The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-17
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
MANY MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
CITY TAKEN UP.
Matter Of Crossings over the A. 6 c.
Road Productive Of Much Talk. d.
Lenieney Shown the Rail.
roaG-Elestti. Lights.

The city council met yesterday af-
ternoon in Mayor Dicks office, the
mayor and all the aldermen being
present, except Alderman Mullen.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Reports from committees being in
order, Alderman Gardner stated that
the fire department was working |
smoothly once more.
Mr.. Best of the street and alley |
committee reported that forty loads
Of rock had been hauled in from the |
country
Alderman Best also reported that |
nothing was being done with the
Main street water as the railroad had
not signed up the contract. The
mayor explained the delay by saying
that the Santa Fe was trying TO get
the c.. O. & G. - bear it's pro rata
share, and they were a little slow
over the matter; that the matter
would be adjusted in few days, how
ever.
Alderman McCharen of the sanitary
committee, seeing that the sanitary
officer was present, asked him to
make statement Of his work Mr..
McGee stated that nuisances existed
in some places, but We're inside the
premises, and he did not think that
he had any legal right TO go on a
mans premises without his consent.
In regard to the droplids TO clos
cts, he was holding up on them. be
cause Judge Gait was not certain
whether the tenant or the owner Of
the lot should be the proper party to
put them in The city attorney set
tied the matter by saying that the
owner Of the property should bear the
expense, and the sanitary officer was
instructed to do his duty.
1t was ordered that the street
known as D street southeast be OPP
ened. running from Second avenue
southeast to Second avenue northeast.
This will be quite convenience TO
those doing business on the east side
of the railroad.
, The Ardmore Mil & Elevator com
A pany was given permission 10 run a
o two-inch water pipe across Main
street, that they might get water
. from the Santa Fe road.
The finance committee reported IA
vorably on s134.51 worth Of bills, and
o they were ordered paid
. A bid was put in for the city print
o ing, but the matter was deferred unit
# the next meeting, to give all papers
a chance to bid on II.
O The mayor stated that he had beer
r. served with notices of appraisemen
y of the city's property, which con
sisted of three lots. They were al
.r appraised at $415. The clerk was in
n structed to look after the matter.
=. The putting on of the extra fireman
was approved by the council.
Alderman Golledge brought up tn,
question of opening up the stree
crossings over the A. & C. railroad
The mayor read letter he had re
ceived from w. c. Perry, vice presi
d. dent of the road, at Kansas City, II
which that gentleman said the roa
= wished to open up all the street
they possibly could but did no
agree with the council in their Dc
sire to open every street
Mr.. Golledge was of the opinio
thatst the council had waited Ion
! enough. He said that the city couI
= ell had voted unanimously to ope
n those streets after ten days, if tn
Il railroad failed to do so, and he COZ
, sidered that they ought to do it.
s Alderman McCnaren thought coul
a. ell ought to do something toward ths
d end.
s, The mayor wanted 10 get alon
ID amicsbly with the railroad people
y he could, and suggested that the
write to Mr.. Perry and get him I
% NS"S u""h anu sec IA lhe mdtt'
ne couldn't be settled amicably.
Alderman Best hardly agreed wit
Alderman Golledge. He thought v
. would hardly get well to work befol
) we would be enjoined by the railroa
; and then there would be antagonist
. hard feelings, etc, and still no eros
5 ings He thought the mayor ougl
5 to take the matter up with the ra
5 road.
Alderman McCharen made m
ton that the street and alley COZ
mittee go to work making crossin
J over the A. c., where they we
stopped up. The motion was SO