The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-06-19
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
DATE NAMED FOR OPENING OF
CARNEGIE LIBRARY.
Franchise Granted the Ardmore Ice,
Light & Power Company to Con
struet Electric Street Railway
IN city-Unarimou Vote.

The city council met Yesterday af-
ternoon in regular session. at four
O'Clock tina; ime having been set as
the meeting time hereafter. at a re-
cent meeting Of the council. instead
of 1:3O IN the evening. at which tine
the council met heretofore
Mayor r. W. Dick presided with Al
dermeu Randol. Stuart. Best. Berry
hill. Cmco. shelton and Carter pres.
.ent
Owing to the absCnce of city Clerk
Bruce. the minutes of the last meet.
ine were not read, and CITY Assessor
and Collector Roberts was appointed
by Mayor Dick as Clerk pro TEN.
The regular reports of the commit
tees were heard and approved and
the routine work Of the council dis.
posed ol
The Carnegie Library committee.
was present and made report to
the council. Chairman Evans OF that
committee stated that the library
building which had been adjudgcd un.
safe on account Of one of the walls
saggiug. has been put In good condi-
ton and is now safe and ready for
the installation OF the books. and the
regular opening vf the library to the
public Mr. Evans stated that the
committee has made al arrangements
for the opening and presented a pro.
position to the council asking for per.
mission 10 order and have put into the
building set of fixtures Tor the con.
yenience of the librarian which will
enable her to keep track Of the books.
The fixtures are what is called the
Dewey system. aud IL used In most ~
lihiLIlcs In the United States. II is
a combination case alphabe'icai'y az.
ranged so the librarian can tell az any
time what books are out The case
can be put In at a cost Of $l3S25. The
council gave the committee permits.
sion To order the fixtures and what
ever Is necessary preparatory to
throwing the doors Of the library open
to the public. On the recomT snda.
tion OF the Library committee. Mrs
Jones, who was selected some time
ago to serve as librarian, the council
appointed her TO that position. The
librarian Is 20 begin her work on the
frat OF July and to arrange the library
for the opening which Is to take place
TIC Drst Of August. On Il motion made
by Alderman Best and seconded by
Alderman Randol the librarian will be
paid $50 month 10 begin with. with
additional salary as the stock %!
books In the library grows larger.
The expense OF the opening and
running Of the library was voted 10
be taken from the general fund, umtil
fund for that purpose could bn
created. Mayor Dick recommended
that such a fund be created at oacc
and suggested as a means that all the
clubs of the city contribute IN some
manner To the fund.
The proposition of granting a frar
chise TO the Ardmore Ice. Light a
Power Co, for the construction and
maintaining of an electric street rail
way. on the streets Of the city. which
came up before the council at the first
regular meeting. and was passed Ia
It's second reading. was taken up and
discussed AT some length. The rules
were suspended and the franchise put
on It's final passage, and the adyisa
bility of grflting II discussed.
Some hositancy was caused ON ac
count OF the clause In the franchise
which stated that work would begin
ON the construction OF the road In the
next twelve months after It's passage
and that the line would be completed
in twenty.four months. in connection
with this clause Alderman Randol
said that he thought the city should
not be tied up for that length OF time
by a franchise and asked Mr. Foster
II his company would not make the
date OF commencing work on the con
struction OF the road earlier thar
twelve months. To which Mr., Foster
replied that his company would moi
guarantee TO begin work on the roat
In a shorter time than twelve months
as they had communicated with The
iron manufacturing companies anc
had found that they would not be abl,
to secure the steel rails in less tlm'
than that. but that II was 10 the in
terest OF the company to get to worI
as soon as possible on the road an'
that he would assure the council tina
work would begin on its construction
as soon as possible. After hearing
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