Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-03-28

20th, 1907.
The village council met in ad- /,
journed session with Members Ma
honey, Harley, Rhoades and Manz
present.
The folio wing bills were exam
ined and ordered paid out of the fol-
lowing funds.
General Fund.
S. G. Rhoades, estimates of water
system $56.25
Arthur Stevens, assisting city en-
gineer SIPS
Street Fund.
Herb. Trollinger, street work $500
Charles A. j. Brooks, street
work $18.1O
On motion by Rhosdes, seconded
by Harley, permission was given
for the filing of Chabot's addition
to the town of Mountain Home,
said addition being in the south
west quarter of the northwest quar-
ter of section 25 township 3 south
range east, Boise Meridian.
On motion of Manz, seconded by
Harley, the entire report of the city
engineer in the matter of water
works and sewer system was sc-
cepted and ordered filed.
On motion of Harley, the city en-
gineer was instructed to make
brief report of the water works
and sewer system aud the same be
given to each of the town papers
for printing.
Whereupon the board adjourned
subject to the call of the chair.
GEO. F. MAHONEY, Chairman.
Attest: ]. A. SIFFERT, Clerk.
The report of the city engineer
on the water works for fire protec-
tion, and the sewerage system for
the present relief of the business
and most thickly settled portions
of the town having been accepted
and placed on file, he was then
ordered to prepare a synopsis of
said report, to be given to each of
the local papers, so as to have the
matter laid before the tax payers,
and considered in all its branches.
ENGINEER'S REPORT ON WA
TER WORKS SYSTEM.
The w ater is to be taken from a
point near the outlet of the Rattle
Snake reservoir, and conducted
down the canyon, and across the
flat to a point near the northeast
corner of the cemetery on Morris
ave-, thence west on Morris ave. to
Hutchins street, on the west side
of College addition, through IL
inch wooden STAYED pipe, banded
with iron and covered with coat
ing of coal tar and asphaltum,
which makes it impervious to
frost, or the action of the alkali,
and to stand pressure of $50 ft.
head, at SO cents per foot. The
distance is 1900 feet, and cost Of
II inch pipe would be $7,493. Dig
ging trench, laying pipe, bacldill-
ing and valves, crosses and tees,
and transportation from rail road tC
works would amount to 81, 593. 34,
making a total cost of IL incl
pipe laid in the ground, complete
for $50, ,O86. "a.
AL o 1iiOl pipe " OC ldl0 Oi tfAOi
ris ave. from the IL inch pipe a
Hutchins street, west to Elmort
street, thence southeast on Elmor,
street to Idaho ave, thence south
westerly on Idaho ave-. to Altura
street, thence northwesterly on AL
turas street to Stanfield ave-, thenc,
northeast on Stanfield ave. to th
inch pipe on Elmore street, dis
tance of 10, 04O feet, at 40 cents pc
foot, amounting to So, ,618. 40
Digging trenches, laying pipe
backfilling trench, valves, crosses
tees and % fire hydrants, an
transportation from the railroad
works would amount to So. 528. 81
making total cost of inch pip
laid in the ground complete fo
So, 1857.
This would give complete cir
cult around the town, and to re
enforce the circuit would recon
mend the laying of inch pipes o
Bruneau and Jackson avenues fror
the 8 inch pipe on Elmore street I
the pipe on Alturas street. Thi
would tend to make the pressur