The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-06-25
CITY COUNCIL MEETING

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cdEhe city council held a meeting on
bratfay afternoon it being the first
Of Es Atwo weeks.
ming on sIications of G. F. Molden
tof pleasurABrown for permits to lay
cransportatfoalks on the north side
Of hSnohomisffH lots came up for
discussl arrangemare being differ
ence of c. The dayto where the line
should be lose Snohaa matter was laid
over, and the ttgdAngineer was in
,structed to surve.p ta3nd report his
bindings at the ne. iral tNjng.
IfThe protests agaiiy WING to lay
cement sidewalks on NmirniKer end
| of Shilling avenue w,fYotb or N,ered,
lana the board decided la ard
lfheni.s nf snaaa. snaaa.
( ftotests of several indivA.rss s.as
lagainst having to lay cement side
walks dong the south side of Bridge
street weln considered and it was de-
cided to disregard them.
Three applications were made for
the position of sexton for the ceme-
terry, and the application of w. W..
Priestly was accepted at fifty dollars
a month
An order was made to have a clean
up day next Tuesday and another one
on Friday Councilman Curtis sug-
gested securing the use of an old
moving machine to NOW all weeds
and grass iii streets, but the sugges-
ton got LOST by something else being
brought np1 and no action was taken
concerning the mower.
1t appearing that certain old build
ings In town that are vacant and not
properly CARED for have become
nuisance and are ia menace to public
health and the safety of the neigh
bors In regard to fire, 1t was decided
to condemn and remove them.
The offer of DR.. Patrie to act as
city health officeri without pay was ac-
ceptfd. ~
Byrd Trego appeared before the
BOARD to ask that an appropriation be
mdtde to aid the Commercial club in
defraying the expenses of the Dia-
mdnd Jubilee, and asked that they
what they thought they
" ERE warranted in doing as business
venture, to advertise the resources
and beauties of the community
through the observations of the pe0-
pie who attend and go away talking
of 1t afterwards. That the club was
not asking for money to entertain the
crowds simply for entertainment
sake, but with view Of impressing
them with things that would result
in their coming back to make invest
ments and to develop property here.
Councilman Blenkle supported the
matter and moved that the amount he
fixed at $25O.00. After some discus
sion of the matter the motion carried
unanimously.
Mr.. Trego acting for c. e. Kinney
asked that the granting of privileges
for the Diamond Jubilee be turned
over to him as the commissioner of
the Commercial club and that all
moneys collected for such privileges
be retained by the Commercial club
for use in defraying celebration ex-
penses and this was granted.
To Restrict Firecrackers
1t was ordered that steps be taken
to restrict the use of all kinds of ex-
plosives to certain districts, prohibit
ing them on business streets, on the
line of the parade and about wherever
may be placed during the
Automobile men have
declined to take part in the parade
III bring their machines to the town
llhless they are given absolute pro-
,elEtion from the danger of igniting
hair gasoline tanks by firecrackers
ind other explosives.
%It was ordered that the chief of
3olife should take the graders off
il ceSnnetery work and grade some Of
on the east side Of Main,
rom Montgomery's corner above the
iepot down toward the court house.