The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-12-02
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
Franchise Granted to street sprink.
Iers-sidewslk Ordinance Extended.

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Iers-sidewslk Ordinance Extended.
The city council met in regular ses.
sion yesterday afternoon. the mayor
and all the aldermen being present ex-
cept Alderman Mullen
The minutes OF the last regular
meeting were read and approved.
The report Of the various officers
being 30 order the police judge was
first ia order. and reported having
collected $3Oi5O during November.
The assessor and collector had re-
ceipt from the treasurer showing that
ne had collected s39iS1 for the PIE
vlous month
The street commissioner reported
having collected $3.50 from people
who preferred paying their street tax
20 working.
The finance committee reported fa-
yorably on quite lot Of bills which
were ordered paid
Reports Of committees were called
for and Alderman Best. chairman Of
the street and alley committee stated
that he did not have much to say;
that he believed the street commits.
sioner had been putting down crossings
for the mayor that ne noted that they
were wood. and from what he could
learn rock crossings would not cost
but little more.
Expressions from others developed
that wooden crossings cost 17ia cents
per llneal foot, while rock crossings,
such as spans the street between the
Wilmington and Ramsey's drug store,
cost 80 cents per foot.
Dr. Gardner of the fire committee
reported the going out Of Engineer
Frank Kolh and the selection of Bob
Nichols in his stead, which act the
council ratified Mr.. Kolb resigned
two weeks ago
Alderman Best Of the street and al
ley committee stated that they wished
the c. o. & G. and Santa Fe roads to
open Fourth, Fifth and Sixth avenues
northeast. Ii was the sense Of the
council that something in this direc-
tion must soon be done.
Alderman Young of the waterworks
reported the dam about finished.
Alderman Kendall of the ordinance
committee introduced an ordinance
which carried with 1t the granting OF
franchise to T. l.. Smith and Early
Williams the right to sprinkle
the streets Of Ardmore, the
city council to see to II
that the merchants are not extortion
ated upon by high prices, The rules
were suspended and the ordinanc,
passed.
The mayor called the councils at
tentlon to a letter he had receive,
from NJ. l.. Turner regarding our wat
erworks bonds From the contents
of the letter the mayor said he though
that we would get the bond none!
about the 18th Of this month.
Alderman Golledge called attention
to the fire escapes; said the Whiting
ton and Banks had both bought then
and they ought to be placed on tn,
buildings
The mayor said the ordinances ha,
been codihed by the city attorney an,
We're now ready to be published.
Alderman Best moved that the mat
ter be referred to the ordinance com
mittee, with instructions to them t,
secure bids for printing them.
Alderman Goledge stated that tn,
services of the city engineer was yer,
much needed at the cemetery for
couple Of days. No one knew wher,
the engineer was.
DR. Carr appeared before the coun
lcil and reported some nuisances eN
listing down on the branch. just soutl
OF East Main street, which should b,
abated.
The mayor brought up the sidewall
ordinance and 1t being the sense of tn
council a motion prevailed extending
the time to January /, 1903, for tn
people TO get in their sidewalks II
the postal limits. This extension wa
granted because Of the short time tn
people had to get their walks in, an,
the bad weather prevailing most o
that time.
Alderman Golledge addressed tn,
council on the electric light question
He said that when they locating tn,
the lights he designated three places ol
A street for them to be installed, an,
not a light had been put on A street
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