The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-03-21
WILL DO IT
City Council Agrees to
Plan for Park Com
missioner.

The regular meeting OF the city
council was held last night. The
mayor, recorder and all the aldermen
save Tom Byrd and DR. B. f. Fortner
we're present The report Of Collect
tor Q. J. Hunt showed that S35, 864.57
of this years taxes had been collected.
The total tax was about $4,000, SO
thaS very little is outstanding. What
is still uncolected will be advertised
in this weeks official paper and sold
for taxes.
G. j. Hunt asked permission Of the
council to construct a private sewer
to connect his property with the main
sewer on South street. The matter
was referred to the board of water
commissioners.
A communication from the munich
pal affairs committee of the CONNER
cial club was read, asking that the
council pass an ordinance creating
the Office of park commissioner, to be
appointed by the mayor for term Of
three years, and that the council also
appropriate the sum Of $3.50 for use on
the parks this spring. The COM
munication was referred to the ordi-
nance committee, with instructions
to draw up the ordinance asked for.
Judge L. 4. Parker has decided to
fence in his lease of the Frisco right of
way at the corner of Illinois avenue
and Wilson street, III order that it
may not be such an eyesore to the
y city, and has therefore ordered the re-
noval Of the chill stand. On petition
Of the proprietor, Mr.. Gable, Mayor
Coley was authorized to designate an
other location for Mr.. Cables stand.
It having been reported that Judge
Parker's proposed fence would include
the sidewalk space, committee con-
sisting of J. c. Starr and J. G. Wilk-
inson was appointed to confer with
him on the subject
The ordinance locating the SO arc
lights which the council has contract
ed to take from the light company
was, under suspension of the rules,
unanimously passed. The ordinance
locates lights at the following points:
On Delaware avenue at the inter
section Of Scraper, Smith, Gunter and
Third streets.
On South avenue at the intersec-
tion Of Miller street.
On Flint avenue at the intersec-
tion Of Wilson, Scraper, Miller and
Foreman streets.
On Sequoyah avenue at the inter
section Of Scraper, Miller, Smith and
Second streets.
On Tahlequah avenue at the inter-
section of First, Foreman, Smith and
Scraper streets.
On Illinois avenue at the intersec-
tion Of Second, First, Vann, Wilson,
Scraper, Smith, Foreman and Adair
streets.
On Canadian avenue at the inter
section of Fourth, Third, Second,
1 Vann, Foreman, Wilson, Miller and
Thompson streets.
On First street south of the right
of way af the St. Louis & San Fran
cisco railroad.
On Wilson street midway between
Canadian avenue and Illinois avenue.
Alderman Cox called attention to
the necessity for the improvement of
the city cemetery as well as of the
parks At his suggestion the ordl-
nance committee was instructed to
extend the duties of the park COM
missioner to the cemetery as well as
to the parks.
The ordinance committee was, on
motion of Alderman Deck, instructed
to prepare an ordinance making it
a Unable offense to drive upon side
walk or hitch teams to shade trees.
Bills to the amount Of s2S1.44 were
approved, and the council then took
a recess, subject to the cali Of the
mayor. There will be but one more
regular meeting Of the present coun-
Gil and that will be election night,
April 3.
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