The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-29
rAg MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT
Resolved 20 opsn Al Streets Crossing
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Friday ulght about dfty cluzens
.me, AZ the city hail. most of whom
were from the FIRST ward. Tor the pur-
pose o. discussing the closing or
opening q streets crossing the A q
C right o. way Th0s Norman was
selected as chairman and ". ? Bow
man secretary.
The chair stated the object q the
meeting. Max westheimer made a
motion which was seconded that We
ask the railroad people 10 open up all
streets crossing their right Of way.
Attorney Walker wanted Us 20 be
reasonable with the railroad people
and thought that the pe Jple would be
Just a. well satisfied with bridges
over the right Of way as they would
with grade crossings He thought
however. that the streets should be
open Mr. Walker didn't think that
the railroad people we're really ser
ious about closing up 50 many streets
and thought all We had 70 do would
be 70 let them know that We meant
10 have them open. He did not think
there was any necessity Of us being
radical IN our actions.
Mr Golledge said that he saw Mr.
Perry at noon. and that gentleman
had told him that q we wished him
at the meeting We could advise him
as he would be at the Wilmington
Hotel.
Messrs. Westheimer. Golledge and
Walker were appointed by the chair
to 20 after Mr.. Perry. and the vice
president Of the road was introduced
by the chair Mr. Perry Was then in
formed that a motion was before the
house requiring the railroad 10 open
all the streets crossing his road. and
the people would like TO hear from
him.
Mr Perry thanked the people for
their courtesy. and said the railroad
company did not want 10 do what the
motion contemplated He knew how
they all felt about the matter. each
man living north Of the 4. & C.. road
wanted a straight shoot TO town from
Dis home. Mr. Perry tried to explain
10 them that property a block from
the main thoroughfare was more val
liable than it was right on the main
Travelled street, where they were en-
quilted with dust half the time. caus-
ed by the fast moving vehicles on the
street, and in every way they could
look at il, 1t would be better for the
party living back a block from the
main travelled thoroughfare In Kan
sas City where he lived such was the
case and what would apply at one
place, he thought ought 10 be applica-
BILE IN another. Mr.. Perry said that If
they had 20 open every street they
would have % cut the passenger train
every time 70 came IN, and the freight
trains would have 20 be cut several
times He said further that If we in
sisted on opening all Of them it meant
that they would have to abandon their
plans and go where they could do
business. He did not care to discuss
the legal proposition, that II was
neither the time nor the place for
that. Mr.. Perry then thanked the peo-
pie for their attention and took his
seat.
The question was called for and re-
suited in about one-half the people
voting for it, the other half not vot.
ing at all. Several questions were put
70 Mr. Perry, all of which he answer.
ed satisfactorily.
Sam Noble was one Of the parties
who did not vote, because he thought
the motion was too broad-did not
think We should open every street.
Mr.. Walker thought a committee
should be appointed to see Mr. Perry
before he left the city and see If they
could not settle the matter with him.
A motion TO that effect was made and
lost
The meeting then adjourned.
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