneil:--( last
Thursday evening, being a regular
meeting of the council, you bv ne
jority vote OF this body instru ted me
TO call q special election to be held as
soon as possible for the purpose of vot-
ing on the question of issuing bonds
to the amount Of 'S45, 600 for sanitary
purposes.
am now, and always have been. in
favoriof municipal improvements of
any kind that will benefit this city
and its people, such as improving and
beautifying our streets, parks and
public grounds, to increase our present
water supply, and especially in the
matter Of sewerage for the benefit Of
the health OF the people of our city.
But, after looking up the matter OF
time, exi ense and that a registration
OF the voters will be required before
the election could be held, and that
the people are not acquainted with
the system TO be adopted and the ter
ritory IL will cover, and as the general
election will be held in a short time, l
have decided not TO call an election
for that purpose at this time. And
II In ycr-' judgment you deem IL ex-
pedient 10 have vote on the is'
suing o the bonds at the general
election 20 be held next April, car
include I, IN my call, and by that time
the pc pie can fully inform themselves
| in the matter and be able TO vote intel
ligently thereon
Ball moved that the motion of Cooper
made at the previous meeting, tina
the mayor be instructed to issue hi
| proclamation calling special election
as soon as DOS ,ible for the purpose o
the p OPPOSITION of voting bonds In thl
amount OF s45 600 for sa itary pur
poses in and for the city OF Guthrie, b.
reconsidered. The motion was lost.
Ba ! moved that th- mayor be re
quested TO pardon Charles Smith, n DO.
10 years of age, for the reason that sal
boy had served one half his time, o.
account of his age, and on the reques
Of his mother and her promise that II
the future she ould do her best I
keep him out of troabl-. The motiol
prevailed, and the mayor thereupo
issued the pardon and o dered the bo
to be released.
Saunders moved that the mayor re
init the fine imposed by the polio
judge on a railroad crew for obstruci
ing the railroad crossing at Oklahom
avenue. The motion prevailed.
/ The following bids we're received
1--WE agree TO fu nish all neces ar
lumber, nails and lsbor to erect Nobl
and Perkins avenue bridges as follows
2 inch Arkansas white oak, 5000; 3.inc
yellow pine, $3.50; 2inch yellow pint
$500. j e Douglass and w Owens.
Henderson moved that the bid
accepted, and that the 2 inch Arkan
sas oak be used for decking as per bi
OF $500.
Humphrey moved that the bid b
rejected, and that the council ask tn
persons to at once put In a bid for th
erection of the Perkins avenue bTidg
only.
Cooper moved as a substitute for al
motions pending, that the bid be rt
jeGted, and that the clerk be instruct
ed to again advertise for bids for th'
construction Of said bridges, and thi
bids be received sepAr tely for es,
bridge, that the bids be accompanied
with certified check for per cent o
the amount Of each bid, and that the
bids be called for and opened at th'
next regular meeting. Motion pr
/ vailed.
Henderson moved that the bond b'
required only in the amount of eacl
contract. which motion prevailed.
On motion of Humphrey the city at
torney was inst ucted to take the cast
of the Ha vey Lumber Co. VS.. the CITY
OF Guthrie into the supreme court o
the territory,
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