The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-13
PROPERTY OWNERS MUST CLEAN
UP-WAR TO BE WAGEO ON
WEEDS AND MOSQUITOES.
MAY REDUCE THE STREET TAX
Commissioner lkard Fsovrs Cutting It
in Half Question up to the City
Attorney for Decision as to the
Legality Of Such Action.

That war will be waged on weeds
and mosquitoes in the city was
evident from the determined attitude
OF The mayor and city commission.
ers at last nights meeting There
has ceen several spasmodic crusades
against weeds and stagnant pools,
ami property owners have been warn
ed repeatedly 10 C.ean up their prem
ises and remove all old cans or other
receptacles that could contain stag
uant Wate. ami thus breed mosqui
toes. It was stated al the meeting
las. night by one OF the commis-
siOncrs that some of the property
owners mad paid some attention to
the frequent warnings and had
cleaned up their premises, while
others, and ne called attention to
the TACT tnat the latter were among
the wealthlest men OF the city, had
entirely ignored the warnings alto
gether After a full discussion of the
affair II was decided that the last
warnins woulG be given the citizens
/ ,hrough The press, and then whole
sale arrests viii follow, ii the law
| is not complied with to the letter.
| The street gangs under Commissioner
| Burnitt will start at once TO cut
weeds on the streets and city prop
erty, and coal oil will be used where
! stagnant water exists, and every prop
erty owner who has conditions eX.
| isiing mentioned above and fails to
! Immediately comply with the ordi.
nance will be brought into the city
court and fined.
The claims, Of the ex.policemen
We're tiled by their attorney, W. b.
| Johnson, amounting TO something
like ten thousand dollars, but the
chv attorney recommended that they
be disalowed. This in all probability
means that the city will be involved
in a suit Just what the outcome OF
this will he is prOblematical Some
of the leading lawyers of the state
claim that they can collect, while
others maintain otherwise. The re
suit will be watched with a good deal
of interest.
Mr.. Roberts. in behalf Of C. r.
Smith, presented a petition to the
council asking privilege to erect
buildings over he ravine on proper.
ty owned by Mr. Smith on Main
street They proposed to erect "a Two
story brick 'front.' and corrugated iron
over a frame. As this is in violation
of the ordinance relative 10 the cree
tion of buildings within tie fire linn
its of the city. the matter was re-
terrei to the city attorney with in /
Str1ctions to see whether Mr.. Smiths |
request could be granted.
tlhiILN were granted Is. VI. BNnEnl !
to erect an iron warehouse at the .
rear of his property occu lled by {.
W. Biggert on West Main street. as
was also SIMILAR permit granted TO
the Ihickasaw Furniture company to
erect a warehouse at the rear of their
new quarters on East Main street.
Brad Harris, who Is serving sen.
tence for selling and transporting
whisky presented an appeal to the
council for clemency, asking that
the authorities release him from Jail
and let him work on the outside for
a local contractor, he promising TO
pay the city one dollar per day until
twenty-five dollars has been paid
As he was convicted in two cases
and fined. 800, and given thirty
lavs in each case, he commission. :
'rs concluded TO do some Investigate {
ng before passing on his case.
The old question of street tax came {