The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-29
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR
BUILDING PIPE LINE
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something as he was tired of the de-
lay.
Commissioner Fraley said there
were only two bids and following
the last advertisement which ap-
peared onl y yesterday, and there had
been no opportunity for others to
bid on the work.
The city attorney advised the
mayor and commissioners that the
sooner they let the contract the bet
ter off they would be.
Only $285, 900 Available.
The mayor said they had only
S3OO,OOO and were already in for
$4,000 to the consulting engineer
and that this left them $2S5, 900. The
lowest bid was about $2S2,0O0 and
this did not include the rock exca-
vation, which would make it more
than $2S5,OO0 and they could not
let contract for more money than
they had. Tell me how you are GO
ing to let contract for more money
than you have" he said, and that
leaves nothing with which to con.
struct dam.
City Attorney Riddle figured the
total of the lower bid to be $2S4,0O0
but Mr.. Sherman said he had fig
uied more feet Of pipe than he did,
but would not mind waving few
hundred dollars although there was
no big margin in the contract and
could be none owing to labor con-
ditions.
The mayor said they had not
money enough i'll the bond issue to
pay it and they just could not let the
contract because they did not have
the money.
Contract Awarded.
Commissioner Carter then made 4
motion that the contract be awarded
to the lowest bidder, the universal
pipe to be used. The motion pre-
vailed and the contract was award
ed to the Sherman Machine and
Iron Works.
Tom Ellis withdrew his certified
check and the successful bidder
said he wanted to thank Mr.. Ellis,
for without his aid he would have
been unable to have his check certi-
fled at that late hour.
The mayor then wanted to know
how they were going to let that
contract for more than the bond is
sue and added that it meant no dam.
There will be recess meeting to-
night at which a resolution, award
ing the contract to the successful
bidder at last nights meeting, will
be adopted.
City Government Abuses.
Pending the time the bidders
checks were being certified, the
mayor took occasion to call atten-
ton to some abuses going on i'll the
city government. He said the ire
department had bill for $l,oOO tor
gasoline and that every department
was using gasoline out OF the fire de-
partment supply. He declared that
policemen must cease buying gaso-
line all over the city and having 1t
charged to the city; that bills Tor
gasoline were coming in from gar
ages all over town.
The mayor next called attention
to prisoners who have been allowed
to escape. He said the city has no
money to pay for sending after them
and il they cannot keep prisoners
when they get them, but allow them
to get away and escape to other
states, it is up to the policemen to
get them back, as the city will eX-
pend no money for that purpose.
Going back to the matter OF pur-
chasing gasoline, he said no more
bills for gasoline would be paid eX-
cept that secured at the fire sta
ton. Then he referred to the eX5
horbitant bills for repairs on the po-
lice cars. He said it would be cheap
er to buy every policeman a horse
than to pay these repair bills. -.
Commissioner Gardner said II
they had a man to keep the cars IN
repair, to go over them every morn
ing, see that they are supplied with
gasoline, oil and water much money
could be saved. He suggested that
one OF the firemen be paid about Slo
a month to keep these cars in repair.
The city would save $1,000 year by
SO doing, he said.
The mayor said he kept up his
own car and if the police could not
take care OF their cars to take them
away from the them and let them
ride horse.
The passage OF an ordinance re-
curing livery car drivers TO be re-
stricted TO stated areas and to be
forbidden to trespass on depot plat
forms. was asked and the city at
torney was instructed to draft such
an ordinance.
The mayor called attention TO the
order for two or three lightless
night each week and asked II the
city was to go on paying the light
ing company for full time. Inquiry
into the matter will be made.
The surety company bond OF W..
NJ. McCants, successful bidder ior
the construction OF an incinerating
plant. in the sum OF SlO.SS. was
presented and approved.
George Barnes Overseas.
Muskogee. Okla. Aug. 2S.-George