The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-26
MORRISON GOT IT
A Big Chunk of Information
al Last City Council
Meeting

The council met with Aldermen
Adams, Hopkins, Morrison, lIollcr.
johnson, Reamer, Kennedy and New
man present, The mayor presiding
Undcr the head of petitions protest
was read from property owners on
Ash street, from The north lne of
Washington 10 the south line Of jack
son, against the grading, paving and
otherwise improving of that street
II was referred to the city engineer
The council oYcrTode a protest
from properly owners ON Warner
avenue, from the west line OF fllth
TO the cast line Of Fifteenth. against
the paving Of that thoroughfure. rbe
protest vas signed by li0 property
owners. lesa than half Of those nj
iccicd, and The city attorney advised
The council It could adopt the plans
aud profiles Of the city engineer, leg
lally. II il dcsi;nd. rhcy were adopted
a petition from W. - Murphy
saying thai he would be put to great
! expense and Inconvenience in con
Meeting with The sewer III front OF
4 lis residence between Harrison aud
1 Oklahoma was read City Engineer
1 Hooker was instructed TO lower its
| height, which caused The conditions
complained Of, upon his statement
/ that It could he done.
City Engineer Busy
A letter from the city engineer say
Jig that his office was keeping il
complete record II ordinances aud
i resolutions pertaining 10 his depart.
mont and thai ne thought the council
should order put In all sidewalk pay-
ing which has been authorized by nr
dlnance, was approved plans and
specifications for the construction OF
2 sanitary sewer III Improvement dis
lrlct JG were adopted. The city en-
gineer was dlrecis ID 10 have clmlnat
ed 81 cct depression IN font Of the
residence Of George Wadk ms In whicl
II was said, four inches OF water con
stantly stood ID wet weather.
petition from property owners
On Oklahoma, east OF convention hall
10 have the street paved was referre,
10 the public improvement commltteo
Wants Business Basis
The next debate In the council OF
ctired over The p7opr,ety Of allowing
moneys with which TO pay claims
y Tor 10 the cost being incurred. Til
question was put by the park board
Day laborers arc being employed II
grading and improving convention
hall square and other public plali
ard under the present arrangement
IN order to pay their salaries th'
beard has 10 borrow from a bank
with interest. until the claim Is al
lowed by tho council. The only alter
Lstiye n TO issue vouchers for more
Ihan the labor is hired for, wficl
amounts TO The same thing In The end
A lettcg signed by two oftthe parl
commissioners emnhatlealy state,
that The board MAS unwilling 10 long
qr conllpnaf thiGl,staius OF affairs. 4
sstlmated expenses for tue nest tw,
1 week ah ss0Qaand making a plea fol
ihc conduct OF, lls operations on
business basis. asked the council Il
| apDropriate this amount In advance
At present. the board Is paying ou
/ SIS daily for labor and the intcros
more than was Justified Ia the two
weeks between council meetings. AL
deFma0 Morrison expressed the opli
ion that bank that was not willins
to extend the city the courtesy ol
granting these salary amounts In ad
vance of any appropriation was no
entitled TO city funds. Mayor Far
euharson quietly informed him tina