The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-07

| took place in the executive session
no one knows but it was stated to-
day that J. R. Moore may get the
appointment as a compromise can
/ didate,
! Appointments of the mayor which
were confirmed unanimously are;
| For treasurer J. NJ. Lanford of the
Guaranty State Bank; for clerk,
George Henry Bruce for engineer,
Otto B. Bradford for city physician,
DR.. r. S. Booth; for scayenger Tom
Musgraves.
Nominations by D. f. Booker for
members OF the police force which
were confirmed are Walter Stroud,
J. b. Jones A. b, Hays, Dan Black
burn, Gene Cook and Fred Emerson.
Mr.. Booker other nominatios are
Banks King, Mack Pettitt and George
Fucker. No opposition was expressed
20 the confirmation of the appoint
ment of Banks King, but it was sug-
eested that Tom Carter, a member
of the board of commissioners, had
| married sister of Banks King. and
the board feared violation OF the
ncpotism laa and for that reason
the appointment was held over. await.
] ing an opinion Of the city attorney,
! Gpo this opinion depends the con.
| iirmation @. the nomination of NJ.
King. Witt reference to the George
Tucker confirmation It was stated
that Mr.. Tucker was a very valuable
officer, but objections were made to
him on the grounds that he was no,
citizen Of the town. Mr. Booker
urged the apoinptment of Mr.. Tucker
with much Iorce. He said he could
lind many men who would wear Il
six shooter, but he could find but few
real Officers and that Tucker is one
Of the best officers he ever saw. He
said there was a work here that
eplliuHutu NllN o'l NlNt VI JbpA NhIll a.
fearless and energetic man as Tucker
and if the board wished him to po.
lice the town he must have their CO.
operation and not turn down his very
best men.
The first appointment confirmed
was that Of the clerk, George Henry
Bruce. 1t went through with whhl.
When the motion to confirm was put
every commissioner chimed in with
second TO the motion and the an
nouncement OF the unanimous vote
met with cheers from the citizens
who had gathered to see the first
meeting OF the new boarl.
In the executive session held prior
20 the regular mealng, the depart
ments were assigned to the commis
sioners as follows: Mr.. Bridgman IS
commissioner of water and sewers;
Mr.. Slaughter OF police and fire; Mr..
Carter of finance, and Mr.. Fraley Of
streets, alleys and public property.
Mr.. Fraley stated that he desired
% ,d~ the appointment of a
street commissioner until next Tues
day night.
Following the appointments, Mayor
Roberts in plain and in very good
natured manner made a few remarks
to the people assembled. He stated
that there would be some disappoint-
,nents felt, that it followed that some
one had to be disappointed, that the
board had used their best judgment
FOR the city, that no one man on the
board had gotten all he wanted, that
compromises had to be made to
maintain harmony with the commits
sioners and he felt that when the
whole matter was seen in the proper
light that there would be no sore
spots He said those who failed Cf
appointment did not do so for the
lack Of the support of good friends
Tor ne ana the members OF th9
board had been beseiged by many
of the best people of the city for
some Of those who failed of appoint
ment The talk took with the crowd |
and Mr. Roberts remarks met with !
applause from almost every one in !
the assembly.
Tho matter OF auditing the books ,
was taken up but no action WAS
taken. 4,
Commissioner Bridgman said a bet .
ter and a more thorough test should !
be made of the cost of pumping
water from the city lake and also |
from the Caddo station before
contract was entered into or before
the city undertook to do its own
pumping. He said Mr.. Foster had
talked very fair about the matter
and that ne would have in a car
Ct coal within a short time and
reoupsted that he no allowed tc !