The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-25
MOUNTAIN VALLEY AND
PLAINS ROAD READY
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Contract for Construction Of
Road 10 Be Let Within
Few Days


her of Commerce last night President
|Martendalc called upon Judge BurloM
to talk about the Mountain Valley
and Plains railroad meeting held here
Saturday. Judge Ilurford reported
THAT the railroad had accepted lho
|city's 100000 bonus note and had
signed up the contract to make Guih.
rlc the eastern terminal OF the road
He said the road officials we're very
frank In stating that they had not as
|yci lot a contract for the construction
Tor the work and that they expected to
close a contract with large eaBlorn
construction company this week.
On motion OF Judge Burford the
club extended IN Invitation 10 Secrc
tlry Naglo, Of the Bureau Of Com
nlerco anJ Labor Washington, y. e..
10 attend q banquet given Ia his hon
Ior by the local club on Tuesday even
Ing, February 18th
Secretary Maggie will be In Oklus
homa CITY on February I1tl to attend
HE state bar association. The cham
Der OF commerce also voted to send
j large delegation to the bar assocl,t
Lion meeting IN an effort to got the
association to meet in Guthrie next
year.
Al Councilman Morrison brought up
The proposition OF the city beginning
action to acquire additional ground
In the Elbow district near Noble park
for the purpose OF erecting mile race
track, a half mile auto track and to
fit up quarters for a live stock and
agricultural fair to be given by the
city annually. a MOS
j. J. Houston. Galen Crow and 9TH
ers spoke very enthusiastically about
the needs OF such an amusement park
and upon motion OF Mr.. Crow the city
council and park board were request.
ed TO take immediate action to con.
denim and acquire the land needed aud
10 commence preparations to get the
park completed by next summer
Mr.. Martendale censured member
OF the council for his action In al.
tempting TO get bill introduced In
the legislature TO reimburse the city
for making several hundred dollars
worth OF repairs on the convention
ball and court house building now oc-
cnpied by the state without cost The
mayor declared that the members had
taken such action without his knowl
edge and reported that the bill hai
been paid by the city. Under commits
sion government this could have ncs.
ef happened.
r. w. Lintz urged that the Chamber
Df Commerce give cooperation TO The
police department and city federation
of clubs for general cleaning up
and beautifying Of the city
City Superintendent Of Health y G
Sharpe spoke at length upon the mat.
ters needing attention and urged that
the Chamber Of Commerce recommend
10 the council to force all property
owners having surface closets 20 con
meet with sewers where sewers were
accessible, which was done. The mem.
oers also voted that all alleys be-
cleaned mp Immediately and that The
council pass a rigid park ordinance re.
curing all parks 10 be set out la grass
and kept neat and that nonresident
property should be fixcd up by The
city at The expense of the property
owner.
J. II Burford aud others urged That
lie city require he street paving
company to clean 40 the streets Ol
their paving material scattered about
4 the street and on the parkIngg Ia va
rious places. Councilman BcamcI
apologized to the members for the resi-
dencc streets not having heen kept
Eclean lately and promised TO have tht
streets kept in better condition here
after
He reported that new equipment
| for cleaning the streets had been pur
chased it
Nose Weinberger reported that he
bad almost completed arrangements
I 10 commences tie cferfnn of his hlf
seven story office building on East
Oklahoma avenue where the Smith
livery barn Is now located. Calcn
Crow. Postmaster Mccoy 8nd others
told OF The many inquiries daily re
celved by them by persons hunting of
f.ce rooms.
President Martendsse reported thai
The LIB hoped TO close an agreement
LlLis week for the erection OF sew
en- story office building which would
he commenced by April LIST.
A smoker was enjoyed By the mem
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