The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-27
FILTER PLANT AND
BRIDGE ARE SCORED
Salaries Of Police Judge and
Policemen Boosted; City
Attorney Cut


by q vote OF 3 to 3 the city council
last evening Ii sneaial session dlsal
lowed the $1,000 balance claimed b,
the Illinois Steel Bridge company on
that notorious Fifth stveot bridge The
majority OF the couueilmen declared
that Notwithstanding the report OF
The city engineer that the work re-.
CURED by the city Of che bridge com.
pany hsiOre the bridge be accepted
and payment made Ia full had been
performed, they had reason to believe
very strongly that the work had MOI
been done as outlined III the agree
ment made between the city ana
bridge company Councilmen Oyertnn
and Morrison were IN favor Of paying
the claim, relying upon the engiue7r's
report and the report OF the pcAlic I'm
pf0vement committee Of which over
ION Ia chairman. The records OF the
city show that s4,45a has been paiu
the bridge company and that 9i.00t
Il due under the contract
The companyia Proposal
When the first settlement waB made
with the bridge company on FehFu'
ary l5tH last, the claim Of the com
pany was only non0fad at aIi i1g tiseif
proposal TO rebuild the north pier,
which split during the high water Inst
May. reset the bridge aud make re
pairs Of faulty construction ON the
bridge floor The city withheld 81 900
on the contract until this should De
done.
Councilman Fairfield spoke emphat.
eally aR tina1 the acceptance OF the
bridge. stating that be knew person
ally that the repairs had not been
made. and Ike Councilman Kennedy
ventufed 70 say that 4 photograph OF
The north abnlmenl Of the bridge
would show TO the taxpayers Of the
city that his contentious we're elle
Councilman Barker Haid.
"The bridge company never dld what
they agreed 10 do They did not &c
build the north pier. only patched n
up q little. THEY hid not reset the
bridge. as it Is IA the same pos tlon
i was before highWater threw 1t out
Of plumb"
Mayor Barnes suggested that Bpo
elal committee determine whether the
engineers report Yves wrong or the
councllmon mistaken IN the matte
and suggested that q 60 over until the
next meeting. which would leave q
Tor the new council to tackle over
ton and Morrison protested against
his, wanting to 30 on record on the
proposition.
compromse Filtration PLANT Account.
The water committee. TO which was
referred the proposition of whether the
council should accept The filtration
plant and pay the balance du9 Con
tractor Cooper, although requested to
10 SO, cave failed to respond with a
written report and the verbal reno 4
Of The committee was adopted without
the work hrat having been approved
By the wafer commissioner and engi
neer, VINO were supposed TO be look
ing aftss the ciiy's interest IN the
matter
Chairman Barker. Of the water com
mlltee. Who made the report stated
that the committee had found several
discrepancies In the work Of C0nlrac
Tor Cooper IN completing the plant
alleging that The gates 20 the hllrn
ilon basin we're not constructed ali
they should have been and that a new
connection between the pump plt and
basin would doubtless have to be
made He recommended that $4,000
Of the sa5la.e5 aliil due On the con.
tract he allowed IN full settlement ai
The account which was agreed TO by
Contractor Cooper and an ordinance
was passed appFoprlating the money
FOR lhe payment Of the account. The
previous seven estimates allowed by
the council 10 Contractor Cooper
amounted 10 a little over $40 O.U00.
Question coYls's Bond.
The mattof oi approving the hon1s
of W. Il cDfI4 assaureiv On The con
slriicllon u main savers bE Contract.
|or w r. poWer, Of this city. which
|Had aAnn postponed from the last
meeting. was taken np and Council
linen Kennedy ana apuiloek protested
against the acceptance Of The bond,
stating that Mr. Cnvle was already
on a great number Of city bonds. IN.
cludine The guaranteeing Of The paving
work now under way After consider
able discussion. Mr. coyie taking q
hand himself the bond Waa approved
Hby q vote Of 10 2. Mr.. C0yle Ia
hls remarks tod he council thu he
pald Kenheds'a campaign 1zpeneas o
Hnya hilu SlI Oh Tue counelI and hat
he had boeu bumped by MI own man.
rne matter o foETspl|ne ihc record