The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-06-21

cept the brush and roots which were
dumped In the road north of the Asy
lum and left there until the road
overseer demanded their removal
when the brush was burned.
Mr., Trego demanded to know why
the city had done the work belong
ing to the property owner--that OF
getting everything in readiness to lay
the walk.
Mayor Caps replied that as it was
on an easement there was question
whether Mrs. Killingsworth could be
made to do it, and as the trees were
partly cut down he thought best to
finish it, thus only making some rea-
sonable concessions where there was
doubt.
The discussion resolved itself into
a running debate and Mr.. Trego ask
ed who authorized the cutting of any
trees in the beginning, Miss Killings
worth as agent for her mother had
not raised this question of legality.
but only wanted to find somebody
willing to do the work. Why did
not the bills go to her for payment
instead of to the city?
The Mayor said he had already
answered that-that it was an ease
ment-that the trees stood in the
street and not on her lots.
Mr.. Trego replied that Mrs. Wood
in had a similar row of trees on an
easement and pavement was
put in their place and she paid all
expenses. That Mr.. Gagon, Mr. Grim
aud, Mr.. Batway, and many others
down Shilling Avenue had the same
obstacle and each of them had borne
the whole burden of removal of tim
Der, but in this other case The Rep
ublican had stated that the city had
paid some of the bills, and now it
appears that the city has paid for
everything except for hauling the
trees away, and this work the mayor
donated, although he has the wood
in his possession.
Mayor Capps replied that there are
cases where the city had paid for re-
moval of obstacles in the alleys and
in one case they had tried to have
a large tree removed from the street
and could not get it done. He ex-
planned that it was the big tree at
the eastern corner of Willet, Trego's
former home, and being unable to
get it removed for the timber there
was in it, the city had left it in the
street now for some two or three
years.
Mr.. Trego said that had no bear
ing on this other case and did not
Justify the city in assuming the bills
Of an individual and especially when
the individual was not resisting pay
ment or resisting the removal of the
trees. He had made statements in
The Republican rejecting discredit
IN the way the council handled that
business. and he could draw nothing
out of them to clear up the reflection.
The discussion had lasted about
half an hour and Mayor Caps said
here was little use in thrashing the
matter over any longer as the chief
actors disagreed on question of law
Ind policy, question of what to do
n an emergency to save the city
greater embarrassment.
Councilman Bond rose to say that
t was a pretty severe arrangement,
Ind that he doubted whether the
council had given the attention to the
natter that it deserved when the
when work was being done.
Peck said that bills
ought to be made out so they would
show in detail just what they were
or, and as a member of the finance
he had found difficulty in
leciding what to do with bills of this
Kind that were simply o. KID and
passed in and many of them at a
ate hour. He thought they would
lave to insist on bills made in better
'orm and being filed as early as the
saturday before the first meeting of |
zach month.
The meeting adjourned at quart
r after eleven.