The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19

mend that Mr.. Mcbride be engaged
to go ahead and check up the books
He said they Lad had more theory
than bookkeeping, bookkeeping he
did not like, and now he wanteC
more bookkeeping and less theory
He wants everything checked up 81
the commission might know what il
is doing and to get everything il
shape for making the budget. Com
missioner Fraley made motion
I that Mr.. Mcbride said they could
not pay him for the work, as they
had no money il any fund for that
purpose, but he believed he could
get permission for them to transfer
balances in some funds to others.
An ordinance was passed approx
ing the plat of Larkins' subdivision
OF block 70 and vacating the alley
| therein.
|. K. Mason and Others were
present and asked that water be
supplied for houses in the northeast
part OF the city; that he had three
houses there without water. About
forty houses have been built in that
vicinity and many more will be con-
structcd. He was informed the city
could do nothing until it go the
money from the sale of the bonds
tor the extension of the water mains
and then that section Of the city
would be cared for.
Must Connect With Sewer.
Mr.. Brooks, against whom many
complaints have been made for not
connecting his property with the
sewer, asked if the city really meant
that it was going to enforce the or
dinancc and if there was not some
way that he could avoid going to
the expense OF making connection
with the sewer. He was informed
that the ordinance would be en-
forced 10 the letter and that the only
way OH. was for him to make the
connection. The mayor said the
commission could play no favorites
and 1t meant that all property with
IN 5OO icet of 4 sewer must be con-
nected Herewith.
The matter of connecting Bloom
held Seminary sewer with the CITY
sewers was presented and referred
to Commissioners Fraley and the city
engineer.
A proposition to have the city Join
III sewer to be put in by West
heimer K Daubc. near Mill street, |
was rpcrred to Commissioner Fra
ley and City Engineer Hickson.
The mayors report for the month |
OF May, as well as that of the chief
OF police, showed fines imposed to
the amount of 81 ,450, of which $3.50
was collected il cash. The pound
master reported 50 collected. The
report OF the watcrworkS superin-
.endent showed 2,237 water meters
II use, 40 installed in May and A.
repaired during that month. All
he reports were received and filed
An ordinance providing for the
Ssuancc OF district improvement
'onds 10 pay for the paving on. b
street northwest was passed, The
otal amount is $40 Mr.. Fraleyl
wanted to know what about main
cnance bonds on this pavement.
-ity Attorney Bass said Mr.. Can {
ION had informed him he was ready
o supply the bonds. He said the
commissioners might rest assured
hat the district Improvement bonds
'ould not be delivered until the c
bonds had been fur t
ished. +
\ resolution was adopted APPROX t
~ and adopting the plans, specif- t
ations and profiles for paving F h
treet northwest. \
1t was ordered that notice of the p
ity having for sale bonds for the n
ddltional water supply, sanitary |;
ewers, al incinerating plant and
ater main extension. be published n
The Ardmorcite, The Oklahom-
n, the Dallas News and the Bond
uyer.
p"iN ONCl |
lie grade on + street northwest was
titled by the mayor and commits
oners ordering that the original I
-ade established be the one fol- 4
wed and that the paving of that :,
oroughfare, which has been held -
, pending this dispute, shall pro- '.
ed at once. y
a picture agent who has been try d
& to work in the city without pay q
& license had his troubles before e'
{ mayor and commissioners. The VI
~ clerk said the man had been ar
sted six times in Hugo. once for NJ
ch picture he sold. and that the al
les he had to pay there broke him to
ID he wanted 10 work here until
.turday on credit. The commits il
on decided pictures were not a nj
cessity of war just now and his SC
OPPOSITION was turned down.
Testing Labratoy Proposed. OF
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