The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-24
MAYOR FAVORS
A BETTER JAIL
Present Penal Institution
Called Disgrace by
Newblock
PLANS ARE LACKING
Any Proposed Improvement
Meets Obstacles, He Tells
Lions Club

II Herman =. Newblock, mayor ot
the city OF Tulsa had his way. a
modern jail aud police station
would be constructed here 20 rec
place the suporannuotcd structure
now used TO house city prisoners on
Second street between Main and
Boulder
That is what the municipal eXocu-
tive told tho Lions club Of Tulsa
at Us meeting Thursday noon In
Hotel TULSA.
Mayor Nowhlocks Views that the
present city JAIN was "A lasting dis
grace TO Tulsa. was reiterated by
Commissioners j. G. Whitcaido, ).
NJ. Crutchficld and Harry kiskad b
don Mr. Rudd was not present
The mayor said "Tulsl's city jan
and police station Is without pueH-
tlon tho most disgr1cetul In the
state Of Oklahoma, I don't bar any
town. IL IL an old livery stable
built over. dark, small and difficult
to repair. with leaky roof
The present administration ap-
preciates fully the good work that
the Lions club has accomplished IN
informing Tulsans Of tho need for n
new city iail here, but what We
would like 10 know is how 10 get II.
There are two steps to take, each
fraught with obstacles one Is to
float bonds and tho other, this
soemingly tho easiest way. to sell u
piece Of city property that has
rraaihr value for hua.nsaa property
than as a municipal house, but
every time we seek to do 30 we are
enjoined.
Have No PInn.
"If we could sell tho present Jaii
property we could construct "a decent
Jail building that would be credit
to any city We have the SITE pul
have no definite plan to FSo-
ceed on"
Here Mayor Nowblock switched
off to criticize folks who mako n
practice OF embarrassing tho ofti-
ciaIs
at doesn't matter what you try 10
do in Tulsa. that Is public, someone
In always hitting you In tho fuce with
an Injunction" declared the mayor.
and his voice was harsh. Two
months ago we passed an ordinance
20 provide Tulsa with legitimate
transportation system. thus dong
away with tho dilapidoted Fords that
have been acting as jltneys. rhese
mon have repeatedly enjoined us,
and now that the district court mas
seen lit hbh'h ~
Ia, sending the matter 10
the supreme court. 1t begins
to look as though Tulsa Will not
have any transportation system very
long. Tho street cars are In n pad
shape, financially. They have been
losing money all year and put on lhe
busses to help us solve the sitnauoh
Bnsses here are still an experiment
IL they are forced 10 stop, VIII the
jitneys make good?
Tells of work.
Nevhlock then declared that the
city administration In the past tWu
months had accomplished some
thing, He said that more paving
had been done than in 1921 at one
haIf the cost. and that tho pIt
drainage project from Central park
10 the river was built at $60O,OOO
although its original cost was tiNed
AZ sOOo 600. The saving or sSOV''
600. he said. would give tho Guy
more money with which to tinish th'
Job. ,,
that his old friend Hitchcock, Wh'
built the present city jail as llNeIl
stable conducted II in a more hanlt
able fashion than tho police coul'
run II today. a.,
a. V. Davenport spoke on IN
eatlcation work the club Is doing
MIR. p. A. Ware Of the oklahoma Si''
Talking Machine company az okla
homa City. told OF the development
Of the victrolo.
rev Leslie Miller favored the c!ul
with several vocal solos. Inc clu
rs making preparations LOT
animal old clothes drive for the sal
yation Army In December