The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-14

makes OF the water commission a
separate body, and empowers It to
order warrants drawn aud signed
by those whose signatures are ncccs-
sary.
81 was quoted this afternoon as
stating that Trammcu and Uoiway
would be paid three-fourths OF their
contract before n construction con-
tract can be let. What l said was
that they would receive S2l5,0Oa
which would be paid before "A con-
tract could be let. / was otherwise
misquoted.
AT the beginning Of this admins
tration | informed the mayor and
commissioners | had no objection to
their passing on bills OF the water
department., 40 there might be no
question concerning the mayors au-
thorization TO sign warrants. How
ever. / believed then and | still be.
lieve that this is only a perfunctory
and unnecessary procedure"
Says Mayor Must Sign
City Treasurer Robert Laws has
definitely announced he will not
pay warrants unless they bear the
mayors signature, The auditors
signature by itself would not con-
stitute a legally signed warrant he
insists.
City Auditor Garbett declares II
he signs warrants for the water
com mission he personally assumes
liability foe :he correctness OF the
bill for which IL Is drawn: MAYOR
Ncwblock says the amendment does
not require his signature, and city
Treasurer Laws declares he viii not
pay water department warrants un-
less they are signed by The mayor
and the auditor.
II believe the men who compose
the water board are among the
city's best" Garbrtt explained. But
! want to go exactly according to
law and then there never can be
any come back
The section Of the charter amend!
ment cited by Garbett as authority
for his attitude reads-as follows:
no money shall be- expended or
paid out for any purpose whatever
for and on account OF the water
system of the city Of Tulsa except
upon itemlzed statements presented
To- and approved by the water COM
mission at regular Ueetin4 there
Of and the same approved by the
chairman and attested by the sec
retary ,of the water commission. and
when filed with the city auditor, the
city auditor shall issue check or war
rant for the same"
Garbett and Newb,ock both claim
that this section does not REQUIRE
the mayor TO sign warrants. NJ m
berS Of the water commission point
out it is clearly implied that the
auditor shall issue the warrant In
the regular manner and that il shall
he signed the same as other city
warrants.
kislInddon Indefinite.
Police CommisS Sloner Harry w
| kiskaddou was indefinite in his cX-
/ preston concerning the $4,000 bill
/ Tuesday morning.
Il would much rather have moth
1 ing 10 do with this bill" he advised
city Auditor Garbett pointed out
/ that the city commission did not ap-
/ prove 'the contract with Trammell
I and Holway, and further that il pro-
/ vides the heirs of either engineer
| can hold the city to this contract
| and collect any money due them.
1T doesn't look right to me &c
! pay out so much money before a
| sh'ovelful Of dirt has been turned
| interposed Commissioner j. c
| Whiteside. ITS too early yet-to bC
! paying out 80 much money"
Water Commissioner Rudd OBJ
| served that according TO this con
tract the engineers may receive
$215.0OO before a construction con
tract is let.
Mayor Newblock belligerently In
formed the Commissio. ers that " In,
water commission spent $4,000 for