The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-08-10
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Every person interested In behar
Nof Ardmore is tesirous og havinr 4
system of varervorics ln our city that
viii furnish an ample supply ell the
time az a reasonable rate or charre tr
the rssideura and all business con.
Germs
There are persons 20 wrought I'd
over % a. 10 assert that without mauf
cipai ownership of waterworks In the
in-nlediate future our town Is ruined.
They assert that private ovusrshi1
of a system u waterworks cannot be
regulated and controlled 80 a. 70
furnish water 70 the town and stiu Is,
the people live
Ourcity council and earnest. euthu
siastic mayor sre 20 b. commended for
their zeal and eHorrs % better the con
.dition of the city in health. morals and
business
But before the matter goes too far
in the way of bonding the city for
Waterworss. sewers OF other public
works We should consider where We
are and what our necessities are IN
reference % ous public schools.
No one wishes Tor the success Of
Ardmore from a financial standpoint
than the writer All be has is here
Snd he depends mainly on the pros
perity Of the town and immediate sur.
rounding country Tor = living for him
self and family.
u may be that his position a. Dresi-
dent of the school board and hls close
association with the other members Of
the board and the teachers. parents
and pupils FOR the last three years has
causef him 10 over-estimate the impor.
lance Of prompt action at this time.
70 may be that want Of school build
inss, furniture and apparatus and OF
funds until nearly the close Of the
school year and having 70 borrow
money and buy furniture and appara.
tus on the credit Of the individual
members Of the board and 10 rent any
old wooden building wherever II han
pened % be located. and without re-
gard 10 whether it was 10 fact snitabl,
for a school building. has biased aig
mind In favor Of more and better build.
ings at the earliest possible moment
We have done well with what We
have We have managed 10 get along
somehow hoping each year would
bring us better things The time has
now arrived when we can legally vote
bonds. and the question Is before the
people of Ardmore. what shall be
done with the money?
The amount that can be voted ls
limited by law and in this short article
details cannot be given.
This is the largest city in the In.
dian Territory Our school popula.
ton Is the largest and We have made
less provision proDortionateIy than
any Of the other leading towns.
After securing all available buildings
In town by buying on credit and for
cash and renting others. the board
Ind they must resort 10 the halliday
sessions in many Of the grades dur.
Ing the coming year. We have no az.
surance Of the King building longer
than the coming year. and we had TO
agree that a part Of the grounds could
De built on and used FOR business DUR.
poses this year The Banks building
IS rented and not in a desirable loca.
Ion and may not be obtained after this
year.
The King building is lot comfortable
md is only a hull
Chickasha voted $3.50 bonds a
mort time since and obtained over
10000 for building school houses and
fittings. This pushing. energetic rival
" Ardmore vas practically unit on
his question Purcell three years
igo voted the first bonds and now has
.plendid, comfortable buildings and
We pay a large amount for rents
uel and ianitor hire that could be
aved by having large, substantial
buildings at central points Of popula.
ion.
NO approximately perfect system
4 graded schools can ever be had in
'rdmore with small wooden houses
catered all over the tofn. Much OF
ur taxes must be wasted so long as
matters remain as they are now. Cbn.
ren OF the same family must now be
all over the town. Much OF
an be sandwiched in.
In your issue a few days ago your
aper called on the board TO mako
royisions for more children on the
rest side OF the railroad tracks. bnt