The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-31
ACTION ON E STREET MATTER
AGAIN DEFERRED; WILL BE SETTLED
FRIDAY NIGHT AT REGULAR SESSION
OF THE BOARD CITY COMMISSIONERS

Last nights recessed meeting OF the
hoard of city commissioners he'll Tor the
purpose Of bringing about a settlement
between property owners on e street,
northwest, and the Ardmore Oonstruc.
lion Company, in order that the existing
paving contract might be cancelled.
proved 10 be more OF a semi.final dis
cuSsion on the matter, rather than a
final. as had been expected.
For three hours the commissioners,
property owners and r. L. Snelson, re-
ceiver for the Animore Construction
Company thoroughly argued the matter
and practically had arrived at an agree
ment when il was found that the city
clerk had been unable to account for as
much cash having been paid by the
property owners on the street as was
reported by the bond ordinance. City
Clerk Thurston stated that his records
showed a total of S6,791.5l as having
been paid in, whereas the ordinance re-
port showed s7,54S.07. The only record
which the clerk has to determine the
amount are the duplicate receipts OF
those issued to the property owners.
Ar. Snelson stated that his figures tai
lied with those Of the city clerk. II was
finally decided that each of the property
owners on the street be visited today
and tomorrow and by this personal can.
vass the amount actually pail in will
be checked up.
In opening the meeting last night the
mayor explained tnat ii had been called
for rhe purpose of bringing about a
settlement between the property owners
and the construction company, so that
the contract which now binds the street
might be cancelled out and the property
owners enabled to make new contracts
FOR the Improvement of the thorough
fare. Speaking of the settlement. the
mayor stated that many property own.
ers on the street had already paid in
sums Of money for paving which hai
never been done and that the construc.
tion company had agreed 10 reimburse
These people.
There were about a dozen property
owners present at last nights session
Those who have uaid in money and
whose frontage on the street has not
been paved expressed themselves as
being in favor Of reimbursement and
cancellation of the contract. Other
property owners Of the street. whose
frontage has been paved. expressed op-
position to the cancellation II the con-
tract, stating that tne paving was of
poor material and would not hoLi up
and that they did not desire the commits
sioners 10 accept the street and thus
force them to pay for e-.paving. one
Of these owners stated that he would
not pay for his share OF paving unless
ordered TO do so by~Bae decision of the
srpreme court. II will be remembered
that three blocks Of the street have
been pave1 Finally motion was passed
by the board accepting the three blocks
Of the paving. dating from the time it
was originally laid, two years ago. This
was not satisfactory to the owners
whose frontage nas been paved, and it
Is believed that they will bring suit
against the city.
Prior TO general discussion on the
condition OF the three paved blocks of
the street. City Clerk Thurston read
the report of the city engineer on the
paving. The engineer states in his re-
port that he is placed in a very awk-
ward position because the work was
done so long ago, and not being IA |