The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-03

ICE water We're in fashion at the city
council meeting last night, The bust
less was routine and there was lots OF
u, City Attorney Green sending some.
lning over a cord of paving and sewer
resolutions.
Water meters attracted the atten-
ton of council The water commit
Tee and Mayor Farquharson reported
tests of meters and recommended the
purchase of 400 Empire meters at
$40 each, so Keystone meters at So
each and % Cannon meters at So
each, These prices carry 10 per cent
| 'iscount for cash. Morrison and 9TH
rs wanted 10 buy meteis cheaper
itan the Empire and save 5000 but
Commissioner Spencer, Mayor Far
nuharson and the committee finally
rad their way, showing that the EN-
lire, in use here seven years, is re-
liable by every test and that 5000 can
| he used up in a month repairing
cheaper or experimental meters. Mo-
rlson took occasion to denounce the
entire meter system as fraud from
the rise of time to the next circus.
and was called down by the mayor for
wandering afeld.
Claims Orde ed Paid
The following claims were approved
md ordered paid:
Storm sewers, S14.70: main tap.
| SM960: fire and water, S1,50S.35;
street paving contingent, $1,222S5:
West Side storm sewer improvements
'i,157l0 sinking fund interest, $l1,-
q2S13; main extension, water works
piant, $3.770,30: street and bridge,
s4S4; street crossing $l26.SS; salary,
sl,135; street sprinkliug, $422.03;
arks, S7lOO3: contingent $3.50 As.
Total, $22,6l7.45,
Dunham reported for the fire COM
lnittee that the plans for new build
lngs are in preparation.
A communication from Chief Grub
er in regard to the flremens' meeting
n Tulsa June Z, 8 and caused discus
SION Il was agreed to send the may
or, fire chief and two firemen and
ii is understood an outside effort will
be made to secure money to send a
team and truck. Many cities are to
enter companies.
An ordinance fixing water rates for
the year was introduced by Higgins
and laid over for week.
The only block on the East Side
without sewer facilities was provided
for last night in the creation of dis.
trict 5S. It is bounded by Division,
Vine, Logan and Warner Lateral sew
ers are TO be built,
Vest Side Paving
Several short sections of streets
on the West Side were last night put
en- the paving list by the city council
: First resolutions Of intention to pave
were adopted for long list but the
West Side aldermen began to object
: intimating that they nor the people
Grectly interested had been consult
I'd in the proceedings, and two sec
tions were stricken out.
The resolutions passed covered
these sections:
Nineteenth. from Logan to War
ner.
Logan from Seventeenth to Nine
teenth.
Seventeenth from Logan to Noble.
Walnut from Oklahoma TO Mansur
w .On adoption of the resolution ror
pqving of Logan from Fifth to Ninth
Councilman Dunham objected and the
action was reconsidered. Durham
said that the lots in that section
we're not worth more than $50 each
9nd paving would cost $3.50 each The
mayor reminded him that paving new
er had been considered throwing away
money and that it would add at least
$3.50 10 the value. The familiar pleas
for the Fifth ward flood district were
advanced. The resolution was finally
laid ON the table.
Mayor Farquharson reminded the
councilmen that the section OF Fifth
street proposed 20 be. paved led TO
Ithe factory district When the reso-
iuion for Fifth street from Warner
ITO Logan came np. Councilman Hlg-
! sins tried to substitute two COURSE
Llck paving and sand filler for as.
nhat. but the motion was lost. The
4 project against paving was ,finapy
4 defeated.
Sheet Aspt alt Paving ft egFH
The streets listed for paving are
to be thirty feet in width and the paw
! Ing is to be OF sheet asphalt
Higgins secured the passage of two
street Improvement resolutions--fo
the grading of Grant avenue from
Vine street TO Drexel boulevard and
Perkins avenue from Walnut 10 Broad
.he Grant avenno grading is to In
,lude other Improvements and is to
extend eighty feet in width. This will
establish the grade 80 that sidewalks
and parkways may be definitely To-.
Gated in that space.
I Final resolutions OF intent to pave
we're adopted for these streets:
I.ognn Avenue. flnm Rrnad Id Mamie