The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-03-19
MEETING OF THE CITY council
Council Tries to Reduce Official Salaries but
Failed. Friction About Bridge and Trickery
Charged Petty Troubles Multiplying

| iCOuncilmen Younie and O'Neal.
Prof. Vincent was present with class
of his school boys who wanted to
study city business and civil govern
ment.
The street and alley committee
asked for more time to suggest a
plan of action for the proper location
of West Bridge street.
School Board Says No
The improvement committee re-
ported that they could make no ar
rangements with the school board for
ground for fire station on the school
grounds, and they recommended buy
Il ing ground and erecting a building
20 40 feet in side at cost estimat-
ed at $3.50. The matter was left in
the hands of the committee.
Back to the Cemetery
The sexton has moved back to the
cemetery and the cemetery committee
| is looking for bidders to sink an
eight-inch we'll 100 feet deep and
case it.
Bancho's Cost Appears
The street and alley committee re-
ported upon the Kirkpatrick ditch.
The property owners along the ditch
have been changing section of the
ditch and getting it in bad condition.
The matter was left in the hands of
the committee
Bigger BanchO BObs up
A communication was received
from Belo Ball and F. M. Taylor on
behalf of the West Side Ditch COM
pany, notifying the city to rebuild
the bridge by Taylor's place
by April 10, making the bridge longer
and capable of carrying the water
without choking it and overflowing
the ditch banks. It was left with
the street and alley committee.
Official Trickery Charged
In discussing the matter Council
man Bond said it was an ill-advised
piece of work when the bridge was
put in; that it was not where the
road ought to be and not where it
would eventually be located. That it
was on private property and at
turn in the road where accidents are
likely to happen; that the view is cut
off so that collisions are liable to
occur and the big Alexander sign on
the fence adds to the danger by OBJ
structing the view and only few
days ago James Hull had been in
trouble with an auto there because
neither of them had seen the other.
He added that the mayor had in his
opinion taken some undue advantage
when the bridge was put in by having
it done under protest; that he be-
lieved the prosecuting attorney was
out of town and the sheriff too, or
papers would have been served to
stop the work; that it was rushed
in at cost of some three hundred
dollars and there was a protest from
the time work commenced and 1t had
been a source of trouble and expense
and danger ever since.
Pressed by Circumstances
Mayor West replied that when the
bridge was put in It was irrigating
time and the ditch company were
not willing to have the water shut
off long enough to build cement
arch and give it time to dry and hard
en-, and they put in the double gal
vanized iron tubes and cemented
them and rushed it through so the
water could be turned in again with
out delay. AS to rushing it through
when the officers were out of town
he made no explanation or denial.
A Sewer Cost Rises
There was communication from
H. G. Dippel reminding the council
that they had built the main line of
the sewer across some of his prop
erty west Of town without his per-
mission and that he would proceed
against them If they did not settle
with him. It was referred to the
street and alley committee.
Appointing Election Officers
Appointing election clerks and
judges will be attended to at the
meeting the first Tuesday in April.
Each ward through it's councilmen
will nominate three judges, three
clerks and constable.
| Governor Did It
The fractional lot on North Uni
versity street said to have been over
looked and left in the ownership OF
the state was found to have been
dedicated at street under Governor
Hawley's administration.
Reducing the Salaries
| Councilman Bond proposed fixing
the salaries for the next administra.