The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-17
CAN I AGREE
On V|ADUCT
L0CAT ION
CITY COUNCIL NOW d.
l VIDED ON URGENT
PROPOSITION
APPARENTLY PLAYING
into SANTA FE'S HANDS
While the Railroad is Seeking
PTeieriS TO Postpone
Construction

ny vote OF 4 TO 3 Mayor Farquh
arson. casting the deciding eoie, the
city council lasi night deferred TAX
ing action on the yiaduct proposition
with a View Of holding a mass meet
ing in the near future to submit to
the citizens the proposal made by the
Santa re to Mayor Farquharson that
the city vaeate both Noble and Ok
nhoma avenue crossings for viaduct
as originally planned by the Santa
Re on Cleveland avenue. 60 cost be-
tween $l5000O and 100000, and which
will extend from the east end Of the
Santa Re rlght-of-way on Cleveland
avenue in a northwesterly direction a
distance of 1850 feet to the lnteisec
tion OF the alley in Block 90, Guthrie
Proper and Fifth street. with ap
proaches from both Noble avenue and
The Fifth street bridge. with a branch
viadnet beginning al the intersection
of the main viaduct and Fourth street
south across the Cottonwood river TO
oklahoma avenue thus giving an out
let 10 the business houses and resi-
dents on West Oklahoma avenue
The railroad also wants the city 10
hold a special election and turn over
the $4,000 bond issue voted for a
Noble avenur viaduct for the Cleve-
and avenue yiaduct
The Santa re made a much better
proposition to the city seeTal months
ago. agreeing to invest sl50,0o0 Ia q
viaduct If The city would only vacate
the Oklahoma avenue crossing At
that time The railroad talked 40
foot viaduct, but that now the width
has been reduced 10 twenty-five feet
and the RAILROAD also wants The S3b,
600 bond issue voted for the Noble
avenue viaduot, with the finest drive
way in the state ruined by perman.
emily closing NOBLE avenue to traffic
Councilman Reamer who lead the
fight against furthe- delay In tho
viaduci matter. declaring that ihe
corporation commission and the attor
ney general had stated that the Santa
Fc could be required 20 build the No
Bic avenue vadur' IN conjunction
with the city aud that il the railroaf
ueople wanted Oklahoma ayenne
crossing closed they should compfol
mise with lac property owners oV
West Oklahoma avenue.
Councilman Morrison also declared
that the viaduct should be erected on
Noble avenue while Mayor Farqnhar
son and Councilman Spurloek urged
that mass meeting he called tn set
m expression from the people as 10
the location of lhe viaauei and ON the
closing of Oklahoma and Noble ave.
nuc crossings,
The sentiment That Noble avenue
crossing should never be closed IN
der any circumstances prevailed
Mayor faruharson wired Superin.
iendont Sharpe this morning ihat thd
CITY council was against the Santa Fd
proposition ana would not consent 70
the closing Of Noble avenue, but that
. mass meeting would be called in
the near future at which he is asked
10 submit definitely what pfouoslti0ns
the railroad would accept with a view
OF reaching a compromise on tho mat
Ter
Warner Avenue Paving Protest
The city engineer reported the protest
filed against The Werner avenue paw
ing ln West Guthrie insufficient. but
in asmuch as part Of the district Is
In Third Capital Heights addition
which Is net as yet a part Of the city
The preliminary paving resolutions
must be readyertlsed. This makes
The third time that avenue has been
advertised for paving
An ordinance prepared by the city
engineer establishing grades in the
Canltal Heights additions where side
walks have been ordered was passed
also an ordinance creating Sewer Dis
sricf No. 5 IN blocks AZ. Is and 49,
West Guthrie
The bids of Contractor W + Pow
ers for construction Of district sew.
ers 20 and 54. and bids FOR building
OF sidewalks by F. " Miller. Perry
King G. 4. Frafy and Wall and De
Witt were referred 10 the public I'M
provement committee.
A Griss Of Routine Business
a large number Of paving resolu
saous and ordinances appraVng the
appraisenient on several streets ard
APPOINTING Grfnt Hanford u II Doda
and Galen Crow as appraisers for the
districts recently completed. we're
PASSED
The finance committee reported si3
z27 OF current bills which were or
dered paid
The contract entered into BY the