The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-06
CLASS OF PAVING
CAUSES PROTEST
Trenton People Want AS
phalt but Will Get
Vibrolithic
,CANVASSED FOR JOB
Property Owners Allege That
They Were Deceived by
a Solicitor

Not all the protests against paw
ing are based on the price. 1t de-
veloped at the city commission
meeting Friday when one protest
was entered because property own
ers alleged the person who solic-
lied them for paving informed them
their petition called for asphalt
when in fact It asked for the class
Of paving designated as vibrollthic.
This protest came from street i'm
4 proyoment district No. 367. which is
! comprised of Trenton avenue from
Twelfth to Seventeenth streets Sew
eral property owners declared a
petition was circulated among them
by representative of the paving
company who first ascertained the
paving desires OF each property own
er and then informed him the petit
tion was for the class of paving he
wants
Majority Favor Asphalt.
II seems a majority want asphalt
and though they were petitioning for
1t. When they finally discovered
yibrolithic was about to be laid, and
that the petition called for that class
Of paving, they Immediately protest.
ed and asked that the contract be
cancelled.
This situation brought forth a
brief speech from Water Commits
sioner a. j. Rudd who got a hearty
hand from the crowd OF spectators
when he announced that he will vote
for the letting of no more paving
contracts until 1t Is definitely de-
cded what kind OF paving is wanted
by the property owners.
"The class OF paving desired should
he settled before any petitions are
presented to this commission" he
declared, "and hereafter when the
class is not designated on the petit
iion | for one will not vote to let
the contract"
Mayor II. +. Newblock condemned
the alleged practice of paving con-
tractors Of sending solicitors among
property owners in an effort to get
signers to petitions. 81 am not in
favor Of the use of hired promoters"
Newblock said, "and those contrac-
tors that use such men to obtain
contracts are not going to get any
more work from this commission"
No MoTc ICtlt1OHs.
c. G. Roberts, property owner
on Trenton, also expressed his dis
favor of such practie. IL property
owners do not voluntarily petition
for paving. 1t should not be given
TO them, he insisted.
=. H. Barney, local representative
Of the Vibrolithic Service company,
told the property owners and the
commission that he had sponsored
the laying of vibrolithic paving on
Trenton avenue. He said he OBJ
tained no signers to n contract, but
explained to all with whom he
talked the advantages of vibrolithic.
at no time telling anyone asphalt
would be laid on that street.
1T would be inconsistent for me
to recommend asphalt paving when
my company recommends vibro-
lithic," Barney stated after the
meeting.
Another heated protest was that
concerning district No. 3S0-St.
Louis avenue to Fifteenth to Nine
teenth. This is the street from which
the oklahoma Union Railway COM
pay last winter removed its line.
Price Is Protested.
The protest from that district was
because OF the price. Besides the
protestants there were a number
present who insisted that the paving
be laid. Two petitions were before
the commission, one from those who
90 not want the paving and one from
those who do. Apparently the prop
erty owners are about evenly divided.
q, NJ. Litson led the fight for prot
estants. He declared the price is
unreasonable. and that the contract
ShOuld be Cancelled for that reason.
On the other side were Monty
Hayner. II. w. Overton and w. j.
stewart. all of whom demanded the
contract remain in force.
for one want this paving laid
immediately" Hayner declared. II
uoh want to live out there in the
mud Tor another 10 years, after
winch | won't be able to enjoy the
paving II 1t is laid. We want paving
ana ana we ask that the commission let
tlls contract stand. IT appears TO
me that most of those who are pro-
1vsuns live close to Fifteenth street.
Inat street Is paved and they can do
"'thout paving on st. Louis"
Want Paving Anyway.
oVerlon said one of his neigh
pors placed his car In his garage
ast November, and had not been
aple 10 drive 1t out since then be-
Sause ,suse OF the condition of st. Louis. |
rie also insisted that the contract |
remain uncanceled.
me hearings OF protests in the |
Friday.
mayor II. f. Newblock expressed |
uouot whether the commission has
'u'horlty to cancel contracts once |
el and intimated 1t might be |
..ounu that only court action be- |