The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-10-21

The city council held . regular ses-
sion last Tuesday night with all but two
members present, the absentees being
Councilmen Thompson and Van Bramer
The latter has left town and the clerk
was instructed to ask for his resigns-
tion. :.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Peck, and the minutes Of the pre-
vious regular and adjourned meetings
were read and approved.
At the adjourned meeting Mangant
4 Sons Of Rigby were awarded the con,
tract for the construction Of about 045O
feet Of cement street crossings in the
city. Their bid was 20A cents per
square foot. E. J. Benson = bid was
81 cents, and William J. Whites was
10 cents. Although the latter bid was
the lowest the council did not consider it
the cheapest on account Of no provision
being made for the fills and excavations
which would cost the city more than the
other bidders wanted.
The request Of the council that the
ladies of the Village Improvement soci-
ETY. vacate their present .q6af$ers in the
city hall in order to make room tor .
boudoir for Fire Chief Groseclose, met
with considerable opposition. Attorney
Lee and Ex-mayor West were present
in person ON behalf Of the ladies and
both made impressive arguments why
they should not be disturbed in the
quarters they have occupied since the
city hall was built. Mr.. Lee recounted
the many valuable deeds Of the V. l. 8.
ladies fss. the -upbuilding md 'improve.
ment of the city and hoped The council
could provide some means that would
enable them to accommodate their fire
chief and not disc0mmode or ineonveni-
|ence the ladies who have been such great
benefactors Of the city. Mr.. West fol-
lowed in the same friendly spirit for
the ladies and showed that they had at
divers times raised funds for the city
amounting to $6O75 and thought they
should not at this time be molested.
He showed the council that with very
little expense the basement could be
fitted up for a tool house, and the pres
ent tool house transformed into bou-
doir for the FIRE chief.
Mayor Peck also took the door in be-
half Of the ladies and stated that they
had contributed the cost Of the build
ing Of the city hall less one thousand
dollars and insisted that they had a
right to their present quarters and more
too, il they desired 1t. He suggested
that the jail in the basement, which has
long been idle and is. destined never to
be Of any benefit as Jail, be used % Z
tool house and the present tool house
made pleasant. and comfortable tor III
fire chief, who ID very agreeable and
desirous Of any arrangement thet viii
be- for the ladies' benefit. This sugges
ttion Of the mayor g could be acted upon
with nominal expense, and Councilman
Bond was requested to perform the
ladies, fire chief and city.
E. & G. Bills were granted building
permit.
Francis j. Riley, civil engineer from
Idaho Falls, was present at the meeting
lwith.plan and specifications for an oil
lighting system for the city to cost
$33,500 and stated that it will be az
adequate system for all purposes, back
ed by 100000 600 company. The elec
tricity Of this plant is to be generated
by an oil engine with twelve-ton fly
wheel, which will produce power at tn.
rate of 80 cents per hour. The annua
expense of operating this plant wal
was postponed until after the report o1
the committee now prospecting for ;
power site on the Blackfoot river il
made, when he and an expert man from
the factory will be given q hearing
at an adjourned meeting to be called a
Mr.. Riley pleasure.
| It was reported that the municipa
skating pond in the Fair grounds wa
about completed.