The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-11
RESOLUTION.

nent Of the following portion OF the
Streets and Avenues Of the City Of
vlnIta, Craig County, State Of Okla
homa, to-wlt: All Of Illinois Avenue
from the East line Of Thompson
Street to the East line Of Foreman
Street; and providing for making
said improvement under andN pur-
suant TO the Provisions Of the Act
Of the Legislative Assembly of the
State Of Oklahoma, approved the 18th
day Of April, 1908, entitled :"An Act
to Provide for the Improvement Of
Streets and Other Public Places
Within Cities Of the First Glass by
Grading, Paving, Macadamizing,
curblng, outtering and Draining the
Same, and Declaring an Emergency"
Whereas, the City of Vinita, Craig
County. State of Oklahoma is a city
of the first class Of the State of Okla
homa, and
Whereas, 1t has been ascertained by
the Mayor and City Council of the
City of Vinita that 1t is and is hereby
declared necessary and that the public
convenience requires that the follow
ing portions of the streets and avenues
in the City OF Vinita should be
Improved by grading. curbing, gut
tering and draining the same
and constructing thereon a vitri-
fed brick block pavement with cement
fller to-wit: All of Illinois Avenue
from the east line of Thompson Street
to the east line of Foreman Street,
and that the property abutting on the
parts OF the street and avenues afore.
said will be especially benefited by
said improvements.
Now, therefore, be IL resolved by the
Mayor and Gounclmen of the City OF
vinita, Oklahoma;
Section l. That it is hereby declar.
ed necessary and that the public con.
venience requires that the above de-
fined portion of the streets and aven-
ues in the City of vinita, Oklahoma
be improved by grading, paving. curb
ing, guttering and draining the same
as follows, to-wit:
That 1t is hereby declared necessary
and the public convenience requires
that the above defined portion of Hi.
nois Avenue from the east line of
Thompson Street to the east line of
Foreman Street be so improved by
grading the same and reducing said
avenue.
Said avenue above defined to sub
grade sufficient to permit of the con-
struetlon thereon OF concrete base
course inches in thickness upon this
shall be laid sand cushion of inches
in thickness and upon this be laid a
single course of vitrifed brick block
with cement filler on all that portion
of said avenue lying between the
granitoid cutters on each side thereof,
hereinafter provided for a width forty
six feet from the east line of Thomp-
son street to the east line Of Fore
man street. except at street and alley
crossings. where the paving shall ex-
tend across the full width of the
street. which is one hundred feet, ex.
eept that portion taken by granitoid
cutters across alleys; that there shall
be constructed on said avenue COM
bined curb and gutter, constructed of
granitoid, the curb portion being six
inches thick and fourteen inches high
and the gutter shall be two feet wide
and six inches thick. except at alley
crossings. where the gutter shall be
four feet wide and six inches thick.
That the curb lines ON the above de-
fined portion of said Illinois avenue be
and the same are hereby established
on each side thereof distance of 25
feet from the property line on that
portion of said avenue between Thomp.
son Street and Foreman Street.
Section .. That when this reso-
luton shall have been published for
six consecutive issues in the Daily
Chieftain. newspaper Of bona fide
general daily circulation in the City
OF vinita, Oklahoma, il the owners Of
more than one-half in area of the prop,
erty liable to assessment to pay for
the above described improvements, as
herein set forth, shall not file with
the City Clerk of the City of vinita
their protest in writing against such
improvements within fifteen days from
the date of the last publication. then
the Mayor and City Council of the
City OF vinita, oklahoma. shall cause
the improvement provided for in this
resolution to be made and the cost OF
such grading paving, curbing. gutter-