The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-13
|lGUEE UPON PLAN
|TO CLEAR DOCKET
D., Association Critics
r@I >. Sanitary Condition
of Courtrooms

.,ocial meeting OF the Tulsa
par association held last
cow" The courthouse a special
hlu ,,ee appointed 90 find ways
eo1,a ll...o i..o,,s f6 clear the present dis
,a., rourt docket reported ana rec
Il.,soded four propositions The
.I,s oa.gs report of the committee,
rnsiss had first received the oxen
| ,",bs district Judges, was indorsed
o.,,I1,ously by the association
~ committee was composed or
~ poe. chairman. W. L. Gregg.
addison. r.. r. Burns and NJ.
'p,ecklnrldge Poe, Gregg and
A,,5.on signed the report. Burns
lI 'ip,scklnridge did not sign IL.
~ ~-.,bcr mat'or brought up at the
,,.s was the rcfurnishlng of the
49,, courtrooms. Judge Vatican
/ sIison complained that the rooms
... srartily supplied with furni-
w. Tittle relief was experienced
- such matters were carried be-
~. the hoard of county commits
les the Judge complained. A
e.e,i,i committee 10 carry the griev-
| ~ before the commissioners was
..ool5ted and II this committee
s1s 10 get action tho Judge VIII
nsrt their statutory rights and force
NJ commissioners into line, 1t Is
DcnouncrS EilthlncSs.
That n fight will be waged 10 pro-
,ss better sanitary conditions AZ
NJ courthouse loomed after a
,Ao-, talS hy Charles O'Connor, who
Ir,,hlngy denounced the "filthiness
,,s unsanNary conditions OF the
4 sogrthouse" lie was appointed as
,h,lrinan Of a committee OF three,
h. other two members TO be ap-
pointed this week, to Investigate the
acs Of sanitary precautions.
The report submitted by the com
4 nitse follows:
we. the undersigned members of
4 me special committee OF the asso-
Ktston appointed TO confer with the
"A Ires Of the district court of Tulsa
solnty and recommend a plan OF as
rsrnert Of cases upon tho Hockc's
Il Of sad court. beg leave to submit
4 he following report;
We have given due consideration
] 10 ali Of the suggestions made by
SurlOus members of the association
5u the annual meeting recently held
4 and have discussed the came collec-
ftWy and Individually and have
4frher discussed the same with In
A lydual Judges OF the court, and
Iipm our efforts we have deemed
ID advisable to make the following
!. n0mmendatlon which we submit
@M the associations consideration
:; I'd lndofsemenl:
81 Cases i'm order.
n First, we recommend that cases
y assigned as now provided by law
81 their numerical order, beginning
vstre the present assignment ends
u being our understanding that
s,,a the dockets for the last term
we assigned the assignment be-
q with the earliest number on
y docket, and that this plan has
ben followed In the setting of all
ases since that time. Provided
Etvever, that we recognize the
rser OF and believe in the exer-
tlss Of the power by, the court. to
T. ADVANCE cases out OF their numeri-
Ia order where In the judgment
q the court 1t is necessary so to do
fully protect the rights OF indi-
Ndual lliigants as now contemplat-
by the existing rules of said
d ouIt.
Second, We recommend that cases
y assigned for disposition in blocks
A o. approximately two hundred fifty
n W. and this for the purpose OF
thaolng the court as often as MAY
- necessary TO make soundings OF
Sea assignments with power In the
n Iorrt to make final disposition of
sl'h cases upon the soundings o.
sl'n assignment, with the under
= SANDING that Il will only be neces-
,ly Tor attorneys OF record when
hs soundlngs are made TO appear
n N we purpose OF aiding the court
uhally disposing of the cases
SIung the same for trial.
N Ihld, we recommend that all
oundlngs Of trial dockets be made
"a y Monday morning OF the week
0e'oFe the call Of the motion dock
oegun and that when this sys-
N tM llrst put In force that assign
mems be made for three weeks In
& sl'aaoe and that on each Monday
y'AAg OF the week an additional
Nj RS work Of the court be as
n taea rom the docket previously
3 ''Jaaed v as above suggested.
.yI'h, We recommend that al
X u'hned setting OF cases contain
anes OF all attorneys Of record