The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-24

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was a correct one they should act
and act promptly, He said Ardmore
will grow to be city OF great size
if it is able to secure an adequate
water supply. He said the people
are now in the temper to eXpend
money to secure the water and to
vote the bond issue. lie said fac
tories must have water and that the
refneries and factories now here
would soon require as much water
as the city is using, probably 5O0,-
900 gallons daily.
Commissioner Fraley made a mo-
be held in the City of Ardmore,
tion that the report of Mr.. Ander-
son be received, approved and filed.
The motion prevailed.
Ordinance Passed.
Following this there was prompt
action on the part of the commits
sion, putting into operation the ma
chinery necessary to obtain the
money with which to secure the rec
commended water supply Other
propositions were also submitted to
be voted upon at bond election to
be held April p. City Attorney
Bass had all the necessary ordi-
nances prepared and they were read,
the rules suspended, the emergency
clauses adopted the ordinances
placed upon their passage and
passed. The first was for bonds for
the water supply in the sum OF $780,
OOO. Additional proposed bond is
sues were as follows: Securing a
site for and erecting and equipping
a barn and storehouSe for the sole
use OF the city, $4,000; Tor con
structing a system OF storm sewers,
$4,000; for erecting an incinerating
plant, $4,000; for improving the
sanitary sewer system and the eN-
tension OF the system, $4,000; for
the extension OF the water mains,
/ 100000; for securing 4 site for a
park in the Second ward, making
roads and walks, and erecting build
ingS therein, $4,000.
When the commission met last
night the first business coming be
fore it was a resolution instructing
the city attorney to prepare an as
sesslng ordinance for paving district
No. q (West Main street,. 1t was
adopted and an ordinance in compli-
ance Herewith was presented, read
and passed The same action was
taken relative to paving district No.
81 ID street SouthwcsO.
Carl Russell secretary OF the Car
ter County Free Fair Association,
presented recommendations from
the Chamber OF Commerce. the
Lions Club and the Rotary Club,
asking that the city issue bonds to
construct new buildings for the as
Sociation and spoke in favor OF the
proposition. Walter Colbert presi-
dent OF the fair association, said he
could not ask his farmer friends to
bring their fine stock to the fair and
tie them to postoak trees, but they
must have suitable buildings there.
The mayor said they would pass the
matter over until later in the eve
ming. Before adjournment the
proposition was again called up and
it was determined to not indorse it
at this time as it might eudanger the
remainder OF the bond issue, par
ticularly that for the water supply,
but that after the present election is
over the lair proposition might be
taken up and put through with little
difficulty.
James A. Cotner, representing
some of the rehneries, appeared be-
fore the commission and said they
had an agreement with the city
whereby they were to construct a
line of 6-inch cast iron pipe from
the standpipe to the Industrial Ad-
dition and that the city was later to
take it off their hands. lie added
that they were unable to secure the
cast iron pipe and had to put in a
temporary line at a cost OF about
$4,000, but they had done this at
their own expense and were asking
nothing of the city. He said they
had never entered into a contract
and he only wanted to place
before the people the true condition
so that the impression would not go
forth that they were taking some
thing from the city without ade-
quatc returns. He said the city had
been at no expense in the matter
and that the refining companies
were taking something from the city
without adequate returns. He said
the city had been at no expense in
the matter and that the refining
companies were asking nothing of
the city along that line.
An assessing ordinance for the
paving on d street northwest from
the north line OF Broadway was
passed,
Chief OF Police Segler announced
he had appointed Il. II. Harrison a
policeman, and the appointment was
confirmed by the commission.
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