Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-06-24
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Storage Batteries
ST. LoCls, April 20 City osaeiaia hare
been in conferences this week over the
Enal "details for completing the cree
zion o. she new city hall. The oniy
question involved Is one OF expense. IL
EAS been about decided that g. 500, co
viii BE sufficient % complete the re-
naming stores OF the hall and have II
ready for occupation The furnishings
viii cost \ considerable xnn IN addi-
ton bat the result viii S~ eminently
satisfactory. IL h Probasie that
some OF the oeieeS On the groazd uoor
viii be occupied 9lmGk3 Immediately.
Oae OF these viii be used By tAe ke-
ccrder Of Deo6S. whose once a now
in the court house. and By the time the
bnildinz is completed and occupied
throughout there will Be a great deal
Of change in the arrangement Of nun
iclpal apartments
There u q good deal Of rejoicing In
the eity over the early prospect OF get
ting I'd Of the trolley wires used BY the
electric roads Elsctric cars are very
popular and provide an excellent seFs-
ice, but il has always been regarded
IS = temporary expedient 10 use the
trolley wire Experiments made thif
week seem 20 demonstrate the possibll-
ity Of using y storage battery under
conditions which viii prove even Eorc
profitable 70 the railroads than the
trolley wire. besides doing away with
the Inconvenience and danger. slight
AZ the faHHar has Tarreuiasa 20 Naa
There has been q very efficient sys-
TEN Of milk inspection IN operation in
ST. Louis for long time, bat the city
is now going into the business OF pro-
tecting its people from ali kinds Of
food adulterations- Twoeity chemists
have Just been appointed, and their
duty Is 20 inspect any sort Of food that
is brought 70 them By suspicious pur-
ehaSerN II they find that the food 4
adulterate6. they must prosecute the
seller, and the law puts II into their
power 70 punish hirr severely. IL they
viii accomplish what the milk bureau
has for st. Louis, the people ought 70
be satisfied This bureau began active
work I'VE years ago. when complaint
OF the quality OF the milk sold IN the
city was general.
aaA ~+sF a. $50 NhAAA 49,
trouble with it, street signs. New
YORK. Phiia3elphla. Chicago and Bos-
ton have signs that do very well in The
day but are Of no use whatever
at night 81. LOnis Is now spending
thousands OF dollars in putting > mos;
excellent system into operation The
city used TO have the names Of the
streets painted on the glass Cf the gas
lamps ~ the corners but when electric
lights we're substituted FOR the gas. the
lamps were removed. Then black tin
signs, painted with white letters
were put on the houses ~
the corners. They were as good
as those of other big cities, bat they
couldn't be read at night. Hum
mated signs are being put up now.
and the crowds who come here next
fall for the season Of the festivities
will be able 20 find their way about
the streets on the darkest night.
Each sign has the name Of the street
painted ia white letters on q dark
background, the whole enclosed with
glass. The letters shine brightly in
the dark, and the b,ackerthe nigh; j.,
the brighter they are.