Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-04-24
fine DISTINCTION MADE
CITY FATHERS PASS A BEGGAR
ORDINANCE.
Pond Ordered Drained Today and
the Water Company Paid in
Advance.

The pond to the rear of the Tulsa
Ice & Cold Storage company must be
drained today. This ultimatum went
forth from the council meeting last
night after a discussion along the
lines of the previous meeting. A tel
egram from Mr.. Ball, of the Ice COM
pany, asking for a week s more use
Of the water, and promising to pour
oil on the surface of the pond, was
read, and Immediately brought on a
lengthy argument. Randolph and the
Mayor talked ON the advisability of
not being too hard on the company,
and Hawley and Rumley characteriz-
ed the telegram as a ruse to gain time,
and, in the end, the pond Hawley
said it was question of the people
against corporation, and as they
were there to serve the interests of
the public he moved that the pond be
drained the first thing in the morning.
Rumley and Yeager supported Mr..
Hawley, and the question went to
vote which resulted in five yeas and
two nays, Mathewson absent. Ran
dolph and Belt voted against the mo-
ton.
An Ordinance regulating places of
amusement and occupations on the
Sabbath was read, placed on its first,
second and third reading, and became
law.
This Sunday ordinance does not
prohibit base ball playing, but does
close all billiard and pool games, all
retail stores and prohibits the play
ing of mechanical musical instruments
in any public place or place of bust
ness. The argument and passage of
the ordinance occupied an hour and
half, and all present took a hand in it.
Hawley opposed it resolutely on the
ground that it was not comprehensive
enough, he arguing that if pool rooms
should be closed, so also should base
ball games. The mayor took the stand
that they did not come under the
same head, that a great many people
take delight in base ball, that it was
the national game, that it brought ex-
cursions to the city and money into
the channels of trade, that the people
excurt out of instead into the city if
the games were stopped; it was pro-
fitable and We made money out of it.
On the other hand, it was not good
idea to see billiard halls and pool
rooms full of people on Sunday; it
was making money for the owners of
the places and they were run all thru
the week for the same purpose. 1t
won't do to put the lid on too tight,
the cities that are thriving best are
the cities where the lid is off; those
where the lid is on are dead ones.
When he did what he conscientiously
believed to be right, he did not care
for public opinion.
The finance committee reported on
the bill filed by the Water Works Co.
Randolph stood pat on not paying in
advance-it was giving the company
$1,000 every year which the city could
be using and drawing interest on. A
motion to this effect was lost.
Hatch stated that the money was
lying in the treasury and intended for
the company. 1t was doing no good
to anybody and he was in favor of
paying it to the company as they al
ways had done.
City Attorney, on being called, stat
ed that the contract with the city did
not specifically state the money should
be paid in advance. In the case of
private parties it did so state.
Randolph said the people expected
the council to economize, and did not
want further concessions made to the
Water company unless the quality of
the water was improved. This was
the first opportunity given them to
refuse a concession and he thought
they should refuse.
Rumley called attention to the fact
that the question Of quality did not