The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-22
CITY COUNCIL AWARDS
ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS
When Work Is Finished Almost
Entire East Side VIII
Be Paved

BY unanimous vote the city coun
eli last night awarded contracts tc
the J. f. Hill Construction company
of Chicago, for the paving Oh two
more miles Of asphalt paving In the
residence district in the FIRST and
Fifth wards. The contract price is
$l.9i l-2 per square yard in East Guth
Tie where not much excavation WORK
/ Is necessary and where the average
haul from the plant Is only eight
blocks. The contract price in the
Fifth ward in West Guthrie where
over a 20-block haul Is required, was
Sl.96 1-2 per square yard.
Members OF the council and proper
" owners In general were much graft
fled with the bid presented by the
Hill company. the only bidder on the
contracts which will aggregate ap'
proximately $l25,000, and il was q
matter of comment that the Hill peo
pie continue to take contracts at price
much lower thar asphalt paving is
being laid in any other town In the
state
Where The Paving Goes
The streets on which the contracts
were awarded are as follows: West
Noble avenue, from Fifteenth to Nine
teenth street: West Cleveland, from
Thirteenth to Nineteenth streets,
North Nineteenth street, from Cleve
land to Warner: East Washington
avenue from Vine TO Elm; South Elm
/ from Oklahoma TO Springer: Easl
Mansuf, from Elm TO walnut
rhe bid on Thirteenth street, from
Cleveland to Warner, was rejected
4 for the reason that the council deem
ed II not advisable to enter into .
contract until the contract for Warn
er avenue paving is let
( The contract awarded last night
completes the paving of practically
every street and avenue east OF the
Santa Fe right OF way to Capito
Square, north Of Perkins avenue as
Well as the principal streets In Wesl
uuihrie There remains now only 3
mile or so OF cross streets to Q)m
plete the paving Of the entire city
which will doubtless be ordered IL
the near future.
Appraisers Report Ordered Revised
A number Of the property owners
living beyond Tenth street, on No
Dle avenue, appeared before the coun
ell last night and protested agains
the report of the board of appraisers
lon the Noble avenue pavement. Th'
appraisers had apportioned the cos
Of 5000 storm sewer built from
Ninth street east la the Cottonwood
\ river against all the lots on Noble
avenue In West Guthrie, when The
property owners living beyond Tent
street received as benefits therelrom
After considerable discussion the mat
ler was referred to the public improve
menf committee with Instructions Il
assess the cost Of the sewer agaIns
only the abuttlng property and to re
port tAe revised 1pportionment bacl
20 the council tonight.
A number of the property owner
wanted the city TO pay for the sewe
out OF bond fund and not require tn
property owners to bear the burden
but the city attorney advised theu
that under the paving law the cos
cf the sewer must be taxed agains
the abutting property.
Make Vigorous Protest
Property owners on Oklahoma ave
rue. west OF the Santa re railiOa'
filed a lengthy written protest agains
the contemplated action OF the cit
In yacating the Oklahoma ayenu
crossing to secure a $4,000 yiaduc
from the Santa Fe on Cleveland ave
nue.. They assert that the closin
CT the avenue would not only permar
entity damage their property, Su
would ve great detriment to res
dents OF the West Side. They serve
notice that they would at once brin
injunction suits in the courts If tn
city attempted to yacate Oklahom
avenue.
Among those signing the petitIo
we're: h. Weinberger, n. +. Cheadl'
Charles Pond, G, Il. Swan, West sid
Lumber company. J. c. Allison, Mix
White and J. B. Henderson.
Funds Needed For Water Mains
/ In q special report flied by Waite
. Commissioner Spencer on the dis
position OF The $500 received By tn
city from the Guthrie Light and Pow
er company In lieu for the siandpIp
in West Guthrie the commissions
states that $500 is needed to con
. rietc .hr extension - fbe maine y
. the streets where contracts have bee
! lei for paving.
The matter was referred 10 The W'
ter committee which today feporte