The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-07
CITY COUNCIL SMOTAERS
PROPOSED BOOZE MEASURE
Members Fear That Cost Of
Prosecutions Would Be
Too Great

The city council by unanimous
vote last evening passed resolu-
ton directing the city attorney to
take legal steps to force the Rock
Island Railtoad company to comply
with It's contract with the city by till
ing up the Vine street ditch between
Oklahoma and Harrison avenues and
also to take up with the road the
proposition Of assisting the city IN
erection of Il yiaduct over The dltch
or Villas avenue,
Booze Ordinance Swatted
by n vote Of 2 to 5 the council kill
ed the booze ordinance which gave
the police court jurisdiction over vlo.
lations of the prohibition law despite
the fact that the mayor, CITY attorney
aud chlef Of police asked for ila pass
age, Even the prohibition monbcra
q the council opposed The ordinance
or the ground that il would cost the
city u lot oI money to prosecute such
eases which would be appealed to
higher courts and cost The city much
IN attorneys fees owing to the fact
That the city attorney gets fees for
every case prosecuted III The appel
late courts.
A New Gas Inspector
James Meechan rendered his resG.
nation as city gas inspector which
was accepted and j. A. Schuller was
appointed to fill the vacancy
On account Of complaints being re-
ceiyed from numerous sections of ihf
city. the council issued a stringent
order requiring all sidewalk exten.
sons put IN at once by the inspector
and charged up to property owners
Committee Reports New Evidence
The special committee composoo
Of the city attorney city auditor and
Councilman II. y. Newman that IN.
vesIgated the charges against Street
Commissioner NJ y. Williams made
by Councilman Kennedy for alleged
appropriation of city lumber and ma.
terial to his own use, reported that
new evidence had been brought to
the committees notice and asked for
further time to take additional tcBti.
mOny Wnlcn was granted.
TO Improve Highways
City Engineer II. b, Hooker present.
ed the first OF series OF resolutions
OF intention to proceed under the pro-
visions OF the good roads law -
grade and improve the impassable
streets OF the city IN the non-payel
residence districts The resolution
proclded for the grading and estab-
llshlng of modern dirt roadway on
East Oklahoma avenue, from Conyen-
tion hall east to the city limits. This
Ii one of the p',nclpal thOroughfares
into the city from the east and the In
proyement Is badly needed The WORK
will be let under contract II protests
are not filed.
Paving Contract Let
BY unanimous vote the council
awarded the contract TO the ]. +. Hill
Construction company for the pay
ing Of North Thirteenth street with
asphalt from Cleveland to Noble ase
nues at $l.9G IL per square yald
This is the same price at which pre-
yious West Guthrie paving contracts
have been bet.
SpurIock Resigns.
Councilman VIM Spurlock, Of Tho
Third ward, who Is now permanently
residing in the First ward rendered
/ big resignation as member Of The
cUnncil which was accepted and b
vote Of thanks rendered. Spurlock wa,
( president OF the council and chair
man Of the public Improvement ant
other important committees. No ae
iion WIS taken as 10 The appointment
( OF successor. II Is stated that cOnn
Gilman Higgins Will be a candidate
for president Of the council to sue
coed Spurlock.