The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-08-07
EXCHANGE cn BsSil OF
CASH CONSIDERATION
Money Derived From Swap"
viii Be Used in Water
Main Extension

Az thc CIV council meeting last
1igbt bids vcre ordered advertised
% tWo miles and a hall of residence
reots III Guthrie. 70 be paved with
hcel asphalt with TEN Years
maintenance guarantee, instead OF
Iye years as thc other asphalt con
raCts require Tbe streets upon
hich bids We're ordered ar eas fol
oWa.
West Cleveland avenue from Thir
aoulh 90 Nineteenth streets. thirty
ae, i'm width.
Nineteenth street, from cleveland
Warner avenue. Wdih Of street
hirty feet
Noble ayonue from Fourteenth TO
,ineteonih street. width ul street
lrty feet
East Nansur av9uUe. from Elm 10
= Walnut street width OF street 40
eet.
East Washington avenue fom
inc 10 Elm street. width of street
orty feet
Tine mattcr 81 orcsJing West War
er avenue paved from Eighth Ia
ourteentb street was deferred until
ne next meeting 10 enable the public
Improvement committee TO confer
ith the street ear cOmpans relative
lowering iis l(ade on that street
the level of The street paving.
ONE Of the councilmen declare that
Will be necessary % lower The es-
blished grade of the street in order
put tho paving on the present
rect level.
Vest sders Lose standpipe.
After considerable discussion pro
nd cen the council by a vote Of Z
last night adopted resolution
aclaring that the standpipe which
e Guthrie Light and Power com
any is obligated to build in West
lthiio lis not needed and that the
ayOr and water committee Is author
ed to collect the amount in cash it
Ould cost 10 erect the standpipc
9m the Guthrie Light and Power
1mpany for the purpose Of purchas-
water main pipes TO meet the
resent emergency of extending the
lter mains IN ne residence districts
13t are now being paved.
C0uucimcn Morrison and Holler,
The West Side. declared that the
andpipo was given TO the West
de and was needed for storage pur-
ses that il he city traded II off
q same amount Of money should be
ypended out of the bond ISSUE for
Vension of the wafer mains TO De
tied shortly in extending water
aims In West Guthrie to insure the
sidents proper fire protection Their
forts We're in vain however, and
1tion TO eXpend fourfftns OF the
0ney derived from the standpipe
change i'm extending the water
aims on Inc West 5ide lost by a
Ne OF Z "a .
row Explains Contract.
Manager Galon crow of the Elec-
ic Light company. reviewed the pro
sions of the contract Of the Elec
c Light company with the city and
'clarcl ihat the company would
ither build tbe staudpipe than not,
it would provide another storage
seryoir ana enable the company TO
hut down he pumping plant a few
.urs I'm the mornings instead of
coping Il running night and day TO
Irnsh the city water supply as is
ow being done.
The cost of the staudpipe is 10 be
otermined By expert engineers who
re To- be called n 10 place a valua-
oH upon he staudplpe on the East
1de. Tho Electric Light company
as Obligated 10 build a staudpipe
lual to the one On The East Side
nqineers Want More Pay
A petition was received by the
0uncl from the assistants employed
IN the engineering depariment ask
ing that their salaries bee raised
from $75 to $50 a month The mat
Ter was referred TO the finance com
mittee
The matter of making a new CON
tract for sweeping and spunking
the streets was taken up and the
m@or and street and alley commit
tee We're directed TO enter into a
contract with some one TO have the
work done