The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-20
MANY MATTERS RECEIVE AT.
rENrloN AT ITS HANDS.
RESIGNATION WANTED
From the City Attorney-cemetery
Keeper and scavenoer Deposed.
Several Ordinances Passed.
Bond Issue Discussed.

The city fathers have at last awoke
/ to the fact that Ardmore is no longer
thriving town. but city. and Ihe
needs OF the police department for
more effective work, and the ceasing
| of the ringing of the firebell In the
| midnight hours for an otfider. by
/ placing man in charge of the po.
| lice station at night so as the officers
may report at headquarters every
/ half hour during the watch. The
| police committee In its recommenda.
| boose. and seeks to have the hall way
| in front of the tier of cells be made
| into a run around and the windows
at the end barred, and a barred door
to be placed. II often happens that
the cells are filled to overflowing
I with prisoners on Saturday night,
and with no place to care for them
they are huddled together in the
cells
The committee also recommended
that City Attorney Caswen Bennett
tender his resignation, and state the
following reasons for calling for the
same: THAT inasmuch as the city
attorney seldom reports at police
court or discharged any of the duties
incumbent upon that office that he
be asked to tender his resignation to
the city council"
Scavenger Silas Joyd was remov.
ed from office by the mayor and
given until the next called meet
ing of the city council to answer
why his removal should not be made
permanent. In the meantime while
Mr. Boyd is under suspension. o. h.
Vaughn will act as scavenger.
Sexton Henson OF the cemetery
was also removed. Both men were
temporarily removed on complaint
OF a number OF citizens for neglect
OF duty.
The two ordinances making Wash
ington street and First avenue I'M
provement districts were passed, ana
advertisements for bids for paving
of said streets ordered published, and
the bids are to be opened on Tues
day, Aug. 27, at meeting OF the
council.
The ordinance reducing the scaV
enger fees to twenty-five cents per
family of four and less was passed
An ordinance amending the Bill Pos
ters' license tax was passed at the
request of the Rurnitt Bill Postinl
Co. The ordinance amending the or
, dinance for punishment of lewd won
en- was amended by striking out th'
words habitual so as to make tina
, law more effectual.
The ladies' composing the Benevo
!. lent Society were voted donation o
thirty.five dollars so as the expense
2 of the removal of an unfortunate wo
: could he affected. The children ar
TO be sent to the Buckner Orphan
: age at Dallas. Texas. This case wa
y brought to the attention of the cit
zens through the columns of the ARD
y moreite several days ago.
u The school funds were transferre
u from the city treasury into the schoC
y treasury.
!" II was also decided to pave tha
!" section of Caddo street to Broadwa
" so as the storm sewer in the cents
+" of Caddo may be arranged TO TAX
I" care OF the surplus water during
I" heavy rain.
+" II was also decided to arrange Il
Z" the payment of the salary OF the dc
:" catcher by making the warrants Il
-" that salary special warrant. Upo
I" investigation II was found that II
. dog catcher's office was more tina
|. selfsupporting.
The issuance OF bonds was discus
ed at some length and almost the e
tire membership OF the council e
pressed themselves as favoring N
city issuing more bonds for improv
ment. The need or the bond issu
was carefully stated by Mayor Die
An executive meeting of the coul
ell will be held in a few days whe
some definite decision will be reacl
ed as to the holding of the electio
for the issuance Of bonds