The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-07-19
THE CITY COUNCIL
HOLD BUSINESS SESSION AND
DISPATCH WORK.
Deed to Cemetery Grounds Again
Diseussed-New Calaboose Build.
ing criticized-The carneaie
Lot Is Discussed.

"N wy NOuhSi ultt III regular ses'
sion yesterday afternoon at the may.
or's oiRce The mayor and all alder.
men were present except Fraley, and
he came in before the session was
ended
The finance committee approved a
sman batch Of bills and warrants in
payment were ordered drawn.
CAPT. Wilmington of the street and
alley committee wanted some plowing
done on First avenue, south of Main.
to relieve Main street of water suffi.
Client to cause overfows. The mat.
ter was referred to the committee
with instructions to have It done.
Capt. Wilmington for the water.
works committee reported win refer.
ence to the NJ. w. McCarley matter
chat full settlement had been made
with Mr.. McCarley for the privilege
OF running water mains through his
property between the city and the
reservoir
The matter OF the request of DR.. Nc.
Coy for rebate on 1903 taxes was
presented to the council by Alderman
Pennington. The clerk was instruct.
ed to obtain from the equalization
board a written statement on the
matter for the council at its next
meeting when final action will be
taken
Alderman Randol Of the cemetery
committee believed that prompt ac.
ton should be taken with reference
to the matter of acquiring a iced to
the portion Of the cemetery that has
been allotted
City Attorney Mathers explained tc
the council that every legal step had
been taken in the matter that is pos.
sible at this time. This land was
filed on for allotment by Mrs. o. S.
Bailey. She has since died. leaving
minor heirs; an administrator must
be appointed against whom suit can
be brought for the condemnation OF
the property. Mr. Bailey will enter
no objections to condemnation pro.
ceedings.
Mr. McCharen, in behalf of the
board Of health, said that the fumiga.
tor owned by the city was worn out
and they were In need of a new one.
The matter was referred to the prop.
er committee.
Alderman HardS presented 10 the
council the matter of the construction
OF the new city prison. He was OF
the opinion that If the building was
finished according to the present
plans that criminal could easily
make his escape. The matter was
generally discussed and referred TO
the police committee.
Alderman Wilmington presented to
the council a letter from United
States Indian Agent J. Blair Shoenfelt
which stated that full payment had
been made on lot in block 229 and
the proper deed would be forwarded
as soon as the deed was signed The
property referred to is the Laura No.
len lot In the Second ward where it
is proposed to build the Carnegie H..
brary.
Mr.. Pennington didn't understand
that the council had agreed to accept
the Laura Nolen lot as a majority of
the council had not voted for II.
A new vote was taken on the mat.
ter, resulting in yeas and 3 nays.
These voting for were Fraley. Gillian,
Mullen, Hardy and Wilmington:
against Pennington, Randol and Nc.
Charen.
The improvement committee was
Instructed to take the necessary
steps toward the completion of the
building
So many objections were urged on
every " position that Mayor. Dick
told the council that they have moth,
ing TO do with it except that It was
turned over to him by c. l.. Ander.o,.
who hal secured the donation from
Mr. Carnegie, and as matter of cour,
tesy and because they were represent
ative men Il the town he had placed
the matter in the hands of the i'm.
proyement committee.
Mr. Fraley wanted to know of the
city attorney why the crossing had
not been made across the railroad at
Eleyenn avenue in the Second ward.
Mr. Manners explained to the full sat.
isfaction cf the council that he had
taken every legal step possible at
this time and that the only method of