The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-03
GAS SUPPLY
TO Be SUBJECT
Of CITY INQUIRY
A. c. YOUNG THINKS CON-
SUMERS WOULD BE WILL
ING TO PAY MORE
SERVICE MUST Be SURE
Increased Pay Asked by Hod Car
riers and Building Laborers Can
not be Met Out of the Present
Budget Which Has Be;n Fixed.

not be Met Out Of the Present
Budget Which Has Be;n Fixed.
At the regular meeting OF the
mayor and city commissioners,
Tuesday night, Commissioner A. c,
Young wanted to know what was
the true situation relative to a sup
ply OF gas in Ardmore. He said
Ardmorc, OF all the cities in the
state, should have an adequate sup
ply at all times and he thought it
well, to not only learn why it does
not have but that the mayor and
commissioners should inquire into
the matter, il possible, learn what
they may expect IRON the company
supplying the city and what may
be done to avoid such conditions
as have recently been existing, He
suggested that they confer with the
citizens committee, OF which ]. H..
/ Pennington is chairman, and ask
'lN'l dlb ana NO-upCIdllOh III IN"
ing the remedy. At the close OF
The meeting it was decided that
Mayor Williams and City Attorney
Riddle should call upon MIR. Pen
nington and seek to set this in
+ quiry under way, Pending the dis
/ cussjon, Commissioner Young said
it was current report that other
cities, or other companies, were
| paying more Tor the gas at the
source of production than was be-
ing pald by the company supply
ing TIM, city, lie SAID the couslill-
cr' could pay more for gas and StlII
have the cheapest fuel obtanabIe
and ne believed they would wiling
Iy do tins II they could be assured
OF an adequate supply at 2H times
The mayor and all the commi'-
SionerS were present at the meeIinG
tuesday night ana considerao'e
routine business was o''po'ed o.
during the session.
Laoorers want More ray
Inc llrst business to come Deioro
tne meeting was the commuilic3-
ton from the local union OF hod'
carriers ana common building Ia
Dorers' IN the way OF holice SET"
to at contractors 'hat ai'er Ja''u'
airy L. 'he pa! Ior common iaDorer'
must be MY cents per hour WIZ
extra pay Tor overtime ana non
days ..
Mayor W lIiIainN sara ne nad n'
recommendations TO make III l"'
hl".'e''
. COMMISSIONER fracS 'ald ul'
,ca'c nad Deen Deenl 'oir'!-HNe cents pei
nour' or SOU per DAY Whlie ll'
. ci'y mad been paying - per day. %.
twenty cents more than the 'cai'
ana tnat 'he city was cmpIoyin'
only SIX men VINO DeLohg TO INT
union. lie Said none had feluSG'
TO WORK at tne present WafSeS' IL
SAID ne would not mIhd paying S9.9'
per day but ne ihouSht - per "a.
was going DIT strong
Commissioner Dung Sa!d' per
SouaI'y' ne was Always III Ia'or o
paying. Sooa wage Oul tney mus
Iearh Il tnc Guy can AFFORD IT,
Commissioner Carler Na'u
meant an increase OIL 81 per Vi"
LOT all inc '"oo'e'' ana .He Guy wa
conPeIIeu 10 run OH l'' cS'''uH'
ana '"eTe was no P'oN'S'om 10 "
meeting '9cn an increase unHi IN
next ilscaI year. '''at Viey qua no
nave 'ne money 'n"V nc ulu "o
sec now '"e cI'y was !leP1'eu j.
ralsc any wages OF salaries at PRS .
cn'' t'"' ,neIe were men "o'N,i. ,
III tne utPa''InenIS H W"eIr , III II
I money ari''lS from 5nG po"u Is
sues was 9eihs expended Tn'Ic
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