The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-10
CITY5DADS Do
SOME REPEATING
Protest Against 0. 81. Siding
Ordinance Effective
BOND ELECTION ORDINANCE ALSO
II WAY OF REPEAL.
General Sidewalk Ordinance Planned
Protest Made against Parking ShO-
shOne Street.

SnOne street.
The city council at it's adjourned
meeting Thursday night did the back
up act on it's previous action granting
leave to the Oregon Short Line to
move it's sidetracks, and added a re-
pealing ordinance to a veto of Mayor
r. M. Sweeley. 1t also read the first
time an ordinance repeating the pro-
posed bond election and submitting
the same propositions, minus the
Eighth avenue paving bonds, at a date
yet to be inserted. AS if this was not
enough, it received warning that a
good many citizens we're opposed to
putting parking in the middle of Sho-
shone street, where it is proposed to
pave that thoroughfare, and that they
might expect protests when the time
for hearing them shall come up on Oc-
tober 16.
The city fathers voted to ask Engi-
neer Louis G. Kelsey to come here
again and make definite proposition
in writing to take the place of his oral
statement, with a view of engaging
him in the proposed waterworks sur
vey; granted ID. M Denton the right to
make an excavation under the side
walk for a passageway to the base
ment of the new TIMES building; took
under advisement a petition to in
crease pay of city employees fifty cents
a day, and another to cut the water rate
for barber shops, and set prices for
shower baths: deferred action on pro-
position of Mr. Denton and others to
put in certain sidewalks, and referred
a proposition of his to install cluster
lights along block SO in the city; in
structed the city clerk to notify the
Twin Falls electric road to get its
tracks in better shape or forfeit its
franchise, did some other business of
minor Importance and allowed the re-
gular bunch of bills.
The council had just got under way
when L. Hassan arose to say that
while from the minutes which he had
heard read he assumed that a protest
was too late, yet he did want to pro-
test against the granting of the petit
tion of the Oregon Short Line for the
purpose of moving its sidetracks in
certain alleys He said that two big
wagons with racks could not pass in
the alley, when cars were there and
that it would be incOnvenient for
everybody The protest was backed by
w. E. Crozier and William Warberg,
who said that the refusal to grant
would leave things in condition where,
with the moving of certain coal sheds,
the whole thing could be arranged sat
isfactory Mr. Warberg said that he
owned some of the coal sheds and
would be willing to move them. The
members of the council said that the
ordinance had been before them a cOu-
pie of months, and was referred to
from time to time, so they supposed
that there was no objection and passed
it. A representative of the railroad
company was in the city that day and
got a certified copy of the minutes re-
lating to the matter, but no accept
ance had been filed by the company.
Mayor Sweeley was inclined to think
that as the ordinance was passed while
he was absent, he would have a right
to veto it, while City Attorney Herriott
thought that the proper way to pro-
ceed would be to repeal the ordinance.
Both methods were used. The mayor
vetoed the measure and the council de-
cided to kill it deader by repeating it.
The mayor will not sign the repeating
ordinance but will let it become a law
without his signature. City Clerk
Williams was instructed to telegraph
or and that of the council at once.
Thomas e. Lucas brought up the
matter of water rates for BARRIERS
which he contended was exorbitant.
The matter was turned over to the
city clerk to ascertain what rates we're
charged in other cities.
d. M. Denton then brought up the
matter of securing leave to insert a
chute for the new TIMES building and
got it. He also proposed to put up
ornamental poles and cluster lights if
the city would furnish the Juice" :"
This was taken under advisement. He
proposed, further, that the city order
in sidewalks along the side of Third
avenue east, where none now exist, so
that access could be had to the new
building from the side Property own
ers were with him, he said, while non
resident owners, who were waiting to
increase the value of vacant lots
through the enterprise of others
should not be allowed to stand in the
way of progress. He was informed
that the council planned to take the
whole sidewalk question up at one
time, and instructions were given to