The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-05-20
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Monday, May 16, 1910. Council
meat in regular session pursuant to
adjournment with Mayor GOwen pre-
siding and Councilmen Clark, Devers
Farrar, Gartin, Harris, Paynter
present; Shorb, Clerk.
The time coming regularly for the
opening of the bids for Paving Bonds
the same were opened and a motion
was made by Clark that the bid of c.
H. Coffin be accepted provided he
furnish a certified check to per cent
of amount of bid. The bid of c. H.
Coffin was as follows:
For $26,059,7S of Bonds of your
City, to be sold May 10th, as de-
scribed in statement sent to us, said
bonds to be dated July |, 1910, due
July |, 1929, optional after July l,
1919, bearing interest at the rate of
per cent per anuum five per cent per
annum) payable semi-annually, bonds
and coupons payable at any bank in
New York you may designate, and
said bonds together with all such cop
les of proceedings and certificates as
are necessary to evidence their legal
ity to the satisfaction of our attorney
to be delivered to us, at THE CONT
MENTAL NATIONAL BANK, Chi
cago, we will pay $26,101.0O.".
The roll being called on the motion
the vote resulted:
Ayes-Clark, Devers Farrar Gar
tin, Harris, Paynter-6.
Nays and ABSENT.
So the motion prevailed.
p. e. Engle appearded and asked
that permission be granted to erect a
temporary shed 16X100 feet to be
used as a barn. and for the storing of
material until he could erect more
permanent building. No action was
taken.
B. NJ. Holt appeared and stated
that the city had him charged with
$21.30 for water for the month of
February, 1910. which charge he felt
was unreasonable and unjust and
that he did not use the water, and
ask ed that he be given a rebate on the
same. A motion was made by Clark
that he be related to a charge of $40
for the month of February and that
the City fix the charge at $40 for
that month. The roll being called on
the motion, the vote resulted:
Ayes Clark, Devers, Farrar, Gar
Paynter-4.
Nays Farrar. Harris.
SO the motion prevailed.
u. d. Campbell appeared and stated
that the City had a charge against the
Western National Bank in the sum Of
$27.75 for water for the month of
January, 1910, which it felt was too
large and asked that rebate be
granted it. \ motion was made by
Deyers that the Clerk be instructed
to cut the charge against the Western
National Bank for the month of Jan
uary, 1910, to $40. The roll being
called on the motion, the vote result
ed
Ayes-Clark. Devers, Gartin, Payn-
teri.
Nays-Farrar. Harris.
So the motion prevailed.
C. w. Froman appeared asking for
a rebate on his water bill claiming
that his meter ran too fast. A mo-
ton was made by Harris that the
City Clerk rebate Mr.. Froman in the
sum of $685. on his water rentals
and that his account be credited that
much. The roll beng called on the
motion, the vote resulted:
Ayes-Clark, Devers, Farrar. Gar
tin. Harris, Paynter-6.
Nays and absent
So the motion prevailed.
The City Clerk was asked 10 pre-
sent at the next meeting of the City
Council the names of all persons in
arrears for water rentals with the
amount of their arrearages.
]. H. Thomas appeared and asked
that the City grant him temporary
pern1itsfor the erection of a small
building TO store cement and tools
while building the Thomas Block. A
motion was made by Harris that the
permit be granted. The roll being
called on the motion, the vote re-
suited:
Ayes-Clark. Gartin, Harris-3.
Nays-Devers. Farrar, Paynter-3.
Petition of E. L. Johnston, ct al,
praying that the City Council form
4 lataraI saver district in the said