The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-09-15
soLoNs MEET IN SPECIAL eUsI-
NESS SESSION.
LesKo Location Of Carnegie Library
Building to a Vote Of the People.
Awnings condemned-street
Commissioners Report

ing OF tie minutes was dispensed with
and the finance committee did not
pass on any bills.
The Carnegie library site was taken
up and Alderman Wilmington advo-
Gated the idea Of voting on where to
locate II, each vote to cost dollar.
and to allow every person to vote as
often as they pleased designating
their choice OF location anywhere in
the city, aud let the place receiving
the greatest number Of votes get the
library.
This was finally agreed to, provid.
ed that the money raised by votes
was sufficient to buy the lot so desig-
mated, and in event the money was ia.
sufficient TO purchase said lot, then
buy the lot costing the next highest
sum. and so on until location is Sc
cured.
This proposition met with consider
able opposition, that is the part OF It
wherein voter could vote to locate
the building anywhere in the city, the
concensus Of opinion being that the
location should be somewhere within
block north or south of Main street.
and between the Choctaw right-of.
way on East Main and E street
west.
Alderman Wilmington persisted on
leaving the matter wide open. allow
ing a voter to locate It where ne
pleased, stating by so doing they
would get so many more votes, and
when a vote was taken on the mat
ter the majority Of votes we're in ia
vor of leaving the city wide open.
BY motion the people have from
now until next Monday, the 21st to
put in nomination such sites as may
seem ht. After the 21st and up to
the 18th OF October, at o'clock in
the afternoon, the people can vote on
the location of the library. There
will be three places TO vote-the First
National bank, the City National bank
and the Ardmore National bank. You
deposit your dollar with the banker
when you cast your ballot.
Hooks & Mathers We're allowed
s65 damages for the sewer main rul-
ming through their wagon yard.
Three old frame buildings on East
Main were condemned and declared a
nuisance
The matter of awnings was taken
| up and thoroughly discussed and
finally an ordinance that had been
prepared relative 10 the awnings,
passed to its second reading.
Alderman Mullen introduced an or
dinance TO compel the property own
ers to set out trees in front Of and
around their premises.
Alderman Fraley objected to the
passage of the ordinance. saying he
had spent about $50 for trees and had
three or four to live. Mayor Dick
said that he had remarkably good
luck with his trees; that some 700 or
500 Of them We're living and looking
fine. Passed TO second reading.
Alderman Mullen asked for the or
dinance Of Doak & Mason in which
they ask the city for franchise TO
furnish the city and her citizens with
gas for lighting, heating and cooking
purposes. The alderman stated that
he had waited patiently for over six
months on the other parties to whom
a franchise was granted for a similar
purpose, and as they did not seem
to take any interest in the matter he
wished to bring up the other fran
chise.
Alderman Wilmington spoke Of the
Duston merry-goround. and said the
license was $40 per week, and as they
seemed TO be a fixture he suggested
that their license be made $40 for the
hrst week and S6 for each week there
after His suggestion was adopted.
A peudon was read from w h.
Roberts asking that something be
done about a ditch four feet deep that
the city had dug in front of his prop
erty stating that the same was dan
gerous Referred to the street and
alley committee
Considerable talk was indulged in
in reference TO working the streets
Since the new street commissioner
has gone on, the clerk says he has
summoned twenty-one people TO work
the streets, out of whom FIVE have
paid their tax, two responded to the
summons, leaving fourteen subject to
fine for failure to work or pay, and
their names were ordered TO be re-
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