The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-05-02

pairs.
We also beg to cali your attention
to the statement at the beginning
of this article which says that the
pressure at the Caddo station is $50
pounds and at the city lake station
100 pounds to accomplish the same
result, when in fact the pressure at the
Caddo station is 147 pounds, and the
pressure at the city lake station is
lO5 pounds, to accomplish the same
result, however, assuming that the
l5O pounds at the Caddo station and
the 100 pounds at the city lake sta
tion are correct, the statement is
made that 90 per cent is saved at the
city lake station over the Caddo sta
uon, but the stipulated rate of .040
(which is a typographical error and
should read .0fS as the original man
uscript shows it, is divided by two to
obtain the result of .024 which this
article shows the water could be
pumped for from the city lake station
with an equally efficient arrangement
in other words, the article mentioned
states that the same quantity of water
could be pumped against a head of
100 pounds. for one-half the money
that it could be pumped against
head Of $50 pounds plus additional
f%ction. viii this argument hold
good?
We would also respectfully call the
attention of anyone interested in this
matter to Voucher NO. 5537, as dis
played on the city records, Warrant
No. 1865, amounting to $74.S1, which
paid for car of coal fob. Bokoshe at
$l7j per ton. We would also call atten-
tion to voucher No. 5,53S for $S403, paid
by Warrant No. 1856 showing an ex-
pense bill for $193 per ton freight
from Bokoshe on coal We also call
attention to Voucher No. $3.50, Bo-
koshe coal at $1,75 mines. Also
Voucher No. 5,571. freight on coal
from Bokoshe Sl93-the foregoing
warrants cited only to corroborate our
statement that the coal f. o. b Ard
more did actually cost $3.6S per ton,
without the hauling from Ardmore
to the Caddo station, although you will
note that We have given all our fig
ures the benefit of 1885 per ton f. O. b.
Ardmore, which is accounted for in
the reduction Of the freight rate after
April 1st. However, figuring the cost
of this coal at So. and the estimated
cost of coal delivered at the Caddo sta
ton as appears in the article of April
Goth, as $4.20 would only leave 50
cents for the transportation of this
coal from Ardmore to the Caddo
pumping station, and on May 1st 1913,
the writer was in the office of the
city clerk looking up these figures
and getting the actual cost of this
coal at the mines and the freight
thereon, and in the presence of City
Engineer Bradford and Mayor Dawson
the writer asked to be informed how
the figures were made to haul coal
from Ardmore to the pumping sta
tion at Caddo for 52 cents per ton, and
Mayor Dawson promptly advised us
that he knew nothing about it, as
Bridge made the figures. Shortly
after the writer departed down the
stairs, and was followed by City En-
gineer Bradford who made the fol-
lowing remark and has permitted us
TO use it: Mr.. Foster Mr.. Dawson
made every figure and wrote the en-
tire article"
Shortly afternoon on this same day
we went to Mr.. Bridgman's office and
asked Mr. Bridgman who made these
figures and Mr.. Bridgman advised |
us that Otto Bradford Mr.. Dawson |
anu Hlulotll maui lut llSulGS. w Z /
told Mr.. Brdgman that Mr.. Dawson
had advised us that he knew nothing
of the figures, that he, Bridgman had |
made them, and in reply Mr.. Bridg |
man said to us: Did he say that"
and he being answered in the affirm
ative, advised us that Mr.. Dawson
made every figure as he had a type
writer and was better prepared to
make the report-in other words, Mr..
Bradford and Mr.. Bridgman both
made the assertion that Mayor Daw-
son made the report as published in
The Ardmoreite Of April Goth, when
Mr.. Dawson advised us that he knew
of the figures and that Mr..
made them.
We do not believe that there is n
citizen in Ardmore who objects to the
Ardmore Ice, Light & Power company
pumping the water for the city, pro-