The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-19

piye line ls accepted he claim fJr the
extra work done viii be filed Both
the city ana company have violated
the terms Of the original agreemen,
and I do not know who started the
violations. My associates and | have
held conference with lawyers ant
We have been advised that we cannot
be prosecuted legally for anything We
have done We have been advised
that we could finish the line ane
would receive payment in full at tho
completion.
Received 0nly $4,000
"Only $1,000 has been paid to tho
Ardmore Construction company. Mr.
Gait and l furnished the money with
whicn to complete the line.
As to the delay in time Of com.
pletion, unavoidable circumstances
such as rain. prevented the time
agreement from being compiled with.
we want a definite decision from
this body. We want yes or no.
Attorney Mason referred Mr.. Frank.
lin to the resolution, but Mr. Frank.
lin pointed out the fact that the city
commissioners in it have neither ac.
eepted or rejected the pipe line.
Mayor Freeman then said u do not
know that we can enter into con.
tract to pay to the contracting com
panN. The official audN shows
that the city has paid $4,000 more
than the contract originally called for.
to the officers of the Arimore Con
struction company.
When the pipe line was finished
the company would owe the city $97..
coo worth of pipe furnished and $4,000
demurrage on the pipe"
Wants Erroneous Impression Righted
In response to Mayor Freeman Mr..
Franklin stated that ne wished e
correct the impression which was
being created by The mayor at the
meeting relative 10 the amount of
money received by the Ardmore Con.
strucuon company from the city ana
by publication in the newspapers. He
asserted that but two warrants
amounting to $4,000 had been made
payable 10 the Ardmore Construction
company and that no others had |
reached the hands Of anyone con
nected with the company He claimed |
that If any other moneys were paid
they never reached the proper source. |
No Profit Desired
Mr.. Franklin stated that neither
he nor his associates want to make
any profit whatsoever on The pipe
line but merely wanted the actual
moneys which they had expended in
completing the line to be refunded to
them. They wanted the city to have
water and as loyal citizens were VII.
ing tC finish the line.
Mayor Freeman then explained
whore the mboney which had not
been paid directly to the Construction
company had gone, stating that prior
10 the signing Of the c9ntrac, with
the Ardmore Construction company
the city had contracted with a foun.
dry company to buy the pipe neces-
sary Tor the line During the interim
which elapsed between the delivery Of
the pipe and The signing Of the con
tract with the foundry the Ardm0re
Construction company had agreed ~
take over the foundry contract on
the pipe.
When the pipe arrived there was
a draft attached and the city issued
vouchers made payable to the Firs,
bank to pay FOR it, Mr.
Freeman then stated that the con-
company had agreed to ,ake
over the pipe as part payment on the
City Attorney Mason stated tina: he
wanted TO go on record as commend
ing the good citizenship Of Messrs
Franklin and Gait in building the
pipe line but that contingencies sri,
ing prevents the city from accepting
the line, and it must be fought cut liz
the courts.
Commissioner Fraley expressed his
opinion that the construction company
is entitled to some sort Of definite
action
The vote taken on the resolution re-
suited as follows: Ayes-Alessrs. Car
ter, Young and Wilson. Nays-Mr.
Fraley.