Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-25
Secret Conferences Yester-
day May Bring Solution
for Problem.
MAYOR, YOUNKMAN
DECLARE FOR MOVE
Gives City Officials Work
shop Complete in Every
Detail.
MAYOR JOHN II. SIMMONS and

MAioR JOHN H. SIMMONS ana ana
lV1 the city commissioners yesterday
held three conferences with executive
officers of the Elks' lodge, and as re-
sut, IT was announced last night that
plans were well under way whereby
the city would purchase the Elks' club,
corner of Third and Boulder, for a
city hall.
All that stands in the path to a
successful closing of this deal, is the
approval of the members OF the lodge.
which, If the expressions of executives
can be taken as an indication OF the
sentiment of the order. Will be forth
coming at a special called meeting.
scheduled to be held the early part
OF next week.
The mayor and board of city COM
missioners are heartily in favor of the
project.
Commissioners For Ii.
In the private conference held yes
terday, the commissioners went on
record as being in accord with the
plan, and each last night expressed
himself as believing it the solution OF
problem which has been before their
body for the past several months. and
which has been one of the tasks Mayor
( simmons and the other city OFFICIALS
placed upon their calendar when they
were inaugurated into office.
Until the plan was suggested for the
purchase by the city of the Elks club,
Mayor Simmons has been strongly in
favor of the purchase of site now
| occupied by the Tulsa high school at
the corner of Fourth and Cincinnati.
| Representing the city he made bids on
| two occasions for this site, and each
was rejected by the school board.
! Agitation was then started for "A site
at the corner of Fourth and Boulder,
I but later it was found that other in
| terests were attempting to secure this
| site, on which the First Christian
| church is located. Then the necessity
/ of securing suitable site for city
| hall. before all of the best locations
desirable for the purpose had been
| built upon, presented itself to the city
| fathers.
Is Ideal Site.
Following conference held yester-
| day afternoon with members of the
! Elks, Commissioners c. S. Iounkman
and A. ID. Walker returned to the city
| hall and went into a private consulta-
ton with Mayor Simmons and mem-
bers of the Elks' lodge
1T is the most feasible location that
has been presented" said Commits
sioner Younkman following the con-
| ference. I'VE need a city hall. There
is no argument on that point We
need a building in which the depart
ments of the city government may eX-
pand as the work of the departments
and the city itself expands. The Elks
lodge offers these facilities, and | be-
lieve that the city of Tulsa would be
making a grave mistake to turn down
this proposition"
Near Federal Building.
Commissioner Walker was of the
same opinion. at is just across the
street from the new federal building
and ost office. II is removed but q
block from the main street of traffic
and yet is out of the noise zone. This
is feature that should be considered
Then. too, the Elks building is 6
modern structure, on the high pres
sure water mains. 1t is on car line
and is in the very heart of the city
adjacent to streets viaducted across
the tracks leading into the north side
of the city. | am for the proposition
with no reservations"
The Mayors Views.
Mayor simmons, the father of thu
project, stands behind his contention
that now is the time to secure n city
hall He declared last night that h'
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