The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-05
ARE OF INFERIOR QUALITY
SPURLOCK ASSERTED
Barnes, Rival CandI.
date Tor Mayor, Becomes
Real peeVIsh

There was something doing at the
ely council meeting Thursday even.
uagl holding a session which lasted On.
iil midnight The greater part OF The
evening was consumed by discussing
che proposition OF whether home "a,
dustry should be patronixcd or a0t Che
question having been brought up hy
hc mayor'presenllng a protest signed
by majority OF the c0uncllmen
against The usc of the Kind cg Olq, Il
used FOR the first course In the paYitig
on South Broad street. The mayor
and Councilman Spurlnok both Of
ahom are ayowed candidates for The
Republican nomination for MAYOR. ted
Che hght, pro and con- and had some
What OF tllt durlng the discussion
The mayor stated that ne had ordered
The contractors not ID nae any more
of the brick which Il beine furniched
w Co,ptl ana Boone from the daihrs
Brick company, The councllmen VINO
signed the protest against the brick
say they did 40 at the solicitation Of
Councilman spurlock who ekplslned
that be Was hot agalnst home Indus.
lilcs but wanted 10 see the snectSt.l
lions carried out lie alleged that tae
br"h uaui Nds Inferior 70 thai apeei
iod 10 the contract aud not un 10 lan
Hiln3afli og the samples Submitted ay
me brick company when the bids were
received Me asserted that the brick
made ~ Tho local company was worth
$3.50 less thousand than the cleVel
lal,d bilck, which the contractors mad
agreed 10 use IN the work. and urged
that the taxpayers ought TO have the
benefit of the difference III price ii
the local brick were used.
This brought forth the remark from
the mayor who cut spnfloeks speech
short that spurlock was trying 10 MI
rapeefon' matters for 4 purpose. tliat
he knew very well the taxpayers had
nothing To- do with It and that the
tome brick came up TO the test ro.
lnlred
Harry Boone manager and one ol
lhe Ownefs of the local brick plant
explained 10 the council that although
lhe brick manufactured bY his plant
wAte lO. some purposes ihfes 1f la fe
Cleveland and ConeyllIe hard brick.
II was just az good far paving nuf,
POSES and asked that the council pat.
fonlze home industry, asserting Il
meant that $4,000 would be spent n
Guthrie for material and labor If He
g0t the contract for supplying tha
brick Councilman Kennedy stated
Tint IL the company put III the Same
class Of brick as their samples hp had
no objection 10 them having The ..ut
tact Cnuncllmen Barker aud nOmg
los explained tbat they had Signed taa
protest against tho home hrlrk nut
because they wanted 10 shut ON home
Industry but because ihey had come
10 the conclusion that the hrlel. used
was not according 10 specifications
and should be inspected closer before
being plsced IN the Streets They crit
lclzcd the action of tie mayor IN aa.
thoizlng the contractors to caneel Tie
contract with the home people.
a, o Fnrguhafe0n. representing Che
Retailers association urged the coun.
cil TO patroulzc Guthrie industries aud
20 use Guthrie brick II suitable for
paving purposes.
Councilman Morrison spoke In favor
Of the home brick and against the sen.
iimenl prevailing III Guthile among
some Of The citizenship % knife home
Industry.
Councilman OYerton followed with
an emphatic home industry speech.
and called upon the council 10 vote
upon the question af whether tile lane
tractors should be rn.lnasfupted I'd usH
home brick which carried By Vute
ct ave 70 four Barker. Douglas. Nor
fisun. Fairfield and OveFton voting fns
ihe motion aud Snurloek Hallef. Kew
nedy and Hopkins voting against
During The warm nebale both the
maygt and Councilman 0yertou dehed
Councilman spurlnok 70 bfiAe any re-.
mrDg ances to the council against the
1sg 0l tlin brick and dared him 10
brine an injunction IN the courts.
Ordinance Proposes Anuex Additions
raAn ordinance presented bg the or
diuancc committee providing fur an.
nexlng the Capital Heights addition.
,he Williams Heights addition and
al other tracts d land between 10Th
ard 2oih streets adjoining tne city OF
liie Wesl was read first time and Nent
9erf under ihe rules among he land
taken Ia Under the ordinance afe fHu
lenacBn tracts adjuInEng tle city OF
the northwest which Nlll permit the
opening ~ slrealA through u lIe ran