The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-26
PIPE LINE CONTRACT
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
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10 say 10 the committees but ! do
not think they have advised me
wrong very materially. ! believe
the city commissioners have done
what they believe 90 be their duty.
have confidence in the city com
miSsioncrS to work out the PROPOSE
ton and still have confidence in
the people staying with the commits
Sioucrs and giving them the very
best advice. have never had one
OF the commissioners dictate to me
and | have never told the commits
SioncrS what they had to do, ] have
never had one OF the commissioners
say they did not want the advice OF
the people and the committee, and
! believe we have things in such
shape that We can go ahead and
build this water plant and this wa
ter works system, with the money
we have voted in way that Will
guarantee the city OF Ardmore wa
ter for all time to come, and, when
the water works IS completed the
people will be pround and satisfied
with what we are doing. ! hope the
city commissioners will feel Is !
fcel-that no advantage has been
taken of them and that they will
realize we are all interested in the
same thing and that is in building
town. If | have gone to the COM
mittees and the people more than
have to the commissioners, Tor
their advice, / have mad a mistake.
What | have done have done con-
sciertiously and, believe, for the
best Of Ardmore."
Commissioner Wilson said he
thought this contract should be put
up to the citizens committee
III that is your attitude | am ready
to quit" said the mayor. III YOU
think have done wrong in going
to this committee
Commissioner Carter interrupted
and said the citizens committee
should pass on this contrtct.
II think it is our duty to let them
look it over said Commissioner
Gardner.
Suits me said the mayor.
Commissioner Fraley said having
gone as far aS they have, he thought
it was no more than right to let the
committee look it over.
Submitted to Committee.
Commissioner Gardner made mo-
tion, seconded by Commissioner
Wilson that the contract be submit
ted to the citizens committee for
its acceptance or rejection and the
motion prevailed.
Chief OF Police Segler presented
the resignation OF Policeman d. 5.
Frazier and on motion of Commis-
sioner Gardner, it was accepted.
Ben Mason, manager OF the Ard
more Construction Company, asked
t he could have water sufficient to
complete the work on four blocks
If paving on + Street northwest, as
lie had already been damaged to the
mount OF $500 by the rain washing
he grade and he was anxious to
the work before before
mother rain falls. 1t was finally
determined BY the commissioners
hat it would not be well to use
yater in larger quantities until there +
5 more rainfall. q
1t was stated that the contractor
t the deep we'll will begin today q,
caring down the rig and then a /
lump can be placed at the well and !
he water pumped into the mains &,
Commissioner Fraley said that the f,
ontractor had been pumping Tor ,
our hours with the walking beam
nd was taking water from the we'll +
( 4 rate OF $4,000 to 10000 gallons !;
4 tWenty-four haurs and that the ~
!ater in the well was not percepu- n
~ lowered
Would Trade For Tractor.
Commissioner Carter was author ,
ed to give Col. Sidney Suggs team \
t mules and $500 for a tractor. il ~
e could make the trade on tlNt ~
asis 1t was shown that where the :;
ost OF a tractor for % days was
1903 it cost s. 4 day to feed five
Orses.
\ number of bills were allowed.
mong those presented was one for
, O00 the first u1yncrrt tO the Nc