The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-29
ACCEPTANCE OF FIRE
STEAMER IS DEFERRED
City Has Thirty Days in Which
10 Continue Tests Of
New Apparatus

In a routine meeting the city couli.
Gil last night touched on fire depart.
ment. street paving, railroad, health
and other matters. Peace seems 10
rave been established between City
Engineer Hooker and Counciinien
Beamer, Dunham and butcher, who
were last week deeply grieved over
the night watchman's method Of
sprinkling ahead of the West Side
paving. Beamer and Durham were
missing last night and the school oi
instruction was not in session.
Protests were filed on proposed paw
ing of Broad street from Washington
to Jefferson; Jefferson from Broad 70
Vine: and Nineteenth from Logan TO
Warner. They were referred to the
city engineer
Troublesome question Received
The troublesome matter of Seven
teenth street, between Logan and No
hle was brought up again. Acting
City Attorney Tibbitts reports that
there are ~ lots liable to assessment;
that SO is an effective protesting ma.
iority; that 13 o. the signatures arc
not the signatures OF the owners ag
shown by the county records; that
Two women signed for their husbands.
Deduction OF the Is from 40 signers
cuts the protest below the effective
point. If his contention that there are
are only "a valid signatures proves
correct the protest will be lost Fur,h-
er examinations OF titles are to be
made.
Bonding resolution covering the
paving of Elm street from Springer
to Oklahoma and Walnut from Spring
or to Oklahoma were adopted.
The city engineer submitted plans
for lateral sewer In district 50.
Several grade ordinances were dt'
ferred.
An ordinance regarding Sidewalks
on Capitol boulevard and adjacent
streets was laid over.
Councilman Meyer has been endeay
oring to abate the nuisance at Noble
avenue and the Santa Fe. II Is an
Old dumping ground. and the sewer
under the railroad has been broken.
A resolution was passed directing that
The place be covered with dirt aud
the sewer repaired,
Fire Station Bids Appear Too High
Bids on the construction OF the NO.
3. fire station, East Side, appeared
to the city council to be too hieA
and the letting was last night defer
red. Caruthers & Reese bid S3,'1)
and White & Smith sS,19S. Council
had expected the bids to be below $3..
eOe. the estimated cost Of the finished
building.
Bids were also received on the floor
ing for the station. The Hill com
pany offers to put In the concre,r
floor at s1.5O yard.
Supplies for the fire department ave
10 be bought. It Is estimated tha.
10 900 bushels OF oats Will be needed
and the chief was last night instructed
to buy a lot. He will also buy hay
Oats are being bought for 30 cents a
bushel and hay at about $11 ton.
The department will have almost d1ll.
Bile demands for feed In the comius
winter.
Fire Engine Not Yet Accepted
The building committee was ~
structed to erect a building In whic~
20 store the oats. A rat-proof build
ing is wanted.
The fire committee last night rec
commended the acceptance OF the new
;merican-La France ire engine winch
Is to cost $500. Because the city hts
"a days In which TO make a test ami
because over a week OF that time re-
mains. council deferred action.
Chief Gruber said that Ingalls, 2
representative OF the underwriters
rad inspected the engine and was pre-
pairing reduction Of insurance raty2
accordingly.
Councilman butcher expressed fear
that the engine will prove white e'e-
phant. 1t - cumbersome and a gerf
heavy team will be required to NOV
il at speed requisite for fire service.
The department IS looking for hlg
horses