The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-05
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
waterworks Proposition Submitted
Looked Upon FavorabIy.


ternoon with the mayor presiding AMI
all aldermen present except German.
Minutes OF the previous meeting were
read and confirmed.
The report of the finance committee
was heard and SiG32O worth Of bills
were ordered paid.
The report from the city pound
showed s175.4j collected during o"to.
her The street and alley fund showed
that the street commissioner hal
collected from BAG persons at 81 each
making slOSS on hand
The police courts report for Octo-
her was read showing s35l.G5 taken
in.
The collectors report showed S562.25
collected during the month OF Octo-
her.
a resolution was introduced by Al.
derman Golledge asking the council
that all the money collected on ami
after February next by the police
ihhk' W hh'NH ~" NV p'ii'' i"hNf
and that the police Judge, the police
men and the city attorney be pai
out of said fund Carried.
Moran SCOTS ordinance relative to
heating and lighting the city with
petroleum was passed it's third read.
ing
Alderman Noble moved that he Of
fee of city engineer be declared va
cant Lost
Upon motion the secretary was in
structed To write to the city eng.
neer and state to him that unless he
could be here and attend to his duties
when called upon that he send in his
resignation.
a waterworks ordinance was read
from J. Weldon Baker and his asso
ciates. OF Joplin, Mo The reading Of
the ordinance was listened to with
marked attention. and was passed to
it's second reading
The proposition seemed to be fair
one. and with possibly few changes
we believe the council will accept it.
The company proposes to put in ter
miles of mains and furnish the city
with one hundred fire plugs. two open
ings each. Tor consideration Of hve
thousand dollars per annum. They pro.
pose To furnish the private consumer,
who occupies house of not more than
four rooms with one spigot for 80
cents per month.
The water they propose to get by
the aid OF deep wells. A standpipe wiz
be erected 100 feet high with ca
pacity OF 100000 gallons This is tJ
be kept full, giving us about li pounds
pressure to the square inch in the
mains. I'm the case of fire, the engine
can be disconnected with the stand
pipe and attached directly to the
mains and from 90 to 100 pounds pres
sure can be had before the fire depart
ment could reach the FIRE
by the aid OF this pressure the fire
department would not need an engine,
but hose carts only and their hook and
ladder.
All their mains will be able to stand
800 pounds pressure to the square inch
and everything will be first class in
every respect.
The city can buy the system from
the company at the expiration OF ten
years II she sees fit. and If not. then
the company can run it another ten
years. when the city can buy Il It
she so desires
The company. ii granted the fran
chise proposes To have the waterworks
in operation In six months after con
tract is made
Messrs. Geo. b. Bayne and John
Comerford, representing the company.
both made short talks and promised a
first class water works system il grant
ed the franchise.
The councilmen did not comment
upon the proposition. but with the eX.
ception OF few changes in the con
tract, We believe they will accept IL.
They all seemed to think that 100
hydrants was a greater number than
the city could pay for at present
No other business being before the
council il adjourned.