The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-05-18
CITY COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION
ANNUAL REPORT Of MAYOR C0TNER

SC0OOl UOdIu SHOuiu pay hllti'ob VII
said bonds until maturity, thereby
relieving the city of this indebted
ness, and, in fact, paying the city
for the school buildings furnished for
the school district. But this leaves
the city with practically 100000 of
outstanding warrants which had
been issued prior to the time we
went into office, and | desire to
recommend that an election be called
at the earliest possible date to sub
NIT to the qualified voters Of the
city the question OF issuing refund
ing bonds sufficient to pay of all
of these old outstanding warrants
Immediately after we went into
Office we employed the Oklahoma
Audit Company to audit the books
of the city and after this audit
had been completed We deemed II
necessary to install a system OF
bookkeeping and to employ n book
keeper so We could know the exact
condition of each fund at the close
of each days business in order
that we might keep our expenditures
within the limit of our means.
am glad to be able to report that
by this method we have been able
to know just where the city stood
financially at all times, and that we
now show the exact condition OF
the fund upon the face Of each war.
| rant when it is issued.
During the last year the city has
paid cash for all its purchases and
it has not been necessary for any
of its warrants to be discounted
| While the bonded Indebtedness OF
| the city has been increased and the
amount of money collected for inter
est and sinking fund must necessa
rily be increased. yet, by tho eco
nomical administration of affairs We
| will be able to reduce materially
| the city taxes for the ensuing year
Our city levy for all purposes
last year was II mills on a valuation
of $6,200,000 this year the valuation
has been reduced over $1,000, 900
and even with this great reduct'oi
| in values. / feel sure that the levy
will be two or three mills below
that of last year.
When we went into office W,
found that the interest on some o
the outstanding bonded Indebtedness
Rad been defaulted, but all the sam,
has been paid in full and we arr
no longer in default.
Streets.
With the limite mount of none,
allowed this department, a most re
markable showing has been made
Forty.twc miles of streets have beer
put to grade and thirty.cigh, mile
II sidewalks have been instructed
About one hundred an dtwent-fiv
yards of dirt have been moved dali.
by the city teams.
Water and Sewer
On the first of May, 1904, Their
were 1850 water consumers and a
the present time there ar 1l,i. Al
increase of ninety-five during tn
year. II was determined that
would be more equitable to place al
consumers upon meters and 1t then
pay for the water they were actual
using, thus reducing our expense
for pumping to the minimum an
permitting us to reduce the pric
of water. 423 meters have been II
3 stalled during the year and the III,
ters have been ordered with whic
to furnish the remaining consumer
! Under the present arrangement wit
! meters, parties using the minimum
5 amount of water pay fifty cent
per month, whereas, they formerl
paid one dollar per north whe
] the were on a flat rate. During tll
! year 9,li0 feet of new pipe hay
] been laid, which does not includ
= any Of the extensions that will |
- made with the water bond fund.
{ The amount of money collected e
e water consumed during the past ye;
+ was S14,532.2S, while during the pr
e vious year 13,2O995 was colleo
\ ed, showing an increase in revenl