The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-04
TAXPAYERS TAKE
RADICAL ACTION
League Resolutes Against
Officials in General and
Sewer Scandal
SUGGEST TAR PARTY
Prod County Attorney for
Some Action in Prosecution
of Sewer Contractors


cleared It's decks and unlimbcred rs
big Berthas for action II oNpoc'e
20 shoot 10 the line let the shrapnol
fall whore It may Al meeting
In the municipal auditorium 10 was
voted tu employ am attorney 20 make
IT'S invcsI iRatious nud prosecute it'
cases. There ls too much business
on hand and in sight for the busy
mem bcrship 10 handlo--honce, the
attorney
To select thla attorney "a commit
tee was named composed or =. u.
Lewis. G.. l.. Holland John Logan,
NJ. j. GluRs. r. X. Hughes, w 10.
Orr, +. ". Barr and John ". Slim
mons. And to meet tho additional
expense that will be- necessary to
pay an attorneys salary dses In tho
Taxpayers league were Increased
from 81 year To So u year.
So the attorney VIII not find time
hanging heavily ON his hands, his
first job will be to gather evidence
from the sewer I'm district No. i66.
present IL to the county attorney.
and assist that county official In
prosecuting any and all city offlc-
ials or employees who have boon
guilty OF crookedness or misconduct
In connection with this project
Among the speakers at Friday
nights meeting were r. j. Quinn.
J.. J., Goff, w. u, orr Foster Burns,
w c. Elliott, II. X. Hughes Il. G.
Hughes. John Logan. $, II. Lewis.
Mrs. Mary A. Hutchinson, -. c.
Williams, y. b. pnrr. and Tate
Brady, president OF the lcngue.
Members All Rilcd Up.
Most OF the speakers dwolt on the
horrors and alleged crookedness of
tho sewer I'm district 1e8. At times
they became morbid Two or three
OF them suggested that those guilty
OF graft be taken to the woods and
tarred and foathcred, One speaker
even pleaded for permission 10 take
all city officials out and horsewhip
them. Plenty OF hickory sticks may
be found few miles from. tho city.
he advised
Parr was OF the opinion that tax
payers in district i6G or "out OF
luck" In trying to recover damages
n any are duo them. Three cases
have been tried I'm oklahoma courts,
he explained. In which poperty own
tried TO get damages or rebates after
the legal 6o-day protest period had
expired. and all three cases were
thrown out by the judges.
However, we ought to be able 70
get somebody In the city hall that
that has been crooked" he declared
"of course" he explained IT am not
saying anyone is crooked. but II he
is. he should De punished"
speaking on the motion to In
crease dues TO 50 year, 8. II. Lewis
suggested that II any members OF
the league are unable 20 pay this
amount. their names should not be
dropped from the roll but they
should be allowed TO remain In tho
organization, paying whatever
amoupt they are able.
Waiting for Evidence,
Members OF the committee ap-
pointed at the last meeting TO con-
fer with the county attorney con-
cerning the filing OF suits against
those who participated In the con-
etruction OF district 166 sewer were
impatient at the delay in getting
action. John Goldsberry. assistant
county attorney, informed them, they
said, that he Ia gathering Informal
tion on this case, but that no does
not want to swear out an lnforma-
tion until he has found that some
one Is guilty OF fraud, As soon as
he finds this evidence, he told them.
ne VIII start the wheels OF prosecu-
tion.
The committee asked Mr. Colds
berry whether he will gather this
evidence or II tho committee must
DO It. Quinn stated. "He said he
thought he would have more infor-
nation In a few days"
Several speakers demanded that
a grand jury be called. Others
were opposed 10 this demand. de-
claring that u grand Jury would not
De effective In this case.
Lawyers Are Indicted.
One member delivered general
Indictment against attorneys in gen.
eral They are about all crooks
ne declared. He conceded that
there may be some honest lawyers
put that he has not seen any OF
them I've been 'gyped' every time
fesscd.
a motion by s. II. Lewis wa,
passed requesting that all citizene
refrain from slgniug any more nav
Ing or sewer petitions for the mex
80 days, "or until investlgations nov
In progress are completed"
John L'ogan spoke against the
proposed charter amendment max
Ing the city administ ration its owr
excise board. II Is necessary I'm IN,
interests of economy that the count,
excise board continue TO pass on IN,
oity's appropriations. he declared
W Il. Orr moved that n commit
tee from the league visit c. s
Hounkman, commissioner Of waite,
and sewers early Saturday morninl