The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-22


II Is alleged that the Two erected by
him In Kansas City are failures The
mayer and council took palmers b {
air and did not require him to give q
bond. In so many words Barker,
Douglas and Morrison said they would
never vote 20 pay Palmer any msre
money naey owe him a balance Of
S3f5 cut of $1,000, the contract price foi
drawing Of plans and for snperintend.
Ing the work
al the council last night The Leader
was thanked by several citizens lof
telling the facts about the 'craeked
iiltutl n plant
w n, Coyle said che council had q
very pressing matter 70 attend 20 10
semedylng the defects Of the plant anl
ihnt the people were tired OF the delay
TIE mayor explained that II was ~
deed. very bad break aud q bad iiS
tor the city TO be IN but said 4 was
simply an engineering mistake which u
frequently made
City Water Commissioner Spencer
saia ii was faulty construction OF cr
ncrs In his Judgment The specifications
not calling for corners 20 be connected
properly. RE also stated that the plans
"a drawn by himself ana Miller called
for a much @nFer and snalloWef basin
ana Tint they were amended w Palni'
or made 70 deep and impfaetica0le q
resolution to have the necessary re-
pairH made at once for the basln, tak.
Inc ire work ont OF the hands OF
Cooper was deferred until the special
maeting today Mr. gnqle Qa ner'a
bnndsmnn and City Attorney Green
urged delay on the resolution until me
council had made an Investigation aiit
hal determined whether Cooper "aa
llablp and 10 be whliewashed af not
the mayer opposed this. saying me
CITY could settle thal Win lhe contract
or later aud that the plant should be fe.
paired al once
Engineer Miller and Commissioner
sueneor aad the majority Of the e0nn'
IN opposed the mayor stating taat e
would take but q few hours to-day I
the council 90 Investigate the mauef
and that If tho repairs Wese made Dc
fore an examination they copld no'
then determine the liability oi the con-
tractor
Fairfield calmed the discussion BY
rnlaing he point Of ofieg lhat the
pause oi che break was not an issue
befofe the council OF people ana mat
the only thing 20 do was % examine
lie llant. determine the liability oi
the contractor, and proceed q rephli
defects
According to the mayor u viii Cost
from SO 600 to $4,000 fer tho city 70
repaIr the settling BASIN The Lead
a. stated last night That the city sunk
sl7 800 hi the liberation pani and we
records of the city clofk's Office VIII
boar ont the statement The council
adjourned TO meet at the city water
works this morning AT > o'clock % de
termine the liblllty ef Contractor
Cooper
According 10 the best lawyers "a
the city II the cltg council takes lhe
contract OF tho hands Of Contractor
Cooper and makes repairs iof sptlint
basin. and tho plant proves useless anu
can not be operated the city aas hp
RECOURSE 10 the premises
TO man up 4 tleq, Il lpohs lhF
pomebody Il 10 be stune an l won {
be- Cooper or bis handsmen
cltg election Is coming 0p and eoun-
climen ere beginning 20 play 'he eheat
notifies Of relfencament Bnt they
canf Tool the people-
''It sceins Ike tnc present city "a
ngnlsirmlon ueKer does any thing
right. II q always getting ne city in.
10 trouble. n Il isn't one thing iis
another said taxpayef today
sThey arc either men II poor iudg.
ment or else theY % not hlliil tpelf
oaths Of Office AMI look after ihe eily 9
iatafnstg
Tha action Of the mayor N taklnE
unon himself the responsibility ot
onnnlne up Fifth street bridge aeroas
ne C0tinnwood river laf traffic. De-
cember ial last when hp know that
the north ahuimeht pier Was dsfeotiYe
and that there vas 4 cfaek o' one anu
threefourths Of Al Inch m ne same
waefe ihe contractors had iolned the
Old ana the new cpnerele iusethes
creates much nnlav0fable c0mmgnt
viii Tcy palnlsr Once More
The coiAnelI met q uiue Q clock y
ihe city iilirailea plant and xaulinea
ne aamake by tie tepi Nfanesla lay 4
motion eaffles g request Nh falia'