The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-10-03


The town council met in regular
session Tuesday evening with Mayor 4
Capps and Councilmen Peck, BondsE +
Gibbs and LaCour present.
Mayor Capps announced that Uni
versity Avenue had been opened ups
to the new plat recently opened up By
the state and known as the State Adj
dition. ,,~
Sewer Commissioner Smith reported
a number Of people who had not vet
made their sewer connections, and on
motion by Peck. seconded by Bond,
the city attorney was instructed to mo-
tify them to, make their sewer connec-
tions at once or same would be made
by the city and the expense charged
to the property.
Councilmen Peck and Bond, In be
half of the committee appointed at
the citizens meeting held some weeks
ago, to investigate the approximate
cost of putting in gravety water sys-
tenn from Wolverine Greek, If the wa
ters of that creek were obtainable for
the purpose, the amount of water m
the creek and also the cost of an ade-
quate pumping system, reported their
findings and stated they had gone as
far as they could with the duties as
signed them, without spending little
money to ascertain distance, grade
and formation pipe trench would run
through.
| This report called forth considerable
discussions as to the advisability Of con
tinuing the investigation it's costs and
other matters pertaining thereto. D.
H. Bietha1 appeared before the board
in behalf of the BlackfooA Water
Works Co., and assured the board that
the present water system could fur
nish ample water for culinary purpos-
es and also fire protection for some
years to come, but could not furnish
, water for unnecessary waste or irri2a'
ton purposes He stated that undel
the present plan of depending upon
electric power for pumping, the plan
was out of commission when the pow
er was off for any length of time,
but had plans perfected to put in g
gasoline engine for use when the elec
tric power was off, and would have
: the engine installed and ready for ir
: mergencies, in the shortest possible
: time after the board would give the
: water company some assurance of VIII
they could expect in future. Mr.. Bietl
:. an further stated that his compan.
: could give a water pressure of 10'
. pounds within minuets at any timt
after the gasoline engine planned 70
is in place, and II in the opinion O
the Council and the tax payers of
Blackfoot this was not sufficient fir
protection, the water company woul
erect a reservoir for storage water t
be used only in case Of fire. Mr..
Biethan closed his remarks by shown
some Of the advantages between tn
two water systems in question an
informed the board that If they wan
ed a water works system his con
pany stood ready to SELL. .ei s
Councilman Bond continued his r.
port and informed the Council ths
he in company with other members'1
the committee had measured the wate
in the Wolverine creek and found";
the present time over six hundred
inches of water Of the highest qualit
and according to the best informatit
obtainable, the water in this creek
] as low now as it has been in tt
| years. -
| After comment by all present. t
| committee was granted the necessa
| money to continue their inve :tigatior
| Councilman Younie in behalf Of Il
| v. l. S. ladies requested that som
| thing be done to keep cattle and hor'
off the city park SO that their labo
of beautifying the public play groul
would not be useless. This matter
already covered by the estray ordi
ance and the Chief of Police was
j structed to notify owners or put t
/ animals grazing in the park in
II stray pound.