The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-09-02
IMPORTANT COUNCIL MEETING.
Voted si75,ooo for Wster~orRs and
School Building Purposes.

School Building PURPOSES.
The mayor and city council met yes
terday afternoon in regular session.
all the aldermen being present except
Alderman Kendall The minutes OF
the last regular and two Of the special
meetings were read and approved.
The report Of officers being in or
der. Police Judge Gait reported hav-
ing collected S26lS5 during the
month Of August.
Assessor and Collector Roberts re-
ported having collected $545.25 on
the occupation tax and S27 from the
cemetery fund.
The chief Of police reported a bust
ness OF sos at the impounding stables
Of the city.
Street Commissioner ]. o. Smith
turned in S36 that he had collected
from people who preferred to pay the
money to working the streets. It
was applied to the street and alley
fund
The finance committee approved a
batch Of bills and they were ordered
paid by the council.
DR. Gardner of the fire committee
stated that the harness for the new
team had been ordered, and that they
had every assurance that the new
hose wagon would be here on time,
namely, the 18th Of this month.
Alderman Young Of the waterworks
committee reported that he, in COM
pany with the mayor, had visited the
dam and reservoir site. and that about
thirty teams were at work. The lake
site was fast being cleared off and
a perfect Transformation of things
now taking place out there.
DR.. Gardner of the fire committee
reported that the old fire engine was
now in a very bad condition, and that
they had tried to sell it, and that $2'
was the best bid they could get OF
IT, He stated further that l.. b. Rob
.
of It and make a wagon that would b,
worth $3.50 to the city; they had mad
, no deal with anyone, however, and tn
| committee asked for further time
: which was granted.
! The matter of passing an ordinanc
to bond the city for $4,000 for wa
terworks and school purposes wa
taken up. Mayor Dick read decisions
4 law books and the Curtis bill. and sp,
o cial acts which empowered us to issu
i bonds in the sum of S175, 900, and h
}. said that he had consulted the yer
+ best lawyers in town and they agree
with him in saying that he coul,
t. issue $l75,000 worth of bonds.
The ordinance was then read, whic
y provided for the issuing of $4,000
l. worth of bonds for waterworks pu
a poses and $25 900 worth of bonds fc
y public school purposes. The rule
e were suspended and upon motion {
Alderman Best the ordinance was pl
hpbll lNo uudi pd0Ndbts IL WAS carrie
by unanimous vote of the council.
70 Alderman Gardner, who was a.
, pointed as one of the committee [
u make investigations with regard
" the purchase of the reservoir site, r
II ported that they had found the dei
legitimate in every respect The cor
mittee was then discharged
!, Mr.. Wheeler asked permission
=. make some minor repairs on II
,s Kentucky House, in the rear of Il
O. Wheeler building, and the same WI
granted. provided it did not increai
any ones insurance.
The committee appointed to emplC
~ an engineer to look after the co
= struction of the dam reported havir
a. employed j. p. Thayer at a salal
IA of $3.50 a day,
q The council then adjourned
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