The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-03-26

vantaeeously By this purchase
most valuable acquisition was
made Co the city's wealth, Of in-
estimable value for school pur.
poses, and worth great deal more
than wGe paid for any purposes.
We are proud Of having completed
this Transaction, and desire to
make grateful acknowledgement TO
the school board, particularly its
president, DR.. Clinkscalss, and to
w. H. Kornegay, Eco, the local
representative OF the society for
valuable counsel and assistance.
Immediately after the adoption
OF the Cherokee Agreement the 10.
cation OF The land Office began to
be discussed. We lost no time in
presenting Vinita's claims, and
enlisting friends from the outside
in her behalf, among others, a
strong telegram was sent by B. +.
Yoakum from New York In our
behalf. Many other towns pre-.
sented their claims for preferment
and at times the contest was acri
monious. Our efforts we're crown
ed with success. The location Of
this office has been of great value
10 Vinita In many ways.
We next made determined Of.
fort to secure separate Townsite
Commission, and failing in that to
have the general commission 10
Gated here and our city the fret
appraised. Mr.. Wright !gave US
several hearings and the matter
was extensively discussed. He
could not acceed TO our hrst re-.
quest but did agree the headquar.
ters o. the Commission should be
at Vinita, and ours should be The
fret town appraised. The advan.
tage to US Of this IL familiar to all.
We are al least year ahead OF
other important towns In the Ma.
tion a. avesull. In this work be
fore the Dawes Commission and
Indian Inspector most valuable
assistance was given by our fellow
townsmen, Edgar Smith, Oliver
Bagby. p. L. Soper, L. B. Bell,
Chief Burlington and ]. II. Huckel
berry, Jr.
The appraisement Of the prop.
erty belonging to the city is most
satisfactory. We we're given hear.
ings by the Commission and sue.
ceeded in securing remarkably low
appraisements for the parks aud
cemetery.
AZ one time IL appears q street
and building grade was made for
the town. II disappeared years
ago, and in the meantime build.
ings have been erected without re-
ference to grade or drainage. We
engaged II. H, HELEN, compel.
ent civil engineer, who has made
for the city street, sidewalk and
building grade. In the future ell
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-
anoe providing that in residences
districts the curb shall be twenty
feet from lot line on 100 foot
streets, and Is feet thereffom on
so foot streets; in the center Of
this reserve q walk four feet vide
Is provide for and on either eide
space will be left for a small grass
plot and shade trees. Il will be
surprising how beautiful a street
may become II improved In this
way.
| Our work on the streets has
been greatly retarded by the
weather We made q great many
improvements and graded several
streets during the summer, and
they have withslood this horrible g
weather comparatively we'll. Our
original intention to extensively
improve the two business streets
was somewhat retarded By The de.
lay IN appraisemen., but We, new
erlbeless, Ia May. passed $ reso.
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