The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-06-24
THE CITY BUSINESS

VII
Tuesday evenings meeting of tn,
= city council was a lively one. Tha
, the city fathers as a body are not il
the habit of looking to any one maj
or any two or three men to carry or
the work of the council was evident
from the discussions and arguments
- that took place during the session
Whatever is best for the city is the
object they seek and no matter who
may make the suggestion if it is the
best to be found it is quickly adopted
by the council as whole and the
I matter dropped and no trace of hard
feelings left at whatever may have
been said during the discussion.
The Occupation Tax
After the reading and adoption of
the minutes of the previous meeting
!. the council took up the matter of an
occupation tax. A report was handed
In by the committee having this mat
ter in charge listing all business
houses and professional men and the
amounts they should be taxed to
, raise means Of carrying on city i'm
provements. This report started
lively discussion on certain amounts
and 1t was finally agreed that the
council meet as a committee of the
whole on Wednesday evening to dis
cuss each item separately. Council
man Bowen was appointed chairman
of the committee.
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The committee appointed last week
to inspect the scales in town reported
that they had tested all such scales |
and had found them to vary but a
little If any. 1t was stated that scales |
vary a great deal owing to the mois-
ture in the atmosphere and that the
dealers always balance their scales
just before weighing. In making the
report the committee said they had
interviewed the dealers and had
found them heartily in favor of hav-
ing weight inspector appointed.
Motion made and carried that an in
spector be appointed
The committee appointed at last
meeting to investigate appointing an
electrical inspector stated that they
had interviewed Mr.. Douglas, man
ager of the Idaho Consolidated Power (
company and he had informed them
that his company had no fault to
lind with any of the wiinrg done so
far by any other concern and that {
he would be glad to have such an I
inspector appointed Motion made |
anf carried that the council appoint l
am electrical inspector Mr.. Fl. C. T
Harvey was appointed. 1
Recess Taken .
Upon motion recess was taken by
the q uncil that the members might +
meet and listen to an educational '
talk by Harry Young, who is con- d
Meeting BlackfoOt and American Falls 4
by means of steam boat line. This t
talk was for the purpose of enlight- C
ening the business of the Grove City e
on the benefits the two terminals
and country adjacent to the river will -
receive from traffic on the river. Mr.. ~
Young entertained them for half an
hour explaining the details of the
boat and how triver transportation
has benefited other communities and q,
The advantages such transportation II
has over transportation by rail. a.
More Cement Talk n
After discussion that covered ce- =,
ment, good, bad and Indifferent; ce- y.
ment walks, both inside and out ~
cement contractors, cement layers and p.
all things pertaining thereto, and n
was taken part in by not only men, q.
)ers of the cornell but others who a,
alleged that they had seen cement ~
walks before, the council passed a w
notion to appoint an inspector to #
zee that all cement walks and cross r.
ngs were laid according to specifica-
ions. Of
An Ordinance That Didn't Fit o
The ordinance authorizing a ce- ot
nent walk on Taylor street in front M
# Mr. Kelley's residence called for Il,
n 8 #. walk. Through mistake in nf
he survey the walk was ten feet at m
ne end and eight feet at the other. NC
he matter not being adjusted before
he walk was laid two feet was added hs
t the narrow end making the walk ur
he same throughout and causing an nj
dditiOnal expense Of $65. While the In
1alk Is ten feet wide the ordinance II
alls for an eight foot walk and co
omebody must stand for the addi- m
ional expense. The question as to gi
) to stand the additional expense ev
'as referred to the law and order
Ommittee. an
New Improvement District ce
gr
A petition from residents on Alice he
treet praying for an improvement We
istrict the same was ordered grant
d and the city attorney ordered to its
raw up an ordinance providing for ly
he construction of a cement side m,
'alks on both sides of Alice street m,
'om the Asylum grounds to the in De
ersection Of East Main street. VIZ
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