The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-12-05
MOTOR SPRINKLING
BEFORE THE COUNCIL
fred c. Spencer Has Plan to
MOdernize the Work
WOULD GET LONG TINE CONTRACT
FROM THE CITY.
Matter is Referred to the Street Com
mittee- Several Matters of Interest
Are attended 10.

Are attended TO.
The council at slow session last
night, from which Mayor E. NJ Sweet
ey was absent on account of an at
tack of tonsilitis referred a tentative
proposition from Fred c. Spencer to
purchase a truck power sprinkler;
heard a report from r. B. King, man
ager of the power company with refer
ence to the new lighting system and
ordered in two new lights that had
been requested by the people, order
ed the settlement of the w. +. Speer
claim for water overflow: instructed
the city attorney to offer to settle the
claim of Mrs. G. S. Green for $400;
rented the present offices for another
year at an increased rental of ten dol
lars a month; passed the sewer con-
Meeting ordinance and allowed the US
ual bills
The Spencer proposition involves the
entering into a contract for several
years, or for time enough to justify the
investment in the motor truck Mr.
| Spencer said that this system would
save wear on hydrants, as he would
carry three times as much water as
the dirt streets all watered by 4
o'clock in the morning. after which
he could put another shift on, clean
up the paved streets and then devote
the rest of the day to the bad places in
the streets. He said that he could get
an outfit now for $4,000, which ordi-
narily would cost $4,000, and if the
city wanted to buy one instead of hav-
ing him get it, he would turn over the
contract. He said that he had extra
trucks which could carry the tank if
necessary, should he get the contract,
and the regular one get out of re-
pair. Street Commissioner w. F. Por-
ter said that the cost of sprinkling
for the last year had been S2700 and
the cost for flushing the paved streets
S740 The contract had been taken at
bed rock and probably could not be
renewed at anything like as favorable
terms. Moreover, the demand for the
extension of the sprinkling district
would necessitate at least one more
wagon in any event. City Attorney
George Herriott said that his off
hand opinion was that there was moth
ing which would prevent the city
from making contract covering sew
eral years, but this was not final He
suggested that should a contract be
entered into, the city secure the in
sertion of a provision for the pur-
chase of the machinery should it de-
sire at any time to do its own sprinkl-
ing The matter was referred to the
street committee
Manager r. B. King Of the Idaho
Power company reported that he had
all the lights in the new system on
Saturday night Councilman R. A.
Parrot said that the light near his
place was not on, and another light
was reported as not working right.
Manager King said he would attend
to the matter. The council then grant
: ed a petition of residents in the neigh
z borhood of the intersection of Third
avenue east and Blue Lakes boulevard
for a light, and on the recommended
e tiOn of the street commissioner, or
dered one put in in front Of the South
f Park grocery where there is a danger
2 stoD at intersection.
Taking up the report of the city at
t torney on the w. F. Speer claim for
500 for damages sustained by the
overflow of a ditch, the council finally
acted on his recommendation that the
bill be paid The street commissions
er reported that he had been assured
I before the overflow by manager ]. G.
: Porterfield of the canal company that
Speer would be paid by that company
y for keeping the ditch clean, but that
I this had not been done Technically
it is said that the claim should have
been paid by the canal company, but
I that the city would probably be i'm
S mediately liable, owing to the fact that
e consent had been given to the city to
{ change the course of the ditch through
S the land rented by Speer.
y The city attorney recommended the
K settlement of the claim of Mrs G. c.
= Green for injuries sustained from a
" defective board fastening in a side
walk, August s, 1915. He said that
there was no doubt that Mrs Green
was hurt just as she said that she was
}. and that we're the case carried into
i court some damages would be award
y ed, possibly considerably more than
T required to adjust the matter now. He
o said that he was convinced that Mrs
n Green had spent the amount of $3.50
o which she claimed, but thought that
+ part of this was perhaps unnecessary
c though spent in good faith and recon-
T. mended that an effort be made to settle