The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-07
the CHICKENS ARE
STILL ON THEIR JOB
CITY COMM ssioNERS PLAY TAG
AGAIN WITH oRDlNANCE-DE.
PARTMENT REPORTS.

Although IL wasn't down on any OF
the programs that there would be
a show" put on at the city hall
by the commissioners, during the
celebration of the Fc "-tn, it was
there all right last night T re-
we're no tickets printed and OF
course there were few 10 witness
the performance.
Last night was the third session
the mayor and commissioners nave
had with the chicken ordinance, and
when anything like this comes up,
The proceedings OF the board hav"
the average theatrical farce come l.
production beaten to a fraz2lc. TIL
only difference is that for one yod
sometimes get sWug with an admi'-
sion price. with the other you got
your moneys worth and don't pay
cent
' llN NIIbIU''N NliNII'. llAll y. y I'NA p .
the chicken ordinance and it was
read and then debated with few
fireworks effects ON the matter fur
nishcd chiefly by Commissioners Bur
nitt and Dawson. Dawson wanted the
ordinance amended 20 allow the
chickens to run at large for two
hours before going to roost Il was
suggested the ordinance be post
ponod until next summer After
lot Of humorous discussion n final
ly got around TO vote with D1w.
ordinance was lost and thee hick-
ems are stil az liberty to roam at
will
Property owners in improvement
district No ! will have 10 pay up
their taxes or their property will
be sold The city attorney was Civ.
en- instructions to begin at once 10
collect from delinquents in this dis
trict. The commissioners decided II
was unwisc 10 allow the city's credit
to be affected by Main street prop
erty owners.
The matter of opening east Broad
way was postponed by the commits
sion and no action was taken in the
matter.
The city clerk was given orders
to advertise for bids for walks TO
be- laid on south Washington and
on other streets In this improve
ment district whore walks are not
already down.
The contract made with w. VI.
Oakman for harvesting the citys
hay crop at the city lake was ap-
proved and Mr. Oakman's bond filed
The city is to get two-fifths OF the
hay and the contractor the remain
der under the new contract.
The remainder of the session was
given to hearing reports from the
various heads of departments for
the month OF June and are as fol
lows:
Collections reported by tax assess.
or and collector:
Amount collected from all sources
and for which an itemizod state
mcnt was given, $2,i95.0O.
Fire Department.
On May ), fire at corner of =
street and First avenue, southeast.
building and contents. valued at
s3,5Oo, loss $1,000. insurance $4,000.
June .. trash pile and one false
alarm.
Municipal Court.
Amount collected as fines durlns
the month s343.S5; number of cases
tried rs, from which fines were paid.
, City Physician.
During the months of May and JUNE
the city physician and 81 charity
calls. five calls to the city prison
for sickness and two for minor sur.
gerry. He also answered a number
Of complaints from different sections
/. OF the city on account of sanitation
all OF which were properly attended
70, with bat few exceptions. On May
10 quarantine was declared on Ban
ington family residing on street
j $. f., and the quarantine was raised
/. June e. and premises fumigated
/ May %, quarantine was declared
!. declared against the premises OF ]
@ VI. Solomon on l. street and Sixth
y avenue, northwest and raised or
l. June 10.