The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-05-10
PAVING CRUSADE
SPREADS IN vINITA
Illinois Avenue Owners Trying to Sc
cure an Agreement With Frisco Be-
fore Trying to Use Force

Tho ciliseus q ylnisa, seeing pAy'
lnT artuAllr uudef way On Wilson
street, arc beeomlug enthusiasts o.
TIE subject, ara il Is certain that ssv.
efal otileF hlockn wsll ~ pavos within
= short time
TIE pfopeftY osnen on tie block
beiaesn Canadian and Delaware ave-
nues CA Wilson street, llnwrver. seem
10 have run np against an obstacle
A majority q them wAnt paving. and
have signed petition ASKING for lf,
bai tfc Curtis blii provides tiist "tlie
toial amount charged against an
track og pAwel of lard stall nlt e.
coed twenty pv eentnm q ita as.ess.
"a sail6
fieie arc several ullmpsCfsi .oi'
on Wilson street ana lheg hAst teen
assessed - loN siaf taputy peF esni
81 their assesssd value would not sal.
her e. PAS tie cm' nf paving u.a
street II front offhen AAa typical
irsiancs. ths Patton property 10 this
hi0eA Is assessed at atalt ESQ II Is
said fiat tl,e lnis are far saie az sa
ss8 n Ties nefs assessed 81 eu'J
hair their sale value lhe tsenfy per
eeaf limit would permit q thelf -.
lng gAYea Asit II, however tie faal.
Ton Interests eArnat y forrest q pave
Fortunately. : ne~ hoard q equal.
aslon = IS = appointed hs Us coan.
I'll II short time and All assessments
maf - revised 4 nsogument = 81
foot T. eeeas tie appointment q a
hoani tfAG all represent tie feeu.
ouiitss n0t the noId.tarEs Here
t0fofe, alm@ifsithout exception, az.
lmnUfed pfopertH he'd b4 larFe ouu.
ers fof speculation. las tsen ASSESSED
81 . ndleuaasly ioN valuation. s.
proved - pls Instance atafr noted.
shlls ncome.pfugeFtf Ard property
- stich permanent aud aorthY lm.
nsofenenis have hsen made. ss had
g lar tie bFani = taxatioa
It's hopsd thst tbf asw ueafd wlll
change uls policy ard make ) un.
profitable g. hold auimpfose1 popef
q ID Ninlsa This cat easily Is Aoae
> putting d valuation en speculative
property samasiisfs near tat Hat aa
& hf o. Hsusf
rulll altar tae neW sssessnent IS
made. thsufofe. Il eill te impossible
e o. anIthlns faffbaf taaauts tIla
paging af ~oHfh Wilson street bs
tween Canadian aud Delaware ave.
nHes even though maiotlff q tie
property aAnen afe ln favor e tlIs
improvement
On Illinois agenar betsesn Nann
ard seppsf stfeots a maturity = tie
pfopeFfg onnen have sign0a a petit
tion ii favor q pasins 1hosa who
have signed ars tie Vluiia National
hank T. \. lsaicln, = 3 HalselI
= A Nisa. nt Morris Faase. 4 "
il0nlnzton, Davis iiill and John
Thomasoa. Tliose Who have upt
signed are The Frisco ailfaad, $ s
Cotb, Ms. Patton anl A. e Ray.
mond
City Attorney 8 ~ Smith. who
hAa been looking 40 TIE Ian Ia
tie cas- says thAt he IS of tie
opinion 0haf, under the Curtis
hlll, : nalorltY q ths property own.
en, - petitiening the council, can
secure pasing. whether thcg control
majority d tie ffont feet o. not
This las heen a mouted Quesilou AMI
Il ls al important one % Illinois ave
me for though e majority q tbs
property OWNERS fafof paving TIE
minority who have not Signed tie b
tltlon control E maiorltF Of tie front
feet Tie Ffisso alone eans one
whole side ~ the street. 80 u q ma.
ioFitY q frontage serr required Il Isl
possible that Illinois avenue nssefI
uoald - paved
Undes Attorney smiths opinion.
however lt is pfobahle that = petition
elll be presented Il the council faf
action Tie property oNnom are
anxious not ii antagpnige tie Frisco.
ani before trying 20 forca the rail.
rad q pare every effort vii bs made
q persuade u 70 come Into tho agree
ment voluntarily II las been folnt-
- out 8 at g fcsf ear laf its stare