The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-06-07
Petty Grating in City Council
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at favors being shown where the.
had not been asked, and casual in
quiry made by this office led init
greater mystery about it, SO we give
the public the history of the trees ant
roots as we discovered things con
nected with them.
Mrs. Killingsworth who lives In
Salt Lake City, asked her daughter
Miss Nina Killingsworth, proprietor
and manager of the Blackfoot hospit.
al, to attend to the business relative
to getting her pavement laid. Some
mammoth trees were in the way and
for some time Miss Killingsworth
found no way to get them removed
80 that the cement contractor could
lay the walk. The ordinary laborer
could not handle the timber, and fin
ally Mayor Capps went to her with
an offer to do the work and take the
timber for his pay. The next thing
that came to her attention in the mat
ter was notice from the cement con-
tractor to get the roots grubbed out
SO he could lay that pavement. Miss
killingsworth was angry, and she
rang the mayor and gave him a going
over. He promised to attend to it
right away, and later in the day when
she went over to the house a man
was digging out the roots, and stated
that he was working for the city. The
timber had been removed but masses
of roots remained higher than the
pavement was to be.
We have information that George
Shut worked on the job, also W. L.
Baldwin, and Gerald Sessions. Bald
wins bill filed April 80, for 1925,
is itemized Loading dirt" Gerald
Sessions bill filed April 10 for IS, is
for two days work, April 16 and II,
but does not show where he worked.
Both men are said to have worked at
removing these roots in question, but
we are not advised as to how long
they worked at it.
Another man named George Wilson
had bill allowed for 1925, and he
made a statement that he worked one
day digging these roots and the gen.
tleman who made out his voucher for
him made 1t read, Loading dirt by
Mrs. Lulu Smiths" He said that
another man whose name he did not
know, had worked at the root dig
cling at the same time he did. The
1926 paid for two and a half days.
work, but we are not advised as to
where the rest of the work was done,
Wagons were being loaded by city la
borers at Mrs Smiths at about this
time.
Some members of the council are
aware that Mayor Capps received the
timber, and they know that city la
oorers finished the work and received
city money for it, yet they let the
natter rest in peace. Just what are
heir reasons for keeping still we
cave for the citizens to find out.
Certain It is that Miss Killings
worth did not ask the city for chart
y in the matter She considered that
he paid for the job and the whole
If 1t when she let the timber go.
'ome of it is piled by the mayors
table and the greater part of it,
bout two dozen logs, are piled up at
he rear of the mayors two-story
ouse on north University street.
Either Mrs. Killingsworth owes
he city some part of this $33.75 or
lse Mayor Caps owed some part of
to these laborers and permitted the
ity to pay it.
On the part of the councilmen there
either undue generosity to an in
ividual who has not asked for any
hing, or they are slack in the per-
)rmance of duty or they have rea-
'ns of their own for allowing favor
} colleague in office. Ii
Street crossings were recommended {
the L. ID. S. church, at south cor {
or of high school building, at south '
de of Soma on Shilling and one at c
urtis street on the south side, "
Councilman Peck reported 1927 l.
lid In to the sexton by individuals c
ssiring service seeding and sprink- .
ne lots. He said there have been a
me complaints about the way the
DIRK is done, and that prompt in
'stigation of number of complaints O
I'd shown Misrepresentation on the l
lrt of compliments. The sexton Il
VS. he is willing to do all he can +
Ill to do evorvthinr tho ooror,;++o, m