The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-02

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house To build one ON some plan In
the immediate future Is a necessity
II we would hold the capital also
think the terms proposed are reason.
able therefore urge the commits.
sioners to accept them az once and
proceed at the earliest possible date
to the ere tion Of a court house and
will at all times support this action
If they do. 70 have this court house
In course Of construction when the
constitutional convention meets Is
very important and urge early action.
Yours truly
0. r. FEGAN."
Mr.. Cottlngham in his letter to the
board said that a Sl50,0O0 court house
should be built but he feared the
county board would be charged with
extravaganza.
Mr., chas. Lee, of coye. said O
sl5OOOO court house should be bull,
on the rental plan by all means,
Mr., f, E. Houghton wrote 1--WE
need this court house byall means"
S. Il. seely wrote: "We need
new court house every badly, and
while believe you will be charged
with extravaganza, Il believe you viii
be honored eight years after the
building Is erected.
Mr. Joe Norris, late chairman of the
Republican state Committee, wrote as
follows Guthrie, Okla, July l9
1906. 81 am in favor OF building
court house for Logan county on the
ental plan to cost S150,000 have to
state that ! think nothing would be OF
more benefit to the county and to the
Teople than such a move and am
heartily in favor OF your plan being
adopted whereby we can secure n
court house that win be a great credit
TO Logan county and the capital city
Increase in taxes will be very slight
and as a rule the people do not object
to being taxed IL they are getting
something in return for It, Yours
ruly, JOE NORRIS"
o. r. Fegan; I'VE need court house
" all means
w. l.. Dunlap Langston, wrote, 80
I'm heartily in favor OF your plan.
w. A. Frasler wrote. The county
ertainly needs new court house. !
m in favor of leaving the matter in
our Judgment feel that you are
thoroughly capable of handling this in
he most satisfactory manner"
j. ]. Houston wrote: "We should
lave a $i50,o0O court house by all
| means"
G.. n. Perkins wrote: Your plan is
;ood. We should have a new court
iouse at once"
Judge Huston's Letter.
Judge A. II. Huston wrote as fol
'ows: lsy
Il am in receipt of your favor OF the
lth inst. asking my opinion, as a tax
aver Of plan of building a court
.ouse to cost $150,000. to be paid for
n installments of $4,000 each per
ear. have to say that this county
an procure the sum Of $4,000 to use
n building court house. and can pay
t all back in ten years by paying
| 10000 per year, am heartily in favor
| )f the plan. | would borrow that
mount of money myself on those
| erms, II | could But ! know that
interest must be paid. and that you
,ither will not get $4,000 to start
m. or that you must pay more than
10000 per year to pay II back. But
understand the plan, II Is for some
me to build the court house TO cost a
ertain amount. the county TO rent
{ at so much for certain number OF
ears and at the end of that time to
lwn the court house. ! am in favor
If plan OF that sort II II can be
'arried out so as to give the county
is moneys worth. In the first place |
would want to be sure that the sum
greed to be expended In building the
house was actually put into IL. and
| hat the house was actually worth the
money put In, and then the interest
ate should he reasonable. and cal
ulated On correct basis. II all
hese points can be properly safe.
suarded, so that the people of the
'ounty will be sure to get the worth
v thelr money am In favor Of build
ne as fine court house as there will
)e in Me state. Yours.
A. II. HUSToN'
3reer's Letter.
| And last but not least Is letter
rom f. II. Greer under date Of July
n, 1907. The letter is herewith given
| IN full
J. d. Burke, City, Dear Sir: Reply
'ng to your letter of the 18th inst. /
nm In favor of, building a new large
ourt house for Logan county. pro-
yided this can be built on block Of
ground aud II the building ard ground
cannot be had for sl5O,OOO, that
enough be added 10 buy full block.
see no reason why building
cannot be built on the rental plan.
Il will probably Goa more than $3.50.
100 If we get building and ground
that viii do this county for all time.
And In this case | would make the
payment extend Is to 20 years.
The court house at Kngfisher, for
Kingflsher county. cost $4,000 In
bonds voted These bonds run 80
years at 5 per cent, which makes s45.-
900 interest, or total cost OF SIS, 200
for the court house, In this case the
interest costs $4,000 more than the
building.
Tho oourt hoosa Tor tyoodva rd