The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-21
Ardmore Citizens Decide 1t High
lime to Take Active Part in the
Paramount Question of Water Supply


merce held to consider the matter of the
orders of the city to cut off the water
supply from large users eliminated in
the adoption Of q resolution which Gov
ers about these points That it is the
sense of the meeting that the city turn
over to the Ardmore Construction com
pany the pipe it has for the compile
ton of the line, that the water not be
cut off from the customers of the city
and that the matter of the payment of
the pipe be settled for under the terms
OF the contract with the Ardmore Con-
struction Company,
This resolution was adopted and was
being reduced to writing and was to
be submitted to the mayor and commits
sionerS by committee composed of
Judge Eddleman, Judge Dolman and by
o. ii. Wolyerton, who offered the reso.
luton.
1t developed at the afternoon session
or the meeting that about ten tons of
coal are needed to complete the line
and it was stated that the fuel could
be had by application to the Rock Island
or the Santa Fe lines of road.
Edward Gait OF the Ardmore Con.
strucuon Company stated that the line
could be finished with 15 days of work.
He explained that that does not mean
10 days, but 10 days, of clear weather
when work can be prosecuted.
Mayor Freeman appeared before the
Afternoon session and stated that some
thing should be done and made two
propositions, One was to the effect that
If Edward Gait and Writ Franklin
would give their personal guarantee
that they would pay for the pipe line
they should be allowed to take it and
complete the line if the commissioners
agreed with him, and the second propo-
sition was that If the citizens would
give the city $4,000 that the city would
take over the work and complete It. He
stated that a 24-hour extension would
be given water users and If an adjust
ment was made in that time a further
extension would be made, but if not that
the lid would be clamped OH. At this
1uncture the mayor hurriedly left the
hall and Maybe, Maybe" was the reply
Of several persons in the meeting.
1t was very clearly seen that the
people did not intend to have the water
shut off while the city and the construc-
ton company are adjusting their diff.
ferences.
Judge Dolman stated that no, such
conditions could exist in well organized
community. AS a citizen he did not pro-
pose to see the difficulty between these
two parties to shut down the city. He
said the rotting seed at the oil mill
would make this city uninhabitable in
three weeks from the stencil. There is
water, said Judge Dolman, without any
more rain, TO last for a period of from
100 to 100 days. If, as is claimed, the
construction company is overdrawn 500.
UOO, 1t might as vel | oevrdraw
enough more to get this pipe and com.
pete the line. The pipe is here, the
people ought to see that it is used and
that no one be made TO suffer.
j. NJ. Lindsay Of the oil mill confirm
ed the statements concerning his plant
which were made by Judge Dolman and
stated that the cutting off of water
would cause his company u loss of
more than 100000. Mr.. Lindsay was in
favor Of putting up $4,000 if it were
required TO complete the line.
o. II. Wolverton asked Edward Gait |
if his company would accept the prop. |
osition made by the mayor, and Mr.. |
Gait read from his contract with the |
city a paragraph showing that the city |
has bond made by the Southern |
Surety Company for all pipe belonging
TO the city used by the construction
company and that the city is indemni.
fled.
Fred c. Carr wanted to know what
methods would be pursued if the city
did not respond to the resolution passed
by the Chomber of Commenced No def
mite remedy was pointed out, but the
intimation was made that the matter
would be taken to the courts and solved
there.
Following the action of the city Of
ficials, the mayor and the commission
ers, in ordering the water supply cut
off from all Ardmore industries, q
number of Ardmore citizens assembled
in the committee rooms of the Cham
Der Of Commerce this morning, answer
ing a. call of Acting President Maxwell
and Secretary Smith, to decide what
steps, if any, should be taken to avert 1