Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-22
BOND ELECTION
ON JANUARY 70
THE COMMISSIONERS DECIDE TO
CALL ELECTION ON THE
NEW BOND ISSUE,
TO HAVE SEPERATE BALLOTS
Issue OF si26,Oo0 for Convention Hall
and Market Place and $4,000
for Parks and BOuleyards.

The citizens OF Tulsa viii be given
an opportunity TO say whether or not
they want the largest convention hail
In the state. more park sites and a
boulevard system.
The committee appointed at Fri
day nights mass meeting 90 notify
the city officials OF the action taken
at that meeting. met Mayor Wooden
and three OF tho ctty commissioners
yesterday afternoon. 1t was unani-
mously decided that an election
should be called for tho purpose of
securing the opinion Of the taxpayers
on tho bond question.
As result OF the conference yes
terday the commissioners will on
next Tuesday morning pass resolu-
ton, setting January 90 ms date
for the election. This is the day of
the electrical franchise election, and
by combining all tho propositions
quite saving can be made by the
city.
II was decided that the bonds for
a convention hall and market place
event tho city officials could pur-
should amount to $125,O00 and In the
chase IA sito and erect n suitable
structure for less than this they are
to use their own discretion On
election day the convention hall and
market place question will be on n
separate ballot. A bond proposition,
amounting to $4,000 for the purch-
ase Of n boulevard system and park
Improvements will be placed on an
other ballot. In this matter per-
sons favorlng one Of the propositions
and opposing the other can so vote.
At yesterdays meeting some dis
cusslon was INDUCED in with refer
ence TO building city hall In con
junction with a convention hall. But
after mature dellberatlon It was de
cded that the time is not ripe to
build n city hal. Tho city owns n
site on second street in the very cen
ter Of the business district, which is
ultimately intended to be used for a
city hall site. Rentals coming In
from this property now practically
pay the rent on the present city Of
fees
city Attorney Ramsey was present
at the meeting and he will proceed
Immediately with the work OF draw
ing up a resolution. calling for n
bond election. This will In all prob
ability be submitted to the commits
sloners Tuesday.
If the convention hall bonds are
voted on January 20 they can be
readily sold by February / at the
longest. a site can be secured and ac-
tual work on the structure can begin
by March l. This Will make 1t pos
sible to have the convention hall
completed and ready for use by the
time the international Dry Farming
Congress meets here in October.
The convention hail. as proposed
will be easily the most commodious
ana complete In the state. 1t viii
have a seating capacity Of between
5000 and 10000 and by starting off
with the colossal dry farming con
yention II VIII be an easy matter 10
land many great conventions for this
city, which already has the most
complete hotel facilities in the state
So there IS nothing to be done now
but wait until the results Of the
election on January 20 are known
And Judging from public sentiment
there will be very little If any oppo-
sition to the bonds at that time