Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-16

ROADS IN
STORE FOR TULSA
Board Of County Commission
ers to Call Election in
Near Future.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AIDS
Highway Bonds of One and
Three-Quarter Millions Ex-
pected to Carry.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AIDS

Assured Of the hearty cooperation
Of the Chamber Of Commerce and OF
its special highway committee and de-
partment, the board OF county COM
missioners yesterday afternoon formal
ly announced they stood ready with
In the very near future to call bond
election Of $1,75O.OO0 with which ia
build at least one hundred miles OF
hard surface roads in Tulsa county
The action Of the board Of county
commissioners yesterday morning set
ties for all times any differences OF
opinion which might have resulted In
agreeing upon the details Of such a
huge project. and assures for Tulsa
county system OF highways which
will be second to none in the entire
United States.
That there may be no misunder-
to be constructed 1t was informally
agreed that the highways to be built.
radiating from Tulsa to all corners of
the county. would be of concrete base
upon limestone. with asphalt top. This
will virtually give to Tulsa county a
system Of boulevards Of the same char
acter as the boulevards Of this city.
To Designate Roads.
It was agreed at the joint confer
ence held yesterday between the cOun-
ty commissioners and members of the
special highway committee that the
roads shall be designated before the
call for the bond issue Is announced,
and that tho call shall include the
roads designated. These roads will in
almost every case follow the recon-
mendations of the state highway engi-
neer, Max Cunningham, who made a
survey Of Tulsa county roads recently
at the instructions OF Governor Will
Jams. who Is also deeply interested in
the good road movement inaugurated
by the Chamber of Commerce and the
board of county engineers.
The few changes which are 10 bt
made from the map and suggestions
offered by the highway engineer will
only add to the efficiency of the road
way system and are made possible by
the agreement TO vote $1,750,0OO for
COO as was suggested at the time Mr..
Cunningham made his survey and Of
fered his suggestions. He did not in
clude In them the changes agreed
upon, because he was conviced tina.
they could not be made with the sum
at first suggested when II was only
proposed to vote $1.500.000.
The roads, which are to be built
under the bond issue which Is soon
to be called. have been definitely De.
cided upon as suggested by Mr. Cum
which are to be produced thru this
county to connect with other hard
surface roads being built or proposed
by adjacent counties. This Is true in
the case Of the road which runs south.
ward from Tulsa and from Kendall.
These two lines. one of which strikes
but one mile west Of Glenpool and
the other passing thru Bixhy, VIII
be, built as planned by the hlghNAy
engineer to these respective points
The. question Of whether they will be
produced southwark to the Okmul
gee-Tulsa county line remains to be
seen after the Okmulgee hard-surlace
road has been. produced northward.
In the event that It strikes nearest
the projected Glenpool line, that
roadway wi,l be produced to the int,
while II the Okmulgee road strikes
the county line near the projection
sent southwark from Bfxby, the high
way passing thru that town will be ex-
tended.
Serve All People.
It was the opinion Of the county
and members Of the
highway COMMITTEES. at the closs OF
yesterdays joint meeting. that the
suggested west road. thru Sand
Springs. across the river at that point
and westward on the south side of the
river to point on the county line
near Keystone was the only course
which would serve all Of the yeQoTe
Of that section of the county. F4
Dawson, thru a minor charge In
the routing Of the new highway, will
be placed on this wonder10l system
Of boulevards by q highway leading
from the northeast corner 6f the city,
near the fairgrounds But 3 mile And
a half removed from this main artery.
\ wide paved street will be built to
Dawson from the main road.
Following IL summary AZ the.
roads, which will lead into Tulsa, a.
they will be cot forth In the bond elec-
ton, which p to be called Ut In early
date: H.
Beginning At Skiatoek ana running
directly south along the section limo
for eight miles. thence west one nile
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