the next mayor, c. h. hunt, hired h. a. pressey to resolve the water supply controversy in 1918. in due course, pressey accepted spavinaw creek as the best source, and rejected the other proposals. pressey's plan was to build a dam on spavinaw creek, construct three intermediate reservoirs and pumping stations to move water to the vicinity of tulsa, then use the old arkansas river pump station to get the water into the tulsa distribution system. pressey estimated the cost of the project at 5 million dollars. in 1919, mayor hubbard called for an election to pass a 5 million dollar bond issue to implement the pressey proposal. the bond issue passed.