The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-13
VOTE TO OPEN CITY
LAKE FOR FISHING
COMMISSIONER TOM CARTER
PAINTS GRUESOME PIC
TURE, BUT FAVORS IT.

member of the city commission who
stood out for protecting the city
water supply from contamination,
when an ordinance was passed at
the meeting of the commission last
night allowing persons to go upon
the watershed and to fish in the city
reservoir. Commissioner Carter
had spoken against it and told how
the water would be contaminated,
but on the final vote he supported
the ordinance.
The ordinance had been present
ed at a former meeting, and it was
at the meeting before that when a
petition was presented asking the
enactment of an ordinance to per
nit fishing in the lake. When the
ordinance was first presented there
was controversy as to "deadline,' y
which would prevent people going
near the dam, and the ordinance
was sent back to the city attorney
to make the changes desired.
When it came up in regular or
der last night and was read, it was
found that the ordinance provided
that any citizen of Ardmore may
fish in the reservoir, going upon the
watershed for that purpose on pro-
curing permit from the city book
keeper. That permit shall be pre-
Sented to the keeper OF the lake and
the holder thereof shall register his
or her name in book to be kept at
the lake for that purpose.
When the ordinance had been
read and an order made to suspend
the rules and declare an emergency,
Mr.. Carter said the ordinance made
no provision for handling the sani-
tary question; that under this ordi-
nance fishermen may carry with
them all kinds of food and leave the
offal and all the filth they may take
there with them, to run right back
into the lake; that old cans would
be left all around the lake to be-
come filled with water, PARTICLES of
food, to decompose and create dis
ease germs, all of which would, when
a rain comes, find its way back into
the water the people drink.
Fraley Sounds Warning.
Mr.. Fraley said he saw this ordi-
nance was going to pass, as there
were two votes against his one, (Mr.
Wilson being absent, but he wanted
to enter his protest against contain
mating the water supply. He said
he was opposed to it, and had been
all the time. He said it would be the
worst thing the commission has ever
done. it would ruin the water and
possibly fill it with typhoid or other
disease germs. He said people would
leave old cans there to discharge
their contents into the lake, no mat
ter what they might contain.
Mr.. Carter said he believed there
were two wagonloads of old cans
about the lake now.
The mayor said they could have
box there to put them in. Mr.
Fraley said yes, and the box would
be full in a month, reeking with
rottenness.
The mayor suggested several 9th
er plans, and Noah Cisco, principa'
of the First ward school, who ha:
strongly advocated this ordinance
wanted the old pumphouse fioorec
and made into a lunchroom. The
mayor said they would not agree tc
that.
Mr.. Carter again spoke against
contaminating the water supply, but
when the motion was put on the
emergency section, he and Mr.. Gard
ner voted aye and Mr.. Fraley no
The motion was declared carried
The ordinance was placed upon it
final passage and passed by the same
vote.
The session was a lengthy ont
last night, and owing to the late
ness of the hour the bills anC
claims were allowed to go over tC
the next meeting.
Railroad Is Facetious.
Letters were read from railwa!
officials relative to blocking corss
ings and accidents and promise o
compliance with the law made. Th
Rock Island Company, however
sent in resolution that it desired
to have adopted by the council. |
recited that whereas people wer
killed or injured by carelessness a
railroad crossings and property de
stroyed, that the council warn al
citizens to stop, look and listen
and exercise great care before at
tempting to go over railroad track
The resolution was not adopted. l
was received and filed
The mayors report for the mont
of February showed fines assesse,
in the police court amounting t
$1,553.50; collected in cash, 81 ,O68
So amount worked out, $268.
The report of Les Segler, chief o
police, showed the same amount
received and the same amour
worked out. 1t added, escaped
$3.50; ordered released by the cit
physician, $ll.50, and turned owe
to the county, $3.50.
May Pave c Street, S. E.
The report of the city enginee
showed that owners of less than 5
per cent of the area that would b
affected by the paving of c stree