The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-05-05

PROCLAMA TON,
Whereas, on the 18th day OF April
\ D,, 1917, at regularly adjourned
meeting of the Mayor aud Board Of
commissioners Of the city OF Guthrie,
Oklahoma, there was duly passed by
said Mayor aud Board Of Commission
ers aud afterwards approved by said
Mayor and published according to law.
an Ordinance, number 1850 aulhori2
ing the Mayor Of the said City OF
I Guthrie, Oklahoma, 10 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, its successors or assigns
certain real estate and Improvements
thereon commonly known as Capitol
Park" aud which is hereinafter more
particularly described, and declaring
N 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, |, j. e. Nissley, as Mayor,
hereby proclaim and give notice that
special election is hereby called I,
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, Logan
County, State OF oklahoma, grant by
warranty deed, to the Methodist Uni
versity of Oklahoma, and its success
sors and assigns, for educational pur-
poses, a tract of land of six hundred
and eighty (GS0) feet square, contain
ing ten and sixty-two hundredth
acres (l0 62-100 A) located within
that part of the City of Guthrie. Okla
homa, known as Capitol Hill and
bounded as follows: on the North by
Cleveland Avenue, on the West b.
Capitol Boulevard, ON the South by
Harrison Avenue; and on the East by
Drexol Boulevard, known and desig-
mated on the official plat of Guthrie
as Capitol Park together with the
building and improvements thereon;
said deed TO be executed and TO be
delivered TO said Methodist University
Of Oklahoma upon the acceptance of
the same by the Board Of Trustees of
said University and upon the pay
mcnt Of the sum Of One Dollar (slO0l.
and upon the location of said univer
sity by said Board at the City of
Guthrie, Logan County State OF
Oklahoma"
Said election shall he held at the
following places in the City of Guth
rio Logan County. Oklahoma. to-wit
First Ward. Precinct A-G2i East
Oklahoma Ave
First ward Precinct B-Capitol
School Building
Second Ward, Precinct A-central
School Building.
Second Ward. Precinct b City
Hall
Third Ward. Precinct A-opera
House .
Third ward Precinct Il 1903 South
First Street
Fourth Ward. Precinct 7OS West
Noble Ave.
Fourth Ward, Precinct b 523 West
Oklahoma Avenue
Fifth Ward 1917 West Noble
Avenue.
The following persons are hereby
named and appointed Judges and
clerks of said voting places as follows,
to- wit,
First Ward, Precinct "a"
Judges: Clerks:
7. Il. McKennon Il. w Trapnoll
Harry Gray A. H. Boles
First Ward, Precinct "B.'
Judges: Clerks:
Charles Woods L. G. Murphy
+. r. Conner Il. j Blackman
Second Ward, Precinct "a"
Judges: Clerks:
G. w. Ball ]. N. Curl
NJ. L. West ~ NJ. Carter
Second Ward, Precinct "B".
Judges. Clerks:
r. r. Mansfield 4 Adler
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