The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-06
NO LONGER FIGHT
WATER BOND SALE
Statement From Taxpay-
ers Protective League
Gives Position.
FAITH IN CITY HALL
Confidence in Present Ad-
ministration Cause Of
Dropping Suit.

setting forth reasons why tho Tax
payers Protective league hns decided
to withdraw all It's objections TO the
court approval and sale OF the water
bonds the executive committee yes
terday issued tho following state
ment;
The constant rise In The tay rate.
The letting OF the contract for
water pipe for $4,000 moro than
the government fixed price on the
day the contract was let. the uharg
ing Of 81 per yard for rock in sewer
contracts, where no rock existed, the
paving penalty graft. aud tho Wide
open public gambling ana vice con
dltlons that were prevailing In the
city. resulted in the organization by
indignant Tulsnns OF the Taxpayers
Protective League of Tulsa County,
"A nonpartlsan organization OF more
than 600 bona fide taxpayers, among
whom are many of the greatest state
and city builders Tulsa has ever
known. There being among It's active
members four cX.mayors OF Tulh
and five cx-presidents OF its cham
Der OF commerce. The first otficora
elected for this league wcro w. T.
vice president; Merritt j. tlaHs, see.
retary, and s. II. Lewis, chairman of
it's executive committee Of 20 NOM
bers.
The Taxpayers league made an
exhaustive investigation OF Tulsa .
water problcm. Through two omin-
cnt engineers ana by "A record Voto
OF gas to 9. voted for Grand river as
"A water supply for Tulsa. The rca-
son for this was that tho league de-
sired TO use part OF the bond money
for the purpose OF generating 2b,oOO
hydro-oloctric water powor, which
government and other engineers hH.
sured w could be done at point
on Grand river IS miles east and
two miles south Of Tulsa. We believe
that with this cheap water power
which would not only furnish power
forever to pump the water to Tulsa
but would enable tho city TO furnish
power TO factories from 1 To z cents
per kilowat. II would he easier Tor
TuIsa to grow 10 n city OF 2uO,OOo
people with such low hydro-elcctrlc
rate than TO grow To n city or 100000
with It's present h.gh rates Tor gas
and electricity.
II was pointed out that 81. i.ouir
drew hor power for her street
railways TNCiNiltb niih hAi
from the Keokuk dam. ls4 nlii"'
away and that her new birth OF In
dustrial progress dated from M
construction of this dam. II wac ad
vIsed that no great corporation
would attempt large expenditure
ON account OF war conditions AM
that the high tide OF prices ant
labor would soon bo reached an
that reaction and lower prices woui'
soon set In and hundreds OF thou
sands OF dollars would be saved u
tho taxpayers by waiting.
The reaction ana rdgn OF lowe
prices now having definitely set In
and this league having implicit con
fidence IN the present city admins
tratiun. and believing that our actor
In holding up watcr bonds has saveo
the taxpayers of the city or Tulsi
at least one million dollars. and ba
lieving now, as we have aways done
that an inexhaustible supply Of pur'
water is absolutely necessary for th'
future growth OF Tulsa, we have au
thorlzed ana instructed our officer
to offer no further objections tn th'
approval ana sale of the water bonds
Taxpayers Protective League o
Tulsa County, by it's executive com
mittee.