The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-04-20
APPOINTMENTS MADE AND CONFIRMED
Mayor Selects Well Qualified Men to Assist in
the Administration of Affairs of the CITY
of Blackfoot for Next Two Years

dmance given it's third reading, and
ordered published. This alley is on
the south side of the block recently
purchased for high school site.
The question of the granting of per
mission to the state insane asylum to
connect with the city's sewer system
was entered into by Mr.. West and
the board, the former stating that DR..
Francis Poole, superintendent of Che
institution, would appreciate some ac-
tion on the matter, so that he could
report to the asylum board at its
next meeting. Alderman Bond, after
much discussion had been indulged
in, moved that a committee of three
be appointed by the mayor, to confer
with the city attorney, and report at
the next meeting of the board of al
dermen, their findings on the subject.
The motion prevailed. The mayor ap
pointed Messrs. Peck, Bond and You
ME
Alderman Gibbs presented the nam
of E. Watson for cemetery sexton but
the mayor stated that there were sew
eral applications for this position and
tht he preferred to consider each one
more fully before making choice.
The following bills were allowed
for services rendered during the re-
cent election:
Mrs. Maud johnson, registrar. $3.50
| Mrs. Grace G.. Gibbs, registrar 34.6O
| Mrs. Maud Cherry, registrar. 81 40
Election officers-First ward.
c. T. Peck, Judge. 90
F. c. Barker, judge. e............ 500
| Mrs. Sweet, judge. ........... 500
Laura Pen, polling clerk. ..... 500
Emma Killion, polling clerk. 500
Mrs. C. Wright, distributing clerk 500
Constable 6.OU
Second ward:
T. j. Reagan, judge. 500
| w. C. Craig, Judge 500
Edith Bond, Judge. 500
Mrs. R. w Chalmers, polling clerk 500
Minnie Reagan, polling clerk. 500
Lucy Bond, distributing clerk: 500
Byrd Trego, constable. ......... 800
Third ward
R. Fleming, Judge. 800
Mrs. T. H. Christy, Judge. 500
ID polipD i,,6po & 00
Mrs. R. L. Archer, polling clerk 500
Mrs. Geo. Warren, polling clerk. 500
Mrs Nelson Sill distributing clerk 500
j. D. Kent, constable. ......... 600
Fourth ward:
S. w. Gibbs, judge. ............ 500
H. c. Dipple, Judge. 800
T. NJ. Ferguson, judge. ......... SOC
l.. O'Neal, polling clerk. ........ 800
Guy Dippel, polling clerk. ..... 500
Farley Blackburn, dist clerk. 500
Fred West, constable. .......... SOC
The matter of placing electric
lights near the city hospital and Catf
olic church was referred to the i'm.
provement committee.
A motion carried to the effect that
the street and alley committee take
up the unfinished business of the old
committee and report at the next
meeting. Aldermen Simmo-s and
Bond reported that they had estab'
lished sidewalk line on property line
the full length of the west side OF
Spruce street, and the report was &C
cepted. Alderman Peck made some
strong comments Oh the cement worl
that had been done in the street eros
sings of the city, and used terms des
criptive of the bunk that had beer
handed out that would go in pri-t al
right, but the writer has forgotter
e the exact expressions used. They
r came from Peck's big right and were
entirely apropos. Mr.. Peck's tall
was the result of discussion r~lativ
to sewer connections, inspections o.