The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-22

set by the board at one hundred
C$1OO.OO) dollars per month, and NJ.
sayrc accepted the office with fIl
knowledge OF tha, fact Sometime at
ter his appointment nc informed me
that the former mayor, Mr. J. X. Pen
nj gton, had permitted him to rctail
twenty-five ($25.0O. dollars per montn
additional out OF the money collected
as fees by him The matter was cali .
ed To the attention of the boaru and .
while no official action was taken at
the time he was permitted 10 retain
that amount Soon thereafter ! mo-
ticcd by his monthly reports that he
was retaining not only twenty-five
(S2j.0O dollars but as high as for'l
five $500 dollars per month. the
additional amount being charged mp
as overtime, and his total salary bn-
ing as high as one hundred and forty
five $4,000 dollars per month.
have repeatedly demanded tha;
he repay these amounts To the city.
but up this date he has failed SO To
do. | was bout six moGths forcing
him To turn over his records and you
will remember that we finally passed
resolution granting him the one
/ hundred and twenty-five lSl25.OO do,-
! lars per month.
/ When we employed Mr.. MaXcy as
consulting engineer. Mr.. Sayre was
/ greatly provoked and stated to me
! that he would get rid OF him II h.
had to resort to the newspapers %
do so.
The board decided when the pave
ment matter came up that inasmucn
as our asphalt pavement was the pes,
in tire country, We should use idend-
cally the same specifications as to
material and quantity that were used
whe the pavement We now have was
put down. but this did not suit the
, engineer and he informed me that ne
would have nothing, whatever, to 10
with the pavement.
lie has upon almost all occasions
taken exceptions to the ac,iou or the
board and when advised 10y myself to
resign he stated that he would nave
done SO il he had consulted his own
wishes in the matter, but that certain
individuals in the city had insisted upon
MS stayl.g steadiastiy AT his post.
nave "A great numoer OF times re-
guessed him to prepare plans Tor en-
lagslng the storm sewer at the lntei-
section OF Caddo street and Paradise
An,y, the pace tnat has CauseG the
c,ty 50 many law suits, but he has
Cumpleteiy ignored my requests. lac
mas been SO busy, apparently, follow
ing the advise and dictation OF parties
who are evidently not IN sympathy
with the present city admiaist. alton
that he has grossly neglected the du-
, ties OF his Office which mas caused "a
number OF mistakes which has cost
, the city hundreds OF dollars to cor
rect. The case OF the sidewalk in the
rear OF the property OF ". T.. Poland
and Others can be cited as one in
stance where his neglect OF duty viii
cost the city three or four hundred
, dollars. Diving to ussh neglect the
engineers office OF the city is at the
, present time costing $3.50 per month
In salaries alone and this does not ia
clude the salaries OF the inspectors on
,he various public works.
, On yesterday / informed Mr., Sayre
, of the action of the board in reference
= to the widening OF the driveway on
I First Ave, 5. W.. and requested him
to mInish figures o.. the width of the
: same. he refused to act and stated
4 that he would not recommend such
, action as the board declared In favor
OF and inferred that 1t would not be
, done without his approval.
I Ii was no, so much W. was said
and in which he has gener zen fit
TO discuss the citys affairs me
uas finally caused me TO take this aC.
ton, II Mr.. Sayre is retained as city
engineer in my judgment the services
of the city will be greatly impaired, as
IT seems impossible for me TO have a
conversation with him without being
grossly insuted and as ! have said
before he willmlly ignores every re-
quest make upon him. therefore re-
specially ask that my action in his
dismissal be 60, rirmed by the board,
Very respectfully,
JAMES \. COTNER, Mayor.