Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-26
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE 4
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
Relief II Asked an rive Points, ~
i,ncrgcn', Measures fust
tUirs
FINANCIAL RIGHTS CRAMPe0
Ncrds of ,itir- Ir'~ Much insirr
Than Can Ne Legally
Met

homa legislature fpr nungghl 40
sisinnco. Th., do not nsk gIit- ~
money WHIT Ih,y vnn' l- Legislation
pcrmli tiuF them poo f'Nl"" mon 'nlt
IT 'Vs'rWn 100 'N. ut three wave "'
they can collect the money them
selves and dispose ~ 10.
Fi,e hills are included in a. l'rl7
lsttve proErnm announced h"ir iu.
day Tor the oklahoma Municipal
lengiic. which no. has O. m, yNh"r
ellie. In this state and repros'u ~
500. 900 inhabitants ~ the state IN"
program Was Bnnoun H"i b = ,
Rinchly. SECRETARY treasurer ~ the
League who ~ prpfu SHdr ~ govern
ment In the unitrrslW ~ oklahoma
or the flvr bulls. l,rc" concern n.
nsnrea Tho mostTr lportnut. from
tho standpoint ~ The league II one
which seeks Ia amend tho paving
laws ~ the state n would empower
cities ~ more than 10 GOO population
20 levy special assessment To do-
FRAY the expense ~ maintaining. re-.
palring. r.surfacing nr rclaying the
pavlng IN those cities Tho assess
ment would hc levied against NIL real
ertats which Adults paved streets,
ways and alleys. Il would take tho
pisce Of all advalorem taxes levied
for that purpose and thu funds 80
collected would he placed In n paw
ing maintenance fund tn he used for
no other purpose.
The league len ders declare only by
that plan can Oklahoma city, Mus
koGee. or any other city where the
paving In IN had shape. ever Keep itH
streets In repair. II would b" dis
A. In IA
original cost of paving, II would
amount. In fact. To n foe OF W or
Oe n wear 10 tho owner NJ each lo,
for the privilege Of using the street
IN front OF hi. property, according
10 estimates Of those behind the
plan.
To Forc~tRli Emergencies.
Conditions IN Oklahoma city ana
Muskogeo are cited as need for such
legislation. Paving funds are eS-
hAusted, the cities have no special
fund.-; there In no way under tho sun
they can collect money 10 be used In
repairing paving which has Rone
from had TO worse for years. unless
the legislature provides tho author
NY
Amendment Of tho act limiting
city tar Idsies In thu second desire
of the league. The league wants the
limit raised to . mills for citics
Greater than 10. 900 population. and
n addition. In the event OF q great
emergency or serious epidemic like
the influensa epidemic Of recent
months. an additional mill 20 take
care OF that. However. before levy
ins vhs special mill for emergency
purposes II would he neee essary for
the city TO petition tho distric, court
Of its district for .Pcrmission and
show cause Why this should o'
II is pointed out In support Of this
piau that the influenza epidemic In
Oklahoma City cost that city $4,000
ana there was no fund from which
10 properly pay a. II should be
SAhan care Ut through q special levy
Puruhass os FNcAcrNl Bouda
Many Oklahoma cities during the
var Invested from $40. 900 TO $50 900
Or more In liberty bonds and war
savings stamps. Oklahoma City In
vested $50, 900 IN bonds alone. I'm
lees q city iu given authority for such
action by tn charter. those invest
msnta technically were Illegal and
such is the case In many Oklahoma
communitlca
Therefore tho league wants the
Law relating TO Investment OF sink
ing funds amSnded to permit n state
county, city, town, township or schoo
district to invest sinking funds In
United States bonds an well as state
and county bonds and warrants and
the like now permitted. II also II
asked that such invest tments made "
the past be iesalised.
As !is fourth prope-al the league
wants a law requiring all city and
town clerks, imn cdiately after u gen
,ral or special election or special ap'
continent. 20 file with the secretary
Z state the name or names of an,
md ali officials elected or appointed
Al the present time thore In n,
nlnce In the state where Information
n town and city officials In collected
r complied Councils OF defense
rberty bond com mmittoes. federal and
tate employment bureaus and othei
such organisations have been rrca,
hamprrod during the year because
hey could not readily obtain sucf
. Information.
Prosnpa Help for the Needy
The last piece " desired leEirla
tIon concerns the poor aud needy ol
each city, II would make II tho dutN
Of fhe soverseera OF the poor In cAcf
county TO provide assistance or tenn
porary maintenance for nll poor ant
INDECENT persons lawfully found IN
the county without regard 10 the clti
senrhip OF tho subjects Under pres
snt laws the county does not have q
xive aid unless the subject IL u citi
sen OF that county, ana while thi,
natter iS being argued the suhiocI
might either freeze or stnryr TO death
or both A. n matter of fact. " th'
attention Of tho police. members o'
| he force usually contribute person,
ally to funds for such relief ~ 4,
needed n the case cannot he turnt,
over to a charitable organization.
This program was worked out hN
q committee composed " : 1 NJ.
Iihoes. Lawton city attorney. chair,
man. G. n Wilson, Enld city httor
aey; y. y Rogers, fr"dc'lck mayor
w. n. Warren. comm -Hloner. and
Hari Sneed. city attorney ~ Tulsa
n. &. Cockrcll NiniR city clerk
John Wierrer, NuskoEec mayor. nnt
J. &. walton, oklahoma city com
missioner. l., y Duffy. mayor ~ ~
Reno, In chairman OF the siecrini
committee and other members AZ,
Niks Donnelly, 'OklRhomn city com
missioner, and Professor Blachly.
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