The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-09-23
ELECTION FOR
A BOND issue IS.
TO BE CALLED.
Decision Reached at Mass
Meeting at Convention
Hall Which Was Held
Last Night
ISSUE CARRIED BY
VOTE OF 81 TO 25
WORK PROBABLY WILL BEGIN
DECEMBER 1 IF CARTER COUN-
TY VOTERS PASS FAVORABLY
ON BOND ISSUE

An election for voting a half mil
lion dollar bond issue for good roads
viii be called in Carter county within
the next few days. according to county
commissioners attending the mass
meeting at Convention Hall Thursday
night
The issue won by vote of 25 TO 81
when put TO vote at the meeting,
II being championed by Roy NJ
Johnson, Jake Bodovitz, J. b. Spragins,
Col Sidney Suggs, r. j. Pollock, Bob
Scivally, Val Mullen, K. l.. Crofton
and others. Those who fought the is.
sue on the floor included County Com.
missioner Pierce, j. X. Pennington.
i. o., Majors OF Pooleville, Kirk Dyer,
W. p. Higgins. Mike German, Bob
McCrory and others.
The fund will be used on only per.
manent roads and will be limited to
Carter coonty labor and native ma
terial, according to Commissioner
johnson. He would have all princi
pal roads in the county surfaced with
gravel. then oiled, and all smaller
roads and bways oiled. This would
make a lasting road, which would
Withstand the elements of winter as
well as summer and would be suitable
for auto or horse traffic.
Favoring the Issue
Arguments put forward by those
favoring the measure are that thu
bond issue will put ready money into
circulation. Will provide employment
for men and teams now idle, will per
nit payment Of old debts. will aiC
credit OF city man and farmer alike
win not increase the tax rate more
than l.6 mills on the 500 valuation
viii not overburden the taxpayers
will make all roads in the count!
passabe. will make good roads bet
ter. will connect Carter county II
the chain of good roads through tn,
south. will build up the rural commun
tiles and will bring the townships o
the county into closer touch with tn
outlying districts.
Opponent Arguments
Opponents OF the measure held tina
the employment of local men ant
teams would take the farmer from
hls property, would work an everlast
ing hardship on all farming commun
ities. would make credit easier ant
therefore handicap those who shoul
be ut work. would overburden the IA.
payer who has failed in business dur
ing the past several years. that bond
-. ct 4N =
that the time of working the road
would be when farmers are needed o.
their farms; that farmers would ere
ate u taste for other work when h
should specialize on the farm.
City Manager Kirk Dyer of Ardmor
opposed the measure In part, sayin
that Ardmore now pays 10 mills Ia
rate. while other townships in th
county pay 80 mills tax. and tina
the city OF Ardn.ore is facing a waite
supply project that will have TO b
met within the very near future. II
believes that the issue should b
voted by the districts and othe
townships In the county. leaving Arc
more out, since county bond fun
could not be employed TO build cit
streets.
II was brought out early In III
meeting that Carter county Is no
carrying $4,000 in bonds, the cit
VI Ardmore nearly sl,ooo,0oo and I'll
other combined townships and scho'
districts around $1,000 900. The asses
I'd valuation OF the county Is In III
nelghborhood of s92,OOO,oOo while II
valuation ot Ardmore is placed ;
sil.OoO,OQ0.
II the bond issue IL received fay
orably by the voters work should b
sin about December |, II was sal
and would last about four months.