Driver's Insurance To Pay For Bartlett Square Fountain Repair In Tulsa

By Emory Bryan, The News On 6

TULSA, OK -- The City of Tulsa is about to spend $25,000 to repair Bartlett Square Fountain at 500 South Main.  An insurance company is covering the cost.

The fountain was cracked when a driver ran into it and the driver's insurance company has paid the city $25,000 in a settlement for the damage.

The fountain is in the middle of the intersection, and has been hit multiple times since it was installed.

8/8/2008  Related Story: Teen Driver Crashes Into Fountain

3/2/2007  Related Story: One Person Injured In Overnight Traffic Accidents

8/21/2006  Related Story: Tulsa's Bartlett Square Fountain Damaged

The fountain is named for former U.S. Senator and Oklahoma Governor Dewey Bartlett Sr., the father of Tulsa's current Mayor.