The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-08
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MAYOR ANNOUNCES CON-
FERENCE HERE MON
DAY NIGHT
SANTA re HIGH OFFICIALS
WILL ATTEND MEETING
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Effort VIII Be- Made 10 Reach
Agreement on Long Delayed
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Several propositions introduced at
the city council meeting last night in
dicate an early settlement Of the
many phases Of the proposed Santa
Fe Improvement plans. Mayor Far
Guharson announced that at o'clock
Monday morning there would be a
meeting of all directly interested IN
the Santa Fe and street railway prop
Csitions. The chiefs OF the roads and
The city chiefs are to go over all the
around.
The plan Is to divert the city car
Inc at Division street. abandon Okla
hcma avenue west from that point.
The question Is to put the street car
Inc across south of Oklahoma or on
the proposed new viaduct at Noble.
The Santa Fe wishes to close both
Oklahoma and Cleveland The street
car company head. Classen of Okla
hcma City, was here several days
looking into the matter.
Electric Park Proposition
Council deferred action on the pro-
posed purchase OF Electric park. Clas-
sen proposed to sell the property to the
city for $1,000 and to reserve strip,
The park board offered to put. up $5,'
900 II the city would put up $4,000.
A special committee reported against
the project. Last night communi-
cation from the chamber of commerce
endorsed the proposition. 1t was de-
cided to lay the matter over.
Damage releases on Oklahoma and
Cleveland avenues were submitted.
The Oklahoma avenue list contains
22 names and the Cleveland list 81.
It Is understood only few property
owners remain to be convinced.
More Paving Contemplated
First resolutions of intention to
pave Noble avenue from Drexel boule-
yard to Cedar street were introduced
IL council last night. The paving is TO
he In asphalt.
Final resolutions OF intention to
pave were passed for these streets:
Logan, from Ninth. to Seventeenth,
asphalt, 80 feet.
Walnut, from Logan to Mansur.
Nineteenth from Logan TO Warner.
The protests on Logan avenue west
we're again referred to the city attor-
ney. The affair Is somewhat compli
Gated by reason of series OF protests
Withdrawals and new protests. A set
o. protests we're submitted last night.
The question is apparently a close
one In the district affected-from
Ninth to Seventeenth street.
However, council later passed the
resolutions to pave, and legal fight
is imminent N
Paving Protests Received
New protests on paving were re-
ceived as follows:
Grant, from Vine to Drexel: re-
ferred to city attorney and council
men from ward
Tenth. from Warner to Logan, same
reference.
Resolutions were passed confirming
apportionments and assessments on
sppraisements on Maple from Cleye'
land to Logan and an ordinance was
adopted ordering the work.
Bonding resolutions covering the
paving on Logan. from Broad to Ma
lie, Division from Harrison to Uni
versity, and Division from Broad to
Harrison we're adopted
Petitions were received for water
mains In the southeastern part Of the
city and It was recommended that the
prayers be granted.
Petition was made for sidewalks on
Cleveland and Noble, west
Partial estimates were submitted by
the city engineer on the West Side
storm sewer extension and the Oak
street .-wer.
An ordinance establishing the grade
Oh Third street was put over.
An ordinance creating sewer ais
trict 50 was adopted