Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-07-29
COUNCIL HOLD I'M
PORTANT SESSIONS
Beard Decides to Furnish Free Ser.
vice Connections to
Water Takers.

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present made complete report Of
the satisfactory progress made on
the construction work of laying the
pipe and also OF keeping within the
estimate with goodly margin.
At this meeting the Board ordered
the construction OF contractors
shed at the we'll site and the con-
tract for building the same was award
ed to John Hayes for the price Of
$500. The purchasing OF the lum-
ber bill for same was left In the
hands of councilman Gaines who
procured 1t from j. w. Caldwell.
1t was ordered by the Board that
the concrete foundations for the tank
be put in by force account under the
supervision of the Village Engineer.
Mr.. Blake was authorized to purchase
and procure all necessary material
and proceed with the work at once.
The matter OF the petition filed
with the Board at their meeting July
18th was called to the attention OF
the Board by "A taxpayer"(?). 1t
had been decided to take 1t up at a
full Board meeting. Mr.. Austin stat
ed that he was satisfied with the
action of hte Board In regard to ad-
opting the present well site and that
he was not sorry for what he had
done nor was he ashamed OF the
stand he had taken and so far as he
was concerned he would not take
any steps to reconsider the action
taken on the we'll site. Mr.. Gaines
also stated that SO long as the mat
ter was settled and the work was
progressing satisfactorily there was
nothing to do but go on. The PEE
tition was referred back to the files
OF the clerk.
Bids for pumping machinery were
received and 1t was decided by the
Board to have the engineer look the
bids over and make his recommends
tions to the Board at an adjourned
meeting the following evening In all
nine bids were received but only
five appeared In regular form and en-
titled to consideration by the Board.
The bids ranged in price from ST.
10000 to $4,43600 for a complete
set of pumping machinery and pow
er appliances.
Perhaps the most important act OF
the Board was their decision to put
In all service connections to the
property line free of charge to the
consumer where water Is immediate
ly taken from the system. Where
water is not taken at once the SER
vice connections will be put In by
the Village when desired, but the
consumer must make deposit with
the village of an amount equal to the
cost of such connection which amount
will be refunded to the consumer as
soon as he takes water from the sys-
TEN. The cost Of service connection
Is estimated at about 1880 and will
mean good deal to the consumer
and will no doubt encourage takers OF
water.
1t was also decided by the Board
to call for bids for 1900 feet Of fire
hose and the necessary appliances to
equip the department with necessary
appliances to successfully fight fires.
At the adjourned meeting Friday
evening, July 2Sth. members Ticknor,
Austin and Gaines were present.
Engineer Blake reported that only
one bid on pumping machinery was
In accordance with specifications sent
out, that of Chas. c. Moore & Co.
for $3274.00 He also reported that
the pump In particular which this
company offered In their bid was su
perior to other pumps offered under
the lower bids. The Board unani-
mously awarded the contract 10
Chas. C. Moore & Co. and Mr.. Blake
was authorized to order the same at
once.
The Board authorized an extension
of pipe line from the end of The
present plan Of pipe line atPurtill AW
nue. and out on Galloway Street to
the Mrs. M. E. Hill residence now
occupied by Bill Galloway. It was
thought that this extension would
take in a goodly number of tax pay
ers as well as takers of water who
were entitled to recognition. Mr..
Blake was authorized to order the
necessary additional pipe connections
to make this extension.
The controversy on the Engin-
eers contract again came up and the
Board agreed that attorney Harvey no
doubt was correct In technical con-
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