The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-07-13
|TY COMMISSIONERS
HELD LONG SESSION
LAST FRIDAY NIGHT

There was spirited meeting Of the
>ard Of city commissioners Friday
ght and several important matters
at have been pending for some time
ere disposed Of, the three questions
paramount interest, which came be
re the board for consideration apper'
ined to the adoption of the city budget
r current expenses for the fiscal year;
"a question of the establishment of a
elfare board and the question Of FUR
shing water TO the Whittington Park
musement Company for It's natato-
um.
The first question disposed Of was
iat of the city budget.
1t was submitted and adopted ana
IN be placed in the hands of the county
;cse board for approval when that
)dy meets the last Saturday in July,
The mayor and commissioners have
iked for practically "a 20 per cent raise
salaries in the police and fire depart.
ents and if the excise board does not
It the estimates in any particular. the
on viii receive this increase in salary;
y
r. their present compensation.
The question Of maintaining the wei
re board was the next one passed
>on.
After a lengthy discussion II was de.
ded by concurrence Of all commission
8 that they could not keep up this or
tniZation under present conditions and
~ the salary stipulated for the mana
r nor provide fund for maintenance
this board.
The commissioners had previously de.
ded to transfer from the street lighting
md an amount sufficient to maintain
lis department, but after the matter
AZ thoroughly threshed out it was de-
dcd that this sum should be returned
the street department, leaving the
efaro board matter in allegiance for
10 present.
The mayor i'm entering this discussion,
ated that when the ordinance was
lsscd creating a welfare board there
as a necessity for such an organiza
on: that since that time the affairs
opposed to be performed 10y this board
ld passed into the hands of the federal
)vernment, which was doing without
,st to the tax payers Just what the
,ard proposed to do. For that reason
> said he was decidedly of the opinion
nat the necessity for such a body no
nger existed. When a ballot was
ken Mayor Freeman cast the deciding
Jte against the proposition.
Commissioners I'raley and Wilson
)ted TO retain the board, and Com .
issioners Young and Carter voting no /
The question creating the kcencst in /.
rest to the general public was that I
furnishing water to the Wilmington .
ark Amusement Association.
1t had been rumored that this matter
ould he acted upon at Fridays meet
and representatives from the Cham
r of Commerce also many interested .
Isness men were present to protest
,ainst letting the concern have water
. this time.
Under terms of contract entered into
tween the city and the amusement /
jmpany some time ago, the city agreed
> furnish water to the company for
lecified price provided the city mad a
Efficient supply ON hand.
1t was stated at the meeting that
any Ardmore tax payers felt that the
'esent water supply does not warrant
tting water go for amusement pur-
oses, when there is at least one indus
-ial concern that is clamoring for
ater supply contract.
Mr. Gardner, who was present in be.
llf of the amusement company, was
formed that as soon as an adequate
apply became manifest from either
lddo or Hickory creek, the city would
, glad to supply his company with /.
hat water was necessary, but under
resent conditions it was not deemed in
le interest of public policy to comply
it'll his request.
preliminary survey for a small