The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-05
CITY MUST PAVE
DIVISION STREET
County Commissioners
Unable to Take Up
West Tulsa Work.
ACTION is UNDECIDED
City Commissioners and
Chamber of Commerce
Will Meet Friday.

II Division street In west Tulsa
IS paved, money 10 pay for such an
improvement must be furnished by
the city, according 10 views ox-
pressed by city officials and mem
bers OF tho chamber OF commerce
who have tried for tho past several
weeks TO devise some way 10 hard
surface that thoroughfarc. which
connects the city paving with the
Red Fork hard-surfaccd highway
County commissioners huve vir-
tually refused to consider the recon-
mondatlon made recently by tho
chamber OF commerce that the land
through which Division street runs
be disconnected from tho city and
paved with county funds. Thoy de-
clare that while they are not un-
favorable 10 the project, 10 accode
10 such u request would bring an
avalanche OF similar Requests from
all the smaller towns In tho county
which would revoke their incorporn-
tion papers lorg enough for the
county to build concrete road to
their front doors.
According to tho county commis-
sioners, the city OF Tulsa has re-
ceived $4,000 as It's share OF tho
county automobile tax during tho
past year. They suggest that this
money be used IN paying for the
West Tulsa paving, the city to han
die tho paving script involved. This
Clarence II. Douglas, managing d.
recto~ OF the chamber or commerce
after an Interview with the county
officials. II Is contained In letter
to tho chamber OF commerce, which
follows.
August 4. 1920.
Colonel Clarence -. Douglas.
Managing Director, Chamber
OF Commerce, Tulsa, Okla:
Dear Slr.--We beg TO acknowl-
edge receipt of your letter OF July
30, 1920, pertaining to the deplor-
able condition of Division street
in West Tulsa, advising Us OF the
recommendation of tho Chamber
OF Commerce Highway Committee
that such street and strip OF
land ono-hnlf block wide on either
side to be thrown into the county
In order that the county pave the
same.
We have given this matter de-
liberate study. ana our Judgment
In the premises ~ 20 the effect
that we cannot concur with the
ccmm!ttee In this opinion, as there
Is certainly an ultimate danger in
volveS In that the other cities and
towns IN the county would have a
perfect right TO expect tho same
treatment.
We would recommend 60 you
that In our opinion tho City OF
Tulsa could proceed with the paw
ing OF this street as has been done
In other paving districts under tho
special assessment law providing
for the paving Of streets ana that
" theso bonds could not be advan-
tageously marketed that the city
purchase tho Hamo from their
sinking funds which would be n
good investment for the city, and
as II is "A fact that this property
would double and treble In value
after being paved, II the city
should elect 10 sell them after
holding them n year or no. they
could possibly do 80 at an advan-
tage,
In addition TO the above sugges-
tlon, we call your attention TO tho
fact that Tulsa county has paid to
the City OF Tulsa as their portion
of the Auto tax collection. some
thing over Sal 900. during the past
III Ns.... Il
quired 10 be placed TO the Street
and Alley Fund for the Improve
mcnt OF the streets only. Not less
than this and probably much
greater sum will be paid to tho
city from the same source during
this fiscal year with tho view
OF conserving this fund. n portion
of IL could be spent TO a good ad-
vantage I'm the Improvement OF this
thoroughfare.
We most certainly realize and
understand tho bad condition In
which this street exists. and sim
cerely regret that we cannot see
our way clear 70 meeting with the
suggestions OF your Honorable
Committee. We do. however, de-
sire TO express our sincere appro-
citation for the cooperation and
assistance which has been rem
dered this Board by tho Chamber
OF Commerce, through its Com
mittee, and trust the continuation
OF the same
Very Respectfully Yours,
Board OF County Commissioners,
what action VIII be taken on this
suggestion 50 problematical 1t will
probably be discussed by the mayor
and city commissioners Friday morn
ing, and by directors OF the chamber
OF commerce at their weekly lun-