The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-14
MORE ABOUT THE
CITY HALL SITE.
The Council Intends to Settle the Mat.
ter This Week.

It Is quite likely that the commit.
tee on public improvements win To-
cate the city hali by Thursday even.
ing and make heir report to the coun-
ell which meets in regular session
that evening No other sites than
those proposed one week ago have
been received by the committee
The sites in question are as follows.
The corner Of Harrison and Vine. cor.
ner Of Harrison and Second. corner Of
Oklahoma and Broad known as the
Packer Implement corner and the
west half Of block 55, adiolring the
Santa Fe right of way. The last
named has the preference, Il seems.
among he councilmen. because IL the
right effort is made it can be pur-
chased by those who own property
and who have TO make It a free gift TO
he city If such purchase is made.
means much In saving the city hall
money The committee on public inn
provemeuts. coGs;stirg Of The follow,
ing members OF the city council:
F. B Lille, A. p Saunders. Paul
Newman, II. ID. Bowden, George
Green, have been working diligently
all week trying to obtain some kind of
a reliable proposition on the purchas.
ing Of the west half OF block 55. They
reason that It would be positively
foolish to accept the GreerReaves Of
fer free gift Of the lots Of that block
on Harrison avenue only. with the
site entirely bounded with crumbling
shacks and refused the same. They
are all willing to locate it there II
he whole half block is offered, and
those who are interested in property
adjoining the vicinity must hustle II
they succeed in getting it located
here. Locating 1t any where else
means a large expenditure Of city
money for the site unless It is given
to ,he city Said a councilman.
Ut io argued by those who desire
10 have It located on block So, that it
will change the condition Of business
I'm that section and improve the value
of real estate. The bad element
which infests that part will be forced
out. The shacks will go and a new
class Of men and business will spring
up. Every person who comes to the
city will necessarily pass he elegant
park and hall that will take the place
of the now unsightly buildings The
town therefore will make a favorable
impression with the new conner on
frs notice"
Several ideas have been exchanged
as to how the ground should be ar
ranged If this block was agreed upon
as the site. The mayor has suggested
a plan. II is to close the alley and sell
it, open up a fifty foo street on the
west side of the Arcade block, open
a fifty foot stree. along the right of
way; open a fifty foo, street on Sec
ond street where he city has a lot
by buying an adjoining lot; park the
grounds and retain them with a ter
race; have the city hall open on Ok
lahoma, Harrison and on the right of
way. Next spring establish a park
fund to keep this ground in order by
hiring a first class hor,iculturist The
idea of having boulevard entirely
surrounding the hall is to accommo-
date those who desire to drive around
Il and look at it.
Under present conditions there is
not lady in the city who would
trust herself 10 go through this dis
rict after nightfall 1t is absolutely
unsafe for them to be there after
night This fact alone has made it
an Objectionable site, but It is thought
that by putting it there it would en-
tirely change these conditions