The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-06-04
CITY DADS
DELIBERATE
The council sat from o'clock
until / Tuesday night and disposed
of the following matters;
Bonds Of Treasurer

tional Bank, Alex. YOunie and l.. M
Capps, were approved.
Loose Stock i'm Town
Edwin Watson complained about
loose stock in town and said it was
not well understood how to proceed
to get them impounded. He sale
that if critter gets into his garden
and he ties her up, he is Threatened
with prosecution for exceeding hiE
rights in tying her; If he leaves her
alone she eats up the garden while
he waits for the marshall and the
pound master to communicate his re-
port and get a man to the scene. He
had had a great deal Of trouble and
his garden was about ruined. II
was referred to the committee to ad-
wise a course of action.
State Prosecute City
A question was raised whether to
allow election officials for one day
or two, $4 or $S, excepting the con-
stables, who receive So per day. It
was conceded that they put in more
than one day but not two days, and
it was ordered that they should be
paid $4 and SO respectively.
City Attorney L. r. Thomas said
the state law provides penalty for
employing women for more than nine
hours day and the city had violated
this statute by employing women to
serve on election boards for nearly
double that time.
Those Hitching Racks
The street and alley committee
had not met nor taken action regard
ing the bad condition of the hitch
ing racks and adjacent grounds and
the vacant lots used for hitching. It
was said that on account of the rain
the conditions were So bad they had
postponed making the examinations.
Mr.. Stephens said he had ordered
dirt put in by the row of racks near
The Idaho Lumber company's. Mayor
Peck urged them to act promptly.
The Chalmers Walk
The council have been trying to
negotiate with Mrs. Chalmers to lay
the rest of her walk, and have been
unable to come to an understanding.
For Merry go Rounds
Ordinance number 1870 was enact
ed to license merry-go-rounds at FIVE
dollars a day instead of ten dollars
as heretofore.
Automatic Baseball
An ordinance was read providing
for licensing automatic baseball at
$40 per quarter.
Some Cleanup Measures
Discussion followed the matter of
letting people dump the rubbish from
their grounds into water bitches, into
the streets or alleys, piling rock,
lumber or other materials for con-
struction work in the streets, and al
lowing pipes to extend above the sur
face in the streets. The COMMITTEES
was directed to work on suitable
ordinances.
Wants q Sewer
Councilman Mowrey said his cess
pools We're filled up and he needed
sewer connections. This led to dis
cussion of creating fund by taxa
tion.
Licensing Street. Fakers
An ordinance was read providing
for licensing people, who wish to en-
gage in business on the streets, at
So day, $40 month or $40 per
quarter, excepting peanut and pop
corn stands, which shall be SIS Der
quarter.
The City Park
Four councilmen, who had visited
the city park, expressed the belief
that little was being done for the $50
a month being paid for labor, and
the Improvement committee was di-
rected to offer the v. l. s. $50 a
month to keep the park in order.
New Light Contract
Chairman Bergman, of the i'm
prpNement committee, explained a
proposition made BY the light COM
pany as follows:
Eight so candle power lamps at
$24 per year.
One hundred and fourteen 100
candle power lamps at $26 per year.
Eleven $50 candle power lamps Il
$3S per year.
Eight 400 candle power lamps al
$44 per year. II y:
The above sets carry an increase
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