The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-11-17
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a1-f- r5zE.t.e= IN r=tereuoe % the
pumps a- -a.f-5 - the council
Mayor took or1zs-1l % say -z-y
.-.rzs ab91. The J1-.9s. the ordering
r. then. -1e eEc.e-ry % them, the
VALIDITY ~ -le contract. and vas O., tie
95.l.1- t-zt j, vas The bas- thing the
city ooll5 DO - buy tle pumps Tie
mayor advanced many points % sup
p1rt his opinion. The bes. one. tr our
mind. beng that a. soon a. they we're
Installed and the Insurance ps5p's
could take cygniz2Gce o. it our inslr-
ancs rates would be decreased some
t-ing Ike $4,000 per annum.
Nj McChare1 sad be though, tie
matter vas 70 hinge on the opinion o.
some good lawyer a. 20 whether Or
not we could get out of taxing -ae
pumps amicz5ly.
Alderman Fraley thought there hai
been some mls-n5ers.aud.ng accord
ug " the CONTRACT with the DO,ler
Engineering company. The city had
a right 70 buy the boilers and not tle
pumps. and the second ward alderman
was going right ahead when Alderman
Hardy called his attention 20 the feet
that his FIVE minutes vas up and NJ.
/ FraIey took his seat
The motion 20 ratify the action ot
| The wa-erwoIEs committee in tne pur
chase Of the pumps was then taken
mp. Aldermen Fraley. McCharen, Ran
dol and Gillian voting against IT,
| while Aldermen Byrne. Hardy, Whit
t'ngton ani Mullen voted for it. The
/ vote being z tie the mayor cast his
vote for the ratification Of the com.
mittee's action. This makes the third
time the council bought the pumps.
Alderman Raldol stated that he was
under the impression that it took a
two thirds vote of the council IT, order
% pass on such matters
/ The finance committee made their
/ report and all bills that had been prop.
| arly endorsed were ordered paid.
An ordnance was read and the
/ rules suspended and the ordinance
/ passed creating the Office OF a deputy
/ tax collector. salary 81 per day. 70 be
used such days as the tax collector
+ say 1T 20 use him.
The ordinance was then passed com
peII.ag the railroads 20 put in and
. maintain suitable crossings over their
railroads. the penalty for failing So
20 do being S25 for the first offense and
Sl5 for each ofense thereafter
The mayor suggested tina, the street
and alley get together and see II they
l could Mt build some crosswalks II
the different wards. at least enough
for the school children to get 10 schco
dry shod.
In doing this the mayor was in ia
vor Of sGspending the street commits
sioner. which would save the city s.
per day. the commissioner salary be
ing 81 and his team costing the cit!
, s. per day.
It vas so ordercc and the stree
. commissioner Is suspended indefinite
ly.
! The matter Of building the walk
was referred TO the street and ale,
committee and the Improvement CON
mittec
n. j. Shaw, consulting engineer
appeared before the council with IN
grades for the greater portion OF N
streets, which the city had employe
him to get. His bill was 25650 an
same was allowed.
The city attorney was instructed I
draft an ordinance to enforce the
grades as adopted by this plat.
The bonds for the Coleman Plumb
ing company and that Of W. A. Pride
for $1,000 each were read, accepte
and filed.
Judge Galts report for last mont
- was read. which showed that S525.2
had been paid into his court durin
the month
The assessor and collector'reporte
, for October 81 1851 being collecte1
while the pound fund came up wit
sl29.
George Henry Bruce made a repOt
l. which showed a collection from wat,