The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-13
PERMIT WRANGLE
GROWING WARMER
Patterson Starts Building
on Advice from His
Attorney
CITY LOADS ITS GUNS
Will Revoke Permit in Writ
ing. Return Fee and Press
Case by Official Action

'If necessary, we'll take this mat
tor 10 the supreme court for scttie-
ment," John n. Miller, president OF
The real estate exchange, declared
Tuesday, referring TO the building
permit OF a. Is. Patterson to erect
machine shop in Cherokee Heights. "a
permit that was revoked several days
lgo by tho mayor and city COM
nissloners, upon the protest Of pro-
porty owncra
IIpon the advice OF Miller tnd
others, Patterson this week started
construction Of the building. Moro
!han a dozen property owners ap-
pearod bforo the city commission
Tuesday morning TO protest against
pattoraon's action. j. NJ, Adkison,
commissioner Of police, and II. IL
Kopp, building inspector. were az.
pointed by the commission to pio-
eeed against Patterson, but they had
taken no official Rtion Tuesday
night.
Claim Compliance.
Miller, John Haver, attorney for
Patterson and others, contendod
Aflil t4ANFi0 0Nl lltfg fhA't NAAF h'b'
protest was made, obtained the ng-
natures OF majority OF property
owners living In the block In which
the machine shop IL to be located.
and has thus complied with tho city
ordinance. Therefore, they declare,
he has right TO start building
operations
Tho oity's contention " that the
building permit Is Nill revoked, and
that Patterson cannot proceed until
tho case is reopencd by mayor and
city commissioners and their dcci-
sion rescinded The matter was
brought up at the commission meet
Ing last Friday, when Street Com
missioner Q. A. Steiner moved that
tho case be reopened. His motion
received no second, whereupon
Mayor Evans said nothing further
could he done.
Says Patterson Is Right.
'"rhe city building inspector is-
sued tho permit In tho regular man
tner and Patterson's money In now
In the city treasury" Haver said.
According 10 the ordinance, ihore
IL nothing further Patterson can do.
II the building inspector had refused
TO grant the permit, then Patterson
WOutu flhNt Dfth Wiitlin lliN
to appeal to the city commission.
But the permit was not refused,
AS long as MIR. Patterson has
boen advised by us to proceed with
his work, and as he has started
building, there is nothing further W.
can do unless the city should MAKE
a move against Patterson. In 'ha'
event we VIII .ako whatever meas
ures are necessary TO protect him
Building Inspector kopp said
Tuesday night he had been in
structed to return Patterson's permit
foo and serve notice on him to stop
building operations. written notice
was to have been prepared by Guy
Attorney Duncan Tuesday afternoon.
~ expect To visit Mr.. Patterson
"Wednesday morning" Kopp anid. II
believe the serving OF this notice will
be sufficient to stop building: how
ever, IL II is not, l have no alternn-
tive except to bring official pressure
to bear on Patterson"
with both sides OF the controversy
holding their ground. It appeared
late Tuesday afternoon that the Pat
terson case will become OF general
interest within the next few days
Friends of Patterson are ada mnnt IN
their stand that this shall be a IGat.
ter for court adjustment II neces.
sary while the city expects TO con,
cede nothing unless forced TO do 80