The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-17

westheimer & Daube ....... 20 25'
W. c. Kendall & Co... Is 80
Williams. Corhn & Coz. Is IS
Louisa LeMay. s 90
". II. johnson ............ 90
D1ck CoWan ............-..... 90
". B. Johnson. two accts.-.. q 80
Chas Henderson. ............ so
]. r. Essley ..........-..... 3 so
Alderman Best. chairman Of the
street and alley committee. reported
that be had had two posts installed
al the city park bearing the inscrip-
tiou. City Park. IS fine for trespsss-
ing" Quite q lot Of street work had
been done he stated. but there we're
not enough men at work
Mr. Best said he thought there was
too much work for one man 70 do TO
superintend the work Of the whole
city. He further thought the time had
arrived when Main street should be
paved with some suitable material He
disfavored asphaltum and recommend
ed rock.
Other aldermen made a few remarks
about paving Main street. when the
mayor took occasion to inform the
council that some street paving people
would be here in few days and make
the people a proposition. The most
Of the aldermen favored asphalt. as it
cost only $2.25 per square yard.
The mayor then read a resolution
which proposed a change in the stree
working in future to some extent. The
resolution suggests that the street and
alley committee be composed Of the
entire city council, with the mayor as
chairman.
The aldermen from each ward will
have jurisdiction over their wards. and
will hire their own street commission
er, or overseer. who shall collect street
tax and work the streets. Only the
money collected in a ward can be used
on that ward. The resolution was
adopted.
Alderman Best thought the street
tax should be raised from So 70 IS;
said that several other cities we're en-
forcing the collection OF So. and that
more money would have 10 be raised
some way in order to properly work
TIE streets.
Alderman Gardner suggested that
the dog tax law be enforced again. as
q was impossible 10 raise street tax
before August l.
Judging from the remarks OF the
different aldermen. there is no doub,
that the dog tax Of 81 per head win
be put on this year.
Alderman Young. in speaking Of the
waterworks. said that &c was his op.n.
ion that the back OF the dam should
be soided and the council agreed
with him
An ordinance extending the hre
limits was put on its passage and be
came a law.
Doak s. Mason's gas ordinance pass
ed 20 its third reading.
The report Of the city attorney on
the Pollard COW question was read
which showed that The city ought tc
lTef-nd the money.
Dr. Gardner thought that the boy
had done only their duty in lmpound
ing the cattle. as they found them ia
the city limits.
Young said if we paid this money
back Il would not be long until We
would have to DO the same thing again
Didn't think we should pay all OF q
back.
. I. r. Mason. representing Mr. POI
lard, was on hand and gave II as hi,
opinion that the pound boys were a
fault
All the aldermen and the mayor ex
pressed themselves fully and hnall,
voted on the proposition. The motion
, was lost
!, Alderman McCharen. who came il
late. stated that he had been out look
e ing up a new dumping ground. II,
says that a place can be had about [,
mile northeast OF the corporate limits
The mayor was in favor OF buying
orematory. which we understand vii
d likely cost about $4,000. The dump
). ing ground committee was given fur
Il ither time.
!. Upon motion OF Alderman Golledg'
y the electric light company were al
lowed an extension OF thirty days I,
lcomnlafa thafr work