The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-16
Technicality That Halted
Water Project Will BE
Upheld or Killed
MAJORITY VOTE NEEDED
Ultimate Success for Spavi-
nav Proposition Is Sought
in Complete New Deal"

SATURDAY lee election day lu Tulsl
Etum U,lu,lk In .n' morning
ml u.,.u.t 900 'uo evening "h
NoyrmI,f u Iu. ,|IlvuF ui Tabs,
v.iI ,otr. uu .u, pruppHltlNu Goo nW'ud
i1, ,.ft charter ,u d. uI|l ,uuiuIi ~
.p ,hc r.ttr law Hud su noe 'Ng Wny
20 GnrVh,r. within. ih" state ~"
condemn ruTrhIN" ur 'iu''Wi.' "'
amir, ptop.I. fut puuli, purpu.
At prc.cut ihr charter spo'iii''
thnt the cts may not ru beyond tiN"
mi',s for tnr acquisition "i property
and up thia onus' belongs ln" tail-
uro ~ th, Sputiunv water bond lr-
sue 90 bH approved 10y ia" supreme
ruurt.
10 sanction or Aunul Ionrd,
Another section OF tho proposed
tmrudm,ul fu no voted upon S1iur-
day provides fpr tur election 81 q
upu. partisan water board uf -four
persona. 80 fiilh member an rh of
fciu chairman 60 ho the water com
mis-. .ionct ci,,trd every two years.
This hon'd is 90 have outirc lurisdiC-
tion over receipts and expenditures
Of the water department and IL TO
conduct TINT i 'pnr'mrut IN the best
Interests = thc public,
Tho nj Il sr,tiun uf the amend
meut gives the city power TO proper
" police any nui all lands acquired
through condemnation, purchase or
other methuds for pubTy purposes.
Il also rmpwcrs the city to enforce
heal IN Hu1 Quarantine measures
within a rldiss OF five miles OF
Tulsa.
The proposed change Ia regard to
distance proyid"a that "ihc city Of
Tulsa ahall have the right to Hc-
quifo real estate Tor sltcE aud right
sway for pub utility nud public
ARK pui posrs within or without the
corpora e limits uf the ciiy of TuiHn
ly purch ~, donation, hcqucst, lease
rental and condemnation proceed
ingV provided, the condemnation OF
such property thull bo regulated III
all respects ~ provided by law tos
the condemnation OF property fur
railroad purposes. MI acts and pn ~
OF acts OF the chag'er ot the city NJ
Tulsa. aud the ordinances enacted
hereunder IN conflict with the i,u-
Visions of this amendment. are hci--
hy repealed and amended
The proposed nom -pnrtlnan water
commission shall consist NJ rive
members, one OF whom shall he the
waterworkS and sewerage commiH'
sioncr. provided for In the chnrtc.
who shall be cN-utflCio chairman
aud member OF said water commits
ston. and four other members wn'
shall be elected and serve a term q
roug years from and after election
except ~ herein provided. Tho uual
ificntipns OF u member OF such waite
commission shall lac That such mem
ber ls Hn actual bona -fidc reSidcn
Of the city of Tulsa. n qualified CleC
tor and frccholder thereof"
Term for lour ycn"a.
Regarding the method uf sclcctinl
members of thIss commission III,
amendment proyld"s that "immcdi
ately upon the ndontlon OF thl'
amendment to the charter of ~,
city or Tulsn by the qualified elcctori
thereof AID iis approved hv the zov
ernor of tho state of Oklahoma IN,
Tgsor uf tie city Of Tulsa shall nom
inntc. and lho commissioners con
frm, four u,mliflcd electors possess
ingl the qualifications provided IL
this rmcrdm'nt, who together win
IN" wntcrwnrRs aud sewerage com,
missioner or said cityv shall cons
tutH he firs' wpio" courmiSsion. >Ant