The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-02

$5,S76.67, and the plant has been
completed and accepted.
When all the funds remaining
in the several departments are taken
together it was found that the city
has about $4,000 which NAV be-
transferred to other funds, il the
excise board will so order.
Tom Mcbride, who has been as
sistant bookkeeper and collector,
rendered his resignation, stating
that he desires to go on and COM
plete his education. \ resolution
was adopted accepting the resigna-
ton and highly commencing him
for his efficiency in the position he
has been filling.
Louis Bastine was appointed by
the mayor to succeed Mcbride and
his appointment was confirmed
Commissioner Young wanted to
know who was the bookkeeper now.
lie said there wis no question but
that the books OF the city should be
properly kept and ii the people OF
this city could not furnish money
enough to run the city government
it was a poor class OF citizenship.
T. w. Hill, who was appointed
checker on the pipe line construc-
ton, made his first report. The
mayor asked him il he could keep
these accounts in book form and he
said he could and would do so.
Paving Resolutions.
Former City Attorney Bass was
present and asked to have adopted
three resolutions relative to the paw
ing OF r street southwest from
Third avenue to McLish avenue;
NJ street southwest from BiXby
avenue to Stanley boulevard, and
West Broadway from the east line
OF c street northwest to the inter
section OF Broadway and Main
street, fixing February II as the
date for hearing objections to ap.
praiscments. The resolutions were
adopted.
A resolution was adopted ap-
pointing II. T. McCollum, Arthur
Kyle and ]. II. Edwards as apprais-
ers for F street northwest from the
north line OF Main street to the
north side OF Twelfth avenue north
west.
Leslie 7. Wilkinson called atten-
ton to a penalty OF Is per cent
added to his taxes. lie said he
owned , IL lots and was assessed
on three lots; that he had repeat
cdly rendered the taxes on what he
owned but it could not be accepted
and he was asked to pay taxes on
half a lot he did not own, He viii
go to the city attorneys Office and
they will try 10 work out a solution
OF the problem.
Here! Here! No Hogs, Ardmore.
Commissioner Young said he
thought it was about time to put
the hogs out OF the city. Commis-
sioner Fraley said that hog raising
had been a great benefit to many
people. The mayor said tile commits
sioner might get three hogs Of his
own and then he would never smell
his neighbor's pen. He said he
would not recommend such an or
dinance at this time.
A resolution was adopted cnab-
ling the city attorney to comply
strictly with the law in giving no-
tees Tor the construction OF side
walks.
/. r. Mason asked payment of a
Judgment recovered against the city
/ by ]. w. House in 1912, lie said the
levy had been made for the pay
mcnt OF the judgment and the
money was in the Judgment fund
but that the owner had overlooked
it ior several years. 1t was re-
icrred to the city attorney.
Commissioner Fraley was author
zcd to purchase two cars of cast
iron water pipe and five car loads
/ OF sewer pipe.
Commissioner Fralcy reported the
sale OF the bort car to the fircmcn
for $l30 He also reported lights
installed at / and X streets and
Ninth avenue and X street and
Tenth avenue.
The mayor said he had been pcti-
/ toned to have the territory extend
ed in which the express companies
shall make deliveries He said it
would have to be taken up with the
corporation commission.
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