The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-04
TAXPAYERS TAKE UP
IMPORTANT MATTERS
,,,,roI Discussion of improvement
and committee Reports Made
at Monday Meeting.
SEWER PROBE PROGRESSES
,,.,,or,tlc, ChhrgcJ In Work In
several sections; Maicr VIII
oo to GRIND Jury.

Ic,orc .hc Taxpayers league,
t,.t met At tho court house last
movement was started Ia
ur for Improvement the tract
,ilotlcd Creek land In one OF
o ,n-,. sections Of Tulsa. known as
u' ,id baseball park. four blocks
~, good real estate occupl'c pr'h
c.pllly ny shack -d"eIler' ana camp
Npt having been parcelled out TO
r. Indians. the LAND Is SUI govern
,'c,t propcrty and an act oi con
,,o.. ,- necessary before disposition
,c made Of H. Tho tract lies
,,r,h ~ IN, Frisco tracks ana west
~ guyo0d avenue.
,,crrc ". Grimes volunteered to
,.,Lc , map showing the location
.,,pc land with relation to the hual'
- Industrial and residence see
~ TuIsa TO show the necessity
,,,Eiug some dispoitlon OF the
,,rn,,rr, so that It can be improved
~ put 10 some useful purpose II
mas .ud that Senator owen mas
.,.-n,,ls,i 90 Introduce in congress
"a, necessary legislation.
Alleges Faulty Construction .'
- pipcr. 4 member OF the East
cd. ruproycmeut association, APP
n,,rcj hcforc the league with y
,,cucn, mat inferior work had
J.,rlcpcd I'M the construction Of the
.ou Washington school He said
-,..,.,bo foundations we're weak and
,r.l some Of the buildings were
threatening to ian. The matter had
ls,n brought to the attention OF the
.honl board. which caused some
trmporary repairs Ia be made, but
n, permanent remedy had been
prom.scl he said.
several property owners from the
north east and west parts of the
,ty called attention to the claim
that then. sections were not getting
their sh.ac of the parks and boule-
,,rd, 4 committee To look after
this matter WAS appointed. consist
inc ofC \ Sanderson, j II. Thomas
ana T {. Hughes,
T. T.. Berger. chairman OF the
committee delegated 10y the league
10 Investigate claims OF irr 'gularities
I'm connection with the constrr -tion
OF sewers tn Forest park. Bellcvicw
and Orcutt Park reported that evil
Jencc had been obained that the en-
Einccrs estimate IN one instance
showed 10 .O0O Yards Of rock To be
eXcayatcd, where only 1000 yards
were actually moved. II was al
legged by Mr. Berger before the
league that the engineer who had
made the estimate had left the city.
Tn matter, Mr. Berger said, would
he presented TO the grand jury now
I'm session. Reference was made To
this matter bF Judge owen ip his
instructions to the grand jury.
=. h rarr. chairman OF the COM
nittcc to procure the establishment
uf downtown comfort stations. re-
ported that the city authorities had
granted permission for the toilets
in the basement OF the city han to
be used by the public, but that no
funds were available at present
with which the city could build new
comfort stations
Report was made that the city
sewer recently completed from
Woodward Park to Swan lake had !
been congested by dirt falling be-
tween the loose Joints of pine, which |
In some insta ,cs, It was said. were |
six inches apart A committee COM |
posed Of Lorenzo Grier, J. -. Jones I,
and A =. Gerlach, was appointed to |
Investigate the matter.
President Mcclure OF the board OF |
education, was invited to address the |
next meeting Of the let que on next |
Monday night on the subject OF the |
proposed 'loOo.OOO bond issue for
school extensions
There viii be meeting of the |
executive committee uf the league |
'i The office OF the secretary. NJ. j |
Glass, Tuesday afternoon to con
Nder Important matters, 1t was an
nuunccd