The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-31
THE CONTRACT AFFIRMED
AN ORDINANCE PASSED BY CITY
COUNCIL THIS MORNING.
Settling the Question Of Niaduots on
Fourth eVenues-Water
Plugs 10 Be
Changed.

/ the contract between the city Of Ard
more, rcprosepted by II. w Dick and
| G. H. Bruce, and the Santa Fe Rail.
road company, represented by ohicials
Of the road who were in Ardmoro Fri
/ day. was closed. and ordinance pass.
ed authorizing the railroad company
10 begin the construction Of the two
yiaducts, the one over Fourth avenue
and the one over Fifth avenue, north.
cast
Aldermen Pennington. Carter Ran.
dol Stewart Shelton. Best and Bor.
rydill. and Mayor Dick were present,
while the Santa Fo company was rep.
resented by their local attorney, $. r.
| Blodsoc
/ The contract between the two par
ties and an ordinance which was in
cludcd in the contract authorizing the
construction of the viaducts was read
and a motion made TO suspend the
rules The rules were suspended and
the ordinance was put upon its second
reading and on motion il was put on
/ third reading The rules were again
suspended and the contract which en-
| bodied the ordinance was confirmed
/ by a full vote OF the council TO go into
effect after publication.
The contract and ordinance appears
in full in another part of this issue.
Thirty days after the publication OF
the contract the railroad company
agrees to begin construction of the
| two viaducts.
The council committee, composed Of
Aldermen Best and shelton Of the
Second ward in which ward the two
viaducts are to be located, was retain
ed to further investigate, and make
an effort to secure releases from res
idents on Fifth avenue who have fail.
ed to sign them to release the rail
road from any damage which might
occur to their abutting property IRON
| the erection of the viaducts. All re-
leases on Fourth avenue nave been
signed.
This committee was instructed to
get all releases before work was be.
gun on the viaducts, If possible, il
not work would begin and the city
would pay any reasonable damage the
amount to be settled by law On
Fourth avenue the damage has been
settled by an agreement the same
course will be attempted by the com
mittee with regard to Fifth avenue.
With this committee will work the
improvement committee.
Along this line Mr.. Bledsoe stated
tnat the railroad company would re.
lease any damages to property they
hold north of Fourth avenue and were
willing that the viaduct on that street
be moved five fet north of the
street and onto their property so as to
miss the property belonging to Z. f.
Guillot. Mr Bledsoe further stated
to the council that the Santa Fe Off.
cials are of the opinion that Ardmore
Is TO make a much larger town and
they are to invest money here. They
will expect accommodations from the
people of Ardmore and will be in a po
sition to give accommodations to the
council and citizens of the town. He
stated the officials are pleased with
the stand the council has taken in the
matter of the viaducts and that their
energetic move towards getting them
built Is evidence sufficiently that the
people of Ardmore are open for enter.
prises of all kinds.
The matter being agrGpably set
tied, the ordinance and contract was
ordered published.
Alderman Randol made a motion
that the hydrants and water plugs
on Main street and other business
streets of the First Improvement dis.
trict be moved out from the sidewalk
a distance sufficient to put them on a
line with the telephone posts and The
sidewalks be widened 50 as q
straighten the streets. The motion was
passed and Waterworks Inspector
BrOadnaX instructed TO have the ny
drants and water plugs moved out tc
the sidewalk grade
The council adjourned tmoeet al
the call Of the committee wh1 hay1
the viadIct n ttteI in hauI or at the
next regLtr meeting MIliay night
the 7th