The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-07-13
CITY COUNCIL
RECOMMENDATION ACTED ON.
Many important Suggestions Made by
Street and Alley Committee.-Month
ly Bills AlIowed.-Lonq Session.

Street and Alley Committees m ontl,-
ly Bills AIiowed.-Long Session.
The city council convened promptly
at O'Clock Friday evening, the meet
ing having been postponed because of
the natictlal holiday falling ON Tues
dat1 tf hast week. Mayor Capps, AL
dermen Watson, L.Cour, Bond, Peck,
Simmons, lockwood and Gibbs were
present.
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The street and alley committee re.
ported ON the grading of various
streets and other work, and made the
following Recommendations
Relative to gr,ding 'cf streets back
of Joe LaCour's along old Miners
ditch. Ordered done.
The new street created from H.C.
Dippefs ccrmer north h31f block,
rrderal graded and Bridge street
fr,mt StcMt TO Fisher avl-ue,is to be
graded ,and the surplus dirt be used
to grade Fisher avenue, University
avenue two blocks between Washing
ton and Jackson and changing ditch
which lis i'm the middle of block to
south el.d. 1t was here moved by
Gibbs that the street and alley conn
mittee be instructed to get AN estim-
Ete ON the grading work necessary,
and report at the next meeting. Peck
introduced an amendment to the eff
feet that the mCti,l.l b. M de to re-
fer only t1 the two streets hast nam
ed, which carried.
At the north end of SHILLING and
University avenues, the thirty-foot
street running north from West Fran
els, which is U. IN med be graded. Or
dered that est mates be Secur ldl
Reimbursing property owners ON
Stout avenue wha paid the amount OF
fAty dollars for gr-Iding same. Nov
ed that the parties be reimbursed.
The loaning OF city property for
other than city use be discontinued.
Recommended as suggested.
The manning OF Lew streets in Dip
pei Ldd I'll m and amy either without d
nama. Referred to general Improve
memt committee, with power to act.
The collecting OF special road tax
by chief of police. Referred to city
attorney for investigation.
Creating sidewalk districts as fol
lows:
Judicial, north side from Mafn ~to
al Dag Fisher avenue from Judicial
street north. Carried.
Bridge, nrth side frem Main to
Fisher avenue. Carried.
Pacific, north side ellong Fisher tu
Stout avel.ue. Carried.
Idaho, north sid, from Main to
Stout avenue. Lost.
University, e. st side from E. Brldg
ta Alice avenue. Carried.
St5ut, east side ia'om Curt tc
Washington avenue. Lost
University, east side from Curtis to
Monroe avenue. Lost
! That culvert crcssing Meridian
street and unknowl.. street at north
east corner of w. A. Beakey's lbe
repaired. Ordered repaired.
The agreement entered into by the
nrec 4.ing council asld the Blackfcot
Water Works was read, sol that the
present COUNCIL might familiarize 1t-
self with the contents and pass judg-
ment as to whether the terms of said
agreement had been filled by sad
water company.
II Mss moved that this matter b.
referred to the city attorney and The
street and alley committee, with in
structions to report at the next meet
ing.
A. Kundert addressed the council
rratiue tt a. mistake in the street
line adjoining his property on the
west end of Bridge street. 1t was de
ciGed that the city attorney be drl-
structed to nscertain what could ,be
dcGe to remedy tie mistake and re-
port lit the next meeting.
Gibbs, as chairman ct the improve
mont committee, reported that moth
| ing had beeln done relative to placing
drink ing founH,in at Commercial no
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