Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-29
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D0WNTcct" f%',''ir 'irARK
Women Of City Start Move
ment to Retain Entire
High School Block.
MAYOR APPROVES THE PLAN
Would Locate City Hall on
One End and Retain Rest
for Beauty Spot.

A movement whereby the city will
secure the entire block now occupied
by the old high school building for a
civic center and site for the new mu-
nicipal building. is we'll under way
II was learned YESTERDAY and several
members of the school board and
Mayor John IT, Simmons have eX-
pressed themselves as being in hearty
accord with the plan, which orlginat-
ed among members OF the Council or
Women
The plan. as proposed by the mem
bcrs of this organization. and which
will have the support Of several other
organizations Of the city. including the
Rotary club. the city Cub. and the
Chamber of Commerce. has as It's aim
the securing Of the entire block of land
between Fourth and Fifth and Cincin-
natl and Boston.
Details are now being perfected. II
Is understood. by members of the
school board to present TO the citizens
Of Tulsa school bond issue for i'm
provemcnt of the school facilities OF
the city.
Purchase Whole Block.
The plan. as evolved 10y the mem
hers Of the Women's civic club. would
board u proposition whereby the bond
issue to be presented would he iH-
creased by an amount equal to the
actual valuation of the property now
held I'm this block by the school board
together with the value OF that portion
of the tract sold to j. S.~Cosden re-
Gently.
By voting this amount OF bonds. the
school board would secure the money
necessary for increasing the school IA
ciliiies and the city would secure the
tract of land to be used as a civic center
and the location for the new city
building for which bonds already nave
heen voted and plans of which arc
now being prepared.
Mr.. Cosdcn. the only other owner OF
property ir this block, aside from the
city. would be asked to sell back t.
the board the property he has secured
and the members of the Women's clut
feel confident that the spirit whlcn
has prompted Mr.. Cosden IN otne,
linattors pertaining to the we fare oil
Tulsa. would cause him to assist the
| plan I'm this way.
Needed Improvements
The money to be asked for thru q
bond issue by the school board. mem
hers declare. Is badly needed and they
! feel confident that the issue will carry
There has long been "A desire ainonl
the public spirited citizens and ciVi'
organizations OF the city to secure
civic enter with would be a monu
mcnt to the citizens of Tulsa, and b'
also an attractive downtown park. The
/ lutes. suggestion with reference to tho
location OF the city hall. would give
Tulsa such a SPOT, as the building
now being drafted could easily b'
placed on the south side of this larg'
rlot of land facing the nor-h. ant
the portion to the front could be made
into y beautiful park and beauty spot
81 had given up hope for such
place in the heart of busy downtown
Tulsa" Mayor John II. Simmons sal
Yesterday afternoon. when INFORMED
for the first time that movement q
give Tulsa beautiful city hall SIT
ana park was receiving the support
nearly all civic organizations. NOV
that q method has been suggested
whereby we may yet secure TINS
believe that the people OF Tu 81 coul'
do nothing more worthy than to sup
port the plan.
No additional Cost.
at would give US a downtown PARK
something that the people of the cit
have lorg hoped for. 1t could be Sc
cured at a reasonable cost to the "itA
and purchased thru the bond issue
IL would be like taking money sroi
one uocket audNplacinG II in another.