Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-24
CONVINCE MARTIN
ROAD NECESSITY
Commissioner Admits That 1t
Should Be Constructed If
Possible for $4,000.
UP TO WHOLE BOARD TODAY
Tulsa-Keystone Highway Prop
osition to Be Thrashed
Out This Morning.

County Commissioner Martin yes
terdly afternoon declared that II the
/ board Of county commissioners could
| secure a contract for the construction
Of the uncompletcd portion of tho
/ Tulsa keystone road at a cost of not
20 exceed $4,000 it would he good
investment for the people of this
county who are making every effort
TO secure tho early completion of this
important highway into Tulsa.
Mt. Martins statement was made
" President j. W. McNeal of the
nerican National bank during a
iour of the proposed highway on
which the county commissioner was
accompanied by Il. w. Sinclair Grant
Mccullough, n. r. Graham, T.. Bee
Guthrcy. j. G. w. Bland, w. s. Upp.
). w. sanders and others.
North Not In Party.
County Commissioner North. who
contends that t would ccst at least
%lOO0OO TO construct The road. was
not member of the party. declaring
that he had business in another sec
toh OF the county which necossitated
his presence.
commissioner N0rth's position.
however, is quite we'll understood by
these bankers and others who made
me trip over the road. as he has taken
occasion on several instances to have
it announced by Charles Pages publi-
cations that only road thru Sand
Springs would be beneficial to Tulsa
and that other plans were but at
tempts TO divert the legitimate traffic
from that place.
With possibly two exceptions, those
ha tri
roadway yesterday are Of the opinion
that II could be constructed for tho
estimated amount, filed with the old
board of county commissioners by the
present county engineer.
Mitchcil's Report.
When the road was first proposed.
county Engineer Mitchell made a sur
Vey Of the roadway and in his reoprt
declared that yhe cost to build the
roadway down Tho south side OF the
Arkansas river would not exceed
Tl2,60O. This cost, according to the
engineers report, Is divided up he
tween cost of dirt excavation, ma
chlne grading, culverts gTubbing and
clearing and engineering.
Joe McNeal declared after n trim
over the road yesterday that its i'm
mediate completion was one of the
biggest necessities confronting the
city of Tulsa and that section of the
country served by II, and proposed
to Commissioner Martin that If a
contract could be secured whereby
the county could contract for the
work at $4,000, the contract be let
at once 1t is probable that a con
tractor Will he present at the meeting
of the board of county commissioners
this morning at 9 o'clock. when all
the leading business men of the city
Will meet with them for the purpose
of urging the early completion of the
road.
In n conversation Yesterday, Mr..
McNeal told Mr. Martin that as bust
ness men interested i'm the welfare of
the county he should as county com
missioner, be interested in the de-
velopment of the county,
McNcars Logic
would it not be a good piece of
business If YOU could secure for the
county contract from legitimate
contractor for this piece of work,
which you contend will cost almost
100000, at a figue of $4,000" Mr..
McNcal asked Mr.. Martin.
The county commissioner admitted
that such a thing would be a good
piece of business for the county.
Then" continued Mr.. McNeal, III
You say the work cannot he done for
less than 100000 and contractor
agrees to do it for $4,000, why
would IT not be your. business to ac-
cept the contract"
Such a proposal probably will be
presented to the board of county com
missioners at the meeting this morn
ing, which will he attended by large
number of local business men, and the
following qoO1 roads enthusiast SIS from
along the proposed route: b. ].
Chromis Mannford; Judge Richard
son, Oilton; j. w. Bridges, Drum
right; w. A. Knipe, Perkins; J. H.
Bells. Gushing, and S. l.. Wenner,
Gnthrio