The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-04
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Gentlemen On April 3, 1906.
pni have SERVED % ihe capacity Oi .
Mayor f9f -four years During tlat D.
bod I have presented for your r1..
idrrati0u and for the lnfOrma'.ga no
.le general public annual statements
q the Affairs Ol the Cifg together
-Hifh such rec0mmoBdalans ab J..
fhought would BE- fJl the best inter
erts Of tho same Daring my admins
irntions The city books have been
.rdited twice -iu April. 1903. p
aossrH EIuafds & Tanner and il
rns. 1905. by Major " H li.ii ~
reports of the financial conditions oi
The city and the recommendation
fhcfein contained were published in
fh~ Ardmoreite Tho report made 0y
AessrH Edward A. Tanner Was also
.-aiishcd boo 'h- same paper Tho o.
nori ~ Major " ii HiE vas not pub
'ishof because So was not presented
40 the Council until June sth. after
me regular lme fof my annual tate.
nett. which Or tho iart meeting Of
ls- Ciiy Council before th, annual
.lt tiOn each year and ibs iuf0-ma
i'ln contained therein could De anI
is Incorporated in this message
an rhy recommendation 20 the City
Council iu my aununl report present.
- 10 you April. 1903. recommended
o. ay8tom ~ bookkeeping which would
shOw a monthly statement of all Te.
ceipts and disbursement ~ each
ann all funds Tho suggestion was im
uodihtoly adopted and since that
lime We have used book. tho same
a. Ia used by tho Di-b.--lng AGENT
~ .e Government. showing every
,r, received unI every cont paid
nd 90 whom Also .hpwing the
'H# amount ON hand aud o,crdraUn
ir n particular fund. each city ot
making monthly statement
w. O. city Council have recon
U-1Ind and We now have printed
fnTu the namo az Is used In this
u. Igc under the head Of Financial
nont These statements are con.
aHHrd. showing the actual condition
r IHe City's funds each month. and
cost Of the Same would not be-
winch. believe II would be- well for
81. . have said statements published
maf hly, ard J. therefore, recommend
H1 the same be- done. (Scc Month.
s. .atcmcnt." elsewhere. Editorl
IN sometimes necessary and cxpc
dlsH- To take retrospective view and
ssl the point from which We have
Fa cd and trace the successive steps
f scent or descent, as the case may
NJ that We may be- moro able TO
Hr 'ociatc our situation ana toI
sap tho propositions that viii bc
'ssary 10 put through IN order 20
81 forward Consequently owing 20
thr fact that for a period of four
.rrs. the time which ] have served
HH city ug l'a Mayor. some Of tha
'Oaitious which were plain 10 us
fi are now obfcurol in tho fogs Of
f'H' and are forgotten by q majority |
a he interested oItilons Therefore I
"lsiro 10 ro back 20 tho beginning I
f giyc a full and complete state
Et under tho appropriate h,ada Of
ra.l and oy,ry department from 'hc
b ding of the waiorVorks down To
present time
. bpuIu Yf IA. lt.rf "a. t.It.,.t,..
De- itomlzod statement of the water
fs systom for thc city OF Ard
ID. o. together with ou itomlzcd llat ,
w he number and size Of the feet .
nf sator pipo from tho city lake 20
the stand pipe and from the stand I
pip" TO the city limits ana the amount
ana Size Of pipe IN each ward together
Win the number OF Grc.pugs aud wa
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