The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-02-09


structed, would require that the
owners clean up the mess made in
the streets, or for each days delay
cause them to pay a fine of $1,000
per day in the road fund of the city
treasury. Where cement sidewalks
were laid l would require cement
crossings.
Street Sprinkling.
This is a great drain on the city
treasury and conducted as at pres.
ent works an injustice that the con-
tiguous property owners pay half
the expenses of sprinkling and that
the remainder be paid from the city
treasury, as the law makes provi-
siOns.
Public Franchise.
Franchises for street railroads,
electric lights, gas works. ETC., should
run for 80 years, and at the end of
this time they should become the
property of the city.
Water System.
The city has a splendid water or
dinance, but it Is not enforced as 1t
should be. The superintendent of
water works serves without pay, and
does a great amount of work gratis,
but he does not begin to do the work
required by the ordinance. The sys-
tenn is constantly increasing. and
man should be put at the head who
will do the work of pumping and
care for the system as 1t should be
cared for, and he should be paid
living wage. Every water user
should be put on meter, with the
minimum rate of rs cents per month,
the meter to be owned and kept in
repair by the water user. The meter
can be sold to the user and he can
be given the privilege of paying for
the same at the rate of so cents per
month: the meter having been sold
to him at actual cost plus interest
till paid. In case the meter fails to
work, the water user must have the
same repaired at once or the water
be shut off from his premises. In
case of tenement houses the owner
should be held for the payment of
the water rentals.
Officers Supplies.
The present city administration
has done more toward furnishing the
city officers with proper tools to work
with than all the other administra-
lions combined. In this they should
be commended. would give the
officers of the city proper books and
records and insist that they be kept
in a neat, orderly manner, and fail
ing to do this. / would Dust the
officers.
City Treasury.
/ would loan the city moneys out
to the bank that would pay the best
rate of interest on daily balances
on all moneys in the city treasury,
and require the treasurer to take up
outstanding warrants as soon as
there is sufficient money in the treas
ury to pay the next one registered
And l would pay the city treasurer
at least 500 year for his services
Street Lighting.
would require the electric light.
ing plant to furnish street lamps al
$500 each per month. and to the
power sipultate in the contract;
that they keep the lights burning all
night. Failing to do all of this
would have the city manufacture it:
own electricity, by attaching dy
namo at the pumping plant. Thus
the streets would be better lighted
and the cost would be no greater.
Saloons and Bawdy Houses.
would keep the bawdy houses
closed, and the saloons closed OF
Sundays, as at present. Saloon keep
ers or bartenders or any other per
son who sold liquor to either minor
or habitual drunkards, would maxi
pay a large fine. would requir
the marshal to arrest all men VIII,
were intoxicated and make a specia
effort to catch the men of promi
nence who violate the law in thi
respect.
Halls and Buildings.
All buildings of over two storie
should be furnished with fire es
capes. All halls should have wild
entrances and exits. And all build
ings constructed in the fire limits
would first have the plans submitte
to the city engineer and approve
by the city council.
+ General Provisions.
l should insist that ali offender
whether high or low be treated alik.
When prominent men engage In pl
J gilistic encounters. would hav
them hailed before the police juds
and would use my influence towar
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