The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-01-29
AUDITORIUM PROPOSITION
A Concise Statement Of Facts Con
cerning the Proposed Purchase Of
the Auditorium Property.

Herewith is brief statement Of
facts concerning the Auditorium propo-
sition, the accuracy Of which may be
depended upon, and what is expected
in the event the purchase is made by
the city:
THE PROPERTY.
The property to be conveyed to the
city Of Vinita.consists Of that tract Of
land lying between North Wilson and
North Vann streets, and between Il
linois avenue and the st. l.. & s. F. X.
R. track, being 15O feet by 800 feet,
now owned blythe Frisco Railroad COM
pany; also ''The Auditorium" building
and all theT fixtures belonging thereto,
now owned by the Auditorium com
pany Of Vinita; all Of which property
is to be delivered to the city Of Vinita
free from any and all membranes.
PRICE.
The total purchase price is to be $685.
100. drawing six per cent interest, due
in twenty. years from date. From the
proceeds the Auditorium company will
be paid $22, 900 and the Frisco Railroad
company $l.0O $4,000 will be deposited
in the First National bank, Vinita, IN
trust for the.city Of Vinita, for pur-
pose fully explained later.
TITLES.
The Auditorium company has abso-
Lutte and perfect title to the Auditorium
property; and all incumbrapces thereon
will be paid in full before being trans
ferred to the city. The land to be ac-
quired islheld by the Frisco Railroad
company under the treaty Of 1866 grant
ing right Of way through the Cherokee
nation. When the railroad company
quit claims to the city Of Vinita, the
latter will obtain absolute title in fee,
under what is known as the Burtis bill,
passed April 2S, 1906, section "A which
reads as follows
''That the lands in the Cherokee ma
ton reserved from allotment or sale
under any act Of congress for the use or
benefit Of any person, corporation OF or
ganization shall be conveyed TO the
person, corporation or organization en-
4 titled thereto: PROVIDED, That II any
tract or parcel thus reserved shall be-
4 fore conveyance thereof be abandoned
for the use for which it was reserved
by the party in whose interest the res
ervation was made, such tract or par
eel shall revert tosthe tribe and be dis
posed of as other surplus lands thereof;
PROVIDED FURTHER, That this section
shall not apply to land reserved from
allotment because Of the right of any
railroad or railway company there IN
the nature of an easement for right OF
way, depot, station grounds, water
stations, stock yards OF other uses con-
nected with the maintenance and oper-
alton Of such company's rallroad title
to which tracts may be acquired by the
railroad or railway company under
rules and regulations to be prescribed
by the secretary of the interior at a
valuation to be determined by him; but
if any such company shall fail to make
payment within the time prescribed by
| the regulations or shall cease to use
such lands for the purpose for which it
was reserved, title thereto shall there
upon vest in the owner of the legal sub
division of which the land SO abandoned
is a part, EXCEPT LANDS WITHIN A MU-
NICIPAIITY THE TITLE TO WHICH, UPON
\ ABANDONMENT, SHALL VEST IN SUCH
MUNICIPALITY.
Conveying its interest will be 'aban-
doning' the land in every sense Of the
term and the title of the city to the
land will be perfect and absolute, en-
abling it to use the building anc land
for any purpose that it sees fit.
PURPOSE.
1t is proposed to arrange in the pres
ent building such offices as may be
needed BY the city aid its officers, and
in the basement thereof, or on the
grounds, a suitable home for the fire
department. The Auditorium building
being Of ample size the revenues from
rents will not be diminished but can be
increased.
HARVEY EATING HOUSE.
OF the purchase price Of S2S, Dol, So,
600 viii be deposited in the First Ma
tional bank, to be paid the Frisco Rail
road company provided they erect
Harvey eating house at the northwest
corner Of the Auditorium property. tc
cost not less than $1,000. Plans are
drawn for the house and the railroad
company promises to erect the same
upon the above conditions, the house tC
be completed by September /, 1909. II
the event the Frisco Railroad company
fails to erect the eating house by Sep
tember /. 1909, the s6, 600 held by The
bank in trust is to be paid to the city
of Vinita and neither the railroad com
pany nor the Auditorium company vii
have any claims thereon.
PROTECTION.
The following paragraph is part oi
the agreement filed with the city coun
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