The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-19
CITY COMMISSION
RESTRICTS USE
Of CITY WATER


The city commission, at is regu-
lar meeting last night, passed an or
dinance making it unlawful to use
water from .he city mains tor
sprinkling or spraying lawns, gar
dens, sidewalks, streets or washing
automobiles or ether vehicles with a
hose. The ordinance passed with
the emergency clause and will be IN
force from and after its publication
today. The penalty for its violation
is a fine OF $40 and costs.
That this action was probable was
predicted in The Ardmorcite yester-
day. The extent TO which the limlta-
ton OF the use OF water would
reach was problematical, but when
the subject was discussed i'll the
council there were some or the
members who deemed it best to cut
water from building industries and
even the stopping of street paving
was discussed. The ice plant, the
railroads and the rehneries were also
mentioned. Natatoriums came III
for their share'in the discussion, but
it was finally agreed to pass the or
dnance cutting off the sprinklinB
and washing OF automobiles at the
present and make survey OF the
lake to determine just how much
water is there before ordering othef
limitations. The city engineer and
force of men began work TINS
morning on the survey. Commis-
e;oner Fraley sad it will require 5o'-
600 900 gallons monthly during the
next three months to supply the
CITY. Al agreed that the water sup
DIV is lower than it has been at any
former period since the construc-
lion OF the watcrworks. l
Some of the commissioners argued
last night that i; was better to stop
all building, all business, for time
than TO have the water entirely eN-
baustcI and allow the city to burn
no. IT was stated that the greatest
economy is necessary on every hand
to conserve the supply. 1t was also
announced that the new ordinance
will be enforced to the letter
City's Financial Condition.
+. |. Mcbride, an examiner OF the
state examiner department, ad,
dressed the council on the hnaneiai
condition of the city. Before Mr.
Mcbride began his remarks, the
mavor had told the commissioners
that tn. time tor preparing neNl
vear's hudpet was at hand and that
il called for their best attention ne
sa;d last wear their work along TINS
line had TO be based largely on
quesses. but now they have year
exnerience. know what each depart
ment has cost the city during tha'
t;me and that they must figure with
the greatest economy. tie said 'hey I
would have to learn to run the de- {
nartments with less money and there I
vii, he ro overdrafts; that system t
Of warrants will be adopted by which {
the stub will show every time war t
rant is issued lust what there IS IN y
that fund against which warrants i
NAV be drawn. /
Mr. Mcbride said about SlN
weeks ago the mayor and some o' il
'ho commissioners asked him to eN- c
,Iain to them something about inc 5
,ond;t;on of the city's affairs ana
ne found the city, like many otner c
nic:palities, had been attempting a
n satisfy champagne stomach St
With a beer pocketbook. lie said he "
them 10 show him exactly il
vow much money they had received a
Turing the year The city has about b
q GOO 900 assessable values tor taxa
ion and rate of 3 mills whici' Il
ro,,ld render about 10000 by ad- {,
,alorem taxation and the remainder si
INST he raised from other sources. q
Ie sad municipal officers always lc
they could raise more than II
hey do and these overdrafts nave II,
,srallv been gotten away with by G,
rnditu warrants. but under the act
4 the last legislature this can no in
,nqer he done. This particularly in
its Ardmore. h. said, by reason oi m
,s nras.nt great activity and growth g;
nd that its assessments cannot DC re
hanged Tor another year. lie spoke ca
t the great cost OF repairing streets III
omething the present adminis'ra- ar
ION was forced to do, and that TINS (;
ad worked a hardship on the city s.,
lie had asked the district Judge to n,
i've A Judgment for the amount so pr
expended and ii this was done II
.ould help the city out of present
ifhcu!,ies to a great extent. lie
aid it had to pay the Ardmore Con
.r,,.,;o., ComDanV money not cN- =