The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-21


Yiate the commercial calamities which,
they argued would inevitably result
from carrying out the order.
1t was brought out, at the morning
session Of the meeting, that the sup
ply of water to come from Hickory
creek, the point OF intake Of the pipe
line, now under construction and the
subject of the row which seems to be
on between the city administration and
the Ardmore Construction Company,
would, in all probability prove made
quate to supply the needs of Ardmore
for any specifically long period that
the city has no dam at the point of
intake; that there is yet approximately
three miles of pipeline to be laid; that
"a hours time notice, given the indus
tries before their water supplies were
cut off was grossly insufficient; that
such action upon the part of the city
administration was impolitic, unbusi-
nesslike and calculated to reast against
the interests of Ardmore, as a business
community center; that such action
neslike and calculated to react against
common sense.
A great deal of the trouble existing
between the administration and the
Ardmore Construction Company came
to light, and it was openly charged
that Mayor Freeman would do all in
his power to cripple the work of the
company in completing the work.
1t was Il. II, Love, of the cotton
firm of Love & Thurmond who stated
that the people OF Ardmore, just at
this time, cared nothing for the row
between the construction company and
the city administration. lie said that
all this would have to ultimately be
threshed out in the courts; that the
meeting was not court; that the com
mittee was not sitting in judiciary
capacity that the compress and other
industries had been notified that their
water supply would be cut off at
o'clock this afternoon; that it seemed
from available information that the
water supply of Ardmore was not at
the danger line and that it was up to
the members of the committee, to the
citizens of Ardmore present to take
immediate action in the matter.
President Gait, Of the Ardmore Con
struction said that his company was
at work on the pipeline ditching at
present; that given ten days more Of
good weather and the work would be
completed; that he wanted assurance
that the city would let the construction
company have the pipe, now lying in
the railway yards Of Ardmore and on
which there is now s4,500 demurrage
due; that his company would go ahead
and complete this line, but must have
assurance that the city would let it
have the pipe.
Attorney DOlman then suggested that
Mayor Freeman be called before the
and the question propound-
ed as to whether or not he would be
willing, or the city would be willing
to release the pipe to the construction
company,
This was agreed to and Secretary
Smith, of the Chamber OF Commerce |
called Mayor Freeman over the phone. |
stating the wishes of the meeting
The mayor, the secretary STATED. re-
sponded that he was coming,
While waiting for Mayor Freeman |
the statement was made by Mr. Wat. |
son, civil engineer. TO the effect that |
the city wanted from $4,000 to SIS 900 !
with which to take charge of the com |
pletion Of the pipeline; that the city |
might use that amount in completing |
The line; that the construction COM
oany could complete the work with one
third Of that amount: that the people
wanted water; that there was approx
nately So inches more water in the
,lty lake now than there was In June,
1918, the date upon which the water
suage registered the lowest in the his
ory OF Ardmores city lake.
1t was stated that Tom Matthew's,
,ity engineer, had made survey of
he water in the city lake, in company
With Mr.. Watson, and the remark was
made by number of those present to
he effect that tom Matthews word
without verification of engineers level
nd compass is good and sufficient"
Mayor Freeman arrived before the
ommittee and was called upon to state
ust why he and the members OF the
ity commission had ordered all water
ut off from all industries and large
onsumers.
The mayor took the floor and entered
ato detail. telling Of the findings OF the