The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-04
CITY WILL 10 AL
STREET PLUMBING

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| That the city vii! do all plumbing in
\ Dc styeets and that where lead pipe
\ctnn0tions are made and the property
NNtVers 90 not connect their premises
-,n-- wy [-arewith water will he cut oG from
go iron connections was determined
Esa IL nh at recessed meeting uf tht city
&FT@s3 " Hnsson last night The city attor
Il N$Gtf $Y Uas instructed to have rrsd- for
'H,NaN ft- next meeting the resolution and
sEss3t tica for the proposed bona issue.
| ,F3yt, She Meeting had been called 10 dis
| " T5t# sA,s tho bond issue and considering the
N M(EsS9Shn ny complaints made against the 'e-
lsWSsfH - plumbing work in the city. Nhe'
by WH yor asked that all tine contracting
JEEEs e.es; mber3 Of the city be- ootitieo To- AT
1et &%Ys d. Every licensed plumbing house
| WE Stl1e city was represented
sa5a. %s:. Of 'S""'s 'S' ,. at 'o, "saSs"4 %"@'
.ng received by him. the great mum
ss9S Of them, how they were said to
E,f.SSs$se and thc conditions prevailing I'm
- city TIE told the plumbers hc had
:, A%led Them before the commission to
their side OF the story and try to
sMsi remedy.
(fD', Plumbers Are Hpard
10, III D. W Lewis said the greatest of the
NfEA Aubcs were caused by the property
G%ners' failing 60 begin in time to make
\FFSnpctions where streets we're to be
CEE&ed ana waiting ntn the last min
FS the plumbers were compelled ia neg
u. other wori; to rush in these con
hEHGtions to keep ahead of the paving.
~ said he would he glad to see the
I---y tailc over the plumbing i'm the
pt1s and allow the plumbers 70 at
"a to their other work.
How t4a Page said to take away the license
= ~ d allow any and cvcrybody TO do
Iva Gambling work would result in running
HI water system within a short time
d sam Weeks offered a suggestion
by ich proved to he the solution of the
ID ..)blem lie said the city should cake
4 dfhr this work in the streets and that
fT'chedule of prices should be made that
or ! uld be fair to alt The water pipes
n Ardmore are laid on the north and
Otlilst sides Of the streets and this places
Jperty connections on one side Of TN
S"' eet much farther away from the main
-,-n on the other side He said uni
IN price should be made 20 tHat Gl
w n)peity owners would pay the same
w connections. lie said these prices
-, 1nl0 be published and let the people
NJ a ,ow that a call from the plumber
under NV .oA' '.r''' F"' just % 'ne' Nuo"
- - lgt they will have to pay when they
which p"| ','..' ~ "''" ,' ''''
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sentiv ' wy ,n'9V N,o "o "o'
front -, ''',,,. ~. Wv p''''''o''' ~ 60,
Iono saying that if a man was prompt in
H., ,ying he would haze less trouble i'm
- curing the services OF plumber
t,;o,ity Attorney Bass explained that the
au,t Of putting in the lead connections
ant tiid not be made part of the paving
-, ltract but that the cost could he
r. anged for.
,lr Ellison, of the Hoffman com
a,,l,lN said the delay in getting plumb.
,x work done was due largely to the
'@"ttered Jobs He said f one man had
,,flve jobs in one place he could do
III in less time than ne could do three
@ 'ttered jobs, and that trips back and
Vi tn added to the cost.
- commissioner Fraley said that he was
favor Of the city's doing the work in
streets 1t decided that the
would take over this work Just as
n as the necessary ordinances can
- prepared and enacted The plumb
Tt agreed that if at any time the city
iii not sufficient help to take care of
Ali work that they would loan 10 thu
~ plumber thus not compelling the
10 add men to its payroll for all
time. The plumbers present offered
sell their lead pipe at cost in case
city should run short
he city will run the lead pine CON
ton u the property line ana where
M re are now iron connections ana the
I service is put in, property owners
not he allowed to use wafer until
v nave made connection with the
Il service ana paid for it, the plumber
ing this cost to his bill FOR conncc-
IS and collecting it for the city.
N'q Bond Issue $l5OOOO
eh'he commission then briefly consid-
V"T the proposed bond issue There
s'i be some minor changes from the
" / prepared some weeks ago but the
Pol will be- in round numbers $3.50.
Np' about one.haf Of which will be for
va extension Of the water system The
W. attorney will prepare the necessary
Helution and notice by the time the
mission meets next Tuesday night
ipty Engineer Watson made report of
W.T. he found in the way OF grades at
" property or }. II. Pennington, cor.
OF ID Street and First avenue south.
4 ~. He said he would recommend
81 Mr.. Pennington be allowed TO
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'aEe his sidewalk about six inches
'aler at one end and that the city
1i2Sr taking up and relaying seventy
Al feet of his walk at an expense of
att $685. and build two catch basins
take care Of the storm water which
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