The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-12
MAYOR DRIVES
WITH HARD HAND
EXECUTIVE LAYS DOWN
THE LAW" AT COMIS-
SION MEETING.

49, y - '''N' AiN NNiIS VI VIZ
mayor and city commissioner last
night the mayor wore paint and
feathers and went on the war path"
lie drove with a hard hand and
swept everything before him
throughout the session, which last
ed from about $50 to II o'clock.
The amount of business disposed of
was small, but there was much .alk,
the mayor laying down the law on
many propositions.
|. The first declaration on the part OF
the mayor "as to what is what came
when Mrs. r. f. Attaway, 2l0 North
Washington street, appeared before
the meeting and wanted to know
why her water bill for the last month
was 81 higher than for the month
before and why she had to pay more
than her neighborS who used much
more water than she did. The mayor
said that was up TO Commissioner
Fraley and that he would attend to
it. He said that ne had been assum-
ing too much OF the work and re-
Sponsibility and from this time on
he was going to place these burdens
where they belong.
Commissioner Fraley assured Mrs.
AttaWay her meter would be tested
today and ii there was an error in
the bill it would be corrected. The
mayor said. there were many com
plants about water bills and if the
water commissioner wanted to look
over them he would find them all
on his desk. He said something was
wrong. That the present reading
is wrong or else former ones were,
the mayor declared was evident.
Turning to Commissioner Fraley he
repeated: 1T is up to you. Some
thing must he done Commission
er Wilson said he had been hauling
all the water his family used for
cooking and drinking yet his water
bill was larger than it was when he
was watering twelve head Of horses.
Commissioner Fraley said he be
lieved they had satisfied all persons
where they had investigated the
complaints.
The resignation of A. c. Parker,
day sergeant OF police effective Sept.
IS, was presented and accepted.
White Way Lights.
A communication from the Con-
sumers Light & Power Co. was read
in reply to a demand that as the gov
erment had curtaied the use OF
lights, the charge for the White Way
should be reduced. The company de-
clined to do this and pointed out
the cost of investment and other
reasons for not making reduction.
The mayor said ut is up to Mr.. |
Fraley, with power to act. 1t is for |
him to recommend" Mr.. Fraley said |
he would write The fuel administra-
tor regarding it. The mayor said, Il
don't see nothing to eat about that
and Mr. Fraley told him he said |
iuel. and not food administrator.
The mayor again declared that
from this time on he was going to
put it where it belonged" and he
wanted the Ardmoreite man not to
forget to put down all am say
ing"
The Purity Pecan Plantation
asked permission to move its side
track to the railroad p ID feet north
Of the property line on Second av-
cnuc The mayor said. Its all up /
10 Commissioner Carter TO make a
suggestion. am putting these
hing, where they belong" Mr.. Car
ter said he would recommend that
il be granted and made a motion to
that effect. which was carried.
City Attorney Riddle offered an
ordinance prohibiting the use of the
,ity's streets for taking apart, re-
pairing or working on motorcycles,
or vehicles and provd-
ng a penalty for its violation. The
ordinance was passed. The mayor
;aid Il had that ordinance passed. |
I'M the instigator. We have three or
'our streets that are death traps,
where these garages are using the
.treets for work shops" Commis-
ioner Fraley began to say that or
finance might work a hardship to
he man whose car broke down on
he street, but the mayor interposed,
Mr.. Fraley. you can do what YOU
llease with it,
Mayor and Chief in Debate.
"And I want TO tell YOU another
hing said the mayor rs the chief
lere3 | saw ten cars at the pic
ure show. and only four OF them
lad DINNERS. 1t is no use TO have
IN ordinance unless YOU enforce it.
lot one in four are complying with
he law and there is not police
nan who does not know it, Chief
II Police Segler was sitting beside
he mavor and said to him, I'VE ar
csted lot OF them and brought
hem to the police court, and you '
urned them all lose" He assured the
nayor violators would be arrested.
An ordinance was passed compel
NC dairymen TO secure a permit to '
ell mill, in the city and reducing the {
ee for inspecting cows from fifty I
entS per COW per month to twenty '
we cents. The mayor said the |
barge for inspection was first placed