The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-09-18
PROPOSED SIoo, 900 BOND
ISSUE MEETS POPU-
Lac ACCLAIM
CAPITAL Cl.s MUST
KEEP P5 WITH GROWTH
Feeling Is General That Guthrie
Has Far OutgTOWn Public
Utilities
WHY BOND ISSUE is NEEDED

The city is without modern fire
equipment.
Residents in additions to city are
without any fire protection.
Great building activity in East Guth-
rle and Capitol Hill demands re-es-
tabIlshment Of fire station on Capitol
Hill.
City has outgrown water system.
Many miles Of residence streets
have been ordered paved on streets
which are without water mains.
West Guthrie citizens nave but one
large water main for fire protection;
il fire should occur when main was
out Of repair the entire district would
suffer.
The one water main from filtration
plant and pumping station to the busi-
ness district is inadequate to give
pressure and TO carry volumn Of wat
er to feed other mains throughout
city.
Filtration plant is now being run
beyond capacity; additional filters
must be installed before another sum-
mer to supply consumers.
Storm sewers needed TO drain resi-
cence streets ordered paved in East
and West Guthrie
At mass meeting of the members
OF the Chahmber OF Commerce and
the Retailers association last night In
he city council chamber the propos
ed bond issue for 100000 for munici.
pal improvements consisting OF 500
600 for additional fire equipment and
the restoration of a fire station at
Capitol Hill; $4,000 for extension OF
the water mains throughout the city
and the purchase of additional filters
at the filtration plant and $4,000 for
storm sewers, was unanimously en-
dorsed and all the merchants and prop
erty owners present urged the mayor
to issue a proclamation calling for
the submission OF the bond issue to
a vote All present at the meeting
pledged to assist the mayor and coun-I
ell 10 carry the issue by making a
campaign explaining how very muca
the Improvements named are needed.
The mayor, who WAS at first oppos
ed to so large a bond issue at this
time, sta ed tnat after examining
into the matter he was Of the opinion
that the amounts asked for were need
ed and that if the matter WAS thor
oughly explained to he taxpayers OF
the city he was sure the majority
would be in favor of the issue OF
bonds
He pledged himself to see that the
money was properly expended by the
council.
What The Bonds Are For
p actically every citizen Of Guth-
lie comedies The need Of the purchase
of modern fi.e equipment The city
has never yet expended any money
for fire apparatus What equipment
the city now has was purchased by
subscription and by money raised by
benefit balls The city has only
maintained the department
The reason Guthrie has not had any
serious fires since 1903 Is due to the
fact that the fire department manages
to get to the bla2es before they got
under hea lway. The city is now ex-
pandlng, scores of modern residencr4
have been erec ed in the Hainer ANA
Belyea and Oak Park additions adj0in-
ing the city on the Southeast There
are no water mains In this district.
They are without any pro ectiOn. In
case of fire the fire truck is compelled
to come from the Genital station-a
mile and half run. They are poWul'
less if the fire has any headgay, since
they have no chemical engine The
same is true in the Northeast part OF
The city and also in West Guthrie
In the Williams Heights and South
Capitol Heights additions.
The city fire pressure is very low
An engine is needed to protect the
buildings like the lone hotel and nu
merous other large buildings
A $4,000 issue of bonds looks large
but he fact is, the city has outgrown
its water works system which was es-
t'blished years ago. The city is paw
ing all of its principal residence
streets. The water mains should be
extended on these streets before the
pavement is laid. The surface connec-
tions must be made now before the
paving Is done as the streets would
be all cut up if the water nnins and
surface mains were to be laid liter on.
The water pressure of the city Is
low because the ci y has but one large