The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-01

missioners and the Citizens Water
Committee held at the Chamber OF
Commerce rooms yesterday afternoon,
a resolution was passed by the com
missioners which provides for the
piping of the water from the Chick
asaw Lake Club lake. and the lake OF
the Ardmore Rod and Gun Club, to
the mains of the city water supply In
cluded in the same resolution, Is
provision relative TO an additional
charge of 80 cents per thousand gal
Ions of water, which will be placed
in what is to be known as the Emerg'
ency Water Fund This fund has been
created to cover the cost of hauling
and returning the pipe to the Prairie
Pipe Line Company, from whom II
will be borrowed, and to cover all oth-
er expenses connected with the car
rying OF the water of the two lakes
to the mains of the city water sup
ply
1t is estimated that the additional
charge will be in operation about two
and a half months.
Resolution Passed.
The resolution, as passed unani'
mously, is as follows:
An ordinance TO meet the present
emergency in the water situation by
laying pipe line to the lake Of the
Chickasaw Lake Club, and the lake
of the Rod and Gun Club. and to
provide for borrowing the necessary
pipe and installing the necessary
pumping machinery in order to sup
ply the City of Ardmore with water
Be it ordained by the city council
and the city of Ardmore;
Sec. l. That the water commission
er of the city of Ardmore, be, and
he is hereby authorized to borrow
from the Prairie Pipe Line Company
sufficient 6.inch line pipe TO lay line
from the water mains in the northeast
part of the city of Ardmore, to the
lake of the Chickasaw Lake Club, and
line from the pumping station of
said city TO the lake of the Rod and
Gun Club, and to haul the same from
its present location to said sites, to
procure and install the necessary en-
gines and boilers for the purpose of
pumping water from said lakes into
the city of Ardmore.
Sec. THAT from and after the
date of the passage and publication of
this ordinance, an additional charge
of SO cents per thousand gallons, shall
be charged and collected from all con
sumers of water in the city of Ard
more: That said 80 cents per thousand
gallons, shall be placed in a special
! fund, to be known as the Emergency
Water Fund, and shall be used for the
purpose of paying the expenses OF
hauling and returning said pipe, ma
chinery and other equipment, for the
laying of said pipeline and installing
said machinery and paying the add
tional expense of procuring water
from the Lakes of said Chickasaw ant
the Ardmore Rod and Gun Club. anC
for constructing such temporary dan
as may be necessary, and for no Other
purpose.
For the preservation of. the public
health. peace and safety, an emerg
ency is hereby declared to exist by
reason whereof this ordinance shall b,
in full force and effect from and aft
er the passage, approval and publica
ton thereof.
Secure Pipe from Prairie Company
Errett Dunlap, and Writ Franklin
went to headquarters of the Prairi,
Pipe Line Company at Healdton yes
terday and consulted with district su
perintendent w. A. Barr who informe,
them that he did not have sufficien
six inch pipe at that station to suppl.
, their needs but did have ii at CO
manche and was perfectly willing L
cooperate with the citizens of Ard
more in every way possible. but ha
no authority to loan the pipe withou
first consulting with General Superin
: tendent George Coyle at Tulsa.
He got in communication with Mr.
Coyle over their private wire who or
dered that the pipe be loaned, ais
to give any other assistance necessar.
to help get water into Ardmore.
A survey was made of the route
and ii was found that 10000 feet o
six inch pipe would be required L
cover the distance this will be con
, nected with a fire plug in the north
east part of the city and pumped d
rectly into the mains.
Upon receipt of the telegram fror
Tulsa headquarters Messrs. Frankl
and Dunlap, sent % motor trucks I
Comanche to transport the pipe tC
Ardmore, and had the rain not inter
fered the material would probabl
have been in Ardmore this morning.
In addition TO loaning the pipe I
, the city, Mr.. Barr told the committe
= that he would bring his ditcher an
> pipe line crew TO Ardmore, and la
the pipe at actual cost. The offer wa
gladly accepted by the two member
of the committee.
I, o. A. Greenwood is arranging
. move large boiler loaned by Nj
Franklin to supply steam to one {
the city pumps that will be installe