Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-05
IN
QUIET SESSION
POLITICS CUTS OUT MTCH USUAL
M\TTERS,
"A DAY OF REPORTS
TOTAL Collections for October for CltS
\monnls 10 SIS, S,i70-SeWcr con-
IrucI Let.

That politics Is affecting everybody
alike was demonstrated yesterday at
the meeting of the city commission
Usually there is enough business ul
uclore That body, together with the
KICKS and arguments made by those
who want something or who are
against some other thing, "a cause II
TO rush 10 get through even late In
the afternoon liut yesterday IL was
Ian changed, II was q nice uulct
meeting, something like friendly
family gathering. and the commission
crs had plenty lime To- dwell along ON
the little business which was offered
II was somewhat of report day
for the commission, there having been
numerous returns presented for Tho
month Of October Among these W1s
that of T.. NJ, Wooden, commi sioner
of finance ana revenue, which show
ed that the cly had received the lol-
.lowln revenues from the given
sources for the month of Octohcr.
Fines, S2,ll2.5O; license. Sl,S79,96,
water $500. automobile license
$3.50; building fees, sac; sidewalk
permits, S26; sewer fees, y39; plumb.
ing and gas S200.5O; miscclaneous
.SLl9742; dog tax, S27; poll taN, $S1i,
health ana sanitary, 500; elcclical
inspections, S9i3O; paving $2,2G2,53;
fire and water, SliOl; engineering
fees, Sl7GG.Ol; genera taN, $321.&N,
The total monthly collections amount
ed to S1S,A70Ol, and the total coloc.
tlons for the year. hoglnniny July /,
amount 20 S7G,340,3S,
The collections for the month of
october were distributed TO the dif-
lorcnt funds in the following
amounts.
Salary S3,6j2.3O; street and bridge,
M7ll7; fire and water, $24lS; sink
ing, $13S,27; street and light, $25.i2;
water, SS,50i,09, hcal,h and sanitary,
$9O park, SSlj.3i; paving, S2,2G9.53;
and engineering, Sl,1GG.Gl.
The commissioner Of finance and
revenue handling All Of the funds Of
the city, his report is made mp Of the
various heads of the different depart
mcnts.
r. s. FcclY sexton Of Oak Lawn
Cemetery reported that the work
which had been done by him for the
month Of October consisted Of cut
tins weeds and keeping the driveways
clean, together with the digging OF
rrp,es, During the month there were
2S bodies Inferred In Oak Lawn, Of
which II were the remains of chill
dreu and II of adults
The commission received a protest
from j s. Bradley on the cost Of
grading block 1856 in District A.,
Hradley's protest claimed he owns
two | ots In that block and that it cost
him some $40 above the property
chargeable. The cut in front OF his
property was l6 inches, while nearer
the railway 1t was nine feet. and he
desires a more equitable distribution
Of the cost.
Bids were received for a sanitary
outlet from block II in owen addi-
tion through the southwest corner OF
overlook Park addition to point 400
feet north of the Frisco bridge across
the Arkansas, Five or six bids We're
received, of which Hanna and Clark's
was tho lowest, The contract was
'Narded this firm at price of $9,-
N10.Sj.
The engineers approximate estl-
mate for grading North Boston be-.
tween Fairvlew and Haskell, and
Haskell, between Main and Boston
was given Mt S2,3517i.
The commission passed some other
minor sewer ordinances and resolu.
tions and allowed a few bills.