Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-04

TO BUILD


HORACE SPEED, ON behalf Of
IA captain James Lawler and his
associates. prest nted their proposition
to furnish Tulsa with well water at
the meeting in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms yesterday afternoon.
Captain Lawlcr has interested with
him some other citizens of Sapulpa
and Houston, Texas, who he states
are amply able To finance the project
and put it through. His proposition
Is to lay a pipe line from the wells in
the hills that furnish Bristow with its
supply of water to the present city in
take at its pumping station and to
furnish a minimum Of 1000 600 gal
Ions per day and as muCn more as the
demands of the city may require for
all purposes at a fixed price Of 10
cents per !, 900 gallons for the first
4, 600, 600 gallons and decrease in the
price as the quantity increases.
with the exception of n or two
connected talks it was a sort of runs
ming fire discussion participated in
for the most part by those who were
opposed to the scheme i'm its entirety
and in view of the fact that it was
generally understood that another
proposition at much lower figure will
be submitted at the meeting this aft
crnoon, the whole project got little
consideration, though there were a
number who openly announced their
position as favoring the project as
long as it cost che city nothing to try
it out.
The figures presented by Water
Superintendent Chastain showed that
the average price the city is now get
ting for all the water it is
ten and two-tenths cents per thou
sand gallons, which would mean an
increase in the water rates to nearly
double the present rates. Chastain
explained that the price of rs cents
per thousand charged the domestic
consumers was as low as it could be
furnished and supply the demands for
other purposes at a lower rate.
Object of Meeting.
The object Of those who have beer
arranging for the public meetings is
to hear any and all projects that may
be submitted and to go into the water
question from every possible angle,
and if possible get a committee of
citizens, who volunteer, to go on
u trip of inspection to Fort Worth,
Dallas, Lawton, McAlester and Sa-
pulpa TO examine the reservoir SNS-
TENS which supply those cities, It
is believed that If a sufficient mum
Der can be induced to go on this trip
that any report which they may make
viii be accepted as presenting the
conditions they find, so that Tulsa can
he sure of its ground if it undertakes
to get back OF a similar project.
Mayor Wooden explained the posi-
ton of the city administration at the
close of the meeting and moved that
1t adjourn until three o'clock this aft
ernoon. II wish to say hat the ad-
ministration has no special plan
which 1t desires to force upon the
people," explained the mayor. 1--WE
have a water committee comprising
a number of the citizens of Tulsa who
are not friendly to the present admin
.istration and we are going to be
guided by their recommendations and
whatever steps we may take looking
towards a solution of the water ques-
ton. | hope that Captain Lawler and
his friends will come back here again
tomorrow afternoon when we will
listen to a discussion of and a proposal
to get a water supply from the Usage
hills by means of a reservoir or stor-
age basin. | hope to see this hall
filled at that time and some definite
taken"