Oklahoma City Daily Pointer (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 146, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 6, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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««., in™* t FIFTH YEAR. OKLAHOMA CITY. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1910.—No. 146.
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VOLUME 6 OFFICE
$38,000
COUNCIL VOTES
MORE PAY FOR
CITY OFFICERS
HANDSOME PATTERSON BUILDING
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Mayor $200
City Engineer 175
tfirst Asst. City Engineer .. 100
Second Asst. City Engineer 100
Third Asst. City Engineer 100
Fourth Asst. City Engineer 100
Fifth Asst. City Engineer 100
Rodmen, City Engineer .. 65
Chainmen, City Engineer .. 55
Councilmen (16) 37.50
Patrolmen (60) 60
Police Captains (2) 90
Police Inspector 65
Firemen (54) 60
Fire Chief 125
Street Commissioner 100
City Auditor 150
Deputy City Auditor 95
Police Judge 100
Sidewalk Inspector 125
Total $2,002.50
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17 MILLION IN
CHY BUILDING
IS BEING SPENT
$17,000,000 in building and construction work now in prog-
ress in Oklahoma City.
$11,000,000 of this is in that class of construction that employs
labor and produces revenue for the support and growth of a city.
3,000 men are employed in this construction work.
5,000 people will be employed by these various Industries and
institutions when they are completed.
These are some of the Interesting j duties I also figure that when the
figures that form the basis of a report
being compiled by Postmaster K. E.
ISrown for the postal Inspectors. These
officers are expected soon to make an
Investigation of the conditions in
Oklahoma City as relates to the needs
of the postal department, and on their
findings will bo based tho additional
allowance of clerks and carriers as
well as other necessary increases In
the department.
construction under way now Is finished
that every mau employed could walk
out of town and that overy real estate
mail In town could walk out with
them and we would still bo 1,f>00 peo-
pie to the good. In other words, these
Industries now under construction will
employ at least 5,000 men. That, of
course, means support for more retail
stores and all of that, while the Inter-
urban lines bring in more business
This 8-story building, E0xl40 feel,
is to be erected immediately on the
lots just west or the street car ter-
minals between Harvey and Hudson
on Main street facing north and east.
'The construction Is to be coy rote,
with terra cotta finish, with marble
trimmings and columns around the
utter colonnade. It will be the most
expensive building in proportion to its
size of any in the ''.itv.
The owner, Mist. Dora Patterson,
will close a contract for its construc-
tion within the next few days. Con-
My object Is to show the depart- and tho wholesale houses are clear
ment that our growth Is permanent; gain to the city,"
that these buildings that surprise tho
struetion work will begin as soon as business world for their size and the
materials can be placed on the [ rapidity with which tney are built are
ground. Layton, Smith & Hawk, arch I massive and permanent and not cheap
l,ects | shells; that when they are complete
Dig, you taxpayers, dig. I ■ 1
Time was scarce Tuesday and the city council could only raise bera of the old board who voted for
the salary are still members.
At a recent meeting of the board a
resolution ordering the warrants to be
issued was passed by a majority of
the members present, but not by a
majority of the board, there being
several absent. President Swartout
and Secretary Elbow refused to make
out the warrants for fear they might
prove illegal.
.Mandamus proceedings have been
there will be bueincHK to till them and
Tho postmaster explained that pre«>
ent needs of his oftlee are taken care
of by auxiliary help and that the de-
partment is meeting the pressing
needs, though every employe, has to
work bard to ke>ep the decks clear.
the salary of themselves and the mayor, when the dinner bell sounded
and adjournment was taken, but—
The council met again today and when the lunch hour had arrived
it was announced that the salaries of the city engineer, patrolmen,
firemen, street commissioner, city auditor, police judge, sidewalk in-
spector and others had been raised, and the pee-pul would have t«
pay $50,460 more annually, for the services of these gentlemen. •
Mayor Scales presided over the festivities today and tis said a | threatened and instituted yesterday as
representative of all the benefited offices was present to add iI a friendly suit.
"moral support" to the contemplated boost in pay.
When council convened, Mayor
Scales announced That he had not
either directly or Indirectly requested
that the mayor's office should become
more valuable. The mayor suggest-
ed the fact that he nelieved the ooun-
cil had the authority to vote the in-
creases and that he would refuse to
accept his, should the law say it was
illegal.
Tho council was then told of how
tho business of the city had grown In
the last ten years, of the added work
and the fact that the pay was the
same now as in forme* years.
As a torerunner of the events to
coine, Councilman Lackey offered a
suggestion that a friendly suit be in-
stituted to ascertain whether the
raises could be legally voted by the
council.
Cou£.-ihutin Cook was of the belief
"So personal ill feeling or trouble
exists between Individual members of
the board and myself, that I am aware
ol"," said Swartout today. "I have re-
fused to issue warrants for salaries or
for personal services because I
Hottest Day of the Summer
is
Oklahoma City's hottest i A thermometer in front o
! drug store. 222 West Gi
vote on the question because It would
cost them about $1,000.
I believe that It would be cheaper
to expend $1,000 of the people's money
and know their wishes, than to ex- i uncertain of the legality of such
pend $50,000 without them having a | tion. The matter of taking me into
voice," shouted Cook. the superior court In mandamus pro-
For some unaccountable reason, the 1 ceedings is, as I understand it, more
question cf allowing the people the in the nature of a friendly suit to test j
right to decide on the raises, was , the law than anything else.
dropped, reiegated to the winds and! "I shall obey any ruling or order of j
the council at once began voting on J the court, and 1 know full well that ,
various raises. the small amount of $25 per month is
All ordinances passed. The only insufficient remuneration tor the work j
dissenting votes being cast by Coun-1 of a school board member in Oklaho-
cilman Ross LllJard, democrat, and , nia City. I do not interpose abjection 1
F T Cook republican. The ordl- j to the small pay involved, but I did
nance to increase, the pay of the fire not feel that I was legally authorized
department including the chief, was to issue these warrants, and have
Today
(*aj" , __ , . . . I registered 99 in the shade at
At 1 p. m. it was 92 degrees, but at afternoon
2 p. m. the thermometer at the weath-; other temperatures in Oklahoma
er bureau on Epwdrth campus took a j city today were: 7 a. m., 74; 8 a. in.,
jump of 4 degrees, totalling 90 degrees. | 76; 9 m., 78; 10 a. m., 81; 11 a. m..
The hottest weather this season was j 81.; 12 noon, 92; 1 p. m., 92, and 2
97 at 4 p. m. one of the early days p. m . 9fl.
of June. So today, if It keeps up the ! Tin- forecast for Oklahoma City and
rate it has started, before 5 o'clock it j vicinity for tonight and Thursday is
will be undoubtedly near the 100 mark. | partly cloudy, and cooler tonight.
f McDonald's
rant! avenue.,
30 this ,'1?" f;
ttiHt the character of tho business will The department hesitates In putting ID
be such rk to Increase the Income of — -
the city and therefore Increase the
permanent population." said Brown.
"1 figure, In round numbers, that
:t,000 men are employed In construc-
tion ot buildings, manufacturing
permanent men because under the
civil service rules men are employed
for life or good behavior, and If there
should be a slump In the work there
would be more men than could be
used. However, additional permanent
Oklahoma City Matron
Is Slated For President
of Confederate Daughters
railroads and electric lines, 1 men will be added within the present
streets and various transportation fa-1 quarter.
however, passed unanimously.
After the "heavy" matter of salaries
was history, the council referred the
that the per pie should vote on the contracts to grade Capitol Hill stree ts
question t.f raises, but as on yester- to the city engineer and cltj council,
day when Councilman Corder made a! The hid of the California Paving
similar motion, a roaring noise was company to pave Thirty-first at^*t
heard and the motion was voted j with petrollthle pacing was referred
down, lackey today was strenuous! to the city engineer ana paving com-
in his objection to have the people I mitteo.
BOARD SECRETLY
BRINGS SUIT TO
GET NEW SALARY
Through mandamus proceedings, brought ana acted upon yester-
day fiternoon by Superior Judge A. N. Munden, but not filed in the
oifice of the superior court until iodav, W. R. Swartou' and Gus A.
Elbow, president and secretary of the Oklahoma City school boara,
have been ordered to make out'salary warrants for all members of the
Oklahoma City t'chool board for ^25 per month salary, dating from
May 1, 1910.
Tne proceeding was brought by Dr. W. R. Clement and Dr. T. A.
Buchanan, board members
Seer say, deep and dark, surrounded the fact thft any court action
was pending yesterday afternoon, aud even today all parties con-
cerned exhibit a great disinclination to talk about the matter.
The order, on the face of it, means that the city taxpayers will
have to shell out some $3,600 more per year than at present. But that
isn't the pitmary point of interest.
Muoden's order means that the, tional right to raise salaries. "How-
sal-1 ever. 1 will sav there
steadfastly refused to do It until It j
was shown to be my duty. It takes a (
court to show me.' "
Dr. W. It. Clement of Capitol Hill, •
who, with Dr. T. A Buchanan, insti- j
tuted the mandamus proceedings, was i
willing to talk about the matter.
"I don't see any reason for keeping i
it secret," he said "It was ray un-
derstanding that Judge Munden, by is i
suing the order, passed upon the le- •
gallty of raising salaries. T don't be-1
lleve any fair minded citizen will |
claim the board members do not de-;
serve anything for their work."
While the order to issue the war- j
rants has been made, Swartout said ,
today they had not been filled out.
"Of course, you >vil! go ahead and j
make them out, won't you?" was1
asked.
"Oh, 1 don't know," said Swartout, i
I intimating that further complications i
| were possible.
GOOD GOVERNMENT
LEAGUE TO MEET
The -xecutlve committee, of the;
Good Government League has < ailed
an executive session to be held tomor-
row at noon in the Chamber of Com- j
merce rooms.
President R. A.. Kleinschmidt re- j
fused to state what matters would be j
discussed at this meeting, but admit-'
ted that action would be taken on
some very important civic affairs.
"There is plenty for us to consider,"
said Kleinschmidt, emphatically, "and
the time for action has come."
cct crrnwn tdim nr
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MRS. HALES IS
GIVEN MONEY
PENDING SUIT
Mrs. Mollie Chew Hales, defendant
year old Marie Williams stepped from in a sensational divorce suit brought
the platform of a Rock Island train by her husband, George Earls Hales,
yesterday in Oklahoma City. All she in the district court last week, was
had to guide her through was a note today granted temporary alimony of
tucked in her pocketbook which read, j]0 per week by District Judge Georgo
My name is 4 w. Clark, with 25 toward attorney's
iiamma is Mrs. Carrie Williams, a
East Second street Oklahoma City. ^ )g a ^ of (>orge Halea,
She will meet me In i.1 horsc dealer, charged, among other
A traveling man put her in tne tare ° ...
of Mrs. M. A. Hona,
matron.
tie girl on
NOTE DIRECTS
LITTLE GIRL ON
LONG JOURNEY
Traveling 400 miles alone, little «•
alono from Clay Center,
Travelers' Aid things, that his wife had tried to kill
U h.d potn,. arrc,F« the lit- hiin ljy stabbing him with a hat pin.
^ ®0™e.n Uiinbl* She. Parents of both plaintiff and defend-
in a train jp in Kansas. She ^ ^ ^ ^ |{ (g understoad th,
suit will be fought In the courts.
6TA8BED ELEVEN TIMES.
Conway, Ark . July 6.—When John
11. Pltcock, assistant clerk at the pen-
itentiary here, found Higgins Gibson,
IS with his wife, he stabbed Gibson
eleven times, killing blm Instantly.
Then bo turned upon his wife, who
fled. He fired at her but missed.
\fterwaid he surrendered to the of-
ficers.
was traveling
Kansas.
Asketi as to where she came trom
the child replied that nhe had been
.u.i-'s aud did aot know tn<
where auntie lives. At bl Reno,
where she had to change cars no one
met Marie so the traveling man
brought her on to Oklahoma City.
The little girl made a hit at once In
the depot, The policeman on the
beat bought her .in ice cream cone;
someone else treated her to a bottle
Um^i^yThaUt'onTy t^d.I bank commissioner here
evening when sop had grown tired, S. W. Stone of the state banking
•id she ask ror her mamma. I boan!. moved his o.flce from GutllI1e
V patrolman had been sent to her to Oklahoma City yesterday. He will
mother's address hut Mrs. Wliyama occupy a room on the parlor floor ot
was not at home and It was Sight the I.ee-Hucklns until other quarters
time 'before sh" found her daughter., can be secured.
MRS. W. n. CLEMENT.
Tne annual state convention of the'
United Daughters of the Confederate
closes this afternoon with the election
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■for the \
lors and
Huckins hot
of officers apd,, selecting^^he^st Vitfe sjifg
MELLON S announce various bargains for tomorrow of their
Great Sacrifice Sales. Last page. p f
BROCK S list house garments at low pnees. Page four
KERR'S announce a sale of new parasols during their Mid Sum-
1! er the PARISIAN, linen tailored suits will be the head liner for
RICHARDSON'S are clearing out their stock to make way for
1 the carpenters. Lingerie hats featured.
Ml chapter gave a reception i BAss & HARBOUR have a porch rocker special for the rest ot
•ing delegate* In 'he par- week
banquet room of the Lee- pfttff.'S feature the fireless cooker as a modern convenience
lace was dec- rr,A1^
l'riia ; *meel-] *r WAPnOTTP gnnminc*? o rmhlir r>f hmiaft
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