The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-06-08
MONTHLY BILLS ALLOWED
BY CITY FATHERS
Vacancies On Law and Order, Improvement and Cemetery
Committees Made by Resignation of w. A. Beaey Filled
by Mayor. Reports of Standing COMMITTEES.

T1ha city council met in regular ses-
sion Tuesday evening and Councilmen
Watson, Simmons, Younie, Lacour,
lockwood, Bond and Peck were in at
tendance.
The minutes Of the previous regu-
lar and special meeting were read
p.nd approved
Joseph Cutler addr ssed the coun-
Gil relative to the water from the
Grove City ditch, stating th.t under
the present conditions of piping, wat
er could not be obtained for irriga-
ton. Mn. Cutler requested that scme
Grral cement b. made to give him
water.
The subject involves a question of
who is responsible for the condition.
YounNe moved that subject be refer
red to street Hmd alley committee.
Carried.
%. Buchanan stated tls-t he had
had trOable with the roof of tha Au-
ditorium leaking and filed permit
asking that he might be permitted to
put sh!ngle rotof ON the building.
w. M. Kirkpatrick entered an OBJ
lection to the condition. eli the water
from the TLDlor street ditch, the wat
er flooding Mr. KrhpatrickIs proper.
ty, and drainage from the city streets
flow into his ditch.
III Wis moved and s conded that
the city pay rs cents per yard for
! 'rt to be used for grading or ouher
purposes to be delivered Within five
blocks from pl~ce where purchased.
Councilman Rockwooh discussed
the subject of putting in 125 feet of
sidewalk i'm front of the Tom Re
property. Moved by Bond that bids
be advertised for, for the building Of
this piece ol walk, amid street cross
ings at ]. o. Morghns property, on
the north side of Alice street across
Fisher avenue, and ca Alice and Ash
street Carried.
Mayor Capps Eppoited Mr.. Younie
ON law and order committe. made
vacant by resignation CT w. A. Beak-
ley, and also appointed Mr.. Lacour
on improvement end cemetery com
mitteet
The chairman of the cemetery com
mittee reported taht conditions were
i'm good shape at the Genet ry. Rela-
tive to the Edwin Watson lots Mr..
Watson states that instead OF his
owlling two lots he owns four lots,
but the record only show that he
owns but two lots. MIR, Peck re-
Quested that some action be taken
Another subject was that people
OWNING lCtS would like to have some
one water the lots, 1lstead OF tho
owners being compelled to go to the
cemetery And water the lots
A motion prevailed th~t Edwin
Watson be given a decd for four lots,
which he has been i'm peaceable pos
session of for a number of years.
Mr.. Peck was instructed to have
the cemetery lots watereM at soc per
Single lot, 75i for two per month,
payable in adva.ce.
Mr.. Peck stated that THE C. w. &
M. would Install two nights and main
tain them providing THAT the city pay
for the electricity. Referred to i'm
provement committee.
Mr. lockwood suggested that a
p1Nue signaN Light be installed. Mr..
Douglas, local manager pf the Idaho
Consolidated Light and Power Co..
stated that a charge Of $1.00 per
munth would lbe made. Referred to
improvement committee
Mr.. Peck as member nf asylum
sewfr comm m1ttee, stated that a pro-
posal had been drafted aid wonh be
submitted to the state asylum board
Mhtter of connecting drinking foun-
tains ON Bridge street and installing
new fountain at Commercial hotel be
referred to general improvement com
mittee.