The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-27
CITIZENS DISCUSS
WATER SITUATION
MASS MEETING OF BUSINESS
MEN AND PROPERTY OWN
ERS HELD YESTERDAY.
SEVERAL REM Ed ES
Henry House, Hickory, Caddo,
Washita and Wells Are Talked OF
When Effort Is Made to Decide
Upon Plan for Relieving Short
age.

Upon Plan tor Relieving Short
age.
The mass meeting at Convention
Hall yesterday afternoon to discus:
the water supply problem brought
out large number OF busines!
men and property owners. 1t wa:
a representative gathering of the
best citizenship of Ardmore. From
the applause with which speakers
advocating water supply from the
Washita river were greeted, it was
apparent that that proposition ~
Just now most in favor. J. A. Cri-
ner voiced the sentimen: of the
meeting when he declared that a
vast volume of water, never fail
ing supply, is what Ardmore needs
to make possible its growth and
maintenance of its industries. The
question of deep wells was also dis
cussed and the several propositions
looking to the mountain streams
were thoroughly threshed out. The
chairman will appoint two citizens
to act with the Representatives OF
the Rotary Club, the Lions Club
and the Chamber of Commerce
making an advisory committee OF
five to cooperate with the mayor
and city commissioners.
S. A. Apple was made chairman
of the meeting and J. T. Coleman,
secretary. Chairman Apple briefly
stated the object of the meeting and
said the citizens wanted to hear
from the mayor.
Mayors Statement.
Mayor Roberts stated that he had
just received the report OF the city
engineer and that there is available
now in the city lake 100000 gal
Ions of water and at the rate it is
now being used together with the
evaporation, this would probably
last until September IS. He said
the city will need every gallon OF
water obtainable and that the COM
missioners had figured on Caddo
creek and the club lakes. The city
does not want to rob the club peo-
pie of their water if it can be avoid
ed, he said, but it must have water
for the people and for fire pro-
lection. He said all the rain for
the past Is months had not raised
the water in the lake more than five
inches; that Caddo creek was not
running, but temporary dam there
might help out in an emergency, for
it requires only light rain to put
plenty of water in that creek. He
added, you know what We are up
against"
Henry House and Hickory.
The mayor gave detailed report
on Henry House creek and Hickory
creek. Last Friday water was run
ming over the falls at Henry House
creek, he said. The reports OF En-
gineer Anderson as to the extent
of the watershed at both places,
what he recommended and the pos
sible formations were reviewed. Ii
was said it would cost $4,000 more
for iron pipe to go to Hickory
creek than to Henry House creek.
At these two places the water
could be brought to the pumping
station by gravity, while at Honey
creek it would have to be pu..!ped
and it was almost impossible to get
fuel to that point. The mayor said
it is up to the city to get water and
that it has 100000 in bonds avail
able for this purpose. He said Nc
lntosh & Company, the engineers
employed, were now working on all
of these propositions.
l.. ii. Love said the city lake has
100000 gallons and there is
about 30,000,00O gallons in Chicka-
saw lake, and in his opinion the
Rod and Gun Club will be willing
to divide with the city. lie said
this should keep the supply up and
there would be no doubt good rains
by September. This, he thought.
would bridge over and not cut off
the industries. He said the Santa
Fe would not use the water from
the Washita river, as it ruins the
boilers.
Writ Franklin announced he had
a report from Mr.. Maxey, and in
which he said that the water OF
Washita could be used for boilers
and for domestic purposes, after
treatment at a moderate cost. From
that source, he said, they would
know they had never failing sup
ply and these little mountain streams
may not hold water. They are full
of springs. Where do these springs
come from?" he asked. He sail he
was afraid they might have a dam
full of water there and some day
find If had all wasted away. we