The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-10-28

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and Have Registered Protest
Against Settling With the Contract
ors for Works.
The sewers constructed by the Cald
we'll Heating & Plumbing Co. in sew
er district No 4, have provoked the
property owners and taxpayers in that
Improvement district to protest
against the city accepting the work or
paying for the same 1t is stated by
the property owners that the cost is
excessive; that the sewer is not prop
erly constructed and is useless to a
great many of the people whose prop
erty in assessed for the cost of the
work; that the proceedings prior to
letting the contract were illegal as the
law was not complied with in several
instances; and that the sewer is mad
equate and the cost disproportionate
to the value. The city council has APP
pointed Monday evening. October 81,
as the time when the protests of the
property owners will be heard and
final action in the premises taken.
In order that our readers may have
thorough knowledge of the contro-
versy we will give in brief the history
of Sewer District No. 4, This sewer
district is described as follows:
Beginning at he intersections of
Denver street and 18th Ave, North,
running thence southeasterly along
Denver street to its intersection with
18th Ave. North, thence southewsterly
along said 14th avenue north, to its
intersection with Chicago street,
thence southeasterly along Chicago
street to its intersection with 18th
avenue north, thence southwesterly
along said 18th avenue north, to its
intersection with Belmont street,
thence northwesterly along said Bel
mont street to its intersection with
l4th avenue north, thence southwest
erly along said 14th avenue north, to
its intersection with the alley be-
tween Albany street and the Oregon
Short Lien right of way, thence north
westerly along said alley to its in
tersection with 18th avenue north,
thence northwesterly along said 18th
avenue north, to the place of begin
ming above described
1 Ia-.,s-,. 81 kta yy,Aapcarf,nV1
of 18th avenue and Denver street and
running thence northwesterly along
Denver street to its intersection with
9TH avenue north, thence northeaster-
ly alog 9TH avenue north, to its inter,
section with Freeport street, theme"
southeasterly along Freeport street to
Its intersection with 18th avenue north
and thence southwesterfy along 18th
avenue north, to the place of begin
ming above described Being all or
blocks numbered Sc, So, and 90 of
Foot addition, a. IS. 90, 81, 81, So,
1O4, Sc, and As of the Original Town
site. Also blocks numbered AZ, 48,
40, so, 81, So and 81 of the Original
Townsite, So, 81 Boone addition; 70
of Devers' addition, and the Dement,
block All in the city of Caldwell,
Idaho.
The following sewer committee was
appointed to have in charge all mat
tiers relating to the building and con-
struction fthis sewer system: R.
Farrar, I. N Paynter, andSJ G. Gar
tin. The committee organized by
electing Mr.. Farrar chairman and c.
J, Shorb clerk.
The committee advertised for bids
for the construction of this work. On
July 3Oth the bids were opened and
found to be as follows:
2 Caldwell Heating & Plumb
ing Co. ................ 9,S0Z
J. H. Forbes & Co.-.-..s..,.. l0,24C
, A. S. Whiteway ...,......... lo,54U
The contract was awarded the Cald-
we'll Heating & Plumbing Co, as in
6 the judgment of the committee their
r bid was the lowest and best. This
company has siace constructed tht
sewer according to the plans and snec
# i6cations of the city engineer, so they
( claim. The property owners of til,
district have filed protests in the of
fee of the city clerk. Messrs Rice
:, Thompson & Buckner and Smith
h Scatterday represent the following
property owners, who have protest
ed:
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