The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-03-24
Ihe Red Clover R Bluegrass Daough


The appraisement Of the prop
erty belonging to the city is most
satisfactory. We were given hear
| ings by the Commission and sUc-
ceeded in securing remarkably low
apprai sements for the parks and
cemetery.
| AT one time it appears a street
and building grade was made for
the town. II disappeared years
ago, and ia the meantime build.
! ings have been erected without re-
ference to grade or drainage. We
engaged H. H. HELEN, compet-
ent civil engineer, who has made
for the city street, sidewalk and
building grade. In the future all
work should be done on this grade
insuring uniformity in streets,
sidewalks and business houses
throughout the city. In addition
the council has passed an ordin-
ance providing that in residence
districts the curb shall be twenty
feet from lot line on 100 foot
streets, and Is feet therefrom on
so foot streets; in the center of
this reserve walk four feet wide
is provide for and on either side
space will be left for small grass
| plot and shade trees. 1t will be
surprising how beautiful q street
may become if improved in this
way.
Our work on the streets has
been greatly retarded by the
westher We made great many
| Improvements and graded several
streets during the summer, and
they have withstood this horrible
weather comparatively we'll. Our
original intention to extensively
improve the two business streets
was somewhat retarded by the de-
lay in appraisement, but We, new
ertheless, In May, passed reso-
luton requesting property hold
| ings on Wilson street and Illinois
avenue to advise us in writing
whether they would improve the
cutters and sidewalks, if the city
would raise funds to improve the
streets. Only one reply was re-
ceived. Ia October we determined
to proceed and do the best possi-
Eb.e. After considerable difficulty
contract was made in Galena,
and cars were secured for rock
from the mines, and we now have
on hand six hundred wagon loads
OF the hardest rock and best pos.
sible material for street grading.
The weather has madeit impossi-
BILE TO proceed with the work; we
hope. however. to have it fairly
started by the first of the month.
The condition of the street has
been such we determined to try
paving for the business section.
With that idea in view we made
some inquiries and ascertained
that the work had been successful
elsewhere, especially that done by
the w. A. Stuckey Construction
Co., Of Coffeyville. We sent for
him and requested that he make
an estimate for paving the square
around the fountain to be basis
or sample for futnre improvement
ulong the same line. He did so
and agreed to use Joplin rock for
packing and bed, best vitrifed
street brick, and do the work in
first class shape for % cent per
square foot. and in addition fur
mise rock to pack streets on four
sides ten feet back from brick work
also 300 feet Of s inch tile, and lay
brick six feet all around fountain
in Portland cement and on con-
crete bed, and the same with
drains from fountain. Although
this is small job the price, con-
sidering m material furnished, will
compare favorably with work done
elsewhere, and even in the district
where the brick as we'll as the