The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-11-20
COUNCIL
Meeting
A NUMBER OF ORDINANCES ARE
INTRODUCED.
Three Petitions For Improvement Dis
triets-Counter Petitions Against
Fruit and Produce Peddling
Are Introduced.

in regular session. Mayor DICK pre-
sided with Aldermen Best, Berry
Inu Crucc. Pennington, Randul and
shelton present.
The rcport of the nlarC commit
f.r was heard and hIGcrmm 'nning
ton of that committee rcqu sted the
roupcU To allow estimates number
cight for the wuterworks work of 81
! .-ullU5u and number nine sewer work
for SS7i2gO. The estimates were al
lowed and Clerk Bruce instructed to
draw warrants for payments 81 same.
Alderman Best OF the puice com
ImiJjcc stated that ne had heard con.
| siderable complaint from the SalFIu"L
! \ruy and other r.l loui "iSah']"i
,ions which hold meetings on the
street, about interference ant disturb
ancc of the services. These religious
organizations asked FOR protection an
the ordinance committee was instruct
I'd to draw up an ordinance which
| would in the future control these mat
ters and protect the worshippers on
the street from disturbance. Along
! this line Alderman Randol stated that
the using of horns and megaphones TO
advertise shows and other business
had grown to be nuisance and
should be stopped It was stated that
there was an ordinance covering this
and Alderman Best was instructed
to see that the use OF horns carried
over the streets and shouting through
them be stopped.
| The ouestion was asked the coln-
| eli whether the sewer would be con
Id,ucd out west Main street Water
works Inspector Brodnax was asked
! concerning the plans for laying the
sewer. He stated that no definite plans
whether the sewer would be extended
mad been decided upon in regard to
ont that street or not. The inquiry
was made by residents who were i'm
nroying property On that street.
Three ordinances from residents liv-
in on streets who desired to have
their streets made Improvement dis
,tricts were presented. The ordinances
arc in the form of q petition from
abutting propcrty owners and are sim
liar to petitions presented by other
streets which have been made i'm
| movement districts.
rho t,,ritorv which tbc notitiong
.,,,.,,.r nooire ,t tbo cast end of Nc.
iisb o,a,uo ot If, intersection with
: stro,t gout,wost. tbnrco wost ON
ucIt.h oyonu, to street southwest.
| bo,co north on street to West
pr,,d,.,v and soutb from Moi isb av
onun -, q st,pet southwest to 9Th
ayonue southwest
An tho potitions were passed over
IN tho novt meatinp of the counci
whom tray will no taken as a whole
and nossod upon together
The ordinance concerning the ned.
| ding of fruits meats and other wares
unor tho streets which is before the
| council hrnnnnt
Tho ordinance was nresented with the
aim of killing me peddIing business.
II provides for tax of 500 per wear
for any nerson who neddles fruits or
any produce unon the streets other
than what they bay. raised and for
fax of sooo nor wear on selling goods
from cars in the CITY. There is consid-
eroble oppositi,n in the council to the
ordinance and II will probably be kin.
ol The nronosition of knocking out
tho poldIinr h,siness is opposed bv
many citizens This opposition was
brought r. the surface last night in
the form of pctitions presented by ped
dlers present at the council meeting.
These petitions had the names of hf-
teen hundred residents of Ardmore