The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-09

ests Of 'he city to have a change.
am not going into my private
affairs. but will state that my finan-
cial circumstances are such as would
force me to refuse the position we're /
it rendered me. must look out .
or at sl.S0O and four commissioners /
at $500 per year. and unless we /
vote a bond issue one man can do |
all that will be to do.
have asked that the city engineer
make statement setting forth the
amount that should be voted upon
and he roughly estimates the amount
needed 10 be I'm the neighborhood
OF $500 600 II you have that much
money to spend you want to see that
no pull-back is elected as mayor or
commissioner, but put the man In
who has the backbone to go for.
ward. want TO see you get men
I'm that most people will call "plun-
gers for you will need no one
TO hold them back, as tine people
will do that. want 20 see four or
five hundred men az work on the
streets with a big payrolland If YOU
do that you will see all the vacant
houses filled M and people from all
over the United states flocking in.
When this is done figure that my
property located on west Main street
will advance five thousand dollars,
and every other mans property In
town will advance in the same pro
portion. Vote for men who are net
afraid to spend the money and you
will see Ardmore grow as she has
never grown before.
The city engineer figured 81 would
take $4,000 for Vatcrworks bonds,
10 install a filter az the CITY lake,
raise the dam, II necessary. TO ex-
tend the water mains, run laterals
and lead services . the curb &c
fore thep aving is put down, sani-
tary sewers $4,000. TO build two
septic tauks at the outlet OF the sew
ors out on the Poland property east
Of town and the Jim watkins prop
erty west of town, and have enough
left 10 put in laterals TO the curb and
extend the sewer mains as they
should be. PAWN & intersections
$4,000; city parks $4,000; storm
sewers 100000; and a convention
ball $4,000 There is not public
improvement that is needed worse
in Ardmore than a convention hall.
We haven't n public hall in the city
where large crowd can assemble.
Every town in the state of Okla
homa Is building a convention hall,
and want to see Ardmore build
one that will be ac redit to the city
Now, that is all all have 10 say,
and II you will do that my property
Is not for sale. I tell you frankly
the minute these $4,000 bonds are
, issued, as ! stated above, | feel that
, my property has enhanced in value
five thousand dollars more.
, There SENS 10 ho some question
r about the new charter being legal,
, and should n bond issue he held
! It should he held under the old law
so that the bonds would be ready
for the new crowd who take charge
, in April. We know there is no posi-
blllty OF our being mistaken II We
hold It under the old law.
. Now, in regard 10 my resignation,
, feel that under the circumstances
, I should read YOU the law so that
: YOU may be enlightened on the mat
: ter. which Is as follows:
. "In case OF vacancy IN the orrce
{ Of mayor, more than ninety days
r prior 10 the next election. the per,
I son acting as mayor shall cause a
, new election 70 he held, giving ten
I DAYS notice thereof by proclama'
p ton"
I | know that Il r not the desire
p Of anyone TO want a special election
I for no man would want TO serve
, for a period Of sixty DAYS, and FUR
{ thcrmore It will save the city the
. costo a special election, and in view
Z Of that fact ! offer my resignation
: 10 take effect January II, 1909.
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