The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-27
COMMISSION FIXES
APRIL z AS DATE
Of BOND ELECTION

At the ,egular meeting of the city
commission last night the proclama-
tion calling an election April p on
the proposed bond issue OF $SOO,OOO
to provide an additional water sup
ply for Ardmore and the other
propositions to be submitted at the
same time. was received, read and
approved by the commission As
signed by the mayor. 1t was then
ready ior publications The procla-
nation se,S forth that the election
shall be held at the city hall, names
the judges and clerks, and cites the
form OF ballot. 1t recitCs that all
property tdXpaying voters in the city
OF Ardmote shall be eligible to vote
at this election. The mayor said
last night that there was an I'M
preston prevailing that only owners
OF real estate will be allowed to
vote at this election. That is an
error. All property taxpayers in
cludes, under the law, all persons
paying taxes on property, real or
personal, The polls will be open
from s o'clock 4, m. to o'clock
p m.
An ordinance was passed assess
ing the property in paving district
No. 80, being for the paving OF \
street northwest from the north
line of Broadway to the south line
OF Eighth avenue northwest
An estimate Of $1,000, less 20 per
cent, was allowed the Ardmore Con-
struction Company for the paving
OF B street northwest from the
north line Of Broadway to tEc north
line OF Second avenue.
City Engineer Watson asked the
permission of the commission to
experiment with a pavement-saving
process OH B street northwest, be
tween Main street and Broadway.
That block OF pavement is in bad
condition, Mr.. Watson said. The
request was granted and the city
engineer will brush the paving, wash
it with naptha and give it a squcegee
OF asphalt and sand. 1t is claimed
this process will put new life into
the asphalt and reviviiy it,
City Engineer Watson reported
that he had instructed the Ardmore
/ Construction Company to cease
paving until they should grind the
asphalt finer. He said the manager
of the company said its burrs had
gotten out of order, and the paving
will be stopped for a week, or until
this is remedied.
J. II. Poulter and Others peti-
toned 20 have a portion Of section
81, section 4 south, range : east
brought into the city. The petition
was ordered filed and the necessary
statutory notice given.
City Engineer Watson reported
that he had been informed a con-
tract had been entered into with the
Oklahoma, New Mexico & Pacific
Railway Company, whereby that
company was to be allowed to put
in wooden crossings temporarily on
the streets crossed by its railroad.
He protested against this, and said
he did n1t think it should be al
lowed. Commissioner Fraley said
the matter had been before the
council ard that a resolution was
adopted requiring the company TO
pave that part Of the streets where
its road crossed and wooden cross
/ ings once down would be taken TO
be permanent. City Attorney Bass
said the notices had been served un-
der that resolution. The city clerk
was instructed to get the resolution,
and it was read. 1t applies to all
the streets crossed by this railroad,
and the city engineer was instructed
to proceed under the resolution,
This means that the city will do the
paving and the cost will be assessed
against the property OF the railway
company.
The contractor for the fire sta
ton in the Second ward reported
its completion, and on the motion
OF Commissioner Gardner it was ac-
cepted and a warrant ordered drawn
for the balance due on the contract,
%l664. and an additional sum of
S27 40 Tor hauling dirt to fill up the
foundations John Green is to be
captain al the new station and his
salary was raised from $50 to 500
per month. This called for requests
| for other salaries to be increased,
and Assistant Fire Chief Musgraves
got S. raise, as did NJ. Nicholson
at the waterworks, while Mack
Walker ard X. NJ. Neesc got in
creases Of $40 per month.
Commissioner Gardner reported
that he hat secured a flag for the
city hail. He said A. c. Holman
donated the ball on the top OF the
. flagstaff, that w. X. Burntt gilded
it without charge and that w. w.
Holt gave So or $4 worth OF work
in erecting the pole, and he asked
that a vote OF thanks be rendered
these men. The commission order