The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-08
COMPELLING PROPERTY OWNERS
TO CONNECT WITH SEWER.
OFFICIALS REPORTS REAO
And Reeeived-city In Good Shape.
viii Allow Duck Hunting on
City Lake Until Further
Notice.

Everyone who lives within 900 feet
OF sewer will be compelled to con.
meet with that sewer or else paj n
fine. It was the coacensuS Of opi.,
ion of the city council last night
at its meeting to enforce the ordl
nance compelling people to connect
with the sewer. The power to notify
the property owners and enforce the
ordinances was delegated to the may.
or, superintendent CT the waterworks
and chief of police. These gentle.
men will have their hands full when
they begin the task, but 1t will be
done without fear or favor. The rev
enue that is being derived from the
sewers recently put down is not
sufficient oil to grease sewing ma.
chimes.
People will be allowed to hunt
ducks on the city lake by paying a
fee of fifty cents, but will not be
allowed to take dog within the
enclosure, nor will the hunter be al
lowed to use rifle nor shoot quail
that is within the inclosure OF the
lake grounds A. S. Pulliam who was
In charge of the lake during the
summer will be in charge this win.
ter.
The final ordnance to pay for the
Improvement on ID street, known as
Improvement District No. 2, was
passed by a suspension OF the rules,
that the parties who did the work
may secure the same.
NJ. Ikard, the street commissioner
in his report of the amount collected
by him since August "a, sprung the
r question that will be Investigated by
4 the mayor and city attorney, at to
whether or not the street tax can
be collected after n fine has been
( imposed for non.payment. For the
= first time the treasurer rendered a
report of the moneys received and
4 paid out during the months OF Aug.
$ ust and September.
+ The reports OF the various officials
J. of the council were received and
j. adopted and warrants ordered drawn
. for claims amounting to sl,99S or
more.
4 Alderman Shelton OF the fire com.
4 mittee reported the death OF one OF
I the fire animals. The committe was
. authorized to look out and see II
1 another good fire horse could be
| purchased for the use of the depart.
. ment.
; Nine citizens who own property In
? the Highland park addition present
ed a petition to secure a water main
] to be run In that section The pc.
tition was referred.
J. II. Dewitt who lives on II
street, southeast, petitioned the coun-
ell to open up that street so that he
may have ingress and egress without
having to go over another mans
lot.
Alderman Berryhlll of the Fourth
ward wants several joints of tileing
put across bad place in his section
of the city on the main street lead.
ing from the city to the cemetery,
the same being in bad condition.
The following are the reports OF
the various officials:
City Clerk Geo. Henry Bruce:
Water revenue collected .... .s63S.45
Sewer revenue collected ..... 1si5
Total collection for the month $3.50
Police Judge ]. l.. Gait:
Number OF cases tried 1885, fines
collected ss76.s5. Included IN this
number of cases are number OF
the prisoners who served their sen.
tences on the street, and vags who
were ordered to leave the city.
John Caudle. assessor and col
lector:
General fund....... s l1,70
Occupation tax .......5 $1,000