The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-29
THE LIGHT OF REASON
MAKES RECALL
LOOK SILLY


E Gray Dr ]. r. $ n. Dr. Walter
. Hardy r r. Choatc, Mrs. Zue Bags.
. by, Miss Nell Tanner. f. Crotzor.
Mrs. $. A. Mason, -. y Booker.
John Putts, Moran Scott.
Some OF these people have been
seen and they have various state
mcnts to make Captain Wilmington
said ne had not been notified that
the payment was due. and had over.
looked IT, The city assessors office
stated that all persons had been no.
titled and that Captain Wilmington
had been notified through the mail
/ and seen in person. Captain Whiting.
| ton said that because his payments
had been made good by the city he
/ did not understand that he was re-.
/ licyed OF ma'Iing the payment ana
/ that the debt II ever a legal debt
was still one and that the money
would be paid.
/ Moran Scott said he had rendered
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| Washington street except about
Z $3.50 which he says Is in excess
/ OF the twenty per centum valuation
| of his property and has requested
the city TO file suit. He says he
had paid his other pavement taxes
and stands ready to pay this when
/ the matter is adjusted And in this
| connection It might be well to
mention that City Attorney Moore
| was requested to proceed with the
| collection of the taxes and he exam
incd the law and saw no statute
under which he could file suit lie
went to Mr.. Potterf and was ad-
Nised to write Judge Harris. noted
bond attorney. Judge Harris did not
reply. Mayor Cotncr then wrote TO
| Splitter a Co, requesting that they
get the opinion OF Judge Harris. and
City Attorney Moore in that ne
could not file suit in the name of
the city for the taxes, but pointed
out the manner in which they could
be collected as other taxes are col.
lected.
DR. Son, who Is one of the de.
linqucnts on u street. northwest. said
the grading was done on that street
under the Curtis act and before
statehood. He says the original peti.
tions made before statehood Is In
the archives of the city. He thinks
the city should pay for the grading
on that street lie made one pay.
ment under protest ard has not made
payments since that time.
County Treasurer Rumph says he
has collected some of the improve.
ment taxes where sidewalks have
been built but that when Mr. Pen
nington was mayor that Mr.. Pen
nington told him the city had oh.
ligated itself to collect the pavement
taxes.
MIR. Pennington in discussing the
matter said the pavement debt was
n contract between the individual
b property owner and the holder of
the script. that the city was not H.
able and acted only In the capacity
of collector. That IN cases of de-
fault in payments the holder OF the
script could mandamus the city and
compel it to file suit for the col
lection of the money
So when the matter Is summed
MP the people can determine for
themselves whether this matter is
of such nature as demands re.
call Attorneys are holding differ.
emily upon the matter. Mayor CT.
nrr has chosen the side approx ed
by the city attorney who implies
that ne cannot be mandamused to
do something that cannot be done.
This is "A question that viii not
be settled until IL goes to the su.
prrmc court of the state
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she says that they are splendid work
mon In that line Buyers from IN,
aorth are already hguring wiki her
on the crop AID some have been on
the grounds, buyers have also been
there 10 SEQ her In regard to purchas
ing the fruit crop. She states that n,
fruit crop viii not be sold In adyauc,
as she believes that fruit viii bring n
fancy price this season the reports
from the fruit sections in number OF
PAGES are that the crop was consld
crahly damaged by the recent cold
weather Mr.. O'Bricu reports that the
recent cold weather damaged a few