Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-24
HOW TO SECURE
VACANT GROUND
C.ty Ordinance Makes Il Pos
Sib.e ;or Lots 70 Be Laid
Olt II Gardens.
POLICE CHEF IN CHARGE
Details Of the Plan: Property
Can Be Posted and Used
Without Rental.

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N.r. c: sec rEg vacant lots oy an
ordnance recently passed ty Mayor
5otl r Simmons and the board o.
--ty c1n---ss. luers THIS ordinance
Which Sas passed with the emergency
cla-se. places The chief q police IL
charge q Ire listing % al vacant
property IN the city On which i'm
p re-iats iIup!oEe eTner.s are not con.
tern z,ed. Lots far farming purposes
may be secured from Ch.e. of Police
r Lucas. TIE ordinance also pro-
woes that Dr. tEe even: the owners or
agents = property fzil - post THEN
property. % nay be occupied by per
sons authorized by the chef O. DO
lice. VINO wi. cultivate i.
Ordinance in Pull
The ordinance passed ~ the board
of alty commissioners az their meet
ins Friday April p. IS IS follows.
Section !. That any person
who owns any vacant lot or IN
improved tract Of land IN the
cry q Tulsa. Oklahoma. who
allows or suffers weeds Or wild
feSetat e matter 10 grow on the
same after the 18th day q May
q each year. upon conviction
thereof. shall te deemed guilty Of
III sdemeauor.
Section . i Is hereby declared
20 be- the duty II all persons
owning or controlling any vacant
or unimprOyed lot or portion Of
fea. estate 10 the City Of Tulsa,
Oklahoma. who has an intention
Of constructing any permanent
improvements thereon within
four months after the passage Of
t.s ordinance or Of cuitivatiug
the same, - post upon the same
~ a conspicuous place q sign
bearing the following words or
words OF similar import. This
property viii be improved" or
This property will be cultivated"
which sign shall be plsc on
such lot within ten G0J days
after the publication of this or
dinance. and any person owning
or controlling any vacant lot in
the t.ty Of Tulsa refusing or fall
Ing 10 comply with this section,
when such person is contemplate
Ing the improvement or the erec-
ucn u any building on any vacant
lot or vacant real estate in said
city or the cultivation thereon,
upon conviction thereof shall be
deemed guilty Of q misde'
mean0r.
Section 2. That any person in
the City Of Tulsa who desires to
cultivate any vacant lot In said
city which has not been posted
AZ provided in Section hereof.
may file with the Chief Of Police
OF the city OF Tulsa, Oklahoma.
ar application TO cultivate giving
the description Of such lot or real
estate and thereupon the chief
OF Police shall enter the name Of
such person lu a book kept for
such purpose and shall also enter
therein a description Of the lot or
vacant real estate which the per-
son making application therefor
{ may desire to cultivate and
/ should the Chief OF Police de-
tcrmine that such lot or vacant
real estate has not been posted
or that there is no good reason
: why such vacant lot or vacant
real estate should not be culti-
waited. lie may thereupon free OF
/ charge to the person making ap-
phcauon therefor issue a permit
/ granting 10 such person the right
10 cultivate the vacant lot or
/ property described by such ap-
pAcant and thereupon such per-
son MY proceed TO plant end
cultivate any crop useful and
suitable for food human or
animal consumption.
1t Is hereby declared TO be un-
lawful for any person to wilfully
interfere with, destroy mOlesC-
carry away. trespass upon or
injure IN any manner any such
crop or the real estate where the
same IS planted or any portion
thereof. while such crop Is grow
ing or being prepared for gather
ing, or while such crop is allowed
under the provisions OF this or
dinance 10 remain upon such real
estate.
Section 4. No crop shall be
/ hlltNtu bg any pei SUI 10 remain
on any yacait lot cultivated under
the provisions OF this ordinance
after the 18th day OF November
OF each year.
Section 8. Any person who
shall violate any Of the provisions
OF this ordinance, upon conviction
/ thereof shall be punished by a
| fine in any sum not exceeding
10000.
Section 6. That an emergency
exists for the preservation OF the
public peace, health and safety
| and the food supply OF the City
OF Tulsa, by reason whereof this
ordinance shall take effect from
and after its passage, approval
and publication.
Notice TO the graduate nurses and