The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-02-19
The Cahber ofthe Council

The mayor and city council be congratulated upon their
awakening last week and getting to work cleaning the mud
off of the street crossings We commend them for giving en-
poymen aborer days after the work should have
been DONE We commend them for getting nearly caught up
with their foresight and not cruel should say also that
depoe their hind sight not putting two to work SO the
muddy crossings the west side could have been cleaned
at the time 1t would have been great convenience to
people living that section who wanted to get up to
school without losing their rbbe while walking cement
works put much expense for public in muddy times
We observed that after repubshed recently, section
eight the platform pledge which they elected they
employment to abore long enough have IS
ng cleaned of the depot the residence section occupied
chiefly by the wtodo and operations stopped by cold
day. Several days of mud and sloppy weather kept the
pie wondering why nothing done for that district lying west
ward from the depot the residence section occupied by people
who trying become weodo They pay the brand
of money the Others but perhaps they do not pay until
week after the others do and that might be valid
for having them wade through the mud that other week
two The things we don't understand willing wait and
watch for.
When the council get where they both their
fore sight and their hind sight, hope they will send out
inform the people why they allow the crossings lie buried
mud long all the town. and have parts of it close in
neglected longer than the indefinitely There
number of destitute families who have to be helped by
city or county, and of them wanting employment
has hope that the council would display life and
such men to 70 promptly sloppy days and clear the
ngs of mud city expense and thus establish good roads tor
pedestrians and the time keep faith with the people
garding section eight which published before the last city
election and rusngy believed they meant all street
crossings free from mud and ce"
While the mud is still mobile hope the council will make
observations if their old oentrade argument true that
t useless clean off the mud because gets right again
Granting that that true suggest that they follow
up if the aboes do also employment right
again when the day dwn and the poor not also possessed
of their appetites with each recurring day.
while the council waking and studying fundamentals
suggest that they consider the $3934 month"; which they
pay themselves for planning for the city, and how long it
would pay keep all the crossings free from
mud Don't faint gentlemen shall suggest that you
lit in that way; no. just consider what it would accomplish # it
were put to such active
After the council from their shock suppose they make
estimate of how many meals they have paid the sheriff for that
never existed and how much money they paid him in profits
meals served prisoners by the peoples hired servants and how
long that would have kept all the crossings clean had been
denied the sheriff and offered the obhuntng poor who suffer
today for necessities of charity which they earned