The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-28
WILL REQUIRE VOTING
$4,000 MUNICIPAL BONDS
Question Submitted al Mondays
Election on Commission Form
Of Government

Viaduct plans come in for lengthy
but rather ha2y discussion in connec-
! lion with the election next Monday,
when the voters Of the city are to de-
| eide whether there shall be commits
! sion government here and whether
/ there shall be a bond issu of SAT 900
for the yiaduct Mayor Farquharson
who directly represented the city in
making the plans is not here, and the
plans are in the hands Of the Santa
re Railway company, subject to alter
ations of details,
The main features of the proposed
viaduct can, however, be announced
with assurance that they will be car.
ried out il the voters approve the
bonds The outlines for the structure
are:
Length-1,O5O feet, extending on
Cleveland avenue from Second street
to Fifth street.
Extension southward to Oklahoma
avenue for accommodation Of manufac.
turing district extension to be at
least 450 feet long.
Width of main structure, 40 feet;
seven foot for walkway: street car
tracks at one side, leaving "a feet
clear roadway
Construction-En Entirely of re-inforc-
ed concrete; 10 exposed steel, modi-
fled arch way over Santa Fe tracks;
piers on each side of Cottonwood riv-
er to be sunk to rock.
City Engineer Hooker succeeded in
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the Cottonwood piers al a distance
sufficient to allow widening Of the
channel hereafter 1t Is conceded that
the stream must be widened for the
protection OF manufacturing from the
spring floods. The piers are to be
built from the solid rock underlying
the Cleveland avenue region, so that
widening will not weaken Ine struc-
ture or cause disturbance in any way.
The plans are at the Santa Fe Of
fees at Topeka The railroad engin-
GERS are figuring mainly on the arch
way They are confronted with the
difficulty of securing sufficient head
way without making too long and
costly an arch All steel work is to
be hidden in concrete.
There IS to be a meeting tonight
at the city hall under the auspices OF
the freeholder candidates of the city.
Tax Payers and Voters ticket. This
meeting will be principally for the
commission government idea and for
the yiaduct proposition incidentally.
The Citizens Non-Partisan ticket
comprises j. d, Burke N. ID. McGin-
ley, b. w. Pulse, VIM. Sherer, L. II.
Furow, J. NJ. Brooks A. s. Moorman,
z r. Finch W. ii Merten, w.
Rrodie
The platform embraces the follow
ing:
Lower and equal taxation
City warrants at par.
Interest on daily balance Of all city
money from banks paying highest
rate Of interest
Economy in management of city
government and for three commits
sioners, at salary of $1,000 each.
Competitive bidding on all public
work and supplies.
All business to be transacted in
open meeting.
Economical Improvements OF city
parks and streets.
All property to be assessed at fair
regardless Of ownership.
cash value without discrimination, re,
gardless of ownership.
Consolidation of duties of city EN-
ployees, thereby abolishing unneces-
sary expense.
Compliance with laws provisions,
making city treasurer furnish month
lN statement of city's finances.
City treasurer to be independent OF
any city bank or banks.
Complete enforcement OF fire and
police department from executive de-
Ipartment.
The recall of any dishonest officer
elected
Each commissioner elected devoting
ALL of his time to the office.
Strict regulation of public service
corporations.