The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-11-21
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Special TO sthe Daily Leader
Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. 2l--
Members OF the local capital expense
committee with whom il rested to
gather funds for paying rent for state
Offices, subsequent to tle removal of
the seat Of the state government from
Guthrie Will make another attempt
to collect on the subscriptions This
Information was given Governor
Cruce at a conference when the com
mittee requested ten days additional
time To see the subscribers.
"We feel il is at least moral oh
ligation' said Seymour Heyman,
chairman Of the committee. "and we
win endeayor to keep up our end"
Members Of the committee say
there is a question whether the or
Iganization is legally liable under the
first contract made with Governor
Haskell, upon which the state prob
|ably VIII rely in the event it is fore
ed 10 sue the committee The con
tract called for payment of money TO
attorneys, miscellaneous expenses in
cidental to removal of the capital 10
Oklahoma City, and payment of rents,
TO the total amount OF 1900.
Haskell Lacked Authority
One section Of the contract sought
TO obligate the staN to loan 10 the
local school district $4,000 from the
states common school fund. with
which the committee was to repair,
re.arrange, and enlarge the abandon.
ed high school building to house all
the state officials. The committee was
10 pay the interest on the loan and
the school district, which would re-
ceive a remodeled binding, was to re-
imburse the school fund
That Governor Haskell had no au-
thOrity to bind the state in the in
tended loan, and that nothing would
be binding upon the school district
until it had been ratified by three
iifths vote of the district in the
shape or q bond issue, was the ruling
of the attorney general
Prior to his approval Of the capital
removal bill. Governor Haskell exact
ed Of the local committee an agree
ment that it, would pay 1871 200,
which the committee took to mean as
satisfying all demands on its part
Attorneys Claims, Factor
tions, one instrueting the board of
affairs 10 obtain quarters for state
and another to enter into a
contract with the committee Of citi-
2ens looking 10 payment Of the $71.-
200, and directed the board Of affairs
to dlsburse the money by paying $40,
900 10 attorneys and the remainder
for rents
One attorney was given a due bill'
against the committee for $4,000, an
other had d claim covering services
and epenses against the old capitol
amounting TO 5000, and
a tllird Is said to have received $5,-
600. q fourth, residing in the eastern
part Of the state, recently appeared
with claim for $500, declared to
have been approved BY Governor Has
kell for services rendered
The citizens committee declined 10
make a contract with the board Of ar.
fairs so that the attorneys claims
would be paid first but agreed to sat
isfy the landlords and deliver rent
receipts to the board OF affairs
Rent Due In December
No rent has been paid since July
II is asserted that about $4,000 will
be due December l. The committee
relies upon the first contract made
with Governor Haskell, calling for a
s70. 600 loan from the common school
fund with which the abandoned high |
school bnilding could be remodeled |
and insists that the state has not
kept its agreement with the city; |
therefore in q legal way ii claims |
/, is not bound to continue paying |
rents
II is question whether abrogatioil
)f one phase Of an agreement al
ects another not dependent upon the
irst.
Subscriptions to the capitol eX'
lense fund. out Of which rents were
o be paid are in the shape Of stock
lbout S35, 900 being in cash and the
'emainder in deeds to Oklahoma Clty
'eal estate. In announcing that the |
committee regarded its agreement 10
,ay S7l 200 only morally binding, II
Lgreed to deliver to the state board
II affairs the real estate deeds, IN
Of that much of the OBJ
igation. Governor Cruce declined
his offer. since the state has no au-
hority to deal in real estate.
The committee was told by the gov
rnor that the state did not regard
he S71 200 loan feature as abrogating
ny other phase of the contract, ana
greed to wait ten days before rec
action on the part of the {
ttorney general.