The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-04-12
l CITY COUNCIL Meeting.
THE OLD STEP OUT AND MAKE
WAY FOR THE NEW.
Session Marks the mi
tiatory-The Mayor Appoints Va
rious Committees, and the
People Can Get Together

special meeting of the council for
the purpose of swearing in the new
council and other elected officers.
The old council was called to order
and transacted some business.
Dr Gardner. OF the committee ap.
pointed to purchase some machinery
with which 70 work the streets, report.
ed that they had closed the deal for
three plows at s24 each and Ave scrap
ers at $3.50 and $3.50 each. The city
has three scrapers and ore plow and
with the new purchase each ward will
possess one plow and two scrGpers
The action Of the committee was con.
firmet
Alderman Byrne then read some
bills They were in favor of the
United States Cast Iron Pipe and
Foundry Co. for pipe, and amounted
to s9.57O.5O.
Nothing else being before the old
body. they adjourned.
The mayor then called the new
council together and they all answer
ed % their names.
Mayor Dick here took occasion to
read a resolution that he had hurried
/ ly prepared, which was to the effect
that the council appointed an improve
ment committee. The duty OF this
committee would be 10 take up all i'm
provements that did not conflict with
the workings Of any other committee.
such as municipal improvements, etc.
Alderman McCharen moved that the
resolution be adopted
| The mayor then read a list of the
various standing committees. who
would be expected to serve in their
respective capacities.
| Finance-R. Hardy, chairman, c. L..
Byrne, W. F. Wilmington.
Waterworks-C. l.. Byrne, chair
man, w. F. Wilmington, r. Hardy.
Fire-W. T. Gardner. chairman, c..
F. Fraley. r. w Randol
Police-J. S. Mullen. chairman, j.
S. McCharen. W. T. Gardner.
ordinance-C. F. Fraley. chairman.
r. W. Randol, c. l.. Byrne
Cemetery-R w. Randol. chairman,
w. T. Gardner. ]. S. McCharen.
Sanitary. S. McCharen. chair
man. C. F. FraIey. J. S. Mullen.
Improvement-w F. Wilmington,
chairman, r. Hardy, r. w. Randol, c..
L. Byrne.
The street and alley committee re-.
mains the same as it was. that is, the
aldermen Of each ward constitute the
street and alley committee OF that
ward. and the entire council then
compose the street and alley COM
mittee with the mayor as chairman of
1t as a whole or by ward.
Alderman Byrne then called the
councils attention to the fact that
it was in order to elect a city clerk
for the ensuing year, and placed in
nomination George Henry Bruce. mol
other candidate being put forth, Mr.
Bruce was elected clerk by aoclama-
tion.
Alderman Wilmington brought TO
the attention of the council the inn
portance of the city securing some
land in the country for an outlet for
the sewerage system that Ardmore
| ufght coma day on fo,r Tho tond
could be condemned and secured now
at its appraised value, and II we were
to wait until after the land was allot.
ted to some Indian we might have to
pay a fancy price for ii. Referred to
the proper committee.
The mayor called the waterworks
committees attention to the waste
way on the lake dam, and asked them
to visit It and take such steps as they
might think proper for the protection
of the dam.
The mayor then read the letter to
the council that was received from
Engineer Davis some time ago In re-
gard TO the changing OF the Geary
boiler and jet condenser, to buy the
Heina boiler and service condenser,
which, the engineer says, are superior
in some respects 10 the ones contract
ed for. To make this change. how
ever the city is called upon TO pay
the D'olier Engineering Co. the sum
Of $500.
Alderman Hardy asked If MI Davis
did not recommend the purchase OF
the machinery as first outlined, and
upon being told that he did, remark.
ed that he thought that II the engi-
neer recommended it and now wanted
to change 1t, that he should be requir-
ed TO pay for the change.
No further business being before