The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-22
Lower Insurance Rate.

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Lower Insurance Rate.
The purport Of a letter from the state
insurance commissioner seems to be
that with the new automobile fire equip
ment and the Improvement of the facili-
ties Of the department by the building
Of another station that a lower insur.
ance rate viii be allowed the city Of
Ardmore.
r. =. Dallas presented a petition from
the real estate dealers of the city ask.
ing that the commission place the oc.
cupation tax back to $ year from
the SIS rate promulgated by the former
administration, but never put into effect
until this year. No action was taken
pending an investigation Of the circum-
stances.
Bids were opened for the placing OF a
concrete floor in the city building, Kuntz
Is Hoffman Offering to do the work for
a fiat price Of S2,17O.4S/whiIe Wicker
Bros. set their figure at l2 1.2c per
square foot The matter will be given
further consideration before the con-
tract is let.
a petition from the property owners
for paving from the Ringing roadway
along Third avenue TO II street, south
west. the street to be sixty-two feet
wide and have twenty feet Of parking
in the center, was read and win be
considered at a subsequent meeting.
Ordinances approving and making as.
sessments for paving were passed as
follows Fourth avenue, southwest.
from f to L street; Bixby avenue; o
street, southwest; l street from McLish
to Broadway.
The ordinance prohibiting the use Of
glaring headlights came up unexpect.
edly and was passed unanimously after
a full explanation by the city attorney
who had drawn 1t in conformity with
the ordinances in effect in Oklahoma
City and Dallas.
4 resolution was passed approving
the plans and specifications Of the city
engineer for paving ID street southwest.
Edwards and Cassidy appeared before
the commissioners and presented peti.
tions for sidewalks as follows: Fourth
avenue and / street. southwest; Bixby
avenue from G to F; south side Of
McLish avenue from Q to street; east
side Of street from Twelfth to Eighth
avenue, northwest, and on north side
of Eighth avenue, embracing several
blocks and streets.
Auto Fire Equipment Accepted.
Tho nf shn a.,f
for the fire department was held up
pending an investigation OF the con.
tract made therefor.
Specifications and plans for the new
No. fire station to be built on the
Hearney lot east Of the Santa Fe tracks
were presented and discussed. but no
action was taken pending the possible
erection OF additional storage room for
city equipment in connection with the
building.
Commissioner Fraley was instructed
to purchase two oil tanks in which to
store oil for the use Of the new pumping
station.
Bills were presented and allowed as
follows: Street and bridge. s14S1);
water department s2.4241l; salary. cem-
etery and park s246O5; fire department
S2424.76; police department $7SS2.
No bills could be paid cut Of the
general fund, as the approval OF the
budget made up for the city and for.
warded TO Oklahoma City about July
has never been secured. working great
inconvenience 10 many creditors OF the
city at this time.
An adjournment was taken to meet
at a later time In the week. not stated.