The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-11
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MASS MEETING GOES ON
RECORD AGAINST SANTA
FE PROPOSITION
PROPERTY OWNERS
WILLING If REIMBURSED
Threats Made IN Meeting to
Garry Matter Before Cor
poratl0n Commission

Alter Two nOtfS talk pro and cor
on the proposal Of the Santa Fe rail;
road made through General Superin-
iendent w. H. Sharp and Division
superintendent w. X. Etter to build
"a "Y' viaduct on Cleveland avenue,
extending from the east line of the
Santa Fe right of way in a north
westerly direction across The Santa
Fe tracks. Cottonwood river and
Denver Enid and Gulf tracks 10 the
alley Intersection on Fifth street,
between Cleveland and Noble ave
nues. with a branch approach ex-
tending from the intersection OF
Fourth street south to Oklahoma
avenue al an estimated cost of $780,.
0Oo, provided the city vacate both
Oklahoma and Noble avenue cross
lngs to traffic, the 200 Interested
property owners attending the mass
meeting at the, city hall auditorium
last night passed a motion declaring
that II was the sense of the interest
ed property owners OF Guthrie as
sembleL In mass me citing that neither
Oklahoma OF Noble avenues be clos
ed and that the city council should
proceed to complete the paving on
Noble avenue between Second and
Fifth streets Immediately and require
the Santa Fe railroad to pave its
light OF way on Noble avenue at
once.
Another motion was adopted to the
effect that the city council accept the
proposition made by Superintendent
Sharpe to install gates at the Noble
avenue crossing and to place watch.
man al that crossing and to aban-
don the Noble avenue yiaduct propo-
sition, for the next few years at least.
West Side Dissatisfied.
The majority of the West Side
property owners, however, are dissat-
isfied with the result of the meeting
and declare that the viaduct must be
built on Noble avenue. charging bad
faith on the part of the city and rail.
road in NOT carrying ont their prom
ise to the property owners who paved
and improved Noble avenue and vol-
ed bonds with the understanding thar
the Noble avenue viaduct would be
erected to complete one of the best
drlyeways in the state and TO elm.
mate the dangerous crossing on No
BILE avenue. Some of the dissatisfied
declare they will commence proceed
ings before the Cooperation commits
sion to compel the railroad to join
with the city and erect tne Noble
avenue viaduct.
The majority OF those that spoke
on the viaduct proposition last night
we're decidedly opposed to the clos
Ing OF Noble avenue under any cir.
cumstances, and several Of The influ-
tlat street gave warning that they
had already organized and had raised
considerable sum of money to en-
Join any such action. while ] NJ
Laroe and oihee irritated property
owners threatened violence rather
Than submit to The closing of the
avenue
Appreciate Santa Fe's Friendship.
The majority OF the property own
ers SPOKE appreciaiively OF the work
OF the Santa Fe in making extensive
improvements in Guthrie and were
eady and willing 10 allow the Santa
Fe all privileges possible where The
rights OF others would moi be I'M
paired. They offered TO let the rail-
road close Villas avenue II that would
remedy matters any, or run their
rains across Oklahoma avenue with
out cutting them and granting them
The privilege OF blocking that cross
ing for the period OF twenty minutes
for their big main line trains.
The majority OF the Interested
property owners, and even those own
ing property on West Oklahoma ave
nue., which would be materially af-
fected by the closing of that street,
declared their willingness that the
Santa Fe should ca ry out Its viaduct
proposition on Cleveland avenue ana
close Oklahoma avenue: provided the
railroad would settle with the prop
erty owners Affected west OF the Ok
lahoma avenue crossing. The own
ers In this district made proposi-
tlon 10 sell their property TO the rail.
road foe yardage purposes at ap-
praised value. which was rejected by
the railroads representatives, who
declared that they could not use the
ground on account OF high water
danger.
Attorney j. r.. cottingham and
Superintendent W. u Sharpe pre-.
sented the ilfoad's proposition TO
the meeting declaring that Il was the
intention Of the Santa Fe 10 exDend
ha,f Z million dollars here N making
big terminal facilities at the Union
station. by acquiring more yardage'