Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-01
FIVE MORE MILES
Of Paving IS LET
CONTRACTS EQUALLY DIsTRIB-
UTED BETWEEN TWO BIDDERS.
EAST ENDERS ARE FIRST
Tire limits Again Under Discussion
Clcaycr Petition Fllcd-Asphalt
Plant Considered.


Plant Considered.
Contracts for about sixty blocks Of
paving, equal to almost five miles Of
thoroughfare were let by the city com
missioners in session yesterday morn
ing, The letting Of a contract for dis
trict No. 6S was continued until the
property owners protesting against the
improvement can present their obiec-
tions before the citys municipal body.
A petition against the paving of Sew,
enth street between Guthrie and Ham
ilton streets in district GA was over
ruled.
This action however was not taken
until the commission was assured that
the existing difficulty among the prop
erty owners In this vicinity had been
satisfactorily settled The petition
was headed by l.. A. Nitche, and stated
that the property holders were in
favor of the improvement, providing
n contract was let for the entire un-
paved portion Of Seventh street.
The contracts were pretty well dl-
Vlded up between the Parker Wash
ington company, Muskogee, and the
eyeland-Trindad company Of 'Cleve-
land, Ohio, In each district the work
was contracted to the company sub
mitting the lowest bid. The awards
by district were made as follows:
District No. 90, let to Parker Wash
ington bid S5,5G2.O9; contesting bid,
$5,79S.79.
District No. II, Parker-w Washing
ton, bid s22,122.98; oontesting bid,
$23,56442.
District No. 50, Cleveland Trinidad,
bid $S,51S,35; consisting bid, sS,-
G7O5S.
District No. SO, Cleveland-TrlnIdad,
bid sS1,O419S; contestIng bid s81,-
8GS,46.
District No, IS, Parker Washington,
bid $7O,OS3,6S; contestlng bid VA
562.36.
District No, 81, Cleveland Trinidad,
bid $2,053.4S contesting bid s2,102.63.
District No. Ga, Cleveland Trinidad,
bid $4,563.75; contesting bid s4,68S.97.
A petition from the more refined
coored population of Tulsa was re-
celved by the commission, asking that
Barney Cleaver, the colored patrol
man. be retained in the clty's SER
vice. The slgners expressed them
selves as being very well satisfied with
the services of the officer, and de-
plored the fact that action had been
taken against him by the law violat-
ing element. The more conservative
20 Af na l.,
been staunch supporters of Cleaver's
course The petition was not iallen
seriously by the commission, as It had
long since been decided to retain the
sservices Of the colored patrolman.
Al a meeting Of the East Tulsa Inn
provement Association Monday night
T.. r. Tucker was delegated to appear
before the commission and ask that
the paving improvements contem-
plated In that part OF the city ne
pushed to completion. This part OF
the paving lies in district No Sc, and
will he attended to first by the con-
tractors. The representative Of the
association stated that during rainy
weather that section of the city was
rendered into an almost impossible
district The experience during the
past two weeks has made the property
owners realize the value Of a well
paved sereet, and all are anxious to
see the street finished
The much mooted question Of mod !
flying the fire limit was again sug-
Eested by G. q. Frye. As citizen of
Tulsa, and giving all alike their Just
dues, Mr.. FRYE stated that the fire |
limit as II now stands works HARDSHIP p
on property owners Especially those |
who are unable financially TO meet
with Its requirements. Several OF the |
commissioners conceded that the fire |
limit had been I'm various parts Of the |
city extended beyond the necessary
requirements to furnish protection
from fire
Owing to the stringent enforcement
OF the ordinance governing the char
acter OF buildings that are erected
within the borders of the fire limit. |
NJ. A. Younkman was called before
the commission, A special permit was
secured recently by Mr.. Younkman
for the erection Of n sheet iron shed
near First and Cheyenne There was
q misunderstanding between Building
Inspector j. G. Meacham and the prop
erty owner In regard 10 the use that
the building would be reverted to. It
was the understanding Of the city au-
thorltles that II was 10 be used as a /
protection for laundry wagons, but on
making an Investigation the sheds .
were found to be serving as a tenn |
porary stable. The commissions at |
tention was called to the matter when
], =. Johnson asked for n permit to /
erect similar building on First be-
tween Boulder and Cheyenne. The /
permission was refused as II ls thought
this character of building would he
an oye-sore In the nelghborhood and /
jeopardlce the fire protection.
Residents in the vicinity OF the
Eureka Paving company's asphalt
plant have asked the commission to
withhold a lcnse on the property II
Is said TO be detrimental to the health
OF the ncighborhood, both damaging