The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-06-08
RESOLUTION.

Vinita Daily Chieftain, Publisher.
| A Resolution relating TO the Improve
ment of the following portion Of the
Streets and Avenues Of the City of
vlnita, Craig County, State Of okla
homa, to-wlt: All Of Illinois Avenue
from the East line Of Thompson
Street to the East line Of Foreman
Street; and providing for making
said improvement under and pur-
suant to the Provisions of the Act
Of the Legislative Assembly of the
state Of Oklahoma, approved the 18th
day of April, 1908, entitled :"An Act
to Provide for the improvement Of
Streets and other Public Places
Within Cities Of the First Class by
Grading, Paving, Macadamlzlng,
curbino, cuttering and Draining the
Same, and Declaring an Emergency"
Whereas, the City of vinita, Craig
County, State of Oklahoma is a city
of the first class of the State of Okla
homa, and
Whereas, 1t has been ascertained by
the Mayor and City Council of the
City of Vinita that it is and is hereby
declared necessary and that the public
conyenience requires that the folloT-
ing portions of the streets and avenues
lin the City of Vinita should be
improved by grading, curbing, gut
ltering and draining the same
and constructing thereon vitri-
fled brick block pavement with cement
Ihller, to-wit: All of Illinois Avenue
Iron the east line of Thompson Street
to the east line Of Foreman Street,
land that the property abutting on the
parts of the street and avenues afore-
said will be especially benefited by
said improvements.
Now, therefore. be it resolved by the
Mayor and Councilmen of the City OF
lyinlta, Oklahoma;
Section l. That it is hereby declar
ed necessary and that the public con
venience requires that the above de
fined portion of the streets and aven
ues in the City of vinita, Oklahoma
be improved by grading, paving, curb
ling, guttering and draining the same
as follows. to.wit;
and the public convenience requires
that the above defined portion of Hi
nois Avenue from the east line oi
! Thompson Street to the east line Of
J Foreman Street be so improved by
grading the same and reducing said
Iavenue
Said avenue above defined to a sub
Igrade sufficient to permit of the con
lstruction thereon of concrete base
course 5 inches in thickness upon this
iishall be laid sand cushion of inches
in thickness and upon this be laid a
Isingle course of vitrified brick block
with cement filler on all that portion
of said avenue lying between the
lgranitoid cutters ON each side thereof,
hereinafter provided for width forty
six feet from the east line of Thomp-
son street to the east line of Fore
man street. except at street and alley
crossings. where the paving shall ex-
ltend across the full width of the
street, which is one hundred feet, ex-
cept that portion taken by granitoid
cutters across alleys: that there shall
be constructed on said avenue oom-
bined curb and gutter constructed of
granitoid. the curb portion being six
inches thick and fourteen inches high
and the gutter shall be two feet wide
ana six inches thick, except at alley
crossings. where the gutter shall be
four feet wide and six inches thick.
That the curb lines on the above de-
fined portion of said Illinois avenue be
and the same are hereby established
on each side thereof distance OF. 25
feet from the property line on that
portion of said avenue between Thomp-
son Street and Foreman Street.
Section 2. That when this reso-
luton shall have been published for
six consecutive issues in the Daily |
chieftain, newspaper of bona fide
general daily circulation in the City |
of Vinita, Oklahoma. If the owners of
more than one-half in area of the prop
erty liable TO assessment to pay fori
the above described improvements. as
herein set forth. shall not file with |
the City Clerk OF the City of vinita
their protest in writing against such
within fifteen days from
the date of the last publication. then
The Mayor and City Council of the
City of vinita, oklahoma, shall cause
he improvement provided for in this
resolution to be made and the cost of
such grading paving. curbing. gutter.
ng aud draining shall be paid BY spe-
'ial assessment against the abutting
property to the center OF the block
where the abutting way is on the ex-
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