The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-10
MAYOR FREEMAN REQUESTS RESIGNATION OF
BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDING LIBRARY, PARK,
CEME1ERYAND CONVENTION HALL EXECUTIVES;
REQUEST A SEQUENCE TO RESOLUTION OF
COMMISSIONERS FRIDAY EVENING: RETAILERS
ASSOCIATION AND COMMERCE BODY MAY AC
Indignation Is Openly Ex.
pressed at Action of the
Administration; Some
Openly Advocate
Recall

All members Of the four special
civic boards connected with the city
government, have been requested tc
resign by the mayor Monday after.
noon they received written notifica-
ton 10 that effect.
That there will be no designations
without a scrap, was evident from the
first member of the library board in.
terviewed yesterday afternoon, the
chairman, Mrs. H. II. Sayre
VIII Not Resign
Mrs. Sayre stated that she had re.
oeived such notification from the
mayor, and that the other members
Of the board had received like com
munications, but so far as it having
any effect upon that particular branch
Of the city administration, the mayor
might have saved stamps by not writ.
ing, as sho was not going to pay any
attention to the matter, whatever. and
had advised the other members Of
tho board to do likewise
Just what the members OF the park
board, the cemetery board, and the
board of managers Of Convention Hal,
viii do is not definitely settled.
The members Of the park board who
were interviewed stated that they
were undecided what course they will
pursue. They said that they do not
care for the honor Of the office. but
resent what they term cold deal"
at the hands Of the mayor and his ad.
visers.
Resolution Passed Friday Night
The whole matter was the outcome
4 4 resolution passed by the board of
ity commissioners recently, and
hich is self explanatory.
one Of the members of the board
tdted, Monday afternoon, that he
rlid little attention to the purport
e the resolution when it was passed,
and had no idea that it would be
he cause of stirring up more trou.
lie between the citizens and the city
administration. but further than that
had nothing to say
Following is the resolution passed
by the city commissioners that asks
for the resignation Of every member
Of all the boards, and setting forth
the reason for doing 50:
The Resolution
A resolution by the Board of
Commissioners Of the city IF Ard
more;
Whereas, the Board OF Commits.
sioners are primarily responsible
for ali the affairs of the City and
especially the matters requiring
the expenditure of money from
the various funds and,
Whereas, the various boards
heretofore appointed including the
Cemetery, Park Convention Hal
and Library, have in their charge
property and equipment requiring
the expenditure Of money, and
Whereas ii is very desirable that
al such matters shall move in
harmony and that there be as lit
tie friction Us possible, and
Whereas, it is deemed advisable
by the Board Of Commissioners Of
the City CT Ardmore that ut least
one OF their number be appointed
a. a member Of each board ap.
pointed by the Mayor under the
terms of the City Charter;
NOW THEREFORE,: BE it re-
solved by the Board Of Commits
sioners of the City of Ardmore:
That the Mayer of this City be
and he is hereby authorized to re.
quest the designations Of each and
every member of each and all the
various boards Of the City, to.wit
the Cemetery, Park, Convention
Hall and library boards in order
that a complete and harmonious
re.adiustment Of such boards may
be had and member Of this
Board of Commissioners be made
member Of such reorganiZed
boards.
Passed and approved this the
9th day of August, 1920.
W. +. FREEMAN,
tSeaD Mayor.
Attest
l.. NJ, THURsToN,
City Clerk
'Is After Us"
The mayor uoeSn care any thHs
about getting rid Of any of the other
boards it is us he is after because
we have instituted suit to have the
mayor and commissioners restore our
library fund" remarked one member
of the library board Monday afternoon.
and she went into detail outlining
the scrap the mayor and commission
ers were going TO encounter before he
accompanied his purpose.
Suit Filed BY Board
The library board, through its at
torney, Hugh Ledbetter, recently filed
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