The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-05-06

highest honor that they could bestow
|oX placing in your hands the manage
mt of the business affairs Of the city,
= I sincerely hope that you will prove
your considerations and conclusions
that it has not been a misplaced con-
fidence by giving to the city a good,
sound, progressive administration with
the least expense possible to be in
keeping with the needs of thriving
prosperous city.
As the mayor Of Blackfoot 1 will
do my best to see the right. l will try
to- be just and fair to all. 1 will keep
my ear close to the ground to try to
learn the wishes of the majority, having
lesrned it, l will act. want you to
help me. l am under no obligation to
any politician or to any interests. l
am free to do the things think to be
the right thing to do, and appeal to
you to support me.
Ihave few suggestions to offer at
this time for your consideration. They
are matters Of vital interest to the well
fare of our fair city as view them,
and matters that have given consider
able thought and trust that you will
weigh their merits carefully and act
promptly. In making the selections for
several committees I have endeavored
to divide the work as equally as possi-
BILE and select members from the diff
ferent wards. The success or failure
OF making this a satisfactory admins
tration depends very largely as to how
thoroughly each committee perform the
duties that are entrusted in their care,
and will ask that each committee be
prepared to make a report at every
regular meeting of the council so that
the entire council may know exactly
wbat>is being done.
l earnestly ask the cooperation Of
each and every member of the council
to see that so far as lays within their
power that the ordinances of the city
be either strictly adhered to, or that the
same be repealed and the officers Of
the city are hereby instructed to use
their very best efforts to see that the
laws OF the state and the City of Black.
foot be obeyed. In connection with
other duties of the city council and
other city officials, that the floating
population or ne 'er do wells have i'm
mediate and constant attention SO that
we shall not have them in our midst.
and believe the best way to handle
this proposition is by the passing of
an ordinance which shall make Il a
mlsdemeanor for people of this charac
ter to loiter or loaf within the city
limits more than certain number Of
hours, and when arrested and found
guilty Of said offense, and fined, and
they refuse to pay said fine imposed.
that they be compelled to work on the
streets under the supervision of street
commissioner who will be clothed with
the proper authority to see that said
ordinance is enforced. 1 would further
recommend the immediate passing of an
ordinance which forbids any person.
flrm or corporation from cutting or
digglng into any street or alley, without
receiving permission from the CITY en-
glneer, and then only by placing suit
able bond with the city treasurer, there
ny avoiding accidents through apparent
carelessness on the part of the citv.
would suggest that immediate ac-
tion De taken to have foot path or
SIDEWALK placed on the south side of
Idaho street across the O. s. l.. right
OF way and have the parking extended
TO Idaho street on the east side of
SAID railroad right of way.
l will make the following appo;nt.
ments of the city officials and members
OF the several committees of the citv
council which / trust you will adopt
ana that the measures will meet with
your approval
Chairman of the Council-Frank w
Bergman.
City Attorney-Lorenzo R. Thomas.
0f-Pn
night Patrolman-Wm. Drew.
sewer Commissioners. T.. Smith.
street and Alley Committee-Stevens
berryman and Mowrey.
Sewer Committee VanBramer. Rowl.
ing and Hesse.
finance Committee-Pelkey, Thomp-
son and Hesse.
improvement Committee-Berryman
van Bramer, and Stevens.
Law and Order-Mowrey, Pelkey,
thompson, and City Attorney.
Cemetery Committee = VanBramer
bowling, and Bergman.
Wlll designate the Blackfoot Optimist
as the official paper of the city.
ine above suggestions and appoint
ments OF Mayor Peck were heartily en-
dosed by the council with the exception
or the Blackfoot Optimist, to which
Councilman Thompson objected and
moved that the city printing be dealt
out to the lowest bidder, and Council
man bergman was of the same opinion,
and his motion to defer the designation
OF the official paper until the bids were
received, when the lowest bidder will
be designated, prevailed.
MISS Ethel Thompson and Mrs. R. j.
Osborn appeared before the council and
informed them what they wanted in the
way OF sidewalk improvements and were
assured that their wishes would be
respected as much as possible.