Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-02
PROBABLY MOVE
CONVENTION HALL
LOOKS As THOUGH PRESENT
SITE WOULD NOW BE
ABANDONED.
Two ARE STILL UNWILLING
Wooden and tOlley Want Water"
squeezed Out of Price of Othcr
Sites Oflcrcd.

The absence Of City Commissioner
Downing who was out OF the city yes
terday was apparently all that pre-
vented the city commissioners from
re-considerinG the action by which
they located the convention hall at
the corner OF Boulder and Archer
streets. Three commissioners, For
sythe, Wilson and Downing are out.
right in favor Of moving the hall.
The other two members of the com
mission, Mayor Wooden and Commits
sioner Colley would probably agree to
a change TO the site offered, one block
further north II as they express it
the water can be squeezed out Of tho
price asked for that site
At the meeting yesterday morning.
Attorney John Ilaver told the com
mission what he thought was way
out of the parliamentary difficulty In
getting a vote to reconsider before the
body. The commission has been un-
der the impression that it was neces-
sary for a motion to reconsider to be
lodged and seconded by those who
had voted in favor of the proposition
at first and that the mayor could not
make or second a motion. This left
them in this position: Downing who
originally voted for the proposition
was willing to make the motion to re-
consider but no second could be found
as Colley would not second it and
Wooden could not. Mr.. Haver back
ed up his argument by law and show
4 4. ~, Ia,
one could md.e the motion, even the
mayor.
This means that without a doubt
the matter will come up at the first
meeting at which all the commission
ers are present and new site proba-
bly, selected.
Mr.. Haver was very bitter against
the prestnt site saying that 'as a tax
payer l want 1t on the south but II it
must go to the North Side | want IL
ON the best location over there. There
are dozen better sites than the one
selected and you could not find a
worse one.
Mayor Wooden said he would never
move to reconsider the former action
until the price on some OF the other
sites was brought down" \ very
prominent arcritect told me this
morning" he said. that the noise
would not bother at all II the building
were properly constructed Mr.. Col
ley and have made up our minds we
will not change until some better Of
fer IL made"
There are three of us in favor of
moving" declared Forsythe with
some heat "and only two against 1t
and we sure are going to change II or
there will be no hall built"
MIR. Rohde In telling the commits
sioners that the 50. 900 asked for the
site one block further north was not
too high said for Gods sake locate
/ IT some place where we wont have to
be apologizing the rest OF our lives" ="
Tate Brady answered the argument
Of those in favor OF moving declared
I that "lf the argument of Mr.. Rohdo
and the attorney for the Cleveland
Trinidad Paving company Mr. Haver)
was good you would have the Katy
railroad the same distance from the
new site and in addition have the
street cars right by the door every
few minutes. II YOU want to get away
from the noise you might as well take
II to the southside. We are ready to
ofrer bond to cover the difference in
the cost OF building IA foundation"
lie told the commissioners OF letter
received from the Frisco at the time
the hall was located saying that the
railroad would at once move the yards
to some other location.