The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-30
NATTER OF THE
ASSISTANT TO CITY
ATTORNEY RE-DlSCU SSED
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was necessary. lie stated that both
he and Commissioner Duak had been
against such a trip being made by the
city attorney, but that Mr.. Mason
had gone on someone clscs suggestion.
The reasons advanced by Commissioner
Young as to why he had considered
the trip unnecessary were because the
next municipal election, AT which time
the office Of chief OF police is voted
on, would be at hand soon, ana as
long as the district court saw fit to
permit Chief Chancellor 10 remain In
office until such time. the judgment
Of the district court should have been
accepted. Such nonsense is all
wrong" he said III that's the kind
Of suits We want to fight, I am not
In favor Of It,"
At intervals during the discussion.
city Attorney Mason repeated his
statement made nt the preceding
weekly meeting to >the effect that
when you let Ahearn go, you let me
go. | know | cannot, and ] will re-.
fuse to try. to do all the city's legal
work myself. 1t is TOO much for one
man to handle"
When the mayor first brought up
the subject, Commissioner Doak in
formed the chief executive that the
commissioners had taken the action of
dispensing with the assistant city at.
torney in their own good Judgment
and had thought ii wise. III the
matter were TO come up for vote
.t,,f I,. a l.g
same way as ] did"
\ number Of other matters came up
before the board during the meeting.
A committee OF two, representing
the locll electricians union appeared
before the board and requested that
an experienced electrician be employed
to inspect the electrical work done
in Ardmore. and that the present
city code relative to the electrical
construction, be revised The COM
missioners instructed the city at
tOrney to obtain the codes Of some of
the larger cities in this vicinity and
to draw up for Ardmore u modern
code governing electrical installation.
etc
Noah Cisco, of 400 T. street, north
west, made an appeal to the mayor
ana board OF commissioners that r
street northwest be paved Mr.. Cisco
stated that the residents have been
waiting for three years for .the paw
ing and they We're entitled to some
consideration by the board. Il street
Is affected In one OF the suits now
pending in the court between the
city ana the Ardmorc Construction
Company. and for that reason, cx-
pleihed the commissioners. the paving
had been delayed. Commissioner
Young was instructed by the board
to confer with r. r. Snclson. re-
coiver Tor the Ardmorc Construction
Company on the matter and all ef-
forts to have the street paved will
he made By the city officials Mr..
Young will report the results of his
conference Monday night
r. White. r. f.. Snelson. and +.
+. Watson. the committee appoint
ed to inspect the public library brild-
ing reported that they find the
structure to be in "dilapidated. but
not dangerous condition" For this
reason, the building win be permit
ted to remain open. uilding lnspec-
tor Davidson will make frequent in
spectioa Of the building.
Commissioner Young inquired as 10
whether the city would pay half the
salary Of tho matron stationed al
the Santa Fe station 1t is believed
that according TO the original plans.
the railroad company was 10 pay one
half and the city the other half. The
city attorney was instructed to look
spoke highly Of the work which the
matron is doing. and stated that II
was a valuable work Chief OF Po-
lice Chancellor. who was present at
the meeting, praised the work OF
the matron and stated that she was
of great assistance to him. by re-
porting suspicious characters and
others who arrive at the station. The
matron meets all trains with one
exception. said thc chief, and regis-
tors all the women, and often accom-
tanies them TO hotels and other
places.
Commissioner Roy shores stated
that the Arlmorc Automobile Assocla-
ton desired 10 make alterations on
the stage 90 Convention Hail. In or
der that tho scenery and curtains
might be operated in moro modern
manner. and bIg shows accommodate
cd Mr.. shores stated that he had
been informed by local theatrical pco-
pie that many of the larger shows
that 10 no. come TO Ardmorc on ac-
count Of lack OF sufficient seating
capacity in local theatres. and that
II the stage al convention Hall was
improved, these shows would exhibit
there, and thus the city would derive
Increased revenue. Tho automobile
people, no siid would pay lhc cx-
pensc OF making the improvements
The board agreed 30 perml, the i'm.
provemonts to bc made provided that
the strength Of the structures would
not be weakened IN doing 50. nor the
building dcriccd,
Tho positions OF city lake keeper
and p'pc line Inspector were combined.
10y an ordinance which abolished she
position OF pipe line inspector. and
placed tho lake keeper in charge OF
both jobs. The salary u not to
exceed $3.50 per month.
An ordinance regulating soliciting
guests FOR hotels. q passengers for
conycyanccs Ia any vehicle OF any
kind. or FOR hauling baggage or ex-
press for any vehicle OF any kind In
any depot, depo, platform. or street
OF this city. and providing FOR a pen-
nlty FOR the violation OF the condl.
tions thereof, was unanimously passed
by the board.
The resignation OF jesse q. John.