The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-11
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
CONSIDERED RAILROAD PRoPo.
SITloN.
Much Other Business Attended to
viii Take Census Of Town-sani. .
tary officer Appointed.

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Notwithstanding the meeting was call.
ed for a SPECIFIC purpose some con
siderable business was transacted.
ana quite a lengthy session was held.
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Dick. and all the aldermen
answered to their names except Mul.
len and Gardner.
Mayor Dick stated to the board
that the object of the meeting was to
consider a proposition from the rep
resentatives OF the Santa Fe and c..
O, a G. railroads regarding the taking
care OF the storm water flowing down
Main street.
The railroads had made an estimate
that it would take 2l0 feet OF 24inch
terra Gotta pipe. from the alley back
Of the Wilmington to Main street
IS feet Of 36-inch pipe to cross Main
street; 225 more to reach the mouth
of the culyert in Paradise alley.
To furnish this pipe and to put it
in the ground. the railroad people esti.
mate that it will cost S1.OS5. They
are desirous OF disposing of the water
in this manner. instead of having the
water dump itself on their right of
way on Main street, as 1t now does.
The railroad wanted Ardmore to pay
half the expenses OF this work.
Alderman Young rose and said that
he was not in favor of going into part.
nership with any railroad
McCharen couldn't see $500 in It for
the city.
Goledge coincided with McCharen.
and nearly everybody wanted to talk
at once.
Alderman McCharen then moved
that the proposition be rejected, and
Alderman Golledge seconded it.
The matter was up for debate then.
sure enough.
Alderman Young thought we ought
to be kind and gentlemanly toward
the railroad people.
McCharen didn't think they were
any better than anybody else; it was
simply business proposition.
Alderman Golledge said the water
ran OFF before the railroads came, and
= ii the water was in their way he
thought they ought to take care cf IT,
! The proposition was then put to a
vote, and the vote was unanimous 70
reject the proposition.
r Upon motion, a committee OF three
was appointed to convey the councils
action to the railroad people. Nc
I. Charen, Young and Byrne were ap
: pointed TO communicate the news tc
r them, and Alderman Young sug
u gested again that We break the news
g to them gently"
Alderman McCharen had another
I, proposition, and that was the remod
5 cling and rearranging of the ordin
i ances of the city and to have the same
$ printed in pamphlet form
!, The mayor was OF opinion that il
) would be a good idea for the council
q to meet some evening. and continue
y to meet until they got through with
5. il, with the city attorney and Police
x Judge Gait, and go over the ordin
II ances and fix them up as they should
- be.
10 Alderman Golledge then made
a motion to that effect. and the motion
IA prevailed.
ie Permission was given Judge Gal
IL and George Henry Bruce TO atten,
the reunion at Dallas.
- Assessor and Collector W. r. Rot
erts informed us that he needed tw
IN men to help him to assess property
VI which must be done by the 10th @
next month. He also stated that
y the council would furnish him wit
the stationery. he would take the cer
u sus of the city while he was at 4
OF Both requests were granted.
The pon tax question came u
somehow, and McCharen was In tayo
OF having IL changed: didn't thin
such men as Mr Palmer. So year
old. ought 70 have to pay a poll tax
I. that, il necessary TO raise this none!
another mill should be added TO IN
general tax.
Alderman Young asked ii Mt Pa
mer owned any property. and upo
being informed in the Affirmative, b
said he thought he ought TO pay III
poll tax, and, II necessary, collect
mill and a half more from our ia,
payers.
Alderman Byrne thought man
poll tax receipt should be one OF n
necessary qualifications OF a voter.