The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-02-17
MEETING Of CITY COUNCIL.
TRANSACT CONSIDERABLE BUD
GET OF BUSINESS.
Alderman Young Advises the curtail'
ing Of Expenses--ordinanees Read.
Randle Bros. Submit PROPOSE
ton TO Furnish Natural Gas.

sion yesterday afternoon with the
mayor and all aldermen present ex-
cept DR. Gardner.
The minutes OF the last regular
meeting also special meeting held |
February IA, we're read and approved.
The finance committee made its re-
port and ordered quite a lot of bills
paid. Among the bills was one from
the United States Pipe and Cast Iron
company for pipe. Nine carloads OF
pipe have been received up to date.
Alderman Best. chairman of the
street and alley committee, reported
that the wire had been taken from
around the park
Alderman Young, chairman of the
waterworks committee, reported the
clearing of the lake site about finish
ed up to the high water mark.
The ordinance extending the fire
limits passed to its third reading
Also the ordinances to prevent street
beggars and suppress tramps, as did
| Mr.. Golledge's ordinance to keep the
buns from the depot platform.
A resolution was passed asking the
railroads to erect crossings across or
over their roads al Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth avenues northwest
A proposition was read from Dr. J.
r. Randle and his brothers. who ask
the city for fifty-year franchise to
dig well, lay pipes and mains in the
streets and to furnish the city and
her inhabitants with natural gas for
fuel and lighting purposes.
In asking for this franchise the Ran
die Bros. do not ask the city for any
thing only the privilege to erect and
maintain this gas plant. They ask for
three years time in which to have
this running. This was made neces-
sary, Mr.. Randle said, on account OF
their possible failures in getting gas
in the first well sunk, or even the sec
ond or third one. and not for the pur-
pose of unnecessary delaying the mat
ter The doctor stated that If the fran
chise was granted they would be ready
to go to work sinking a well just as
soon as the machinery could be
shipped here and placed in position.
The doctor further stated that he had
had an oil well expert here for some
weeks and that he had picked out four
different places where he thought
natural gas could be found in sulii-
cient quantity to supply Ardmore with
four or five times the population she
now has
The doctor went on to explain that
in the event they found this gas, and
he felt satisfied they would. that they
could furnish lights to residents for
about 20 cents per month per jet, and
: that they would furnish heat for the
!. cooking or heating stove for about s.
/ per month-all day and all night If the
/ customer wished, II cost Just the same
for the "a hours. ..s -..
The question was debated as tC
/ whether the board would suspend tho
rules and pass the ordinance at once
but it was finally agreed to go ovei
I for four or FIVE days when a calleC
l meeting would be in session and q
< necessary the franchise could then
be granted.
In the meantime every alderman
! was appointed committee OF one L
confer with DIR. Randle and learn
I little more about the matter
= Alderman Young stated that he ha,
! heard that several head Of cattle hat
\ been buried in the corporate limit
and the city attorney was notified I,
I try and find out the guilty parties AM
\ prosecute them for same
Z Collector Roberts reported havinI
4 on hand $7.93476 Of school none
\ and the same was ordered turned owe
! to the school board
I Upon request of w r. Roberts Al
\ derman Best made motion that tn
\ chair appointed committee to checI
. up the different officers of the city an
: find out just how the city stood
The finance committee was instruct
cd TO make the report
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