The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-20
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CARNEGIE LIBRARY BUILDING TO
BE INVESTIGATED
Now Closed 10 the Publie-Assessor
Asks for Extra Help--Matter Of
Esorbltant Bank Taxation is
nlscussed-Et cetera.

The city council met in regular ses.
sion last night with Mayor Dick pre-
siding and Alderman Best, Mullen,
McCharen, Randol and Stuart present.
After the general routine of business
the reports Of the committees we're
head. The usual number of bills
were allowed by the finance commit
tee. Alderman Best of the street and
alley committee recommended that
street commissioner Landrum be al.
lowed to employ his team for work on
the streets at his discretion
Mr.. Best presented a petition from
F. p. McElroy asking permission from
the council to close the alley running
east and west in block No. 432 south
west and that an alley eighteen feet
wide be opened in the same block run
ming north and south. He was given
permission to do the same.
The waterworks lake had been rc
paired and was now in good condition.
Chairman Randol of the Improve
.ment committee. said that his com
mittee had examined the Carnegie Ii
brary, as ordered by the council, and
had found 1t, in their opinion. in a
safe condition, but that as further
precaution, they recommended that a
committee, composed OF several relia.
BILE architects and the city council,
visit and further investigate the con
! dition OF the building. This recon.
mendation was acted upon by the
council and the building will be in.
| spected thoroughly to ascertain its
| condition superintendent Evans OF
the Public Schools, who is a member
of the board Of directors of the Car
! negie library, was invited to address
| the council on the question before the
house Ills asked the council that i'm
mediate stems be taken to investigate
the safeness OF the building, as III,
board of directors had set March the
-ih Abt hbNt W OD'H AA' NV az ~
the public. that books and furnitur,
for the building had been received
and everything would be ready foI
the opening at that date. but owing L
the condition the building is reported
to be in the board would have som,
hesitancy in opening the building
10 tr.s. 10 In hA q l..
council and immediate steps VIII b.
taken TO make thorough investiga
tion of the. building In the meantime
the building will remain closed to tn
public.
Mayor Dick stated that plans an,
specifications for the erection of
police station at the rear OF the cit.
hall had been drawn up, and bids 70
same would be received this afternoon
at which time the city council vii
meet in call session.
w. r. Roberts, city assessor an
collector, asked the council, that in
asmuch as the work Of opening a ne,
set Of books in his Office was neces
sary that he be allowed to employ tw
men. at salary OF $50 each month
to assist in opening the books, the
not to be employed over two months
The council authorized him to emplo
the necessary help.
The question of rebate to be allow
ed the banks Of the city, on tn
grounds that the tax paid by ther
was higher than that paid by tn
merchants, came up and was discus,
ed at some length. Lee Cruce, O
the Ardmore National bank was pre-.
ent representing all the banks, an
spoke on the subject Of rebate for tn
banks. II is claimed by the bank
that their representatives appeare
before the equalization board for tn
purpose of showing that they wer
taxed at a higher rate than the me-
chants Of the city. but were ignore
by the board. The subject was dii
cussed by the council but no actio
taken on IL. l,
The council adjourned