The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-30
DEMOCRATIC
CELEBRATION
Faithful al Boise Will Observe
JefiersOn's Birthday.
PAST DIFFERENCES HEALED
a
PAVING PROBLEM sTIRS UP a
WORLD OF TROUBLE.
PAST DIFFERENCES HEALED
Especial 10 The Heraldl

Especial 90 The Heralll
Boise. March 29-The expected has
happened. Mayor Alexander has lost
control of the city council and that
body has decided 20 act for itself This
result was made evident by the dis
cussion and vote on the question Of
paving a section of Eighth street. lt
has been evident for many years that
the city must face the problem of paw
ing the streets. They are iu a deplor-
able condition. The wooden pavement
used 0u the principal thoroughtlres has
been a most dismal failure. To meet
the situation a local company was or
gauized for the manufacture of Ytrl-
fed brick. Among It's stockholders are
some leading and spirited cIu-
Zeus. but there are also some whom
the citizens of Boise suspect OF being
mere dummies for 0thers-iu fact, most
people believe some of the members of
the city government are financially i'm
terested I'm the plant At any rate
there has been "a most persistent effort
90 have virided brick used for an pave
verused for bids for laying several
blocks of Eighth street with brick, but
before the deal was cOnsummlted the
city limits were extended. the Fourth
ward created and three new council
men sworn iu So when the question
of accepting the bid of Contractor j.
81. Pilner for laying the pavement came
up. a majority of the council. under the
lead of the new members. refused 90
ratify the contract unless the con-
tractor would furnish a bond 90 keep
the pavement in repair for seven years.
This completely upset the kettle Of
fish, and the whole matter is up in the
air.
Why Members Object.
The majority point 90 the absolute
failure OF the wood pavement as ac-
knowledged by alL and state they OBJ
Ject 10 further experiments. There
are many people who are doubtful or
the quality of clay from which the Wit
Tined brick is made. and these uphold
the council I'm the stand it has taken.
ON the other hand. the enterprisius
gentlemen who have put I'm The plant
assert that home manufacture should
pe encouraged. and that the contract
sAould not be hindCred with hard con-
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promise may Dee effected and that
guarantee of three, four or five years
maintenance viii be given, and thar
The principal blocks of Main, Idaho and
two or three cross streets viii be
paved with asphalt. brick being used
ON other streets. In almost any event
the question win likely 0utIast the
present city government and be mat
Ter az issue iu the July city election.
Democrats to Celebrate.
Speaking of elections. the Democrats
OF Boise are displaying more activity
than they did at any time during the
recent campaign. They have organ
lied club which. although less than
three weeks old. has more than 200
active members aud is holding regular
enthusiastic meetings. This club In
conjunction with the WOmans Demo-
cratic club of Boise has undertaken the
celebration of Jenerson's birthday an
nlEersary ON April l3 with a meeting
ON the Inc of "a lodge social There
are to DE speeches music. dancing and
fcasting. To is anticipated the event
VIII DE of statewide Importance Gov
crnor George u. Chamberlain of Ore
eon VIII De invited 90 deliver the prlu-
elpal address. and those acquainted
with the genial chief executive of Ore
eon assert that If DE comes he viii
capture the hearts of the people There
ls no doubt that an earnest effort is
being made r0 heal past differences
and 20 unite the Democracy of Idaho
Tor the contest of 1904