Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-06
COUNCIL TAKES ACTION
REGARDING SIDE WALKS
Designate Streets on Which New Walks are to
b. Laid--Wnl Put in a Number Of Cross
alkS--Statement from the Mayor.

At j meeting Of the city council
Thursday night of last week, tho
street committee submitted the fol-
lowing report on sidewalks, which
WAS adopted
To the Mayor aud Conncil: We your
street committees respectfully submit to
you the following report on street and
sidewalk improvements;
Upon investigation va find that there
is very little demand for bonds 1T this
At thia time. and II sidewalk districts
are organized Id ths city and bonds
issued against the property In the 70.
speCtite dlatnoIs II IL very questionable
u the bonds cunld be disposed of At
this time or In time ~ complete the
sidewalks this season and u such bonds
we're accepted hy the contractor. who
did thn work. instead Of tbs cash II IA
very probable that che bids for the
work would be considerable higher
than cash bids would be Ia order 20 or
Sot tho discount they might have 10
allow for the honda. For thla reason
We donbt the Rdviaablllty of organising
sidewalk districts 1t this time and
think lt best so postpone same untll
financial conditions are considerably
improved. Under present conditions
we btlisve Il would be cheaper for
property owners 10 construct their own
sidewalks. even II they have 70 borrow
the money 20 do IL. We advise that
the sidewalk work already commenced
be- continued Ia tbs most needed placca,
and that number ~ street crossings
be- mlde by the city IN order 10 connect
mp the sidewalks alrUMdy constructed
and tp be constructed nnder thia rec-
ommendation. the Aaid sidewalks 20 be-
constructed by or at the expense Of the
owners of the property aud the Gross-
inga ~ the expense " the city. and we
have eslsoted the following placaa for
such work.
SIDEWALKS
On the north side 81 Wamhingt t0u
street where not now laid la concrets
from sth strest to tth street. North
ilth street, east eide from Brennan a
Davis property north 10 Clay street,
On Lincoln street ia front Oi The Pres
hyterian church. West side Of sth
street from Lincoln TO Clay. On north
side If Lincoln street. whore not now
laid Ia concrete from sth 20 9th. On
east side OF 9th street from Washington
70 the high school grounds. On wesI
side pf Hth street where not now laid Ia
concrete from Washington 10 jefferson.
on t be aast side Of south llth street
frou Washington % jefferson.
cRossIaas
Eight Feet On Washington 1t this
crosaing Of 9th. 9th. 7th and sth SIS
Five Feet 9th and 9th streets where
they cross Washington street, two ai
llndoln and sth. One 81 Lincoln and
/ 1th gutter. one At Lincoln and 9Th
two ~ Lincoln and 9th. one ~ Lincoln
and iith tguttsr1. one II sth and JsH
ernon, one at 9th aud jefferson and on'
on akh II Catholic church.
All of said sidewalks and crossing
10 81 concrete and constructed accord
ing % plans and specifications.
We also recommend that nii othe
property owners of tbs city who fse
that they can afford - construct con
creae sidewalks this year make an ef
fort 20 do 20 - We feel 10 would b
better tor all persona eDnesrned Tor th
eity 70 bs properly slAewalksd sith0u
the expense Of sidewalk districts b
msAns Of bonds OF which intsrcs
would have % be- paid for q number q
years.
Mayor Cough submitted > CON
munication TO the council FegaFdia
tho financial statement and estimaI
Of expenditures for The current III
cal year The suggestions mad
therein were accepted by the e0uf
ell. The mayors communicate
is as follows:
Gantlemsn of the city Council:
submit 70 you the following 81
geKlions with references 10 tlnAnell
statement aud sstimAts Of sxpsnd
turss for Our present fiscal year:
nj II. In ny judgment the sstlma
I Of expenditures for our vashrwoI
syasem should he at least es.b0O.
i absolutely necessary that s0u
means Of eisAiiying the water "a
ln the systsm be provided beia
u a prll ist Of next year. otherwise {
system will have - - closed duFl
tie high water next spring. A )
~ ws are not fully advised as 20 I
% nj Ature of the improvements reqnir
III. s a. 49,