Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-10-10
Declares this County Should
Have $4,000 of Fund
Given.
COUNTY WILL BEGIN
THE SURVEY SOON
Road to BE Built With Con-
Wet Labor VIII EX-
tend Far.

TUlSA, as always, is to take tho
l. lead in the things progressive.
This county is to he the first in the
state IN the surveying of county
highway which will conform to the
specifications of the state and federal
highway departments. The county
surveyor of Tulsa county will be in
structcd within the next week to pro-
Cccd at once with the survey of Il
hard surfaced road extending from
Tulsa northward to the Tulsa Wash
ington county line, where it will con-
meet with the highway being built
by Washington county.
The initial step in this work was
taken last night at meeting of the
representative business men and
good road enthusiasts at the Chamber
OF Commerce rooms, where Governor
Williams was the principal speaker.
The state executive went on record
as being strongly In favor of appro-
priating at least $25, 900 of the $115,-
600 allotted the state of oklahoma by
the nation to Tulsa for the construc-
ton of highways in this county.
When the governor made this dec
laration, cyrus Avery chairman of
the board of county commissioners.
announced: Governor, we call that
bet"
Enthusiastic Meeting.
II was meeting filled with en-
lhusasm and as an Indicator of the
interest being taken In the important
subject of road building was repre-
sentative of Tulsa.
1t was declared at the meeting that
Tulsa was on the eve of one of the
greatest road construction periods
that It had ever known, and that the
details for the construction Of the
first link of the hard-surfacc roads
which are to radiate from Tulsa IN
all directions have been taken.
by unanimous vote IL was de-
cided that the citizenship of Tulsa
should stand soldly behind the board
OF county commissioners in their cf-
fort to rush to an early completion
the survey necessary for the construc-
tion of this road To the Tulsa WASH
ington county line.
During the course of his address the
governor declared that he always
looked toward Tulsa county to take
the initiative IN matters of greater nj
portnnce to the community and COM
monwCalth OF the state and that no
favors, except those deserved by tho
spirit of progrcssiyencss of the citi-
ZcuGhip. was TO be- shown 10 the couu-
ties Of tho state in securing federal
aid
Tulsa is bettcr fitted to construct
the roads for which the national gov
crnment has made the appropriation"
he declared. "pnd as that is the case,
see no reason why Tulsa couny
should not receive at least $4,000 of
the Sis 600 which is to be expended
Tho birbyav dcnnrtmcnt of tho nrri-
cultur. dcrartrnant of the nation"
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"fou people are ready Tor the con-
struction of good roads he declared
"and you need them. You are IN Il
position. through your revenues TO
keep the roads In condlllon a re-
qulromcnt which the government de-
mands OF tho communities To Wmch
II makes appropriations OF FUNDS
Tulsa has everything IN ITS laNor ana
am not surprised To iind mat Iuisa
county rs ready To take advantage or
the opportunities which come TO the
progressive
The meeting was as the presiding
OFFICER. FRANK Greer, trst Nlce-presl-
dent Of the Chamber of Commerce,
announced an experience meeting,
and It was along TINS line that NJ
l.. Cunningham, state highway en-
gineer. made the greater part Of his
address, Whch tolloWed that or the
governor.
The engineer explained the ditli-
culties which would be eliminated n
the construction of Tulsa county
roads by the experience gained by
other communities. He also Went
into detail as to the requirements OF
the federal board in the supervision
OF the roadwork which is 10 be
benefited 10y the national appropria-
tions and explained the system Of
checking which has been inaugurated