The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-25

Pennington assured him he meant
nothing against him but was re.
ferring to the imperative demand
for water.
Mr.. JONES said they could not
built dam in ten months; that he
could get all the water needed for
$4,000; that for one-third of the
: $500, 900 bond issue he would guar
antee 100000 gallons a day. He
said it would cost about $4,000 to
secure it and he would always gam
bic on ten to one proposition.
Engineer Mcintosh had news
paper clipping from Tulsa saying
the Commercial Club had appointed
a committee to aid the commission
ers in selling some bonds and try
ing to secure a water supply, and
that the Commercial Club had de-
termined that if Tulsa was ever to
have water fit to use they must go
to the Ozarks for it. Mr.. Cotner
said the government now had a
man at Tulsa and he had pronounc-
ed the water there perfect for all
uses.
Mr.. JONES said two wells with
lO-inch casing could be put down
$50 feet for $4,000
Lindsay Will Dig Well.
AT this point Walter F. Lindsay,
manager of the oil mill, said they
wanted to start their mill September
IS and would need $4,000 gallons
of water daily. He said they would
put down well and if they got
$4,000 gallons of water he wanted
to know if he could pump $4,000
gallons into the standpipe and be
allowed to draw that much from
the mains. In other words, if they
would be allowed to use the mains
to get the water from their we'll
to their plant, and this was finally
agreed upon.
The mayor, Commissioner Carter,
Mr.. Pennington, Mr.. JONES and
Others said it might be we'll for the
city to put down we'll in the hope
OF obtaining temporary supply. at
the earliest possible moment. 1t
was stated that star rig could be
obtained. Mr.. JONES had already
been looking about for one. The
casing can probably be obtained in
the oil field and Mr.. JONES said
they would be out nothing except
the cost of the drilling, even if
they did not get water, for they
could sell the casing at any time.
Commissioner Carter made the
motion and Commissioner Gardner
seconded it, that the city proceed at
once to sink we'll All the COM
voted for it and the mo-
tion was carried.
Mr.. JONES volunteered his serv-
ices and he with the mayor and
commissioners were to get busy this :
morning securing the star rig and
the casing. Commissioner Fraley
said they should get to work right i
now.
There were several representa-
tives OF the refineries present who
were in favor of the Washita prop
osltion, but the majority of the
whole number of visitors at the
favored the Hickory creek
'lan and the idea of sinking a we'll
While the other problems are being i
worked out appeared to meet with
general approval. The Housewives
-eague had appointed a committee y
o appear at the meeting and speak 4
II favor Of the deep we'll pla1. but .
telephone message stated that ow-
ng to illness of one OF the MEM
'ers the committee could not be
resent.
On the opening of the meeting
he mayor reported that he had car
led the bonds to the attorney gen.
raj at Oklahoma City and that he
ad been promised a report on them
ot later than tomorrow.
One Contract Let. ii
Two bids for the construction of
n incinerating plant were SUBJ
litted. One was from w. NJ.
1cGants for Sl0,9S7 and the other
,om the Jones Incinerating Com
any for Sll l,250. The first was of
) tons and the other of 10 tons
ally capacity. On motion of Com
Iissioner Carter that the McGarts
id be accepted, the vote was:
Ayes: Carter, Wilson,.
Nays; Fraley, Gardner-2.
The mayor voted aye. and the mo-
on was declared carried.
The mayor announced that the
hickasaw Refining Company had
urchased the land now used by the
ty for dumping ground and that
could no longer be used.
Bids were received for paving {
rect southwest, from McLish ave-
Tie to Third avenue, southwest,
nd NJ street, southwest, from Blk
, avenue TO Stanley boulevard.