The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-01-20
THE WATERNORKS CONTRACT
ACTION TAKEN BY CITY COUNCIL
AT MEETING YESTERDAY.
American Light and Water Company
of indianapolis, Ind, the Success
ful Bidders-New Ordinances
Read-A Protest.

The city council met in regular ses
sion yesterday afternoon with the may
or and Aldermen Golledge, Gardner,
Byrne. Best and oYung present.
The minutes of the previous meet.
ings were read and approved
The finance committee reported ia
vorably on S1621O worth of bills
and the same were ordered paid.
The waterworks committee were
called upon for a report and Chairman
Young stated that the committee had
been at work for some time examin-
ing the bids. and had found that the
American Light and Water company
of Indianapolis, Ind. represented by
II. C. Ulen, Jr. were the lowest and
most acceptable bidders. they having
proposed to put in the entire system,
with the exception of the engines and
boilers. for s49.34O Mr. Young said
that he wanted to recommend the ac-
ceptance of their bid and the award
ing of the contract to them
Upon inquiry It was stated that the
boilers and engines would cost about
$4,000.
The American Light and Water
company's bid was only $40 lower
than the next lowest bid. and there
We're three bids within $500 of each
other. showing that those bidding for
the work had figured very close.
The contract which had been drawn
up with the American Light and Wat
er company was read by the clerk.
The contract calls for the completion
OF the system by July 10. 1903. except
ing the water tower, which will be fin
ished by August 10.
Mr.. Young, in recommending the ac-
ceptance Of this company's bid also
wanted them to give to the city a bond
of $4,000 for the faithful performance
of their work as per terms of contract,
and that they have the Ludlow hy-
drants and Eddy valves and boxes.
The contract is of an elastic nature
lit can be curtailed or extended as
council may see fit there being stipu-
lations as to what the company would
charge for laying the different size
pipes per foot, either over or under
tho specified amount
When asked for some information
on the subject, Mr. Davis said that
the plans call for l6.inch pipe from
the water tower to the city. and that
the difference in the cost of that size
and the 14-inch, put in the ground,
would amount to $4,000 or $4,000. and
that the 14-inch pipe would answer
all purposes just as well as the l6Inch
pipe, the only difference would be that
IL would require little more coal 70
run the engine in time OF fire
The contract calls for the LAYING oi
about twelve miles of mains. nine OF
them in the city and three of them
outside.
Alderman Gardner said that with
twelve miles of main and 150 hydrants
and the best water for all purposes
that could be procured, as put in by
the city, against the system of eight
d miles Of main and eighty hydrants, as
proposed by j. Weldon Baker, he die
= not think the citizens would have any
kick coming against the city for the
installing OF this system.
e Alderman Best made a motion that
70 the contract be awarded TO the Ameri
can Light and Water company. This
was seconded by DR.. Gardner and the
same was carried by a unanimou,
4 vote
Alderman GOlledge then read two
= ordinances. One was to compel the
railroads to erect and maintain lights
: over the streets they cross in the cit,
limits. Passed to second reading.
The other was an ordinance to preven
hack drivers, tamale venders, boot
blacks, hotel drummers. etc, from go
ing upon the passenger depot platform
: for a period OF thirty minutes befor,
= train time and for thirty minutes af
" ter train time. Also TO keep anyon,
else from trespassing upon the plat
- form or in the depot for more thar
fifteen minutes unless they can shov
that they have business there.
This ordinance would, in all proba
bility, have become law yesterday
but owing to the rush of business I
passed to its second reading.
= ED Roberts appeared before tn
- council with 2 petition asking the cit
u to rescind its action in giving tn
school board, block 422, which wa
given to the city. the petitioners al
lege, by Mr. McLish, provided Il ne,