The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-07
Q1y OFFICIALS DISCUSS
MATTER OF AD EQ UATE|
LIGHTING FACILITIES
IAT REGULAR MEETIN G

The board of city commissioners
met in regular session Friday night.
City Attorney Mason was absent, and
the assistant city attorney, George
A. Ahern, served in his place.
Very little business was transacted
during the meeting which did not last
longer than ON hour. The chief mat
ter Of discussion was the placing Of
lights ut several street Intersections.
and the assistant city attorney was
instructed to look into the matter
Of providing better lighting for the
city, as the present system Is made
Quate, with reference to the arc
lights.
Most Of the arc lights In the CITY
OF Ardmore look like brass button
on O pair Of well-worn pants" said
one of the city officials. During the
discussion Of the light question, II
was brought out that most Of the arc
lights In the city are totally made
quate and do not provide what is
expected Of them. 1t was explained
that the light company furnishes the
equipment, and the city pays for
the Juice"
BY motion, unanimously passed
lights will be placed at the First
ward school, A street, northeast, F
street, southeast, and in the alley
in the rear of Krueger's shoe store
Assistant City Attorney Abern was
instructed to take up the matter Of
adequate lighting for the city with
the Consumers Light and Power Com
pany, and also with the railroad COM
panies as to the lights over the
crossings. Mention was made Of the
almost total darkness which now ex-
ists at the railroad crossing at c
street southeast, and such places 81
these will be taken into serious con-
sideration with the railroad officials.
Other Matters Discussed
The city clerk was notified to In
struct the garbage men OF the city
not to dump any refuse on the land
of A. Thomason, after the 18th OF
next month, az the city land, north
Of the Santa Fe lake will be used
for that purpose. This will bring
quite a saving to the city.
The chief OF police announced that
Mr.. Pritchard, the autoist who fig
ured in the accident to the motor
cycle policeman Of Ardmore last
Thursday, had agreed to pay all the
sanitarium expenses and the costs oi
repairing the motorcycle. 1t will bs
remembered that the motorcycle po
liceman had collided with an automo-
bile driven BY Mr.. Pritchard. an6
after the cloud Of dust had lifted, the
policeman lay on the ground witt
his right foot nearly severed. and the
motorcycle was battered badly.
Commissioner Shores sought infor
nation regarding the best method ol
keeping two horses away from thu
territory of the city lake. The horses
he stated, had been roaming arount
for over q month. During the course
of discussio- on the matter, 1t wa
brought out that City Attorney Ma
son had advised the pound-keepe
against going after the horses, ant
they were never picked up. Assist
ant City Attorney Ahern was in
structed to advise the best lega
methods regarding the prohibiting o
the grazing Of the horses In the vi
cinity Of the city lake.
A suggestion by COMMISSIONS
Young regarding the prohibiting o
keeping hogs within the city limits
met with vigorous opposition by Com
missioners Wilson and Shores, bot
of whom, It has been reported, hav
hogs Of their own within the cit
limits. Commissioner Young state
that In many cases hogs in the cit,
limits were q nuisance, and that h
would vote to prevent keeping then
within the city limits If he ever 60
the opportunity. Nothing further wa
done on the matter