The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-09
TO SUBMIT BOND
ISSUE FEBRUARY 7
CITY COMMISSION TO ASK AU-
THORITN TO SPEND NEARLY
HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

There will be submitted to the tax.
payers Of Ardmorc ON February Z
proposition for the city to issue it's ne.
Eotiablc coupon bonds TO the amount Of
$450000, to become due in twenty-five
years and TO draw interest at a. rate not
to exceed 8 per cent per auuum, pay
able scmiannuauy This was deter
mined ar the regular meeting of the
city commission last night. and the mi.
tial ordinances providing for the bond
issue were introduced and passed
Included in the general proposal to
issue bonds, there are seven distinct
the same election. The issue includes.
For the extension OF water mains a.
installing additional flrepugs, SIS 600
improving the sewer system and its
extension $4,000 securing a site and
erecting and the purchase of equipment
for an incinerating plant, $4,000; CON
structing a system Of storm sewers, $50
600; acquiring site and erecting and
equippng a barn and storage house
$4,000; securing a site. for a park in
the Second ward and making driveways,
walks and erecting buildings thereon
$40 600; securing an additional water
supply and connecting it with the pres.
ent supply, $22j,OOO
separate ordinance was necessary
on each proposition, hut all will be em-
braced in the notice, which the law
provides must be given by the mayor
at least ten days before the date set
for the election. and the voters may
vote separately on the several PROPOSE.
tions. Only property taxpayers within
the city Of Ardmore are qualified to
vote at such election.
The mayors report for the month Of
| December included: Fines assessed. ST.
| $50; fines collected S9O6.JO; DAYS worked
| by prisoners, 17O -
The poundkeepers report for the
month Of December showed that he
had collected $23S5, for which he had
given his check to the city.
The report Of the chief of police for
December follows: Fines assessed. ST..
sos; fines collected, s9OG.5O; days
worked by prisoners 3O9 paid over to
county, $50, released by DR.. r. $. vii
lard, city physician, $41,5O.
The December report Of the fire chief
included: Alarms 9; blocks travelled as;
hose laid, $500 feet; causes Of fires
Grass, 3; rubbish, ! {; children playing
with matches, .; gas stoves too near
floor .; oil lamp, l; value of property
at risk, $l6,l6O; loss, $2,O75; insurance
$6,43O.
The mayor asked if there would bC
objection to the request Of Dan Murphy
to using in the city, to haul gasoline
a tank holding 900 to $50 gallons. He
said it was equipped with safety valves
and was perfect in construction, and
that he believed it safer than hauling
in cans Mr., Murphy was present anC
told of the provisions taken to avert
accidents. City Attorney Bass askec
for the gasoline ordinances and on read
ing from one that the having or STORMS
of to exceed 500 gallons of gasolin,
was prohibited by the city, he saiD
the request could not be granted.
3. H. Mason, Of the Ardmore Con
struction company told the commls
sion that auto drivers are running ovel
the barricades and destroying light.
erected by his company where pavinl
is in progress and that it had COS
the concern from S7j to 500 per montl
10 repair the damage. He asked tina
an ordinance be passed making this
wanton destruction Of property a mlsde
moanor. The mayor said he had seer
an auto driver yesterday deliberately
run over barricade and across tn,
paving before its completion. city At
torney Bass prepared an ordinance car
rying the emergency clause and it wa.
passed. 1t provides a penalty of a fin,
Of from S5 to S19 for running over any
barricade.
The commission took u recess {,
Thursday night at o'clock, when tn,
question Of the citys doing all tn,
plumbing in the streets will be con
sdered.