The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-05

iHS lloin tnc paving districts dgdlnS
his account. Commissioner Frale,
contended that Mr.. Mason must pa,
= in this money and then sue the city
Tor what it owes him, as much o.
1t accrued under former administra
tons. The mayor said the city at
torney should take it up with Mr.
Mason and tell him that he mus
pay in what money he owes the city
and then sue the city Tor what il
owes him.
Then came the question OF streets
plowed up and left unpaved. There
was complaint, it was disclosed, from
many sections of the city.
Wilson Speaks His Mind.
COMMISSIONS rWilson said "and
here we sit like lot OF chumps and
let them do it." He said the city
should sue them on their bonds.
Commissioner Fraley said they
had no bonds; that the city has main
Itainance bonds on only two streets
in the city; that they have personal
bonds; that when they had a surety
company bond all that was necessary
to get results was to notify the COM
pany and it would quickly get after
the contractor, but when men were
on the bonds, who are interested in
the company contracting, you have
to drive them though the courthouse
TO get anything" The city attorney
was instructed to procure a list OF
the streets thus torn up. as well as
when the pavement had failed and
to prepare to institute suits in court.
Mack Walker reported that one OF
the boilers in the new incinerating
plant is leaking. William McCanse,
the contractor, said he had secured
a boiler to be used until he could
get new one here. 1t was shown
that the gas was turned on at the
plant yesterday, all the work being
completed with the exception of the
blower, but that the gas supply was
insufficient. Commissioner Fraley
said the supply pipt running to the
plant was too small.
Holding Out On City Too.
Another cause of complaint was
that J. II. Poulter refuses to pay
buildin inspectors fees because he
says the city is indeptcd to him
Commissioner Fraley said Mr.. Poul-
ter had some kind of a contract to
put water in the western part of the
city not to exceed $500 and that
he city would take over the plant;
hat Mr.. Poulter had one time
'laimed he had paid out $1,000 but .
PRESENTED only one check for 1,200
laiming the remainder went for la
Dor; that he had told him to pro-
luce the checks or some evidence
4 the payments having been made r
o that amount and they could set
le. The city attorney advised that
his does not give Mr.. Poulter cause
Or refusing to pay inspection fees.
Commissioner Carter showed that
Or four months, up to November
there had been expended in the r.
rect and bridge department $1,000; y
lat they had $4,000 to go on for
lie whole year and if the expendi-
Tres are held to this ratio they
ould have enough money to buy
mber and build some street cross
igs. 1t was discovered that the
ty has some old lumber and on r,
Fraley's motion, it
as ordered that Commissioner Car
r use this old material and pur-
lase such new lumber as may be
,cessary to build some crossings.
o number or location was named,
1t complaints are coming from ev-
Y section OF the city. RI
\ good part of the time OF the
Getting was taken up by the mayor
telling about the meeting of the
League which he attended HI
Oklahoma City. He said he
)rked two days and up to II
lock at night; that he was on the
mmittee on resolutions; that DR..
ike talked on health and water
pply; that man named Evans
Idc speech and told about hav- an
: been here and said Ardmore has be-
2 best water proposition in the COZ
tie and will have the best water, -
t that the water ought to be treat
; that the water is not injurious
| is colored and treating it with
I'm would not change it. but make
, people believe they had better
ter; that DR.. Duke has a steriliz-
!, machine he said Ardmore should
ie; that he would loan it, or the
y could buy one for $500.
Commissioner Fraley said that it
5 a machine to shoot a prepara-
n of lime into the water.
Chance To Learn Something.
he mayor continued. saying that
Duke may order them to buy
;; that he said they could use
m and potash to clear the waters
t he talked on disposal plants and
! the one Ardmore had secured
all right if it was located in the
1t place. The mayor said he
he'd whole lot of people who
w all about running a city gov
nent could have been present at
meeting. He said the paving
stion came up, about paving and
hiring paving, but he did not re-
nber just what was recommend
on that line; that number OF