The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-22
GAR LINE
EXTENSION
SETTLED
STREET RAILWAY MAG
NATE WILL ACCEPT
NEW ROUTE
EARLY COMPLETION OF
INTERURDAN EXPECTED
VIII Connect with The City
System al Boulevard
Addition

Location OF n route for the West
Side car line extension which caused
a considerable furry last week, was
peaceaby accomplished today. and It
is announced that the extension
means great deal more than has
been generally understood The cx
tension will not only serve the new
additions being built up west of The
city, hut will be an. entrance for an
interurban line from Oklahoma City.
Eighteenth street has been select.
cd az the route for the new line iha
street is to he made forty.five feet
from curb to curb and Is to be double
tracked.
J. M Shartel. principal promoter OF
the Shartel Boulevard addition, one
of the owners OF the car line, and an
officer in the interurban company.
came to the city Saturday to settle
the extension matter. He was met by
Cox elmer Spurlock. Myer and Dun,
ham appointed by Mayor rarauhar-
son on authority Of council, and City
Engineer Hooker. The use OF Eigh.
teenth street, which Is not paved.
was practically decided on. Tho
street ear men tabooed the idea Of
using Twentieth street and waived
preference for Nineteenth.
Larly Completion OF lnterurban
Mr. Shartell said that the interur.
ban from Oklahoma city would be-
completed into Edmond this fall and
that the work would not be interrulr-
cd there, but that the line to Guthrie
would be built He indicated an ex.
pectation that the line will be run
ming into Guthrie within year. This
line is'to be run through the ShartcI
boulevard addition, entering II near
81. Joseph's academy and is TO run
near the Capitol Heights addition.
War news from the West Side has
gone out OF business. II was an
ncunced last week on behalf OF II. {.
Classen, one OF the big men of the
street railway concern, that he had
decided on Nineteenth street and
would not consider any other streef.
The company claims right under
an ancient franchise TO use any ex.
iating or future street without per.
mission from anybody. The property
owners along Nineteenth street have
been obligated for about $4,000 for
raving that thoroughfare. and the
paving has just been completed.
Councilman Dunham delivered a
philippe In council last Thursday
night Notice Of intention TO plaster
the company with lawsuits was given.
Later II was found that the friends
CT the Methodist hospital were ready
10 take the warpath on account Of .
proposed turn In front OF the hospital
Worldly minded citizens OF the West
Side talked freely OF saving az their
shotguns and loading them with rus-
~ nails The wrath was largely oc.
casioned by Classen's holding up OF
his ultimatum until the street was
paved. However, Mr.. Shartel IS
thought TO be the boss of siAe situa'
tion and the use Of Eighteenth is re-
garded as settled There will be pro
tests undoubtedly. but the finances
are the street will be set aside for
that purpose. The proposed exteh.
sion Is to run from Warr!er avenue y
Eighteenth TO Tie east end of the
boulevard addition II Is TO be built
q few blocks at a time through tha
addition TO ST. .Ioseph's academy.
Mr.. Classen Is In Europe.