The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-08
MAXIMUM CHARGE TANI
SERVICE FINED At FIFTY
CENTS By COMMISSIONERS
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he shall be- required To take out sim
liar license. Upon issuance Of the /
cense, the city clerk will issue a tag
or badge TO be worn by the party on
gagged in the business. This license
may be transferred by application To
the city book keeper and payment of
transfer fees. II shall be unlawful for
any person to wear tag issued to an
other without first having obtained the
transfer or to use the license or tag
of another.
Each license will be issued in dupli-
cate and the original delivered to the
buyer. Each will contain the name Of
the party 10 whom issued the date and
expiration of same, the name Of the
owner of the car, the make of the car,
etc. Each service car will be required
10 carry on the front of it in large let
ters the word, Livery"
1t will be unlawful for any service
ear to be operated without n license.
Any driver of service car who has
received a license, and operates any
motor vehicle while in a state of in
toXication, or any firm or corpora
tion which permits motor vehicle
owned by it, to be operated by an in
toXicated person, or person who shall
engage I'm any unseemly conduct with
any passenger shall have the license
revoked.
The ordinance will further provide
that upon written complaint filed with
the mayor and board of city commits
sioners, upon notice of not less than
three days nor more than ten days
given to the licensee, that said liconsee
has violated any of the terms or pro-
visions OF the ordinance, and upon the
determination of the mayor and board
of commissioners that such violation
has been committed, the license will
be revoked. but no part of the license
Zee will be refunded
1t will be unlawful for any person
engaged in the service car business
to sleep, either at night or during the
day. in a motor vehicle while standing
upon the streets in any part of the
city.
Other Business Before Board
The resignation Of Theresa Hall, as
deputy city clerk was accepted, and
upon recommendation Of Mayor Dyer,
Ora NJ. Bryant, was elected to succeed
her. Miss Hall has been employed in
the city clerks office for two years.
Specifications for the improvement
of c street, northwest, from the north
line Of Fourth avenue TO the north line
of Fifth avenue, were submitted by the
city engineer and unanimously approx.
ed by the board. The specifications
call for n concrete paving four inches
thick The Improvements are contem-
plated by request Of the property own
ers on the portion of the street named
who have requested that the city pro-
tect them by proper procedure from
permitting circus wagons and other
heavy vehicles motoring on the street
in that il will be unable to hold such
heavy loads. but will be capable OF
being a first class thoroughfare for
ordinary travel.
Other matters of minor importance
were discussed, after which the meet
ing was adjourned at about HE p.
M. subject to call of the mayor.
Report of Police Chief
The mayor and board of city COM
missioners at their regular weekly
meeting Friday night unanimously ac-
coptcd the report Of Chief of Police
w. r. Hignight. for the month Of April.
The report shows 2O2 arrests made
during the month, and 1919 cases acted
upon by court, five Of which had been
carried over from the month Of March.
Forty-nine cases were dismissed hy
order of court. and three cases carried
over to the month Of May. Four ap-
pcals were taken to the county court
from the decision Of the municipal
court. There were lb4 convictions ag-
cregating in fines 10 the amount OF
1882. of which sum 81 l,62j.jO was col
lected. There were 27G days served
out by prisoners after conviction on
commitments Of tho months of March
and April. Four hundred and twenty
eight days accrued from all prisoners
locked up during the month, aggregat-
ing n board bill Of 1921.
Eight prisoners escaped from inc
convict prison guard, one from the.
police station as trusty, and one from'
the county Jail after conviction since
April lG.
Nine head Of livestock were i'm
pounded since April 16, including four
horses. and five cows, aggrSgating IN
mound fees the amount Of s3h ana
go Fn ,g food bIl