The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-27
commissioners.
HOLD A LENGTHY.
SESSION FRIDAY
EVENING; RECESS.
MONDAY
With Fares Hiked, Possible
That Service Cars Will
Pay Increased Tax to
Operate in City
BID Or DALLAS PAVING CON
Germ PROTESTED On ACCOUNT
OF HIGH PRICE ASKED FOR
CONSTRUCTION WORK.

That more than 30 per cent Of the
residents of this city who own prop
| erty on Sixth avenue northwest, are
dissatisfied with the acceptance by the
Board of city commissioners OF the
bid for paving presented by A. l.
Carwile, Of Dallas, Texas, was the
statement made at the meeting of the
board last Friday night when more
than a dozen of the property owners
were present
! Guy II. Sigler, local attorney, act
Led as representative Of the citizens
and informed the board that the chief
. objection to the acceptance of the
contract was the high price asked for
the work.
Carwile had bid s5S. .345.7S for the
paving, which covers work on Sixth
avenue, northwest, from the west
side of North Washington street to
the east side of i street.
The contract for the work has not
been drafted thus far, but arrange.
ments had been made whereby the
representative Of the firm was to have
the contract drawn up and signed to
morrow. However this action will bG
delayed until after an adjourned session
of the board, which will be held at the
city hall Monday night, when the citi-
zsQa and city commissioners will meet
for discussion of the matter. 1t was the
depression of the commissioners at
the meeting last Friday night that
liz possible. their action in accepting
the contract would be rescnded in
aqkordancc with the desires of the
property owners.
Commissioner Young acted as mayor
at the meeting, owing to the absence
OF Mayor W #. Freeman.
Judge Brett appeared before the
board on behalf of Pete Hill. pipe
line inspector. whose position had been
declared vacant by the commissioners
bome time ago. 1t was Mr.. Brett's
contention that II the contract be
Tween the city and Mr.. Ill., which
has been misplaced, set forth that its
life continued during the life of the
contract between the city and the
Ardmore Construction Company, as
maintained by Hill then he must be
Retained until the construction com
pany contract is declared completed
or otherwise disposed Of The mat.
ter was referred to city Attorney
Hodge.
Attorney l.. Il. Mason presented
petitions of citizens owning property
on C street, southwest. and soutl.
Washington street. asking that the
contract between themselves and the
| Ardmore Construction Company for
the paving OF the streets be set aside
so that they may make new contracts
for the work.
The board of city commissioners
voted unanimously to set aside the
contract with the construction COM
pany.
The city commissioners expressed
themselves as being willing TO 60.
operate with the Civic League in eho
work TO improve parks in various
parts Of the city.
Discussion as to the contents of
the proposed ordinance which will be
drawn up by City Attorney Hodge, re-
| lative to an ordinance regulating serv-
ice car operation in this city took
place.
No definite decision was made on
the matter, and just what the ordt
nance will contain is not known.
Ch<ef OF Police Chancellor. who was
present at the meeting, stated that
the car drivers were satisfied that the
fare should be 80 cents for the first
ten blocks driven, and 81 for q
greater distance Il one passenger Is
in The car. and az cents for u dis
tarre greater than ten blocks, II
more than one passenger. There Is
! also possibility that the amount Of
the license paid by the drivers he
raised. The present rate IA $40 per
| year per car.
The chief OF police wns instructed
| 20 grant an officers commission tc
. Lon a. English. janitor OF Convention
Hall. for police authority In the vicin'
| ity Of the hall. Tho chief stated that
| ne was helpless at Il recent athletic
| event Mt Convention Hall when the
| spectators stood on the chairs, be-
cause he was unable to find any
| one to help him keep order.
| The meeting recessed nt about lr
| q. m. and win again convene Mt
. o'clock tomorrow night.