The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-23

mayor and city commissioners last
night, but there was a change made
in the office of city treasurer Tom
Deem being appointed to succeed I'D
Sandlm. Permission was given to
carnival show to exhibit here without
license. Permission also was given TO
hold automobil races on a Saturday
and Sunday some time during May
1t was after o'clock when the meet .
ing was called to order. From o'clock .
to that hour the mayor and all the .
commissioners had been closeted in the
mayors office i'm an effort to agree
upon the confirmation Of the mayors
appointment Of city attorney. soon
after the meeting was called to order
it was evident that no agreement had
been reached
Carnival Shows COmpang
A committee representing the Cham
Der of Commerce Band was present
and stated that the band had made
contract with the Victory Shows to eX-
hibit here for the benefit Of the band.
The band had been guaranteed as
much as $3.50 ana a percentage if the
receipts exceeded a certain sum.
The mayor and commissioners were
assured that the shows coming were
small but absolutely clean and Of very
high order The mayor asked what
was the license on such shows and
Commissioner Garter said it was so
high as 10 be prohibitiye. He added
that the fire department had put ON
shows under the kind of agreement
proposed now and We're allowed to have
the license waived K. S. Trainer ad-
vance representative Of the shows, dd-
ded his assurance of the high class of
the entertainment that would be offer
ed
Commissioners Wilson made a mo-
ton that the license bee suspended and
Tn" shows be allowed TO exhibit here
and the motion prevailed, the vote be
ing unanimous
What About the Sabbath?
A long petition was presented ask
ing the mayor and city commissioners
to permit automobile races at the fair
ground race track on a Saturday and
Sunday in May, probably early in the
month. Tho petition bore the names Of
several hundred citizens.
Mayor Freeman read the ordinance
relating to the observance of the Sab
bath and said it named public sports
as prohibited and il this was not pub
lie sport what was it? "What is racing
but public sport?" he asked. lie said
the ordinance was I'm the way Of grant
ing such "a permit.
one of the men asking for the priyi-
lcge said they would be at a great
outlay Of money: that they proposed
to build a fence that would cost $1,000
and would have to do much work on
the track TO make it safe and they
expected TO thus be able to put on
races during the fair next fail lie said
IN order to make it a paying PROPOSE
ton they would have to have racing on
Sunday. when the people from the oil
fields and other places could be here.
The mayor asked the commissioners:
what about il? Shall We suspend
mans law and Gods ruler
Commit sliouer Wilson argued that
they did This i'm other cities and he
saw mo- reason why Ardmore should not
do the same.
Comm. .ioner Young said it would not
90, his vote. that dcsocration of the
sabbath WAS not in keeping with his
rlu,ation. his line of thought or his
principle.
Commissioner Carter made n motion
Iblt fu. pra.,r of the petition bt
granted Commissioner Fralcy sale
beror. the. s,ulJ do that they would
have ,o r.uclI the ordinance.
Comni slorer Wilson wanted TO know
If tho. could no. get them ON % beuc
"a. rrar for ,r. D,v Nursery. or some
,hne H... tnag There was no reply
TOO this and the motion being second
cd and rt.. III carried by vote of
u Commissioner YOUNG voting IN
The negative.
Commissioner Young said. we hay,
oyorru'cI our law which says thcr
shall b. n1 ugbr,. .ports on Sunday.
The MAYOR said there was nothing
for him lu do Uui to declare the motion
carried and added. "Gcnuomen. you
arc uo4d.ne ou dangerous ground"
Deem Named us Treasurer
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