The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-11-19
STAGNAkT WATER ROUSES
CITIZENS TO PROTEST
Health Commissioner Sharp
Declares Il The Cause Of
Much Sickness

At the city council meeting last
night the bids OF the ] r Hill Con
structlon company for an additional
halt mile OF asphalt paving In the
residence districts, at sl94 liz per
square yard, were accepted and the
mayor and city clerk authorized TO
execute the contracts The districts
included are.
East Washington avenue, ft0m Divl
sion TO Broad street, asphalt paving
width OF street forty feet
North Ash street, from Noble 10
Washington avenues asphalt paving
Width of street thirty feet
The councilmen were exceptionally
Well pleased with the bids submitted,
as much excavation work Is necessary
On Washington avenue and big fill
Is to be made on North Ash street
rhe members had expected the bid on
these streets 70 exceed 81 per square
yatd
Kick Against Staonant Water
The dilatory action of the council
IN ahaiing stagnant water nulsances
on West Harrison avenue emanating
from the Santa Fe depot and on West
Villas avenue. from the Electric ight
plant. was severely criticised by City
Health COMMISSIONER Sharp and eli
lizens residing In that section
Dan Keifer, who owns several hous
es on West Oklahoma avenue, stated
that the action Of the city IN permit
ting the Santa Fe TO allow its foul
water to accumulate on West afrl
son avenue. instead OF making the
railroad divert Il into a sanitary sew
sf. had caused much sickness IN that
neighborhood aud as a result his
| houses had remained unrented for five
months lie demanded that The cits
either open the ditch 10 the Cotton
wood river. or compel the Santa rs
10 connect with n sanitary sewer Oth
ets present made statements TO the
same effect
Sharp and Morrison Criticise
Dr. Sharp criticised lhe council Tor
not having the nuisance abaied early
last summer when he called attention
to the matter and stated thar cOndi
tions were worse now than they hae
ever been He declared that II there
vas as much sickness in proportion
over the city as is In his particular
district. Guthrie would have an epi
demic Of typhoid and malaria fever
hat would be uncomfortable.
COuncilmsn Morrison. from thal
ward testified that the siagnant wa
ter was bad ana that property own
ars had cause for damages against
HE city. lie remarked that the santa
Fe had promised time and again Il
remedy the matter and upon his mo
ton the city attorney was instructed
to notify the railroad 10 abate the mus
ance, and II It was not done Immediate
". 10 bring action in the courts q
compel the railroad 90 act
Congregational Pastor compIaius.
Rev Isaac Goodman. pastor OF the
West Side Congregational church, r.
ported stagnant water on NORTH
Eighth street. between warner anu
Noble avenues, declaring that j
should be attended 10 at once. OWNS
10 the fact that some l50 children ars
attending school IN the Congregation
Il church. Ia the immediate Hlcinltl
oi the stagnauf water.
on motion 0f Councilman Morrison
he street commissioner was instruct
"a to grade the street and drain ths
wafer off forthwith
To Condemn or Not To Condemn
After much discussion as to wheth
sr he tRo.story frame building "a 2il
West Harrison ayenne owned ny r.,
saddler and others. should be per
mtted 70 stand after the fire chief an
committee OF appraisers had con
demned the building as unsafe th'
: council granted thn request Of th'
owners 10 give them until spring t
move It out The fire chief had givei
the owners ten de- IN which to tea
the building down. es
The fire committee and fire chile
we're IN favor of ordering the build
ing ont at once. Mr saddler siatel
that the owners only wanted lime 4
, brace the building up and move II Of
and that they would replace the stfut
; ture next spring wIih o ihFee-siory q
} flee building.
/. They want Improvements
a number Of citizens residing !
> the southeast part Of the city al
, reared before the council and pfesse
, their claims for improvements. deela
~ L 49, haa r. il~h' ~ weiAr
!. that section and that now the street
: ire becoming impossible. being IN
2 worse condition than thy have bee
2 To- Zen years Two public spIflte
2 citizens who said thNy had been n