The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-02-17
CITY ELEcTIoN COMING
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MED Its benefits, and the way is now
open and 1t Is the desire of citizens
and council alike to make such ex-
tensions as soon as possible, the mode
of doing 1t being to expend the $1,000
now in the sewer fund and issue
warrants for about $500 more, then
issue redemption bonds to take up
the warrants after the work is COM
pleted
There is at present some cause for
apprehension in regard to the safety
of the town from fire, due to condi-
lions that will or may be overcome
within short time, and because the
general public is not well informed In
the matter we inform them here, not
for the purpose of criticism of Off
Gals or any private concern or pri-
vate citizen on whom some of the
burden rests.
The city water plant for some time
needed charging, and year ago they
completed steps to allow them to 10
the charging that the growth of the
town seemed to demand. One of the
things needed was large we'll and
storage tank to afford water for fire
and for flushing the sewer system,
and this well is not yet completed
although work is being pushed on it.
In the meantime the sewer system
has been completed and put into use,
and water has to be drawn from the
high pressure tank to flush the sewer.
This so exhausts the storage supply
that should fire occur requiring a
large amount of water at time
when the flushing has just been done,
the work of the fire department might
be seriously hampered This matter
can only be entirely overcome by the
completion of the well and tank, or
by making connections with irriga-
ton bitches for flushing the sewer.
The fire department had to keep
it's apparatus in unsuitable places un-
til the city building was completed,
and they were not drilled to enable
them to do quick and effective work.
Since the completion of the building
a few weeks ago the weather has been
the reason for neglecting to attend
to the drills, but the company ex-
pect soon to engage in drills and to
increase their efficiency. The men,
bers serve without pay, and under
present conditions are satisfied to
render the service free, the city fur
nishing the equipment.
The matter of securing wagon
road to the cemetery on the east side
of the railroad has met with no sue
cess. An effort was made to have
the state sell lao acres of the Asylum
farm bordering the town and the
tracks, and it was expected that if
this was done the way would be open
to secure the road, but there is little
prospect of the sale being allowed.
Last summer the city purchased
land for a public park at the west
side of the fairgrounds, and it is now
the province of the city to determine
whether or not the grounds shall be
improved and if so what shall be
done and when. Our own views on
this matter are expressed editorially
on page 4, and are not part of this
article.
During the past year much has
been said about the location of the
proposed new depot, and the city
councils last action upon the sub
ject was the passage of a resolution
to vacate the crossing at Pacific street
and another two blocks above it, if
such acton would lead to construction
Of the passenger and freight depots
in those localities.
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