The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-19
COMM|SS|O n t R S
VOTE ACCEPT ANCE
OF BOARDS MEMBERS
CIty Executives Approve
Action Of Those Who
Agreed to Quit on
Mayors Request
LIBRARIANS" STICK
LADIES REFUSE TO RESIGN
TRUST CLAIMING FAITHFUL
DISCHARGE OF DUTIES
OF THE OFFICE.
LIBRARIANS" STICK

The designations of the members
of the Park, Cemetery and Convention
i'm boards, recently rendered. has
oeen unanimously accepted by the
board OF cty commissioners.
The city administration requested
The designations of the several boards
on August 9Th, when the commits
sicners passed. resolution, tpe CHIEF
purpose Of which was TO be empowered
10 have a commissioner appointed as
member on each board. At the time
the resolution was passed great in
dignation was voiced by many Of the
citizens. who expressed themselves
in favor Of recalling the entire city
administration.
Refused to Resign.
The members of the Library Board
flaty refused to resign and have
not done so to date. According to the
provisions Of an ordinance, there Is
only one way in which they can be
forced TO resign and that is by dis
missal after they have been given
trial and found guilty of non-per-
torrance Of duties of their office. All
stne members Of the board allege that
they have been dischargipg their du-
lies in n very efficient manner and
are evidently capable Of handling
me affairs of which they have
charge.
New Board Members.
The members Of the park board
who nave resigned are. Joe Huckaby.
Mrs. Everett and w. f Wilmington
The newly appointed board consists
OF G.. l.. Selvidge, fl. L. Harts and
J. l.. Wilson.
Members of the cemetery board
whose designations were accepted
were Cecil Harvey, I. r. Mason and
Mrs. T.. Dun'ap. Newly appointed
members ar, a. c. YoIus. Mrs. Mag
gle Foster and Cecil Harvey
The retired Convention Hall board
included. w. II. Burnitt. John f
Eas'cy Mrs. Cox, William Green anc
others. The new board includes, l.
4. Wllkerson, A. c. Holman, Ciin'
lfONf anu -NONAi C49'Ns
Trial of Police Chief.
Al "A special meeting of the board
of commissioners called for Tuesday
night. the trial of Chief Chancellor
ol the police force charged by the
mayor and board of commissioners
with derellction of duty viii be heard
Meet in Executive Session.
At the meeting of the board o.
city commissioners held last Friday
night Commissioner Carter refused
10 vote on accepting the minutes o
the special meeting which was hel'
last Tuesday, and at which thu
charges for neglect OF duty agains
Chief OF Police Chancellor were or
dcrcd TO be hlcd with the city clerk
According to the minutes as read b!
city Clerk Thurston, Commissions
Fraley voted may" when the vot'
on the fling Of the charges was TAX
IN. Commissioner Carter asserted tina
MIR. Fraley voted aye" Fraley de
MED the statement OF Mr.. Carter. TIT
mayor then ordered the rejection o
approval OF the reading OF the min
utes he taken up at the executive
session of the body TO be held late
in the proceedings of the meeting.
The public and press representa-
tlves were barred from the executiv
session.
The minutes were finally unani
mously accepted by the board as orig
lnally written.
This was the only information giN
on as TO what developed in the Sc
crct session.