The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-21
ROBERTS WON'T
WELCOME AID
FROM CITIZENS
MAYOR INSISTS HE WILL
NOT AGREE TO BUSINESS
MEN DIRECTING EXPEN-
DITURE OF MONEY.
AS WELL WALK OUT
Commissioner Carter Declares He
and Associates Might As Wen
Quit As Tnrn City's Business
Over to Somebody Else.

Mayor w. r. Roberts declared
last night that he had not agreee
that committee of business mer
of the city should supervise the ex.
penditure of money derived from
the sale of city bonds for the pur-
pose of improving the waterworks
system. The statement was made
, at an adjourned meeting of the city
commission when the mayor also
said that the committee is the least
of his troubles, but he would '1ike
to know where all this newspaper
agitation is coming from" When
Commissioner Fraley suggested that
it probably began through state
ment made by the mayor several
months ago, the mayor replied he
never agreed to turn the business
over to committee" and that he
guessed he would be the one to sign
the warrants.
The adjourned meeting was rath-
er informal, in fact no business was
transacted other than the allowing
of a few bills. The matter of a
committee of business men repre-
senting the Rotary Club, the Lions
Club and the Chamber of Com
merce, to act with the commission
in the expenditure of the money to
be derived from the sale of bords.
the water supply, the question of
again opening the city lake to
fishermen, and the employing of
supervising engineer for the con-
struction of the additional water
supply system, were discussed at
length
Mr.. Fraley Asks Question.
Commissioner Fraley asked why
the committee did not report and
the mayor asked what committee
he meant. Mr.. Fraley said he re-
ferred to the committee that was to
take part in the expenditure of the
money for the waterworks. The
mayor said that committee was the
least of his troubles, but he would
like to know where all thi snewspa-
per agitation was coming from. He
said that that was a hill they would
climb when they got to it. Mr.. |
Fraley said it might have come from
something the mayor said at a citi-
zens' meeting. The mayor replied
that Mr.. Fraley was at that meet
ing and heard what he said and that
he never agreed to turn the bust
ness over to committee and that
he guessed he would be the one
to sign the warrants. Mr.. Carter
said the commissioners might as
well walk out as to turn their busi-
ness over to somebody else.
Water From Caddo Greek.
The mayor stated that the I'M
perial Refining Company had made
to pump water from
Caddo creek, but had been inform
ed the city might go two miles or
more above the point it had fixed
upon and this would leave it no wa
.er to pump, but if the city was
this. the company
would desist and would loan its
'ipe. pump and boiler to the city .
1 II was possible for il to tack onto {
he city line and be supplied with
water by the city. The mayor said
lie had been figuring on getting the
vater out OF Chickasaw lake and
he lakes of the Rod and Gun club,
'ut that the men controlling these $
nd not appear enthusiastic over the ,
He said they would !
ook the whole matter over and IL I
was necessary to have that water {
e would just take it a
Mr.. Fraley had figures showing c
he consumption by all the largest
onsumcrs and the mayor said he
ad written letters advising them
t the present water situation. The
existing at the lake were
lily discussed and it was declared G
} be anything but what is desired. 2
Ii was announced that the mayor,
] the commissioners and Mr.. Nc s'
1tosh, an engineer from Oklahoma G
ity, would go to Caddo creek, the fe
kes of the clubs and the city lake,
} fully examine what water is to =
. had there, the party to leave the
ty hall at 10 o'clock this forenoon.
Three Would Supervise Job
There are three propositions be-
re the mayor and commissioners
ON parties wanting the job of su-
the construction of the
IN and the pipe line for the wa
Mcintosh & Co., of Ok
homa City. Henry E. Elrod of
alas, and Charles w. Clay of Ard
pre- The only proposition dis
ssed was that of Mcintosh &
Mr.. Mcintosh, who was
esent, presented a contract at the
eefing of Tuesday night and the
HnuffurSd an .@-~ o. IL