The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-23
RESOLUTIONS
BY CHAMBER
Of COMMERCE
AT A MEETING OF THE DIRECT.
oRS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
SOME PERTINENT MEASURES
WERE DISCUSSED.

At meeting Of the directors of the
Chamber Of Commerce yesterday af-
ternoon with every member of the
board present save Perry Maxwell and
u. A. Simpson, strong resolutions
were passed upon the pending oil
legislation, the action Of the tax pay
ers who are enjoining the sale Of the
county road bonds endorsed, and an
appeal made for good material for the
municipal commission to be elected
by the city next spring.
The board was in session two hours.
and each question was seriously dis
.cussed. On the matter OF the road
bonds, Olin Wolyelton and J. b. Sprag.
ns were present and made statements
to the effect that the bonds could
bring from eight to ten thousand dol
lars more than they were sold for
prior to the election. Mr.. Wolverton
read telegram from the attorney
general in which il was set forth that
the contract could not be binding un-
less ratified by the present board.
Resolutions passed insisted that the
new board do not ratify the action of
the old board but that il this were
done the sale be enjoined and carried
| If necessary TO the highest court OF
the land The Chamber of Commerce
agreed to stand the costs in the case
The matter of new charter was
discussed and IT was thought that this
could not be done in the short time
LEFT prior to the clertion. The board
called on all citizens to consider the
problem seriously and to induce such
men to run who will give the city
! the best business administration and
who will investigate the charter and
recommend such changes as they
deem advisable There was strong
sentiment however that the charter
and form was all right and that it
was only a matter of personal feeling
calling for a change. A committee to
confer with the park board OF the city
in reference to the county fair was
authorized and President Apple will
appoint this today
The board refused to entertain the
matter of pledging n bonus of ten
thousand dollars for an oil we'll with.
in ten miles Of Ardmore. The position
was taken that if it was within one
mile of the city it would he discovered
without the aid Of any bonus.
The following resolutions We're
unanimously adopted:
Resolution.
Moved by Mr. Franklin, seconded
| by Mr. Gates that the following reso.
luton be adopted
That Is the sense Of the Chamber
!oi Commerce that the gross proiuc.
ton ON oil be reduced from three to
/ two per cont and that suitable reso.
lUtiors be drawn up embodying this.
ihy the legislature committee, and for
wavdel 90 our representatives n the
House and Senate OF the Oklahoma
legislature.
! Further that 10 IS the sense OF the
Chamber of Commerce that oil in
STORAGE ON which the gross pgoiuc.
ton tax has bocn paid should be-
exempt from advulorum taxation for
Ionc yca rafjer the same Is produced
land placed in storage
Resolution.
Resolved that the law providing for
the state iacomc tax he repealed. Of.
tcr2j by Edward Calf and carried
unanimously
The road resolution
BE Il resolved that the Chamber ot
Commerce endorse the action to set
aside the sale of the good roads bonds
and that 1t pledges It's support morally
and financially to having the contract
$50, aside. BE &c further resolved that
the now board of county commission
crs bee asked to refuse to rltify the
action OF the old board IN selling the
bonds BE Il further resolved chat IN
Js much as it has been shown that
the bonds could have brought q much
higher price and that II rcudyertiscd
would bring q premium OF more than
five thousand dollars to the premium
given when sale was made. and that
10y PROPER procedure this can be done
The county commissioners be asked !
TO advertise the bonds for sale and to I
notify home and bond buyers OF other /,
states that said bonds are for sale. |
ana that the bonds be sold to the |
highest bidder
Copy OF this resolution to be sent
10 the county commissioners.