The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-04-30
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
Allowing Bills and Granting Build
ing Permits.

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The city council met in regula
session Wednesday evening at th
Commercial club rooms all member
being present but T. r. Jones an
Markus Blenkle.
A report from the committee hav
ing charge of the matter Of stree
sprinkling, showed that the busines
men generally favor establishing
sprinkling district and having the cos
OF sprinkling charged against tn,
property owners instead of raisins
money by subscription as heretofore
Mr.. Farmer has been employed al
$40 month to operate the sprink,
Ter when needed and at other times
to work with his team under direc.
tion of Chief of Police Hilliard i'm,
proving the streets.
Applications were made for build
ing permits as follows:
Messrs. Boyle & Kennedy are per-
mitted to repair the building in which
The Bridge Street Barbershop is To-
Gated.
Neil F. Boyles & Company are per-
mitted to build warehouse 48x1O0
feet to be covered with corrugated
iron, on three lots near the Mackay
tracks.
Neil F. Boyle & Company are per-
mitted to build an addition to their
warehouse at the rear of the hard
ware store, 25x20, using wodd
frame and covering it with CORFU
gated iron.
Weeter Lumber company are per-
mitted to build frame carpenter
and paint shop south of their lumber
yard.
Byrd Trego is permitted to build
brick residence opposite the south
west corner of the court yard, descrip-
tion of the house and grounds to be
filed with the city clerk.
A. j. Yeaman's application to fence
a lot bordering on Stout Avenue, was
referred to the committee on streets
and alleys, as was also the applica-
tion of Jas. Duckworth for permit to
build residence and fence opposite
the southeast corner of the court
house.
r. G. Parkinson and others asked
for an arc light on Stout avenue and
the matter will be considered.
Chief Hilliard reported that some
of the ditch leading to the cemetery
is about to be laid out on new line,
and would need attention. The city
attorney and chief of police were
to look after it.
The chief of police asked for In
nti tion oh x;,,.r
and it was decided to have a rock pile
to work them on, same to be located
near the railroad tracks where theyl
could be easily watched, and where
tramps coming through could see
and judge whether to stop in town
Dr. not.
\ The matter of getting all street
,enters established and of making the
,urbs certain distance from the
,enter, SO that people could adjust
heir improvements accordingly was !
discussed, the general opinion being
hat this plan afforded the most sat
sfactory solution of the irregulari-
les that exist.
Councilman Bowen asked If the
ordinances now in effect could not be
printed in pamphlet form so that
members Of the board and others in
crested could have copies for refer ,
nee and the matter was referred
Q the printing committee to investi-
rate and report upon.
An ordinance was read, fixing the
alaries of city officials, and another
ne changing the date of the meetings (
i the council from Wednesdays to
tuesdays, were referred to commit
ees.
Mayor West announced that as it (
Vould be necessary to have an official !
aper for publishing certain legal
offices for the council, he appointed !
he Republican as such paper, and
sked that the appointment be con- s
rmed, which was done, after which '
he meeting adjourned /