The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-05
FINANCE COMMITTEE
MAKES REPORT TO
CITY COUNCIL.
ENGLER IS REAPPOINTED
Mayor Stands Pat and
ROaStS the FilipinOS.

At "a meeting OF the city council last
night Mayor Duke proved the frmness
OF the man with aoiiity By absolutely
splitting FIRE upon the rebeiling forces in
the council and reappointing Engler AS
policeman. The Engier appointment was
brought up by Walker. who seemed TO
5e against everything that Mayor Duke
stood for and through him a motion.
was made to dismiss Engler from further
duty. The vote Of the council stood 6
to q In favor Of dismissing Engler
Mayor Duke at once announced that
he would reappoint Engler and proceeded
to do So AS he did this ne said:
II can't understand tho attitude Of
TINS council toward me. II seems to be
fight against me from political stand-
point and not on account Of Mr. Engler.
want TO say to YOU right now that
will reappoint Ecgler every week for the
next two years il I have to-. Why this
body should hghs me the way they have
is beyond my comprehension. II seems
that I have endeavored 10 set men into
the various places who will DO what is
best FOR the city. and now l am being
coddled like this.'
Among the FIRST things brought up in
the council was the matter Of grades
being made by the street railway COM
rang IN their construction work Walker
held that the grades We're not as they
should be. and spoke fervenuy along
these lines He said the council should
not be too swift 1--WE have given them
their $1,000 back and now you are think
ing o, giving them everything l sny.
let them live up to that franchise. de-
clared Walker. However the matter
was deferred.
The question OF allowing salaries came
up. but was laid over until next Thurs
day nisht
Walker introduced a resolution to re-
duce tie salaries Of the mayor and the
councilmen to 81 per year. After a long
and heated discussion. the resolution was
tabled
A resolution was also introduced by
Walker declaring for the strict observ-
ance Of the Sunday laws thereby closing
the saloons and stopping baseball. but
this was lost by being tabled An att
tempt was made to reconsider the Walk
er Sunday observance resolution. which
was also defeated
An ordinance was introduced which
provided for the appointment OF a cont
mittee by the mayor to act as purchas-
ing committee Walker offered au
amendment which provided for the fol-
lowing committee TO act as purchasing
agents; Johnson, Moorman and Black
man. This was defeated, and finally the
ordinance was deferred indefinitely
An ordinance prohibiting hitching
stock on .he paved streets passed unan-
imously rhis viii make Guthrie 9
much cleaner aud VIII help the a00ear-
ance Of the streets wonderfully
The telephone ordinance. granting a
franchise to the Pioneer Telephone and
Telegraph company. was passed. This
means the amalgamation Of the two lines
and win give Gathrie one big system Of
telephones. IN the franchise stipulations
wore made as to rates, permitting the
Telephone company to charge maxi
mum rate OF $3.50 for business phones
and sl25 FOR residences up 70 certain
number.
The ordinance providing for the com
bining OF the duties Of the street conf
missioner and sidewalk Inspector was de-
ferred indefinitely
Chairman Hlxon Of the finance COM
mittee. made a report in which many
glaring deficits Of the last administra
Ion were shown. Nearly al Of the funds
were shown to be short