The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-01
d D COMM M|SS|ONERS Of
A RDMO RE SUFFER ATTACK
|OF CHILLY AND FROSTED
P EDAL EXTREM|T|ES ON
THE SPECIAL ELECTION? !?

There was "a lively session Of the
board OF city commissioners Friday
night In which considerable feeling
was expressed over the proposed city
election to submit the question Of
amendments to the city charter to a
vote Of the people. ending by the
board unanimously refusing, by vote.
to call the election.
Some time ago 1t was tentatively
agreed between the commissioners
and the attorneys for the citizens
committee that in the event the at
torney general gave his opinion on
the legality of question, favorable 10
the committee, that the commission.
ers would call the election. the at
,forney general rendered this opinion
and -lbe attorneys for the committee
believed that the order would be is
sued FriuHy night but in this they
were disappointed.
Mayor Would Make Issue Personal
During the discussion the mayor
tool, occasion to talk very plainly
in expressing his views Of the whole
matter. He stated that 'ae had un-
derstooi that il was not 20 mucn
tho managerial form of government
that the attorneys for the goveRment
| were after AZ 1t was to get him
and ne informed them that this end
would be reached through the MIDI
uIn Of the recall.
Censures Legion and Press. =
| The mayor took occasion to cen.
sure the American Legion during tho
| course Of his talk and stated that they
had lot of gall to bring the sub
| ject Of special city election up
again after they had been licked so
| decisively twice in their attempts to
get the matter before the public.
The mayor claimed that the influence
of the Ardmoro Construction Company
was behind the Legion in fathering
this cause, as nc termed it. He al
81 charged the local press with with
holding all the news of work accom-
| plished by himself and commissioners
In furthering the welfare OF the city
Attorneys Gray and Sneed, repre-
| scnting the committee took exceptions
to the mayors remarks and merely
stated that 300 citizens had asked
through q petitlon that they be per-
mitted to say whether they desired
to amend the charter or not. and
| that they thought their request should
be needed.
After considerable further discus.
sion in which the mayor, the com
missioners, the city attorney and the
attorneys for the committee took part.
the matter was put to a vote and
disposed of.
The mayor stated that il the citi-
zens desired TO vote on the propo-
sition that they could have an op-
portunity Of doing 80 next April at
the regular election, provided the
proper legal procedure was gone
through, but until that time there
would not be an election to vote upon
the questions asked for in the peti.
!, tsR,.
Attorneys for the committee stated
today that they are undecided what
their next step will be, but that they
will wait until after they had con.
Sulltu Will tut tHbHt bs-
fore making a statement.
Amusement Park Closed Sunday
Following the disposal Of this mat
ter 1t was voted to order the Whit.
tington Park Amusement Company
to close the park from midnight Sat
urday night until midnight Sunday
night. This was done after repeated
complaint had reached the mayor
from people living In the vicinity
Of tho park.
Tho order was issued TO the chief
Of police TO enforce tho ordinance
covering ouch cases
A resolution was passed author
iziny advertising for bids for paving
r. street northwest. md letting o.
another contract. This is one Of The
streets now in controversy In thu
courts between the city and tho Ard
moro Construction Company. sim
ilnr resolution was passed GOVERNS
G street, and 9th avenue. northwest
After dispoaing OF nil special busi
ncsa. regular routine matters wcr'
ta.<sn Up by the mayor and board.