The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-18
TAIRTY-SEvEN BLOCKS OF
STREET PAVING ORDERED
Property Owners Waking Up 10
Benefits Derived From
Good Streets

just before adjournment OF The city
council meeting last night the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
Resolved, BY the mayor and com.
mon council, that hereafter al con.
tracts entered into by the city OF
Guthrie for the construction OF any
public work, shall contain o etipula.
ton 20 the effect that such contract.
or shall Iht aub.let any work TO- or
purchase any material from. or give
any employment to, the mayor, city
engineer city attorney On any mem.
Der OF the common council, or 10 any
firm IN which either Of Them are N.
terested while engaged upon any
such contract, and that such contract
will not permit any officer OF the
city TO become IN any manner inter
ested directly or indirectly IN any
contract entered into by him, and II
such contractor shall violate any of
the provisions OF this stipulation, his
contract shall be cancelled By the
council and such contract declared
at an end.
Resolved, further, that no person
or corporation contracting with the
city Of Guthrie, shall aub-let any
work or enter into any Bub-euntract
without first submitting said sub.
contract to the city engineer and city
attorney and procuring their approx.
al Of such subcontract.
Resolved. further. that II shall be
tine duty OF the city attorney and the
city engineer TO see that ell con.
tracts or suh.contfacts drawn or %.
proved by them shall contain the
above requirements
More Paving Ordered.
The city council last night passed
resolutions ordering ihlFly'aaven
more blocks OF street paving iu the
residence districts. which with the
paving already contracted with the
!. r. Hin Construction company viii
make over twelve miles Of paving TO
be laid here before winter.
The districts ordered paved are
Extending the Noble avenue bOule-
ward from Fourteenth 10 Nineteenth
streets. which win complete one Of
the best drlYeways Of asphalt ~ The
state. thirty blocks III length, extend
Ing from lhe Methodist hospital N
West Guthrie 10 Highland park on
the East Side
On West Cleveland avenue from
the east side Of Thirteenth street tn
the west line OF Nineteenth street
Nineteenth street from the north
line OF Cleveland 10 the north line ul
Warner
ThirteenlGl street from Cleveland
10 Noble avenue.
West Warmer avenue from Eighth
10 Thirteenth street
East Washington avenue from Vine
to Eim street.
Eaat Mansur avenue from elm to
Walnut street
Alley N block 81. East Guthrie
between Noble and Cleveland meth
odlst church block
East Perkins avenue from Walnut
to Broad street
A Legal Complication.
The committees appointed to hives
tlgaie the matter of changing the
paving material on East Warner
Springer and Villas avenues from
single course brick TO asphalt report
ed that the council was willing e
make the change requested by the
citizens and that the J r. HIli Con
strucil0n company would consent e
the change. but that some legal
questions were involved which w0uia
have Ia be looked into fully before
action would be taken In the matter
The report slated that the commit
tee we're Of the opinion that the onls
solution was 10 readvertlse for bids
on the work and also readveftisa the
eity's intention % pave which Will
cause delay Of from sixty 90 nlnet5
DAYS. The ordinance increasing The
city engineers salary from 800 K
s125 4 month was PASSED
The amendment presented BY ths
Bakers union asking that the meai
market Sunday closing ordnance b
amended 10 include bakeries was
voted down. 10 l.
TO Keep Tab or Autos.
An ordinance providing for lhf
licensing Of automobiles and flxlnf
the sueea llnit was introduced b.
Councilman Hleglns and referred &
the ordinance committee.
A petition aigned By q majority q
fhn ufrnerfr ownera On North Aal
street astfus that lhe brick paya
ment On that slfeel be taken np anf
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