The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-08-27
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

a. Caldwell News, printing 90
10 NaXton Printers, m'dse. E. 80
Total 80. a........... $5l9.88
Cemetery Fund.
IL J. w. Ross, July salary
and overtime .......S 7OOO
Il Fined Ross, labor ........ 5000
Total INTERCHANGEABLE OO
sprinkling Fund. -O'''
) F. L. Keller, July sprink-
< ing W., iI;.'''.......:;,.. .S275. 40
smith work ........ lbs
/ BoyeS Hardware Com
pany mdse. ........... Loo
Iotdl 80. .................. $277. O.
1t was voted upon motion of Ackley
that the Finance Committee be en-
powered to secure bids and to pur-
chase the winters supply of coal for
the City.
The July, 1915, reports of the fol
lowing officers were read: CITY En-
gineer, City Librarian, Street Com
missioner Sexton, Police Judge, CITY
Clerk, Superintendent of Water Works
and City Treasurer. 1t was voted up-
on motion of Ackley that the reports
be approved and ordered placed on
| file.
Bill No. 4, by the Finance Com
mittee, entitled "An Ordinance known
as Appropriation bill, appropriatine
Fsuch sums of money as deemed neces-
sary to detray all necessary expenses
and liabilities of the City of Caldwell
IDAHO, not otherwise provided for, for
the tscal year beginning on the first
Tuesday i'll May, 1915" was read the
first time.
A motion was made by Lilly, sec
onded Forbes, that the rules be sus-
pended and the reading on three sep.
arate days be dispensed with and
Bill No. 4 be read the second time by
title and the third time in full and
placed on its final passage. The roll
being called on the motion the vote
resulted:
Ayes-Ackley, Dement,, Forbes
Harrington, Hayman, Lilly: 6;
Nayes and absent-None. So the
motion prevailed.
Bill No. 4 read the second time BY
title.
Bill No. a read the third time ii
full and placed on its final passage
The question being shall bill No.
pass? The roll being called the vote
resulted:
Ayes-Ackley, Dement,, Forbes
Harrington, Hayman, Lilly; 6;
Nayes and absent-None SO Bill
No. 4 passed becoming ordinance No
259.
The petition of Benjamine Dix e
al praying that all of Section 80, BIZ
exempt from further taxation by tn,
City of Caldwell other than bono
taxes already contracted for, for thu
reason that the said Section 80 i
agriculture land and receives no pc
lice and fire protection nor any othe
benefits from the City of Caldwell
was read.
1t was voted upon motion of Hay
man, seconded Dement,, that the peti
ton be referred to the City Attorney
with instructions to draft an ordinanc
granting the request, if upon investi
cation he found that the same coult
be done legally.
In the matter of the Dearborn
street grade, Mr.. w. H. Guerin ap
peared, complaining that the grad
was unsatisfactory, in that it was to-
narrow, the street not being grade
to the curb line, and that prope
drainage was not provided.
The matter was referred to tn
Street Committee for investigated
and report.
At this time Councilman Hayma
asked to be excused for the evening
The request was granted.
Messrs. w. c. Lesley, c. M. ALE
and James Hore appeared and aske
the Council for an expression as
whether dray ordinance No. 24l opel
ated so as to shut out teamsters trot
hauling gravel under contract With
} the City Limits, without first procul
ing a license. :,
The matters was referred to til
City Attorney.
In the matter of the sidewalk AZ
joining the property OF ii. NJ. Steetl
located on Dearborn and 18th street
Mr.. II. M. Stcelte appeared and sta
ed that four years ago the City Coul
Gil had compelled him to remove
, good board walk, around said PR
. perty and had constructed AT ms G
pcnsc concrete walk, which was no
entirely worn out He thcreupo
} asked the Council to replace the wa
without expense to him, stating tn
z the walk had given way because OF /
= faulty construction.
o Bill No, S, by Hayman, entitled, :;
Ordinance regulating and controllir
Q the erection and maintenance OF bi
boards in the City of Caldwell, ldah
5 md providing a penalty for the viol
D ton thereof" was read for the hr
y time,
Q A motion was made by Ackley, sc
5 ondcd Dement,, that the rules be su
pended and the reading on three, Sc
. arate days be dispensed with and B
No. S be read the second time by. TIT
: and the third time in full and placc'
3 on its final passage. The roll BEN
3 called on the motion the vote
3 suited;
2 A,,,e AckIey Dement, FOrbt