The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-10
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nights meeting. No bids were sub
mitted and although there were
representative of number of bono
buying concerns pres' and thu
mayor asked them if the yhad any
proposition to make, none was Of
fered.
The representative of castiror
pipe company wanted to sell pipe
to the city but said he guessed he
would wait until the bonds were
sold. He said they had nothing tc
do with the price; that all produc-
ers were in the same boat and the
government fixed the price; that
they show the government il
cost $50 per ton to make pipe and
the government gave them a 10 pei
cent profit, making the price SIS
and that the freight would be about
$40 per ton. He based his claim for
receiving the order on the fact that
they could insure the best delivery
and that all the pipe necessary for
the water works could be put on the
ground in ninety days.
The city engineer reported that
the paving on A street, northwest,
had been completed. He also re-
ported that the petition for paving
Twelfth avenue, northwest, had
been signed by majority of the
property owners.
A number of negroes petitioned
that they be allowed to build, at
their own expenses, small hos
pital for people of their race, on a
lot owned by the city on Burton
street, formerly used as a site for
a negro school house. The petit
tion was referred to Commissioner
Carter.
Resolutions were adopted pro-
viding for the paving of Twelfth
avenue, northwest, from the wesl
line OF B street, northwest, to the
east line OF Boundary avenue, north
west; South Washington street
from the south line of First avenue
to the north line of Third avenue
G street southwest from the south
line OF Stanley boulevard to the
south line of McLish avenue.
Maintenance Bonds Discussed
A resolution was adopted accept
ng the paving on A street, north
west, but not until after long dis
,uSSlon over maintenance bonds. |
Commissioner Fraley said he would
,ote nothing further until mainten-
Ince bonds had been furnished by |
| surety company. City Attorney
Bass said he had the maintenance
'ond for B street, northwest, issued |
~ the Fidelity Surety Company,
nd that he brought it to the meet
ng last Tuesday night, laid it on
he table and that it had disap-
eared; that he had searched his
thce for it and the city clerk had
ooked for it but did not find it.
he mayore declared the first thing
&c did this morning would be to
ave the combinations changed on
II the safes in the office. Mr.. Bass
SSured Commissioner Fraley that
he district Improvement bonds
,ould not be delivered to the Ard
1ore Construction Company until
he maintenance bonds had been
Ben Mason, of the Ard
lore Construction Company ex-
lained the company had furnished
personal bonds until
icy could secure surety company
onds and were doing this as fast
5 they could. Commissioner Car
IT wanted all the streets checked
p in order to see for just what ones
ley now had maintenance bonds.
he mayor insisted it was up to
Ir. Bass and Mr.. Mason to get the
1nds.
The opening of Broadway came
, again last night, when the mayor
id they had lawsuit coming on
aturday in Muskogee regarding
at thoroughfare, and that the city
torney must have some help in the
sc. Judge Hays, attorney for the
lnta Fe, had phoned that the rail-
ad officials were going ahead and
y that case and were also going
lead and construct the express OK |
C in Broadway, just as they had
tarted it. The mayor told the
'mmissioners it was up to them TO
,ht the case.
Commissioner Carter maintained
at matter had been settled at the
st meeting. Commissioner Fraley
sisted it is CITY Attorney Bass's
b. The mayor suggested that the
" attorney ought to have some
lp: that Mr.. Bass and the mayor
II be blamed if the suit is not
operly conducted.
Commissioner Carter said he did
i care how it went. win or lose.
d Commissioner Wilson declared
at while he would like to have
oadway opened, that If it could