The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-12
MASS MEETING
DID BUT LITTLE
AS MANY DIFFERENT OPINIONS
AS THERE WERE SPEAKERS -
COMMITTEE TO BE APPOINTED.

mayor last night for the purpose OF
deyisng plans to secure a better
water supply for the city was fairly
well attended and developed the fact
that there were about as many diff
ferent ideas as there were speakers
and the meeting resulted in the may
or being instructed to appoint three
men 10 confer with him and the board
of city commissioners to devise some
plans for securing more water. Mayor
Dawson asked for time to make his
appointment and state this morning
that he would not name the three
men to work with him until he ad.
yised with the board this evening.
After stating the object of the
meeting, Mayor Dawson called upon
Highway Commissioner sidney Suggs
who took advantage of the occasion
10 talk the resources of Ardmore and
Carter county and said it would be
crime for Ardmore to decline
longer to harness the Washita and
give the city all the water it can
use and a supply sufficient to feed
every factory in the state and to
create electric power enough to run
cars all over the southern section of
Oklahoma. The Colonel said In tones
that could be heard half across town.
I'VE are traitors to ourselves If we
don't harness the Washita."
Bert Foster followed Mr.. Suggs and
had quite a lot of fun out of the
discussion. tie did not like the idea
Of going to the Wasn'ta and went
into details concerning the wells that
had been dug and intimated that
whatever funds We're put into wells
would be lost When he reached
the Townsend we'll Mr.. Dawson, who
dug the well, stated that there was
a strata of water reached at 300 feet,
another at 800 feet and another at
SO feet. The we'll was never tested
When Mr.. Foster reached the Lore
Grove well, and proved by l. r. Ma
son that there was no water in il,
W. P. Poland at once arose to his
feet and said there was worlds OF
water in the Lone Grove well. The
speaker took up the oil mill well, the
two wells at the ice plant, the Town
send well and each OF the other deep
wells and concluded that there was
nothing to be gained in boring deep
wells.
w B. Johnson said the legislature
should provide for bonds to run f.ly
years instead of twenty five yea.
that the burden of taxation would not
be so heavy and the interest rate
lower He said it was Impractical
10 talk about going to the Wash.'a
He is of the opinion that wells con
be had that will supply the city with
all the water it needs.
Commissioner Burnitt said no test
was made of the Townsend well and
the people did not know what wcll'
were worth until bored and tested He
said a $35O,OOO bond issue could not
be voted.
Commissioner Selridge reaG COM
from l.. J. Myers in which |
he proposed to furnish the city with |
plenty of water for $4,000. This re-
port has been published in both OF
the daily papers,
Will Roberts said if Myers could !
run water from Caddo creek into the !
city lake and make money out of it
that the city could do the work and |
save money on it.
Mr. Roberts spoke OF how QuicG,y |
the lake could he filled, and Mayor |
Dawson replied that a 14-inch stream
Of water running into the lake for
fifteen years would be required to
fill it. The people then realized the
OF the city's impounding
lake and no other remarks were made
about filling il in sixty days.
Walter S. Gregg, contracting en-
gineer of Kansas City, made a few
He told of the plans being
pursued in Oklahoma City and seem
ed to be of the opinion that wells
would solve the problem for Ard
more.
Col Doak said he was opposed to
a big bond issue and favored the
plans OF Mr.. Myers.
Judge Walcott ami II. c. Potterf
made short talks. Judge Potterf was
opposed to a big bond is
sue.
At this juncture of the meeting
the union workers of The city tool.