The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-21
MADE "a SPEECHES AT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Was There With Lengthy Dis
seTtatIon Upon Almost Every
Subject Proposed

nv NiiA ipnHil lHtFDUk ihNN
night, which lasted until after mid,
night, was the most lrksome session
held In years. Councilman NJ. lA
Morrison was in Il lullaby frame Of
mind and oOk up the greater part Ol
the time with Characteristic sledge.
hammer talks on what he and his
West Side constituents wanted Nor
riBon made enly.lour speeches dur.
.ng the evening, mostly on the via
duet proposition. ranging from five
minutes to half an hour in length
The chamber OF commerce delegation
that waited upon The council TO urge
speedy adjustment of the vladucl
proposition and others present lcft
the council chamber satisfied that
undo The circumstances their prop.
osltions would not receive considera'
toB at the meeting
Later, on motion Of Councilman
Kennedy, the council, by unanimous
vote. elected Morrison as president
OF the council succeeding VIM. Spur
lock, resigned
African Lion Roars.
Judge Napier Perkins, president oi
the Excelsior CUlOfed library, appea
ed before the council aud told Of Thy
big row In lie board of directors
over the management OF that lnstitll'I
ton lie declared that Mrs. &
Horton, the librarian whom he had
discharged for causing dissenslon
and negleeting hes duties as libra
rlan should be removed. The board
at a recent meeting overruled Per
klns' action In discharging the libra
rlan, holding that the charges against
her were not sufficient 10 warrant
the action Judge Perkins also de-
olared that Ms. Horton had filed
counter charges with the board to
the effect that nc had used some OF
the library funds and he asked the
city council 10 appoint committee
to investigate the matter. Principal
Carry OF Isogan county high school,
separate, member OF the library
board, also addressed the council and
demanded an Investigation OF The u.
bray trouble. A committee consist.
Ing Of the mayor and Counclmen
Higgins and Newman was appointed
to investigate and report at next
meeting.
Sidewalk Petitions Granted.
Petitions for construction vi side
walks on East Harrison avenue, from
Drexel boulevard 10 Pine street. on
the west side Of Fifth street, from
Noble 10 Washington ayenuc, and IN
the Third ward were granted
A petition was received asking the
city to grade East Harrison avenue,
from Drexe boulevard TO Pine street.
the petitioners declaring that street.
10 be impassable in places The
street commissioner was instructed
TO do the work at once
a Pretty How-to-po.
The mayor Informed The council
/ that the street commissioner who
was elected by the people at The las,
election was rather independent and
1 that he ignored the councils orders.
The plans and specifications OF the
1 city engineer for storm sewer IN
the "Dlbow" district. on Seventh
street. from Grant avenue north e
the Cottonwood river, designed lc
properly drain and prevent iurthel
overflow OF the Cottonwood river al
4 that point, were approved and Tho
city clerk instructed 10 advertise fol
! bids.
Two More Placed on Pay Roll
4 By unanimous vote the request o
The city engineer was granted allow
ing that two additional men 70 assis
the street cleaning contractor In re
moving the street sweepings 10 pre-
vent further choking up of the sew
( ers during rains.
The mayor urged that the council
at once take action on extending th
Villas avenue storm sewer on Oal
street from Villas to Harrison avs
nue.. 10 nroperly drain tho surfac
water In that district
The city engineer was instructe
/, to prepare plans and proflles at ono
and The clerk Instructed TO adyertls
for bids for the work.
The viadpet Proposition.
The railroad viaduci pronosliio
was again brought to the front las
night when delegation from IA
chamber OF commerce waited upo
4 The CITY council and asked that bod
10 snpoint committee 10 act with
g'mlsr committee from the ehambs
Of commerce TO confer with Santa J
ofsirlals K ar effort to bring the vi
u duet nronositIon 10 definite eonci
2 sion Affer 2 prolonged discussion
Q IN which rouncilmen Morrlso
u Reawer and Holler and judge A. G
G. Bierer and J J Houston. repr