The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-17
Mayor Predicts Splendid Fu-
ture for City; Talks to
Lunch League.
GRAFT IMPOSSIBLE BY
USING PRESENT PLANS
Reduced Insurance Rates Ger.
tain; No Initiation in
Taxation.

Twenty-Five thousand pcurl, VIII be
added 10 the population ui Oklahoma
CITY within the next two yrnrs, fIc IN
surnnce rates viii be cut almost IN hat
graft viii be- unhcmd ~ ana the general
well being OF the city fostcrod II TIE
proposed 81 500 900 water bond Fsuo is
passed upon fHvornbly by the voters at
the coming election.
This was the statement of Mn,or Ed
OVefholscr In his address delivered Mon.
day ~ noon iu tlc Ia carte room ut
the LcrY rYlluckins hofor, members uf the
Electric Lunch rlraguc.
we have reached point In our his-
tory thst Ne have reached and passed
several times before said the may Or
when n comes to the point that paved
streets had n be- built In Oklahoma 1ity
or We would be forced back inlo The class
Of village. tho plycmcnts wcr, built
And not man whose residence or bust
ness property faces a paved street nov
would allow II 10 be- taken away from
him
Predicts $4,000 Gain.
Sow vo have come 10 the point vnor,
We must hive un ndrUuatc water supply
and settle FOR Hll time the water prob
lem which hrs faced oklahoma cts iur
several ycHs II this proposed bond Issue
carries. R,fucmcn. 25.ooD people viii he
added to Oi'hhomn CT, Within two tonfs
~ he plans We have under consldrra-
tion now are Ci~icd out Etnu IN Duu.
ncction with the erection of the water
works viii he impossible 40 nr a. I
sm able 70 prevent IT, The taxpayers of
this city viii receive lon cent for ever,
dollar tho, spend and I plcdgo you M,
word that nor one urfc Of land fur the
reservoir VJl b" purohfrd unit th,
Condemnation courts have t;Srd lh,i
acres value "a
The n'c of me proposed rc.c-'ou ls
within ion vord, or the old Potter dam
Rut gentlemen II b. NOT the Potter
proposition pt ull Tho sitr was selected
hy comlTicnt engineers Who surveyed nll
the available territory within many
miles NJ Oklahoma ClN n s the lngipal
point Tor the construction " q rcsrt-
voir
Plan, Are Good
The ulans Tor the now Vkrr a,ltcm
provide 70, reservoir NhI viii hold
water enough % supply ,f,lnhoma Cuy
'ni nm ndrfnit" period anil Furthermore.
he plan. ,r, feasible aud advisable
II the bond i..l, rttf|rs We urouo.r
io hriug large tire main tn uknho.
uu tItf ud'rWtit'r. Hf-ur w, Wtt
with rioh 10 main - Vc pfopn-, ur huHd
flfc Insurance uirA m uklpuoml Din
viii b" reduced almost h.lf
~ MAY be- argued that ih, uls.iul
of ihis bond i.su, win mean tn, add
'inn NJ 70 burden IN the tiNpu,ors of ~,
clN. hu' ! im firmly convinced that
the earning power ol Tho vntrrvork. viii
ho so great that the bouds viii l." earn
'ng ihtir own sinking fund within tVu
vcnrs. our present plant does mot ,nst
the tAspn'crs one cent ,cpr Nm spit,
oi the fact that som, yuthstuuc polttI
clans hn'c attempted to prov, thti 10
doe
Paying It's Own way
The Wui'fvori,, Del. ne n,t. pp,Iug fnr
IT, oWn upko'p and BE- rddlur a .uns',u-
'inl amount iu th, ,IiV treasury y,op
Ncur This. ! h,ll',,. VuEn, tUr history
n the new system should u D., Installed ''
Mayor o,'fhulsrt Vns followed h, tom.
missioner Mike buuuylN who .pobr u
The sam, strain uonu,lh apd O,uh,I.
srr were voted honorary m,iNrr.hips r
the l.l'utfi, Lunch league
Thanks Gas Company
~ ih, conclusion uf this election.