The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-06
NEW CITY OFFICERS
WILL En- TER ON
DUTIES MON DAY


The present city administration will
end and tine nov ba.in ton,o,roy, mann.
'''o" VI ''S'
Iueso"N. Nhen a mayor. four commits
sioners and chief of police were
elected.
Former District Judge ". =. Free.
man win become mayor and James
CUncle JmO Chancellor will Dee the
new chief of police
The present commissioners. Tom Car.
ter, W S. traley, j. L. Wilson and A.
/ G.. Young, We're an reelected at Tues.
days election They will all qualify and
enter upon their duties for another
term
Aiayorelect Freeman said yesterday
/ me would qualify Monday morning and
enter upon his duties as mayor. Asked
about the appointments he would make.
the mayor-elect said he understood some
of the present employees were not apply.
ing for reappoiutment and he would
have some vacancies to fiji. He said he
would make such appointments as are
provided boy the charter and ordinances
for him to make, but that there We're
some of these which he would not be
in a hurry about making.
He said there We're some young men
in the army home boys those who went
from Ardmore. who will come from
France soon and he was inclined to
favor these i'm making appointments,
efficiency beng the standard at all times
He said in all the appointments he will
make he will be governed by the fitness
"l the man FOR the place and his ability
to fill ii by rendering the service re-
quIred'
tie SAID ne mad definitely decided upon
"hiN one appointment, that of Robert
l.. DISNEY as city attorney. Mr.. Disney
mas nren member OF the trm OF Pot
terri tray ~ Disney but inis firm was
WSsoINeI on the r';urn of MT Gray
from ihe navy Mr.. DiSAe, r'uiihg ana
mas peen pracucIng alone since lhat
time.
Ere Chlef ;. c. Reeder said Friday
night That he would not be an dppIl-
cant Tor redppoh,lnent, as he Is going
10 EaStIand' Texas TO engage in husi-
ness Tor hInseli tie Will be assocl"j'I
with another gentleman from TINS city
IN the Coca'Cola bottling business
Chief Reeder mas been In the fire de-
partment of Ardmore ten years ana lour
months ana FOR SIX years ana seven
months OF ihal ume mas oeen chiel
Applicants Tor flre 'hiei'
Ihere are Sald 10 be three applicants
Tor TINS pace George MuSsraVe' the
present assistant chlet; Robert "A. Gun
nlngham the mechanic OF the depart
menI and o. IT, Bailey. AN empIoNe oil
the water deparmen' speaking OF theSe
three TINS morning MayoreIect Free
man Sald me- wanted the man VINO was
the most eihc'ent tha' inns Is 'he
most important position TO DE hued as
upon me IRE department ana ITS man
asemen' depends lhe safety oi the prop
er'y OF all the people oi ih' city
''elfse W. Groom 'Ne present 'iF
clerk VIII not ASK Tor reaPpolhment' ou'
WiIl move Nl'h ms iahllE' 10 Ho'oeh
Niiie 10 make nus nome lie VIII! engage
, In the Iea' estate ana o" '''9e business
ior Iime' unless oln'r matters OF
"nI'h ne is negotiating oeN''op as ne
expects u''N VIII ouI anyway ne VII
ne 'l business III iio'uehN''le anu 'naN'
ms nome '"'Ie. tie mas ',nE "'p VI
: IeIS more 'u''"''seouS IMAM ~ NV
:, present posI''oH' ana 'he uu'ieS VI ''''
clerk oIll'e mere nave peco'he very
! oheIouS ana require Ile ''oSea' 'pP'
ca''oh OF '"' part OF ''e ''''N 10 Ne'l
: 'uen up as 'leF nave uee" NpP"
n speaking OF 'h'9 o'lve yesterday
, MaNo''e'ect ree'nai' S''d 'Iea"E 'ne''
are several app''ca''ois LOT H. ana Una
'' II bu'"E ~ oe "'''''u'' /" ""u
.' man Sul'IcentN equipped 10 40 the WORK
$ tie Salu ne nau III MN" It man "lloh
D.. he peHeVeo WouId MAKE AN eN'e"en
n clerk put ne mas no' ''"'He" n
=. would accept 'he pace
o. Ihe char''r PROVIDES 'la' after en-
A terhs upon the duties oi nus ONCE 'h
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