The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-22
JOY RIDERS "A.
BURNED BY
CITY DADS.
RECKLESS DRIVERS CAME
IN FOR STRO N G
DENUNCIATION
ROCK ISLAND GUlCA ADDS
FUEL FOR DISCUSSION
City Clerk Instructed 10 Request
RdE|altlas to "'P|s,ss'sis
lbalBRlIulsaies "A


Automobiles aud sewers. bank de-
poslts and street dust, fire stations
and the Rock Island cut were the
favoritc subjects OF the city council
last night, In business-like session
OF q little over two hours. Council
man Higgins presided.
Regulation of JOY riding caused
everybody TO wake up and the dis.
position to muzzle some OF the rabid
yonnsters who are suffered to per
colate this town in death wagons
seemed TO be unanimous. The police
department was instructed to strict
ly enforce the ordinance regarding
speed aud H. is expected that on this
beautiful evening some or the fast
ones Mn .bc escorted to the station,
Drivers are Reckless.
Councilman Morrison called attcn-
tion TO the recklessness which Isl an
hourly occurance, especially at night.
Galen Grow, who was present on
other business, was given the floor
and he spoke as an owner or an auto
mobile. He said the disregard for
life and property shown by many
drivers. especially by boys, was
alarming and the community should
be prepared for a newspaper story
and one or two funerals at any time.
The practice OF cally-hooting up and
down streets without looking after
the cross streets was condemned.
Morrison said he had noticed speed
from forty to sixty miles an hour
It was decided TO ask the police
chief to get busy and the city clerk
was asked TO send an official letter
10 every owner OF an automobile. II
was also agreed that drivers under
eighteen years OF age should be barr.
ed Councilman Beamer suggested a
license system, which, II the reckless
driving Is not stopped, will probably
be adpoted.
Morrison Again Starts Something
Councilman Morrison started some.
thing again when there came up a
proposition TO drain the Rock Island
cut between Oklahoma and Villas av-
enues. This Is proposition of the
park commission, with a view TO ,mak.
ing a small park. There Is small
spring TO be drained off. Morrison
said:
J am opposed 10 putting any more
money into that laundering old ditch
We have fooled with that outfit long
enough aud want to know. II any
thing Is ever going to bo done. They
have promised time and again to fill
1t up. What about that Villas avenue
paving 7" tf8 aaa h
The city clerk was instructed TO
consult with the Rock Island attor-
neys. s. s.r ai. s .alfe.
Paving Matters Take UP Time.
Paving matters. as. usual, took up
much time In the city council last
night. First resolutions Of intention
70 pave we're adopted as follows:
Alley In block 81, East Guthrie,
fsom Broad TO Ash.
Broad street from Washington to
Jefferson.
jefferson from Broad to Vine.
Grant avenue from Vine to Drexel.
Final resolutions of intention to
pave were passed for an alley in block
Al. known as the Tallman block.
Bonding resolutions were passed
covering the following paving:
Springer from Vine to Walnut.
Warner from Broad to Drexel.
Mansir from Elm to Walnut.
Washington, from Vine to Division.
John Henderson appeared in pro
tast against paving Grant aEenue,
claiming that a majority OF 11S lots
opposed paving
More Protests Presented.
Protest was made against the paw.
ing Of Seventeenth street from Log
an to Noble. There are 70 lots. and
the city attorney found apparently
40 signcrs OF the protest, 81 being sui
ficieut. However, the records show
that 13 lots OF the 10 are In the name
OF people other than those signing
the protest. and two OF the signcrs
are not listed as owners, the titles
running to tbeis wives. This skins
the protest down TO 81, II the sigma
lures questioned are thrown out
Council will investigate further.
The protest on Logan avenue. from
Seventeenth to Nineteenth, was found
Sufficient and there will be no fur
ther proceedings.
The protest on paving Perkins av
enue from Broad to Walnut was found
Issufficient aud proceedings were stop
ped.
Paving School OF instruction.
D. NJ. Tibbitts. acting city attorne,
saia thc rrntesfs or Terfh ard Fcrr
Itccnth were seemingly sufficient anl
| that proceedings would probably 6i
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