The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-20
Alder INSISTS
CITY OWES $3.50
Following Argument, the
Claim Is Laid Over
Until Tuesday.
NEWBLOCK IS FIRM
Commissioner Refuses to Give
Sanction to Payment of
the Claim.

Ere chief Alder's chances OF col
,.c,tnr from tho cuy $50 for the
".a OF his private car during the 3
days tia, the car furnished MIN
~, ,he city was disabled began to
,ook exceedingly slim during the
Contamination [ h at resulted
when he appeared at the meeting
a, the mayor and the city commits
,oners Friday to defend the claim.
# y Ncwblock. commissioner OF
ucancr. was Just as militantly op-
nosrd 10 reimbursing the fire chief
AZ ne was when the bill was first
presented at the meeting on Tuesday
~ NJ Bohn. commissioner OF fire
and poncc. Comm Lssioner X. h.
rurran was also opposed to the pay
,,nt and Com missioner NJ. J. Nc
Sulty showed signs OF hostility.
Mayor c. II. Hubbard was non-com-
INITIAL and ordered tho matter car
rl,d over to the next meeting.
when Chief Alder appeared at
the commission meeting Friday he
va, asked by tho mayor to explain
Mia claim. Mr.. Bohn intorvened.
however, declaring that tho propo-
stion had been sufficiently ex-
plaincd AT the last meeting and sug-
ses,ed that the commissioners op-
posing the payment ask any ques-
tons they wished Of the chief
Commissioner Curran opened a
l.nsthy cross examination and de-
y,loped from Alders testimony that
city was disabled. forcing him to
use hts private car instead, . taxi
driver had told him that he would
charge him SO a day to supply a
uri for the purpose. and that Com
missioner Bohn had thereupon sug-
rss,ed that the fire chief charge tho
city that amount for tho use OF his
own car.
Curran further developed the
fac, that the fire chief had for some
time used the city firo barns for the
purpose OF garage for his private
car when II was not In the use OF
the city When asked by Curran II
he did not continually uAe the city |
car for his own private uses In trav-
cling about tho city. Fire Chief |
Alder answered In the Affirmative.
That's all, said Curran.
Mr.. New block then took tho wit
nes Firs, he asked the question OF |
whether or not the chief had made
trips In the city's car to surrounding
towns, namely Kansas City, Spring
field and Joplin. Again the chief
answered in the affirmative. but de-
MED that he had made about a
dozen hunting trips In the city car
IS he WAS accused Of doing by New
block
lnterceding in behalf of the fire
chief. the commissioner OF police and
FIRE informed the commis ission that
the trips to other towns had BEEN
made during a previous administra-
ton and with permission granted at
the time For that reason, he de-
c.ared that the chief was entitled
10 SO day for the time tho city
bad used his own car.
McNulty Newblock and Curran,
together with Charles r. Burke.
wanted the dates between which the
'ar had been used, and when Bohn
declared that he did not know what
hey were. he was told by his col
leagues that Il was his business as
'Fe commissioner TO know. New
block demanded to know hUw many
Tres the chief had had to 70 to in
his own car. but Bohn again OBJ
ec'ed. contending that the car was
N the use OF the city whether there
Fere any fires or not.
Feeling ran high when Chief
Nder attempted to "cail" Newblock
W the offer he made at Tuesdays
meeting to forfeit S25 II the chief
,ouh prove that he had not been
lang the citys gasoline in his pri-
,aie car, as well as storing II in the
Ire basn for a garage. Alder offer
a-S place $50 beside the 315 that
he accusation was not true and
Nered as proof a statement signed
y local filling stations aging that
'der has in the past purchased
ssoline at their filling stations pay
ne cash for same.
since the statement was dated
'ecember IS. 1919. and had been
laoe out since the last meeting OF
as commission. Newblock refused
Q accept II as proof At the suggcs-
'oh OF the mayor tho matter was
~rled over TO the next meeting, In
'uer mat tho necessary dates might
: secured and other Investigations
' made relative TO the claim Be
Ore the end OF the meeting, how
Yer. N'kiaf