Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-02-17
CONTINUED AGAIN
TO NEXT MONDAY
TWO WATER FRANCHISE ORDI-
NANCEs NOW BEFORE THE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Tuesday Nights Session short One
But win Prove Most Beneficial in
Its ResuIts-Continued TO Next
Monday

The continued meeting of the board
of trustees was held in the CONNER
cial Club rooms last Tuesday evening,
and all members We're present with
Chairman Whitson presiding
City Attorney owen explained to
the board his findings in regard TO
the street openings in what is known
as the Garrett addition. He stated
that he had found that the land was
designated as acreage tracts, but with
exceptions In some instances, and that
the best authority obtainable held
that on ground once plated there
was no authority to revoke the power
of the city TO open streets. mo- matt
ter what time had elapsed between
the filing Of the plat and the act OF
opening such thoroughfares. The
Attorney stated that the property was
only valuable for lots and he was ask
ed by the Chairman of the board to
confer with the owners or agent of
the land and ascertain their attitued
before action was taken
Mr. owen also reported that upon
investigation, he had found that the
Village could not legally pay rent for
offices in the Library building The
ladies of the Library board formerly
owned the lots whore the building
now stands but Mr. Carnegie refused
to donate the Sc 1000 for the building
until the lots had been decided to the
village This was done and the liz
brary and grounds are now the eX-
elusive property Of the Village of
Mountain Home, and. while Mr.. Car
negie gave ready consent to the board
to rent offices in the building, the law
will not allow the Village to pay rent
for the use OF It's own property.
Trustee Stanfield thereupon with
drew his petition requesting the re-
moval of the meeting place 10 the
Library building. but said that he was
still desirons of "a change Of quarters.
Chairman Whitson stated that he
would see the Officers OF the CONNER
cial Club and notify them that on
meeting night Of the trustees the
rooms must be vacated by all other
purposes and given over exclusively TO
the work of the board.
This. however, did not seem TO
meet with the approval of Mr.. Stan
field who said that he was in favor
of moving somewhere else and
thought suitable place could be
found.
The matter Of reducing the fire
limits wherein fire-proof structures
only may be erected, was talked over
and 10 seemed to be the general opin-
ion that an ordinance establishing a
business district. to include blocks l.,
9. g. A, 6, z, 8. 9. 10 and IL, within
the fire limits Of which all buildings
must be constructed of fire-proof ma
terial, would be most acceptabel. This
would not interfere with the present
fire zone. but would leave the remain
ing blocks. which are mostly In the
nature of residence property, under
less strict regulation regarding ma
ture of building material used IN
construction
1T was learned that Mr. Turner,
who holds he cemetery property as
trustee. wishes TO deed the property
over to the village. and Attorney
Owens was instructed to prepare the
necessary papers.
Judge HOWE appeared before the
trustees. at the request of the Library
board. and explained the mode of
procedure followed by the Library
board IN the expenditure Of its rev
enues II developed later that this
, was done IN connection with
claim for moneys which the ladies
; are trying (unsucessfully thus far) to
convince the trustees that the village
, still owes the board. No action was
taken in the matter.
Ordinances asking for waterman
chises to furnish water to the Village
of Mountain Home. We're read by the
clerk and, on motion of Stanfield,
niacod on file for further consider
alton.
One was from the Commonwealth
+ Power & Water Company, a corpora
! tion of Spokane. Washington, and the
u other from Mr. Toby Of this city
The meeting was continued TO next
Monday night
AS a matter of news and that the
! people may the better become conyer'
SAINT with the matter. we Will publish
/, the ordinance I'm fun next week,