The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-03
(First published in The Guthrie Daily
Leader April 2S. 1910
PROCLAMATION.

Leader April rs, l9l1)
PROCLAMATION
Whereas ON the 2Sth DAY OF April !
A. D.. 1911 at regularly adjourned
meeting OF the Mayor and Board OF
Commissioners of the CITY Of Guthrie
Oklahoma, there was duly passed by
said Mayor and Board of Commission
ers and afterwards approved by said
Mayor and published according TO law
an Ordinance, number 1850 authoriz
ing the Mayor Of the said city o
Guthrie. Oklahoma. to call special
election for the purpose Of submitting
to the electors of said city OF Guthrie
the question of granting by warranty
deed to the Methodist University OF
Oklahoma, It's successors or assigns
certain real estate and improvements
thereon commonly known as 'Capilol
Park" and which Is hereinafter more
particularly described, and declarini
an emergency;
NOW THEREFORE,, by virtue OF
the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and Laws of the State Of
Oklahoma and the Charter of the city
of Guthrie, and pursuant to said
Ordinance I f.. Nissley, as Mayor
hereby proclaim and give notice that
a special election Is hereby called IL
be held In said city of Guthrie on
Wednesday, the 9Th day Of May A. d.
1917. for the purpose Of submitting to
the qualified electors residing within
the corporate limits OF said city, the
following proposition.
shall the city Of Guthrie, Logar
County, state Of oklahoma, gran, by
warranty deed, 10 the Methodist tlni
yersity Of Oklahoma, and It's success
sors and assigns. for educational pur
poses. tract Of land of six hundred
and eighty (GS0) feet square contain.
Ing ten and sixty-two hundrediI
acres tl0 60 100 Al located within
that part Of the city Of Guthrie Okla
homa, known as Capitol Hill an'
bounded as follows: on the North b,
Cleveland Avenue; on the West by
Capitol Boulevard; on the South by
Harrison Ayenue: and on the East by
Drexcl boulevard. known and desig.
mated on The official plat Of Guthrie
rs Capitol Park together with the
building and improvements thereon
said deed 10 be executed and to be-
delivered to said Methodist University
Of Oklahoma upon the acceptance ol
the samc by the Board Of Trustees Of
said University. and upon the pay
men, Of the sum Of One Dollar (slOOl
and upon the location Of said Uniyer-
siiy by said Board at the City OF
Guthrie. Logan County, state OF
Oklahoma"
Said election shall be held at the
following places in the city of Guth-
ric, Logan County, Oklahoma, to-wit:
First Ward. Precinct A-G2i East
Oklahoma Ave
First ward Precinct B-Capilo'
school Building
Second Ward. Precinct A-centra
school building
: Second Ward, Precinct B-Cit,
Hall
Third Ward, Precinct A-oper'
House.
Third Ward, Precinct D-1Os souil
First street.
Fourth Ward, Precinct A-7OS Wes
Noble Ave
Fourth Ward, Precinct B-52S Yves
u Oklahoma Avenue
Fifth Ward -l517 West Nobl
y Avenue.
The following persons are hereb
u named and appointed Judges an
. clerks of said voting places as follows
wit.
u First Ward, Precinct "a"
Judges. Clerks:
T. f. MeKennon e. w Trapnell
i. Harry Gray A. II Boles
First Ward, Precinct "B"
:, Judges Clerks
Charles Woods II. G. Murphy
Il. r. Conner T.. j. Blackman
:. Second Ward, Precinct "a"
:, Judges: Clerks:
G. w. Ball j. N Curl
M. l.. West N. NJ. Carter
Second Ward, Precinct "B".
10 Judges. Clerks:
IN ID L, Manefiald Adlar