The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-05
TO UNDO SILLY SpITENORE
OF FORMER ADMINISTRATION
Called a Piece Of Dirty, De-
SpICdbIe Work k--RsCaII OrtI-
nance Is introduced

Efforts tn start something in ihe
yiaduct matter TOOK up considerable
los the time OF the new conncil ar its
FIRST formal session. held last night.
.0lher principal features we're plans
IS nado the silly spite work OF the
lssf Farguharson administration vim
regard 10 saladies of four principal
cillcegs ana relocation 81 city iunds
sHd checking 81 the accounts of the
catgoing treasurer and Introduction
o{ recall ordinance
y have heard il reported several
times that there Is Tiaduct pf0po-
sitl0n ap, said Mayor 0lsmirh, Unt
mat is ail | know aB0Hf IT, ID Isl
sometigh# reported tnas the Santa
sp is intending ID put iii d yladuey
Councilman Morrison urged the
Hew mayor to get nssy He said the
F0ssings 0f tie santa Fe are block
aa and dangerous. the people have
voted bonds and the road has been
Erluttering around For the last Fear
OF SO. said the Fourth warder there
Nas alWays a telegram on letter on
e e mayor dess and nothing vas
ever sai8 9bout II nngIl some member
sked about the Yiaduut Then came
more excuses tod not doing anything
We are sick 81 this letter and tele-
sfam business
Councilman Spurl0ck reported that
eA-Mayor FarqanaFson had several
letters bearing On the subject
Councilman Tallman spoke in ad.
ocacy Of action lie said that the
average citizen always had 70 come
across when the city undertook any
improvement and ae could not see
S ny the santa Fe should be lei ont
The eitg has two miles OF pavement
aa Noble avenue. ana the only part
aet paved is tle rigar oi vas across
BE- Santa Pc
The mayor Was instructed f0 start
campaign iog the yiadaet
70 Restore Salaries
Restoration of legitimate salaries
Was 0roacned BIZ Councilman Field
wto said that several officers we
must have we're put on less than halt
pas BY former council Tae dis
chssion took ,sany iarns and finally
IL suited in q motion by Councilman
Hrsce To refer the matter 10 the City
attorney and ordinance committee.
Ah0 are tD report Saturday night
Regagss o( members OF council Oh
sie conduct az the fo.mer council in
cutting The salary OF the city clerk
from sis5 10 $50 a month. the attor-
rey 10 $50, the chief 0t police from
si25 to $50 ara others along ihe same
sne wefe not complimentary. Conir
Gilman Bruce said that ans mar VINO
voted for fnaf resolution oi raduc
glon and the mayor mao signed IL had
lowered themselves vastly ia BIS es-
timatlDn as mea 0f reason and ln-
teiaigence
u dont understand a0w meA claim.
Ing To have ordinary sense 0T 4e-
cent conception 81 business or public
iiee could de any s4ta thing as waA
done bT the former council said
Mayor 0lsmitb
Four members who helped pnll on
sae reduction staHt we're present
& mrlock. Sseger, DarceeF and Dun
Aanl. 0hly snuFl0cg attempted Ga
talk 8ac& ard be did it 8aEg mildly
li, said 81 Gia nef kn0a thar he haa
.saV agol0EY 70 MAKE that be Nas
busy with other matters a. the time
he said that ae aonla probably not
have done it after reelection
The proposition e0Anci sfiea te
WORK out last night was too appoint
arg o. the clfy clerk ae auditor 81
~ could dFaw d mans size salary
aAd naming she chies oi police az
salsh officer The clerk aaA 8sait-
.eaH ofiiee were eamhiaed iog several
months before the change ana tae
ordinance establishing ihe a9diias =
cs1ee Is sfsB in elect
Hepburn lniects Ginger
City Attorney Hepburn injected
some ginger lsg masking cagcastte
sfeuse oi the old eoancil He said
fa4t those gentlemen probably knes
from ta0 gearA experience what tssF
were worth and fhsg tasir salary re-
aMcti0A biz probably represented
tNeiY estimate Of themselves, Aiag0E
Farauaarson undoubtedly concluded
that as mayor be was onig wursh s.
MONTH, said yae gity attorney
Ais Hepburn did a0t iaq0f arg eva
on or fachnilal r0und about, says
seriously. sba city attorney SAID ne
gia nor believe tae FaraRhaFs1n coans
ess ever reancel SALARIES lie osdf
eanre Ia us opinion xeHla Sc set
.ssp hy &ne court fDF the reasoA
t14f Ii was n0t grounded ia reason