The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-02
LAYTON
ASKS FOR
HER OWN
New Country Needs Protection
from Fire.
MONEY Is IN TREASURY
President Is Urged to Heed the
Point.

Guthrie, o. T, Aug President
Roosevelt has been appealed to by the
city council OF Lawton 10 relieve the
existing conditions relative TO the water
works and other public improvements.
The sum OF $4,000 was set aside for these
purposes in Lawton; $6o,0c9 for Hobart,
and $50 900 for Anadarko, but no improve
ments have been made. The following
resolution was sent to the president:
t'To the Honora bic Theodore Roosevelt,
President Of the United States;
Whereas. Two years ago, in accord
ance with an act of congress and a
proclamation of our late president. Nc
Kinley, the townsites of Lawton, Ana
darka and Hobart, the county seats Of
Comanche, Caddo and Kiowa counties,
respectively, were sold at public auction,
the proceeds Of which amounting 10 $780,
600 were to be used for the following pur-
poses:
Chapter 5000. Stat. 1903, 1901
&" The receipts from the sale Of these
lots in the respective county seats shall,
after deducting the expenses. incident to
the surveying. subd' siding plating and
ceiling of the same be disposed Of I'M
der the direction of the secretary of the
interior in the following manner: 4
court house shall be erected Herewith at
such county seat at a cost Of not exceed
ing SlQ00J and the residue. shall be ap-
piled 10 the construction Of bridges, roads
and such other public improvements as
the secretary of the interior shall deem
appropriate, including the payment of
all expenses actually necessary to the
maintenance of the county government
until the time for collecting county taxes
in the calendar year next succeeding the
time Of the opening. No Indebtedness OF
any character shall be contracted nor
incurred by any said counties prior to
the time for collecting county taxes IN
The qyear next succeeding the opening,
excepting where the same SHAH have
been authorized by the secretary of the
interior
And, whereas. by special act of con-
gress- iR 1901 $4,000 was set aside for
wteerwbrks and other public improve
ments for the city of Lawton, $60,Oc0 for
Hobart and $500g0 for Anadarko, to be
used for the same purpose.
Whereas. Less than p per cent of
the running expenses of the counties We're
paid out of these funds as provided by
congress. but instead they We're paid
out of funds paid by liquor licenses and
other privileges, thereby depicting the
county funds.
where's, In the county of Comanche
q magnificent domain Of GO by Y miles
in area, have only three bridges been
completed for crossing purposes while
more than "A hundred are badly needed
and life and property constantly endan-
eered for lack Of them.
Whereas. All three of these new
counties are stin embarrassed by small
frame shack buildings for court houses
and jails
Whereas, For two years the health
and lives of our wives and children have
been endangered and hundreds of cases
lost on account of being compelled TO
drink stale and impure water.
Whereas, For two years property as
sessed 1t more than 100000 has been
in imminent danger OF destruction by
FIRE while We pay an insurance rate OF
from 10 to u per cent. amounting to more
than half "A million dollars annually.
whereas The cities of Lawton, Ho-
bart and AnadarKo are still without
water. sewerage or fire protection.
Whereas. the cities Of Lawton, Ho-
bart and Anada-ko are still without
bridges. court houses or iais notwith-
standing the fact that the secretary Of
the interior sin holds nearly three-quar-
tors of a million dollars of our money.
Therefore Doe il Resolved by the mu-
niciDal and county officers of Comanche
county. representing &o.eoo American citi-
gems and millions or dollars worth of
property That We respectfully petition
the Honorable Theodore Roosevelt pres
idont Of the United States. TO order an
immediate and thorough investigation of
the interior department shameful treat
ment of these cities and counties And
b il further
Resolved. That we petition President
Roosevelt "a take the disbursement Of
these townsite funds inta his own hands
and give us such relief from our present
miserable and unbearable condition as
in his Judgment seems best. BE it fur
thcr
Resolved That if We DO not get relief
in "a reasonable length Of time. we issue
bonds or let franchise for the construc-
ton OF waterworks. as our present con
dition is unbearhle.
Respectfully submitted
IN TIE MOUNTAINS.